Pesticides
89 FR 14646
02/28/2024
Update Type
Notices

EPA proposed to remove polytetrafluoroethylene from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in food use and nonfood use pesticide products because it has been identified as a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance that is no longer used in any registered pesticide product.

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54
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4
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54
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Texas: Toxic Substances
February 2024
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54
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4
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54
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4

The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to regulations governing the classification of pesticides. The amendments classify pesticide products containing the active ingredient warfarin as a "state-limited-use" pesticide when used as a feral hog toxicant and establish related licensure requirements. See sos.texas.gov/texreg/pdf/backview/0126/0126is.pdf (pp. 419-420).

Maine: Toxic Substances
February 2024
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54
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4
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The Board of Pesticides Control adopted amendments to regulations governing certification and licensing of commercial and private applicators. The amendments require applicators to follow certain standards for proper identification of treatment sites with outlined penalties for violations, combine the 7C categories into one category, 7C: Disinfectant and Biocide Treatments, and incorporate by reference the federal rule for age restrictions of uncertified applicators working under private applicators that are immediate family members.

Colorado: Toxic Substances
January 2024
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54
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3
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The Department of Agriculture proposed amendments to regulations governing the administration and enforcement of the Pesticide Applicators’ Act. The amendments would clarify new federal certification categories under 40 C.F.R. Part 171 by differentiating the 309 Soil/Non-soil fumigation category into subcategories that address soil and non-soil fumigation applications and removing the term "agricultural" from the Aerial Pest Control category definition. A hearing will be held February 22, 2024. Comments are due the same date.

89 FR 4944
01/25/2024
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced the availability of a request for information that seeks comment to inform the design of its National Farmworker Training and Education Program. 

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54
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3
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54
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California: Toxic Substances
January 2024
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54
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3
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54
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The Structural Pest Control Board proposed amendments to pesticide application notice requirements. The amendments would, among other things, reorganize and clarify pesticide application notification requirements, incorporate a redesigned occupants fumigation notice and pesticide disclosure form, and address post-application notice requirements for Branch 2 and Branch 3 companies. Comments are due February 13, 2024.

88 FR 88609
12/22/2023
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced the establishment of the Vector Expedited Review Voucher program, which will incentivize the development of new insecticides to control and prevent the spread of vector-borne disease. 

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54
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2
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54
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Colorado: Toxic Substances
December 2023
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54
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2
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53
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36

The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to regulations governing administration and enforcement of the Pesticide Applicator’s Act. The amendments incorporate new federal certification and training requirements pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 171.

Colorado: Toxic Substances
December 2023
Volume
54
Issue
2
Update Volume
53
Update Issue
36

The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to regulations governing administration and enforcement of the Pesticide Act. The amendments, among other things, designate any pesticide containing one or more listed neonicotinoid active ingredients to be a state-limited pesticide that may only be distributed by licensed dealers and exempt certain pesticide products containing those neonicotinoid active ingredients from designation as a state-limited use pesticide based on specific use patterns identified on the pesticide product label.

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