DPR 23-003 Statewide Notification of Agricultural Use of Restricted Materials

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DPR 23-003 Statewide Notification of Agricultural Use of Restricted Materials (Noticed 11/3/23; Comment period closed 1/12/24; "15-day" comment period 7/2/24-8/1/24)

On November 3, 2023, DPR issued a notice proposing to amend sections 6000, 6424, 6428, 6432, and 6434 of Title 3, California Code of Regulations (3 CCR). This proposed action will require all agricultural use notices of intent (NOIs) to be electronically submitted to the County Agricultural Commissioner (CAC) via CalAgPermits, unless the CAC grants an exemption from the electronic submission requirement upon a finding of undue hardship. Additionally, it will require all NOIs for soil fumigations to be electronically submitted to the local CAC via CalAgPermits a minimum of 48 hours before the intended start of the application. It will also require specific information from NOIs for the use of restricted materials requiring a permit for the production of an agricultural commodity to be electronically submitted to DPR via CalAgPermits at least 24 hours in advance of the intended start of a non-soil fumigant application and at least 48 hours in advance of the intended start of a soil fumigation. The proposed action additionally requires DPR to make the specific NOI information it receives publicly available upon receipt or as soon as practicable. Finally, it will require DPR to evaluate its system and process for making this information publicly available and issue a report three years after the system’s implementation.

Two in-person public hearings were held on December 13 and 14, and one virtual public hearing was held on December 19 to receive oral or written comments regarding the proposed changes.

On July 2, 2024, DPR issued a Notice of Modifications to Text proposing modifications to the originally proposed text of 3 CCR section 6434. DPR will accept written comments relevant to the modifications between July 2, 2024, and August 1, 2024. Two in-person public hearings, and one virtual public hearing, have also been scheduled for the times and places stated below to receive oral or written comments regarding the proposed modifications to the originally proposed text of the regulations.

DATE:               July 12, 2024
TIME:               6:00 p.m.: Pre-hearing presentation
                           6:30-8:30 p.m.: Public hearing
PLACE:            Carnegie Arts Center
                           250 N Broadway
                           Turlock, California 95380

DATE:               July 15, 2024
TIME:               6:00 p.m.: Pre-hearing presentation
                           6:30-8:30 p.m.: Public hearing
PLACE:            Zoom (Virtual)
                           Webinar ID: 814 3154 0587
                           Direct link to join the meeting from a web browser or Zoom client
                           One tap to join from a mobile phone: +16699009128,,81431540587#
                           Or call from a landline: +1 669 900 9128 – and enter the Webinar ID (above) when prompted

DATE:               July 23, 2024
TIME:               6:00 p.m.: Pre-hearing presentation
                           6:30-8:30 p.m.: Public hearing
PLACE:            Shafter Youth Center
                           455 E Euclid Ave
                           Shafter, California 93263