Section 18 Final Rule : Re-Certification

1. Section 18 Final Rule:Re-Certification

2. Purpose of the Rule • Allows submission of an abbreviated application for eligible repeat specific exemption requests • Established Tiered Data Standards for Showing “Significant Economic Loss”

3. Eligibility forRe-certification Application • The emergency situation can reasonably be expected to continue for longer than one year, e.g. • Loss of a previously relied-upon pesticide • Expansion of pest’s range • Documented pest resistance development. • Examples of emergency situations not expected to continue are: • Temporary supply problem of a registered product • Isolated weather event, or • Sporadic pest outbreak.

4. Contents of Re-Certification Application • Stipulation that Emergency Pest Problem Continues to Exist (40 C.F.R. 166.20(b)(5)) • Certification of Use Pattern • Annual Report from Last Year’s Program • Any Information Requested by EPA in Last Year’s Authorization Letter • Identify any newly available reasonable alternative chemical or non-chemical practice • Company Support Letter

5. AAPCO’s Template for a Re-certification Application

6. Statistics for FY 07 Under the Section 18 Rule * Data available as of 5/8/07

7. Helpful Sources and Guidance Information • Information about EPA’s emergency exemption re-certification program and eligibility status of applications may be found at http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/section18/re-certification.htm • A searchable database of past exemptions requested may be found at http://cfpub1.epa.gov/oppref/section18/search.cfm • General Format for a Re-Certification Application may be found at http://aapco.ceris.purdue.edu/htm/letters06.htm

8. Contact Information Risk Integration, Minor Use, and Emergency Response Branch Chief • Dan Rossenblatt; 703-308-9366; rossenblat.dan@epa.gov Emergency Response Team Leader • Anthony Britten; 703-308-8179; britten.anthony@epa.gov