1
Small
entities
are
defined
as
small
businesses,
small
governments,
and
non­
profits
that
are
not
dominant
in
their
field.
Summary
Overview
for
Docket
ID
No.
OPP­
2003­
0115
Section
610
Review
of
the
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
April
29,
2003
°
What
is
a
Section
610
Review?

The
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
(
RFA)
generally
requires
agencies
to
examine
the
impact
of
their
proposed
and
final
regulations
on
small
entities.
1
Section
610
of
the
RFA
requires
that
within
ten
years
of
promulgation,
the
Agency
review
rules
that
have
or
will
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities
(
SISNOSE).

°
Did
EPA
certify
the
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
as
having
a
SISNOSE?

No.
For
EPA
rules
on
which
work
started
after
April
9,
1992
and
which
were
issued
before
February
5,
1997,
EPA
was
operating
under
a
policy
which
did
not
require
it
to
designate
whether
a
rule
had
a
SISNOSE
and
did
not
use
the
common
certification
statement
SISNOSE.
EPA
stated
in
the
preamble
to
the
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
that
"
The
Agency
has
determined
that
the
burden
on
small
agricultural
businesses
does
not
outweigh
the
risk
to
handlers
and
workers
employed
in
those
businesses,
and
that
further
exemptions
from
the
regulation
for
small
businesses
would
not
be
warranted."(
57
FR
38146,
August
21,
1992)

°
What
is
the
purpose
of
a
Section
610
Review?

The
purpose
of
this
review
is
to
determine
whether
such
rules
should
be
continued
without
change,
or
should
be
amended
or
rescinded
to
lessen
any
significant
economic
impact
upon
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
In
reviewing
rules
under
section
610
the
Agency
shall
consider,
(
1)
the
continued
need
for
the
rule;
(
2)
the
nature
of
complaints
or
comments
received
concerning
the
rule
from
the
public;
(
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.

°
What
does
the
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
require?

On
August
21,
1992,
EPA
issued
the
final
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Rule
(
WPR)
governing
the
protection
of
workers
from
agricultural
pesticides.
These
revised
regulations
expand
the
scope
of
the
standards
to
include
not
only
workers
performing
hand
labor
operations
in
fields
treated
with
pesticides,
but
employees
in
forests,
nurseries,
and
greenhouses
and
employees
who
handle
(
mix,
load,
apply,
etc.)
pesticides
for
use
in
these
locations.
The
revised
regulations
became
effective
January
1,
1995,
and
are
applicable
to
agricultural
farm
workers
and
pesticide
handlers
working
on
farms,
forests,
nurseries,
and
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2
of
4
greenhouses.

°
Has
EPA
amended
the
WPR
to
address
any
concerns
by
regulated
entities
since
1992?

Yes.
In
1995
and
1996,
the
standard
was
amended
to
address
specific
concerns
of
the
regulation
community.
Amendments
to
the
requirements
address
the
exception
process
and
exceptions
for
limited
contact
activities,
roses
and
irrigation
activities.
The
most
recent
amendments
include
warning
signs,
crop
advisories,
training
requirements,
decontamination
and
proposed
changes
related
to
gloves.

°
How
do
I
obtain
more
information
about
the
Pesticide
WPR?

For
the
complete
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Standard,
go
to
40
CFR
Part
170
­
­
Pesticide
Worker
Protection
Standard
Regulations
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
safety/
workers/
PART170.
htm).
For
more
additional
information
about
the
Pesticide
WPR
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
health/
worker.
htm.

°
How
can
I
submit
comments
or
suggestions
for
lessening
the
burden
on
small
entities?

You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier
using
one
of
the
following
methods.
For
this
action,
please
DO
NOT
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute.

1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.

i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
OPP­
2003­
0115.
The
system
is
an
"
anonymous
access"
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
email
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
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4
your
comment.

ii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
below.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.

2.
By
Mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
7502C,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC,
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
OPP­
2003­
0115.

3.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
OPP­
2003­
0115.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
Docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
below.

°
How
can
I
access
other
comments
or
suggestions
that
have
been
submitted?

EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP­
2003­
0115.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305­
5805.

An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
EPA

s
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
above.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
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4
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA

s
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
on
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA

s
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
"
late."
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
For
this
action,
please
DO
NOT
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute.
