# 2026-12473: EPA Renews Farmworker Pesticide Training Paperwork

2026-12473, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (Renewal), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-06-22, effective Comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

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- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12473
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (Renewal)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 37105
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: Comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

EPA Renews Farmworker Pesticide Training Paperwork

## Summary

The EPA is asking to keep collecting info about training, notifications, and records for farmworkers who handle pesticides. This affects farmers and workers by making sure safety rules stay clear and up-to-date. You’ve got until July 22, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or big changes—just a smooth renewal of the current system.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (EPA ICR Number 2491.07, OMB Control Number 2070-0190) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register November 18, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- Renewal of Worker Protection Data Collection: mixed, high. The EPA is renewing its information collection under the Worker Protection Standard (40 CFR part 170) to keep requiring agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handlers to provide training, notifications, postings, restricted entry interval (REI) information, access to pesticide information…
- Large Annual Paperwork Burden for Agriculture: cost, high. The ICR estimates 10,840,082 respondents (agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handling establishments) and a total annual respondent burden of 10,137,696 hours, with a total estimated cost of $446,339,743 per year. These figures represent the annual paperwork and recordkeeping cost the…
- Renewal Adjusts Burden Slightly Downward: benefit, low. EPA states there is a decrease of 50,974 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the currently approved ICR; EPA says the activities and per-response burdens stayed the same and the decrease is due to adjustments to the estimated number of respondents. EPA also states there are…

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## Sources
- [2026-12473 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12473/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-12473 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12473.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12473 (as of 2026-06-29).