Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2491.07 Attachment B- How to Comply with 2015 WPS.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-06-25	Available
2491.07 Attachment A- Consultation.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-06-25	Available
2491ss07.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-06-25	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
281182	Notification of Exception for Early-Entry Activities		New
281181	PPE Information -CPHEs		New
281180	PPE Information (Ag. Establishments without hiring)		New
281178	PPE Information (Ag. Establishment with Hiring)		New
281177	Pesticide Safety Training		New
281094	Information Required for Emergency Assistance		New
281093	Safe Operation Cleaning and Repair of Equipment		New
281092	Information Exchanges Between Agricultural Employer, CPHE Employer, or CPHE Handler		New
281091	Establishment Specific Information		New
281090	Notification to Workers of Restrictted Entry Areas		New
281089	Basic Pesticide Safety Infomation		New
281088	Pesticide Hazard and Application Specific Information		New
210796	REI - Early Entry Exception: Agricultural Workers Receive Info Orally from Agricultural Employer		Removed
210795	REI - Early Entry Exception: Agricultural Employers Provide Early Entry Notification and Information to Agricultural Worker		Removed
210794	Agricultural and Commercial Handlers Receive Training and Operating Instructions for Closed System		Removed
210793	Agricultural and Commercial Employers Provide Training and Operating Instructions for Closed System		Removed
210792	Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Notify Cleaners/Launderers of Personal Protective Equipment of Potential Contamination, Adverse Effects, Cleaning Methods, and Precautions		Removed
210791	Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Create and Maintain Medical Evaluation, Respirator Fit Testing, and Respirator Training Records		Removed
210790	Agricultural and Commercial Handlers Receive Respirator Training and Fit Test, and Complete Medical Evaluation		Removed
210789	Commercial Handler Employers Maintain Records of Handler Pesticide Safety Training and Provide Upon Request		Removed
210788	Commercial Handler Employees Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Employers		Removed
210787	Commercial Handler Employers Provide Handler Pesticide Safety Training		Removed
210786	Agricultural Employers Maintain Records of Handler Pesticide Safety Training and Provide upon Request		Removed
210785	Agricultural Handler Employees Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Employers		Removed
210784	Agricultural Employers Provide Handler Pesticide Safety Training		Removed
210783	Agricultural Employers Maintain Records of Agricultural Worker Pesticide Safety Training and Provide upon Request		Removed
210782	Agricultural Workers Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Agricultural Employers		Removed
210781	Agricultural Employers Provide Agricultural Worker Pesticide Safety Training		Removed
210780	Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Provide Information Required for Emergency Assistance		Removed
210779	Handlers Receive Information About Safe Operation, Cleaning and Repair of Equipment from Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers		Removed
210778	Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Inform Handlers about Safe Operation, Cleaning and Repair of Equipment		Removed
210777	Commercial Handler Receives Agricultural Establishment REI Information from Employer		Removed
210776	Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Inform Handlers about Application/Label Information		Removed
210775	Commercial Handler Employer Notifies Handler Employee of Treated Areas under an REI on Agricultural Establishment		Removed
210774	Notifications Between Agricultural Employers and Commercial Handler Employers Regarding Restricted Entry Interval and Pre-application Information		Removed
210773	Agricultural Workers and Agricultural/Commercial Handlers Receive Establishment-Specific Information from Agricultural Employer		Removed
210772	Agricultural Employers Provide Establishment-Specific Information to Handlers and Agricultural Workers		Removed
210771	Agricultural Workers Receive Restricted Entry Area Notifications from Agricultural Employer		Removed
210770	Agricultural Employer Notifies Agricultural Workers of Restricted Entry Areas		Removed
210769	Agricultural Employers Record/Maintain Pesticide Application Records and Copy of Safety Data Sheet		Removed
210768	Agricultural Employers Display Basic Safety Information		Removed
210767	Rule Familiarization		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2070-0190	ICR Reference No: 202606-2070-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-2070-005
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OCSPP	Agency Tracking No: 2491.07
Title: Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/30/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	105,141,012	101,618,668
Time Burden (Hours)	10,137,696	10,188,670
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This ICR estimates the recordkeeping and third-party response burden of paperwork activities that covers the information collection requirements contained in the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulations at 40 CFR part 170. Agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handling establishments (CPHEs) are responsible for providing required training, notifications and information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety. The WPS regulations have provisions for training and notification of pesticide-related information for workers who enter pesticide-treated areas after pesticide application to perform crop-related tasks, as well as for handlers who mix, load, and apply pesticides. Agricultural employers and CPHEs are responsible for providing required training, notifications, and information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety. The WPS regulation includes content and annual training requirements for workers and handlers, improved posting of pesticide-treated areas, additional information for workers before they enter a pesticide-treated area while a restricted entry interval (REI) is in effect. Furthermore, it covers access to more general and application-specific information about pesticides used on the establishment, and recordkeeping of training and application/hazard information to improve enforceability and compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 136w Name of Law: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 51746	11/18/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 37105	06/22/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 13

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Agricultural Employer Notifies Agricultural Workers of Restricted Entry Areas
Agricultural Employers Display Basic Safety Information
Agricultural Employers Maintain Records of Agricultural Worker Pesticide Safety Training and Provide upon Request
Agricultural Employers Maintain Records of Handler Pesticide Safety Training and Provide upon Request
Agricultural Employers Provide Agricultural Worker Pesticide Safety Training
Agricultural Employers Provide Establishment-Specific Information to Handlers and Agricultural Workers
Agricultural Employers Provide Handler Pesticide Safety Training
Agricultural Employers Record/Maintain Pesticide Application Records and Copy of Safety Data Sheet
Agricultural Handler Employees Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Employers
Agricultural Workers Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Agricultural Employers
Agricultural Workers Receive Restricted Entry Area Notifications from Agricultural Employer
Agricultural Workers and Agricultural/Commercial Handlers Receive Establishment-Specific Information from Agricultural Employer
Agricultural and Commercial Employers Provide Training and Operating Instructions for Closed System
Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Create and Maintain Medical Evaluation, Respirator Fit Testing, and Respirator Training Records
Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Inform Handlers about Application/Label Information
Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Inform Handlers about Safe Operation, Cleaning and Repair of Equipment
Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Notify Cleaners/Launderers of Personal Protective Equipment of Potential Contamination, Adverse Effects, Cleaning Methods, and Precautions
Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers Provide Information Required for Emergency Assistance
Agricultural and Commercial Handlers Receive Respirator Training and Fit Test, and Complete Medical Evaluation
Agricultural and Commercial Handlers Receive Training and Operating Instructions for Closed System
Basic Pesticide Safety Infomation
Commercial Handler Employees Attend and Acknowledge Pesticide Safety Training Provided by Employers
Commercial Handler Employer Notifies Handler Employee of Treated Areas under an REI on Agricultural Establishment
Commercial Handler Employers Maintain Records of Handler Pesticide Safety Training and Provide Upon Request
Commercial Handler Employers Provide Handler Pesticide Safety Training
Commercial Handler Receives Agricultural Establishment REI Information from Employer
Establishment Specific Information
Handlers Receive Information About Safe Operation, Cleaning and Repair of Equipment from Agricultural and Commercial Handler Employers
Information Exchanges Between Agricultural Employer, CPHE Employer, or CPHE Handler
Information Required for Emergency Assistance
Notification of Exception for Early-Entry Activities
Notification to Workers of Restrictted Entry Areas
Notifications Between Agricultural Employers and Commercial Handler Employers Regarding Restricted Entry Interval and Pre-application Information
PPE Information (Ag. Establishment with Hiring)
PPE Information (Ag. Establishments without hiring)
PPE Information -CPHEs
Pesticide Hazard and Application Specific Information
Pesticide Safety Training
REI - Early Entry Exception: Agricultural Employers Provide Early Entry Notification and Information to Agricultural Worker
REI - Early Entry Exception: Agricultural Workers Receive Info Orally from Agricultural Employer
Rule Familiarization
Safe Operation Cleaning and Repair of Equipment

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	105,141,012	101,618,668	0	7,424,792	-3,902,448	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,137,696	10,188,670	0	7,004	-57,978	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is a decrease of 50,974 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR approved by OMB. This decrease reflects adjustments to the estimated number of respondents; the activities and the per response burden in this ICR have remained the same. This change is an adjustment.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/30/2026

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