2024-22832. Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Reconsideration of the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments

Table 1 to Paragraph ( b )—Entry Restrictions During Enclosed Space Production Pesticide Applications

A. When a pesticide is applied:	B. Workers and other persons, other than appropriately trained and equipped handlers, are prohibited in:	C. Until:	D. After the expiration of time specified in column C, the area subject to the restricted-entry interval is:
1. As a fumigant	Entire enclosed space plus any adjacent structure or area that cannot be sealed off from the treated area	The ventilation criteria of paragraph (b)(3) of this section are met	No post-application entry restrictions required by § 170.407 after criteria in column C are met.
2. As a Smoke; Mist; Fog; or Spray using a spray quality (droplet spectrum) of smaller than medium, in accordance with the meaning given to “medium” by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in ANSI/ASAE S572, ANSI/ASAE S572.1, ANSI/ASAE S572.2, or ANSI/ASAE S572.3 (all incorporated by reference, see § paragraph (c) of this section)	Entire enclosed space	The ventilation criteria of paragraph (b)(3) of this section are met	Entire enclosed space.
3. Not as in entry 1 or 2 of this table, and for which a respiratory protection device is required for application by the pesticide product labeling	Entire enclosed space	The ventilation criteria of paragraph (b)(3) of this section are met	Treated area.
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4. Not as in entry 1, 2, or 3 of this table, and From a height of greater than 12 inches from the planting medium; or As a spray using a spray quality (droplet spectrum) of medium or larger in accordance with the meaning given to “medium” by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in ANSI/ASAE S572, ANSI/ASAE S572.1, ANSI/ASAE S572.2, or ANSI/ASAE S572.3 (all incorporated by reference, see § 170.405(c))	Treated area plus 25 feet in all directions of the treated area, but not outside the enclosed space	Application is complete	Treated area.
5. Otherwise	Treated area	Application is complete	Treated area.