Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium, Volume 3 – Restricted Materials and Permitting Replacement Pages

The Department of Pesticide Regulation has finalized updates to, Volume 3, Restricted Materials and Permitting, one of eight volumes of the Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium. Replacement pages are enclosed and are also available online at the link provided in the following paragraph. Please have your staff begin using these updates as soon as possible. Hard copies of the updates will not be distributed.

To print the revised portions of the manual, select from the enclosures or go to www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/compend/vol_3/rstrct_mat.htm. Print the sections back-to-back, where applicable. Remove the old sections from the manual and insert the new sections.

• Updates (1 page)
  Summary of updates
  
• Introduction (1 page)
  
• Table of Contents (2 pages)
  
• Appendix C, Department of Pesticide Regulation Recommended Permit Conditions
  (143 pages; all pages renumbered due to reorganization)
  • Added two approved soil fumigation methods
  • Reorganized to separate fumigants into soil and commodity groups
• Appendix E, Understanding California’s Definitions of Agricultural Use and Non Agricultural Use Pest Control (6 pages; changes are on page E-4 only)
  Added information limiting use of this interpretation for pesticide labeling
  
• Appendix F, Additional Web Resources (1 page)
  Added new links
  
• Appendix G, Volatile Organic Compounds (2 pages)
  New; added map of Federal Nonattainment Areas Affected by California Regulations to Reduce Emissions from Fumigant Pesticides
  

If you have questions, contact the Enforcement Branch Liaison assigned to your county.

Sincerely,