[Federal Register: May 2, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 85)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket. No. ST03-02]
Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides; Section 610 Review
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of review and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice of review announces that the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) plans to review (7 CFR part 110) Recordkeeping
Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use
Pesticides, under criteria contained in section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 1,
2003.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice of review. Comments must be sent to Bonnie Poli,
Pesticide Records Branch, Science and Technology, AMS, USDA, 8609
Sudley Road, Suite 203, Manassas, Virginia 20110-4582; Fax: (703) 330-
6110 or E-mail: amspesticides.records@usda.gov. All comments should
reference the docket number and the date and page number of this issue
of the Federal Register and will be made available for public
inspection at the USDA Pesticide Records Branch, 8609 Sudley Road,
Suite 203, Manassas, Virginia during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Poli, Pesticide Records Branch,
AMS, USDA, 8609 Sudley Road, Suite 203, Manassas, Virginia 60110;
telephone (703) 330-7826 or E-mail: bonnie.poli@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified
Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides, as amended (7 CFR
part 110) require certified pesticide applicators to maintain records
of federally restricted use pesticide applications for a period of 2
years. The regulations also provide for access to pesticide records by
Federal or State officials, or access to record information by licensed
health care professionals when needed to treat an individual who may
have been exposed to restricted use pesticides, and penalties for
enforcement of the recordkeeping and access provisions. The regulation
is effective under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990, (Pub. L. 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 136i-1).
AMS initially published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8014;
February 18, 1999), its plan to review certain regulations, including
the Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides, under criteria contained in section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; U.S.C. 601-612). An updated plan
was published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 525).
Because many AMS regulations impact small entities, AMS has decided, as
a matter of policy, to review certain regulations which, although they
may not meet the threshold requirement under section 610 of the RFA,
warrant review.
The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the rule
should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded
(consistent with the objectives of applicable statutes) to minimize
impacts on small businesses. In conducting this review, AMS will
consider the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule;
(2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public
concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to
which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal
rules, and, to the extent feasible, with State and local governmental
rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or
the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors
have changed in the area affected by the rule.
Written comments, views, opinions, and other information regarding
the Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally
Restricted Use Pesticides rule impact on small businesses are invited.
Dated: April 28, 2003.
Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 03-10870 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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