Pesticide Establishment—Registration and Reporting Questions: General Information
For individuals required to register their establishment and file a report on pesticide production, EPA has prepared the following answers to commonly asked questions.
- What is an EPA FIFRA company number?
- What is an EPA establishment number?
- What are the abbreviations used to represent the locations of my establishment?
- If I move my establishment to a different address, what happens to my establishment number?
- How do I update my company or establishment's information?
- I would like to read the regulations about pesticide-producing and device-producing establishments, and the books and record keeping requirements.
- How can I get assistance in completing my application or report?
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1. What is an EPA FIFRA company number?
The EPA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) company number is a unique identification number assigned to each company which applies for product registration, supplemental distribution or establishment registration.
2. What is an EPA establishment number?
An EPA establishment number is a unique, site specific registration number assigned to an establishment that intends to produce a pesticide, a pesticide device or an active ingredient used to produce a pesticide. It contains:
- an EPA company number
- a two-or-three letter code designating the state or country where the producer is located
- a number indicating the order of the establishment’s registration within a given state or country
For example, 99999-NY-002 indicates that this is the second establishment for EPA FIFRA company number 99999 in New York.
3. What are the abbreviations used to represent the locations of my establishment?
EPA uses the official U.S. Postal Service abbreviations for each U.S. state or territory. EPA assigns three letter country codes for foreign establishments.
4. If I move my establishment to a different address, what happens to my establishment number?
Your establishment number stays the same if you remain in the same state. If you move the establishment to a different state, you must apply for a new number.
5. How do I update my company or establishment's information?
You must report to EPA any changes to the following information, in writing on company letterhead or on the form (PDF) (59K, 1 page, About PDF) supplied by the Agency, within 30 days after such change occurs.
- Name or Address Change of Company Headquarters:
- Send information to the appropriate pesticide establishment coordinator
- In addition, all companies should send a copy of the letter to the Office of Pesticides Programs:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Document Processing Desk (COADR)
Office of Pesticide Programs [7504P]
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460-0001
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Name or Address Change of Producing Establishments:
- Send information to the appropriate pesticide establishment coordinator
- The type of ownership (individual, partnership, cooperative association, corporation or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not):
- Send information to the appropriate pesticide establishment coordinator
6. I would like to read the regulations about pesticide-producing and device-producing establishments, and the books and record keeping requirements.
Regulations pertaining to establishment registration are in 40 CFR Part 167. Regulations pertaining to books and record keeping requirements are in 40 CFR Part 169.
7. How can I get assistance in completing my application or report?
Contact the appropriate pesticide establishment coordinator.