EPA Advances Pesticide Applicator Regulatory Revisions For OMB Review

EPA has sent for White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) pre-publication review a proposed rule to revise protections for applicators of pesticides, part of a package of rulemakings that the agency is working on to address calls for better protection for farmworkers against potential adverse effects from pesticides exposures. According to OMB's website, the White House received the “Certification of Pesticide Applicators” proposed rule from EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) April 16. The proposal,...