CONTAINER/CONTAINMENT FINAL RULE CHANGES ANNOUNCED

December 29, 2008 is the effective date

  EPA Pesticide Container Regulations - EPA is amending the pesticide container and containment regulations, which provide for the safe storage and disposal of pesticides, effective December 29, 2008.

Organization: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Summary: This final rule:
* extends the labeling compliance date from August 17, 2009 to August 17, 2010;
* changes the phrase ''sold or distributed'' to ''released for shipment'' as associated with all of the compliance dates;
* provides certain exceptions to label language requirements;
* allows for waivers of certain label requirements; and
* makes various minor editorial changes.
* In addition, the Agency is amending 40 CFR part 152 by establishing a definition for ''released for shipment.''

Web site: The Federal Register notice is at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-25665.htm

Supporting documents and related materials are under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327, which is available at http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327

A nice list of the amendments appears on the U.S. EPA website athttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/container-amendments.htm#citations

Contact: Jeanne Kasai, Field and External Affairs Division (FEAD), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, telephone number: (703) 308-3240; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e- mail address: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov or

Nancy Fitz, FEAD, OPP, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov

(A special thanks to CropLife America for providing this information and working so diligenly in providing comments on behalf of the industry)