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  • DPR 08-003 Phosphine Gas and Magnesium Phosphide (Noticed 8/1/08; 45-day comment period closes 9/15/08) The proposed regulatory action would designate phosphine gas and magnesium phosphide as restricted materials.

    Notice of Proposed Action (PDF, 33 kb)
    Proposed Text (PDF, 15 kb)
    Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF, 25 kb)
    Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form 399) (PDF, 140 kb)

    Submit your comments on proposed regulations here...

    Comments received during the comment period will be considered and responded to in the Department’s Final Statement of Reasons. It is in the Department’s discretion whether to consider comments that are received after the close of the comment period.

    • Agency Contact:
      Linda Irokawa-Otani, Regulations Coordinator
      Department of Pesticide Regulation
      1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
      Sacramento, California 95812-4015
      Phone: (916) 445-3991
      Fax: (916) 324-1452
      E-mail: dpr08003@cdpr.ca.gov


  • DPR 08-002 Notification and Application-Specific Information (Noticed 7/4/08; 45-day comment period extended from 8/18/08 to 10/10/08) The proposed regulatory action would clarify the notification requirements prior to, and after, a pesticide application, including who is to be notified and the persons responsible for providing such notification; revise the requirements for application-specific information for fieldworkers; and clarify the specific activities allowed during the restricted entry interval (REI) and the requirements employers must meet in order to send fieldworkers into the field during the REI.

    Notice of Proposed Action (PDF, 38 kb) (En Español) (PDF, 41 kb)
    Proposed Text (PDF, 76 kb)
    Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF, 52 kb) (En Español) (PDF, 58 kb)
    Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form 399) (PDF, 130 kb)
    Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period (PDF, 12 kb)

    Submit your comments on proposed regulations here...

    Comments received during the comment period will be considered and responded to in the Department’s Final Statement of Reasons. It is in the Department’s discretion whether to consider comments that are received after the close of the comment period.

    • Agency Contact:
      Linda Irokawa-Otani, Regulations Coordinator
      Department of Pesticide Regulation
      1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
      Sacramento, California 95812-4015
      Phone: (916) 445-3991
      Fax: (916) 324-1452
      E-mail: dpr08002@cdpr.ca.gov


  • DPR 08-001 Field Fumigant Emission Limits (Noticed 2/8/08; 45-day comment period closed 3/25/08) The proposed regulatory action would revise the total pesticide (fumigant and nonfumigant) volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions benchmarks in the Sacramento Metro, South Coast, Southeast Desert, and Ventura ozone nonattainment areas (NAAs), and allow a phase-in implementation of the VOC fumigant emissions reduction in the Ventura ozone NAA between 2008 and 2012.

    Notice of Proposed Action (PDF, 35 kb) (En Español) (PDF, 38 kb)
    Proposed Text (PDF, 21 kb)
    Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF, 37 kb) (En Español) (PDF, 37 kb)

    Notice of Modifications to Text of Proposed Changes (PDF, 23 kb) (15-day comment period: April 9-24, 2008)
    Text of Modified Regulations (PDF, 25 kb)

    Notice of Addition of Documents to the Rulemaking File (PDF, 25 kb) (15-day comment period: July 17-August 1, 2008)

    Final Statement of Reasons (PDF, 45 kb)

    Submit your comments on proposed regulations here...

    Comments received during the comment period will be considered and responded to in the Department’s Final Statement of Reasons. It is in the Department’s discretion whether to consider comments that are received after the close of the comment period.

    • Agency Contact:
      Linda Irokawa-Otani, Regulations Coordinator
      Department of Pesticide Regulation
      1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
      Sacramento, California 95812-4015
      Phone: (916) 445-3991
      Fax: (916) 324-1452
      E-mail: dpr08001@cdpr.ca.gov