[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10870]


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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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].

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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