National Core Pesticide Manual - Chapter Two

Question 1

FIFRA

Answer 1

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and rodenticide act

Question 2

FIRFA Regulations

Answer 2

regulates the production, transportation, sale use and disposal of pesticides

Question 3

FIRFA Oversight

Answer 3

administered by the US EPA, enacted by congress

Question 4

FIRFA Allowances

Answer 4

application to control a target pest not specified on the label if it’s applied to a site that IS on the label, any method of application, application of dosage, concentration or frequency less than the label recommendation, pesticide-fertilizer mixture

Question 5

FIRFA / EPA Consequence Authority

Answer 5

impose civil / criminal penalties, stop the sale or use of any pesticide, issue removal order, seize products, reevaluate older pesticides, implement programs to require certification of applicators, protect works and handlers from exposure

Question 6

Two Main Pesticide Classifications

Answer 6

restricted use & unclassified use

Question 7

Unclassified Use

Answer 7

AKA general use pesticides, normally have a lower toxicity and are less likely to harm humans or the environment - few pesticides fit this category

Question 8

Restricted Use

Answer 8

classified by the EPA if it exceeds one or more human health toxicity criteria - or is a hazard to a nontarget organism

Question 9

Certified Applicators

Answer 9

an individual who has been recognized by the state, territory or agency responsible for regulated pesticides as being competent to use or supervise the use of RUP’s

Question 10

Private Applicators

Answer 10

certified applicators who use or supervise the use of any RUP for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity on their own property or property they rent / lease

Question 11

Commercial Applicators

Answer 11

individuals that use or supervise the use of any RUP for any purpose on any property except those under a private applicator

Question 12

Device

Answer 12

any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) used to trap, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest

Question 13

Pesticide Tolerance

Answer 13

maximum pesticide residue limit that may legally remain on or in treated crops and animals or animal products sold for food or feed - tolerance is set by the EPA before allowing use on food crops

Question 14

Reregistration

Answer 14

EPA program that reviewed older pesticides (pre 1984) to ensure they met current scientific and regulator standards

Question 15

Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs)

Answer 15

conclusion of the reregistration process enacted by the EPA for older pesticides

Question 16

FQPA

Answer 16

enacted in 1996 Food Quality Protection Act, additional amendments to the FIFRA

Question 17

FFDCA

Answer 17

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act - called for reassessing existing tolerances and tolerance exemptions to ensure that they meet the legal safety standard

Question 18

Registration Review

Answer 18

the EPA periodically reevaluates pesticides to ensure that products can still be used safely as policies and practices change

Question 19

Unlawful FIFRA Acts

Answer 19

distributing anything unregistered, making any advertising claim not included in the registration, selling any registered if the content does not conform to the labeling, selling adulterated or misbranded, altering or defacing any part of container or label, refusing to keep records or permit EPA inspections, advertising w/o giving product classification, making RUP available to a noncertified applicator, use in any manner inconsistent with the labeling

Question 20

Penalties

Answer 20

civil or criminal, EPA considers the size of the business and the gravity of the situation, intentional violation is a criminal act - can include fine or imprisonment THE LABEL IS THE LAW

Question 21

Pesticide Containment Regulation

Answer 21

40 CFR Part 165; ensures safe use, refill and disposal of containers

Question 22

Worker Protection Standard Regulation

Answer 22

40 CFR Part 170; requires employers to provides workers and handlers with certain protections (PPE, decon supplies etc) also requires record keeping

Question 23

Certification of Pesticide Applicators Regulation

Answer 23

40 CFR Part 171; requirements to become a certified applicator, recertification requirements and standards of competency

Question 24

Endangered Species Act

Answer 24

illegal to kill, harm or collect endangered or threatened wildlife or fish, or to remove endangered or threatened plants from areas under federal jurisdiction

Question 25

Application Records

Answer 25

USDA administers the program that establishes federal recordkeeping requirements for private applicators, states establish pesticide recordkeeping requirements for commercial applicators

Question 26

Training Records

Answer 26

not currently required but is considered good practice (employee name, SSN, training date, materials used / source / provider, employee’s signature and date signed