1/28/2010 4:20 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Pesticide Control Board |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Liza Fleeson (804)371-6559 Liza.Fleeson@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Roy E. Seward, Jr. Regulatory Coordinator (804)786-3535 roy.seward@vdacs.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Oliver W. Hill, Sr. Building 102 Governor Street Richmond, VA 23219 |
Chapter Affected: | |
2 vac 20 - 51: | Regulations Governing Pesticide Applicator Certification Under Authority of Virginia Pesticide Control Act |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Section 3.2-3906 of the Code of Virginia Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 07/02/2009 |
Petitioner | Cecil R. Harris, Jr., Hanover Co. Admin.; Kimberly A. Hynes, Exec. Dir., Central VA Waste Mgmt Auth. |
Requesting that certain government employees who utilize FIFRA 25(b) minimum risk
pesticide products be exempt from the applicator certification requirements of the
Virginia Pesticide Control Act when the only intended use of those products is to
prevent immediate personal harm from stinging or biting insects.
Agency Plan
Agency will consider this request at its next quarterly meeting following the comment
period.
Publication Date | 11/09/2009 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 12/01/2009 |
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date | 01/28/2010 |
The Pesticide Control Board determined at its January 21, 2010 meeting that the requested
exempt uses could be accomplished with minimal risk to the public health and safety.
The Board intends to hold a public hearing at its April 15, 2010 meeting prior to
initiating regulatory action through the exempt process.