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RESTRICTED MATERIALS PERMIT # 39-17-3900236 Page 5 of 23 LAGORIO, V& A Expires: 12/31/2017 fumigations. A Furnigant Management Plan is a written description of the steps designed to plan for a safe, legal and effective fumigation. The certified applicator and owner of the property to be fumigated must characterize the area to be treated and include all safety requirements in the plan before application. Y 1,3-Dichloropropene CONDITION Y 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE 1. NOI must be submitted 48 hours prior to the start of the application. 2. The use of 1,3-D in greenhouses and other enclosed areas is prohibited. 3. The permittee shall provide a valid recommendation to the CAC that has been approved by the registrant before the CAC may accept the NO] and allow the application. 4. Application is prohibited within 100 feet of any occupied structure, measured from the perimeter of the application block to any occupied residences, occupied onsite employee housing, schools, convalescent homes, hospitals, or other similar sites identified by the Commissioner. This restriction even applies on soils that have not experienced a 1,3-D treatment in the previous two years. 5. Entry into the application block by any person, other than a government official or a properly trained and equipped handler performing a handling task permitted by label, is prohibited from the start of the application until: for untarped applications, seven (7) days after the application is complete; or for tarped applications, either when the tarps are removed or tarps have been perforated and at least 48 hours have elapsed since the tarp perforation. 6. Tarps that do not meet the requirements for any percentage reduction in buffer zone distance may be perforated and /or removed according to fumigant labeling directions. 7. Tarps that meet the requirements for any percentage reduction in buffer zone distance mentioned on 1,3-D/Chloropicrin labels must not be perforated until a minimum of nine (9) days have elapsed after the application is complete and must not be removed until a minimum of one day after perforation. 8. Drip applications are prohibited during December and January. 9. 1,3-D products containing Chloropicrin are subject to the Chloropicrin permit conditions. Rev. 11/15 W Tree Hole Fumigation CONDITION W Tree Hole Fumigation In addition to labeling and California regulation requirements, these conditions apply in San Joaquin Co. A. For All Tree Hole Fumigations: 1. Notice of Intent: Required 48 hours before the start of the application. Waiver of the 48 hours must be requested and confirmed by the Commissioner before the start of the application. 2. Minimum buffer zone distance of 25 feet. 3. Certified Applicator Training Qualified Applicator Licensees (QAL) and Qualified Applicator Certificates (QAC) with subcategory "O" meet the labeled training requirement for Certified Applicators in charge of fumigations. If the QAC or QAL does not have subcategory "O" then training may be provided by the fumigant registrant (specific to active ingredient) and/or available online at vvww.epa.gov/fumiganttraining. Training must be renewed every 3 years and recorded on the Fumigation Management Plan prior to fumigant use. A Private Applicator Certificate does NOT meet this requirement and must complete the registrant training prior to fumigant use. 4. Fumigant Safe Handling Information Fumigant Safe Handling Information is required for all handlers involved in fumigation, in a manner that the handler can understand, and must be renewed every 12 months. Safe handling information includes: respiratory protection, signs and symptoms of exposure and emergency preparedness. The Certified Applicator must confirm handlers have received the Fumigant Safe Handling Information. Fumigant Safe Handling Information can be found where the fumigant product is purchased or at www2.epa.gov/soil-fumigants/safety-information-fumigant-handlers. 5. Fumigant Management Plan (FMP) A complete FMP must be available for review at the application site at the start of the fumigation. B. Chloropicrin 100% and in Combination with Other Products 1. Maximum number of tree holes and acreage allowed in a 24 hour period: Max. Holes/Ac Max. Ac 50 40 75 10 100 5 200 1 2. Sequential applications within a single orchard may start no sooner than 36 hours from the completion of a previous fumigation. C. Methyl bromide with Chloropicrin as a Warning Agent (2%)