[CED/CD/EAT] EPA Offers Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country

[Weber, Jennifer - (jennyweber)]

Good afternoon – I received this training notice with a request to pass it along to anyone who I felt might be interested in attending. Please feel free to pass it along to others as well. Thank you. There is an EPA contact email listed in the last sentence of the announcement for people who would like to enroll in the course.
EPA Offers Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a free, two-day training webinar on August 10-11, 2022, to certify participants as private applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) in Indian country under the EPA Plan for the Federal Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides within Indian Country (EPA Plan)<https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-applicator-certification-indian-country/about-epa-plan-certify-applicators-indian-country>.
RUPs require special care to avoid harming human health and the environment. In accordance with the requirements in 40 CFR § 171, RUPs can only be sold to or used by pesticide applicators who are specially certified, or to persons under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. RUPs can only be used in areas where EPA has explicitly approved or implemented an applicator certification plan for that state, tribe, or federal agency.
Any person who uses RUPs within Indian country under the EPA Plan<https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-applicator-certification-indian-country/about-epa-plan-certify-applicators-indian-country> needs a federal certification from EPA. Additionally, some tribes may choose to further restrict or prohibit the use of RUPs in their areas through the implementation of tribal codes, laws, regulations, or other applicable requirements. The EPA Plan does not supersede such tribal requirements. Applicators of RUPs in Indian country should take steps to determine if there are additional tribal requirements they must follow.
This training is specifically for private applicators. You are a private applicator if you apply an RUP for the production of an agricultural commodity on land you or your employer owns or rents or if you apply an RUP on the property of another person if the RUP is applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities (FIFRA Section 2(e)(2)). You are a commercial applicator if you use an RUP for hire, on property that does not fall under the definition of a private applicator, or while working for a government agency (FIFRA Section 2(e)(3)).
Applicators interested in attending the two-day, 12-hour course should express interest by emailing EPAcertplan at epa.gov<mailto:EPAcertplan at epa.gov> by Monday, August 8, 2022.


Jennifer Weber
Pesticide Safety Education Program
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
4341 E. Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807
Office: (602) 827-8222
jennyweber at arizona.edu<mailto:jennyweber at arizona.edu>

extension.arizona.edu/maricopa

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