Check whether a state's Restricted Use Pesticide applicator certification plan is EPA-approved and what it covers
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Steps
Search epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety for 'Certification Standards for Pesticide Applicators' and 'Federal Certification Standards for Pesticide Applicators'
Look up the state's approved plan in EPA's Certification Plan and Reporting Database (CPARD)
Cross-check EPA newsroom press releases (epa.gov/newsreleases) for the state's specific plan-approval announcement and effective date
Confirm which RUP applicator categories the state's plan covers, since approved plans can add categories beyond the federal minimum
Remember plan approval is state-program-level, not applicator-level - verifying a specific individual's certification still requires the state lead agency's own license database
Known gotchas
State plan approvals under the 2017 rule were issued on a rolling basis starting 2022 - confirm the specific state's approval date rather than assuming all states were approved simultaneously
Do not confuse 'certification plan approval' (the state's program is authorized by EPA) with 'individual applicator certification' (a specific person is licensed) - these are different lookups
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