EPA Extends Deadline for Pesticide Program Certification Feedback
Published Date: 2/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA is giving folks more time—until April 6, 2026—to share their thoughts on a new way to become an EPA Qualified Conservation Program or Qualified External Party. This process might add some paperwork, so the EPA wants to hear from anyone affected before moving forward. If you work with pesticides or conservation programs, this could impact how you get certified and handle paperwork.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Comment Period Extended 30 Days
The EPA extended the public comment period by 30 days from March 2, 2026 to April 6, 2026 for docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-1906. If you want to submit feedback on the proposed QCP/QEP process or the paperwork estimates, you now have until April 6, 2026 to do so.
Proposed QCP/QEP Process and Paperwork
The January 5, 2026 notice proposes a process to become an EPA Qualified Conservation Program (QCP) or Qualified External Party (QEP) and communicates the estimated paperwork burden this process would create for the public. The EPA is soliciting public comment on the proposed process and on the paperwork burden estimates under the Paperwork Reduction Act; comments are due April 6, 2026 (docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-1906).
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