The Environmental Protection Agency recently extended the expiration deadline for pesticide applicators certification plans.
The 2017 Certification of Pesticide Applicators final rule had set stronger standards for people who apply restricted-use pesticides and required authorities with existing certification plans to submit proposed modifications by March of last year to comply with the updated federal standards.
But due to the coronavirus pandemic, EPA is now extending the existing plans’ expiration deadline to November 4, 2022.
During the extension, EPA and certifying authorities will continue to work together so that all plans meet the federal standards.
