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Notice: 553499

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

Chapter:

PESTICIDES

Overview

RULE:

5E-2.028

Restrictions on Use and Sale of Aldicarb; Permit Requirements and Procedures; Department Approval; Records; Penalties

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the proposed rule amendment is to broaden the window of aldicarb application on citrus to alleviate time constraints on aldicarb applicators; add a requirement to be effective July 1, 2007 for intended application sites to be identified to the ¼ of ¼ section and drinking wells to be identified to the ¼ of ¼ section and with Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates; clarify rule requirements regarding the 1,000-foot setback; specify requirements to be effective July 1, 2007 for cased well documentation for exemption from the 1,000-foot setback; abolish the 10-day waiting period for aldicarb application to start once a permit is approved to allow more flexibility for applicators; establish justification in rule for permit denials; correct website addresses that have changed; and update forms to match changes in the rule.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendment changes the time period for application of aldicarb on citrus from January 1 – April 30 to November 15 – April 30; adds a requirement to be effective July 1, 2007 that intended aldicarb application sites must be identified to the ¼ of ¼ section and drinking wells must be identified to the ¼ of ¼ section and with GPS coordinates in decimal degrees; clarifies that the 1,000-foot setback requirement in citrus applies only if restricted (highly permeable) soils occur within 1,000 feet of any drinking wells; specifies the information to be required effective July 1, 2007 on well construction documentation for exemption from the 1,000-foot setback; abolishes the 10-day waiting period after a permit application is filed before aldicarb application can begin; establishes justification for permit denials in areas where aldicarb or aldicarb residues have been detected in potable wells at concentrations exceeding water quality standards; and updates forms and website addresses.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

570.07(23), 487.051 FS.

LAW:

487.051 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/11/2006 Vol. 32/32

COMMENTS:

From 8/11/2006 To 9/1/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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