January 6, 1997 California Notice 97-1 TO: Pesticide Registrants SUBJECT: TWO-YEAR PESTICIDE PRODUCT RENEWAL This is to announce a proposed change to the pesticide product registration renewals. Currently each product registration is renewed on an annual basis with a $200 annual renewal fee. A regulation is being proposed in order to change the current annual renewal to a two-year renewal, with a $400 biennial renewal fee for each product. The proposal is that companies whose names begin with A-J will be renewed in even-numbered years and those whose names begin with K-Z will be renewed in odd-numbered years. It is anticipated that the proposed regulation will be available for public comment in the first quarter of 1997 and will outline further details of the conversion to the two-year renewal cycle. The proposed regulation will be available at that time through the Internet www.cdpr.ca.gov or upon request from the Pesticide Registration Branch. It is possible that the regulation will be in place by the last quarter of 1997, allowing the two-year renewal period for companies A-J to begin in 1998 and companies K-Z to begin in 1999. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Regina Sarracino, Ombudsman, at (916) 324-3939. Sincerely, Barry Cortez, Chief Pesticide Registration Branch (916) 445-4377 cc: Ms. Regina Sarracino