EPA Seeks Comment on Renewal of Agricultural Worker Protection Recordkeeping Requirements
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This notice keeps the approval process moving for EPA paperwork requirements tied to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard, including training, notification, and recordkeeping duties. It does not change the underlying worker protection rules; it asks for final public comments before OMB decides whether to renew the information collection approval beyond June 30, 2026. Agricultural employers, pesticide handlers, and compliance teams should check whether they want to comment by July 22, 2026. Businesses already covered by the Worker Protection Standard should continue maintaining required training and record records because EPA needs a valid OMB control number to keep collecting this information.
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Key Changes
- Opens a 30-day public comment period on renewing EPA’s information collection approval
- Covers training, notification, and recordkeeping under the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
- Does not create new substantive worker protection requirements
Obligations
What this law requires
Persons submitting comments to EPA must reference Docket ID Number HQ-OPP-2021-0316 when filing comments online through regulations.gov or by mail to the EPA Docket Center.
Persons submitting written comments and recommendations to OMB on the proposed information collection must submit them through reginfo.gov under the 30-day review process for open public comments.
Commenters must not include Confidential Business Information, profanity, threats, or other information restricted from disclosure in public docket comments unless protected handling is available, because EPA states comments will be placed in the public docket without change, including personal information provided.