Pesticides

General Information

• Regulating Pesticides
  Guide the regulation of pesticides in the United States.
• Pesticide Compliance and Enforcement
  Pesticide-specific compliance and enforcement information.
• Pesticides FAQs (General)
  Frequently asked questions about complying with pesticide regulations.
  

Anitmicrobial Pesticides

• Antimicrobial Science Policies: Disinfectant Technical Science Section (DIS/TSS)
  Provides links to disinfectant technical science section guidance documents.
• Pesticides: Regulating Pesticides: Antimicrobial Policy & Guidance Documents
  Provides links to antimicrobial pesticide policy and guidance documents.
• Regulating Antimicrobial Pesticides
  Provides information about regulating antimicrobial pesticides
• Office of Pesticides Programs Contacts (Headquarters)
  Gives contact information for the Headquarters office of Pesticides Programs.

Biopesticides

• Biopesticide Regulations
  Provides information about regulating biopesticides.
• Biopesticides : Environmental Regulations and Policies
  EPA guide to complying with regulations governing the use of biopesticides in agriculture.
• Partial List of Biopesticide Regulatory Consultants
  This is a list of biopesticide regulatory contacts.

Crop Production

• The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Background
  Provides information about the Food Quality Protection Act.

E-Commerce

• E-Commerce Pesticides
  Regulatory information about buying and selling pesticides over the Internet.
• Fact Sheet on Pesticide Sales in E-Commerce
  Provides information about pesticides sales in e - commerce.

Good Laboratory Practices

• Good Laboratory Practices Standards (GLPS)
  Provides information about the Good Laboratory Practice Standards compliance monitoring program.
• Good Laboratory Practices FAQs
  EPA has prepared responses to several questions in order to help clarify the Good Laboratory Practices Standards (GLPS) rule.
• Good Laboratory Practices - Advisories
  Provides links to interpretations of the GLP regulations as issued by the Agriculture Division of the Office of Compliance.
• Core List - Research and Laboratory Practices
  Provides links to information about research and laboratory practices.

Import/Export

• Pesticide Import and Export Program
  Provides information about the pesticide import and export program.
• Pesticide Trade Issues and Agreements
  EPA regulates both the import and export of pesticides. All pesticides which are intended to be used in the US must first be registered with EPA prior to import. This Website provides information about international trade issues regarding pesticides.

Monitoring

• Pesticide Compliance Monitoring
  Provides information about pesticide compliance monitoring.
• National Compliance Data Base (NCDB)
  Provides information about the National Compliance Data Base
• Protocol for Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
  Provides information about conducting compliance audits under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

Registration

• Pesticide Registration Kit
  An online registration kit which contains pertinent forms and information needed to register a pesticide product with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP).
• Pesticide Registration Forms
  Provides links to pesticide registration forms.
• Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration
  Provides information about pesticide tolerance reassessment and reregistration.
• Application for Registering as a Pesticide (EPA Form 3540 - 8) : FAQs
  Provides common questions and answers regarding the application for registering as a Pesticide/Active Ingredient/and Device-Producing Establishment. (EPA Form 3540 - 8).
• Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting
  Provides guidance to establishments that produce pesticides or devices, including companies that import into the United States on how to register and file production reports with EPA.
• Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting FAQs
  EPA has prepared answers to commonly asked questions for individuals required to register their establishment and file a report on pesticide production..
  
• Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting Questions : Registration
  Provides questions and answers about pesticide registration.
  

Storage and Disposal

• Pesticide Container and Containment Rule
  EPA is required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to promulgate regulations prescribing procedures and standards for container design and the removal of pesticides from containers prior to disposal. Information on this page will help registrants, refillers, retailers, commercial applicators and custom blenders to comply with the requirements of this rule.
  
• Pesticide Storage and Disposal
  Provides links to guidance and information about the storage and disposal of pesticides.
  
• Universal Waste : Pesticides
  Find information on pesticides regulations, waste management of pesticides for small quantity handlers, and waste management of pesticides for large quantity handlers.

Worker Safety and Protection

• How to Comply with the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides : What Employers Need to Know
  Guide to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), a regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.
  
• Pesticide Worker Safety and Training
  Provides information about the Worker Protection Standard intended to protect the health and safety of workers who are exposed to pesticides in the course of their jobs.
  
• Worker Protection Standard : Available Publications
  Listing of documents covering agricultural worker protection standards concerning exposure to agrichemicals.
  
• Worker Protection Standard and Recent Amendments
  Provides information about the Worker Protection Standard and recent amendments.
  
• Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides
  Provides information about the worker protection standard for agricultural pesticides.
  
• Worker Protection and Pesticide Safety Publications
  Listing of regulatory documents pertaining to the implementation of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS).