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Archive of Board Meeting Agendas and Accompanying Documents
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- December 18, 2009
- November 6, 2009
- October 2, 2009
- August 28, 2009
- July 10, 2009
- July 1, 2009
- June 12, 2009
- May 8, 2009
- March 27, 2009
- February 20, 2009
- January 23, 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- May 24, 2013 agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the March 1, 2013 and April 12, 2013, Board Meeting
- 3. Gowan company, Inc., Request for FIFRA Section 24(c) Registration for Malathion 8 Flowable on Cane Berries
- All documents relating to the registration request [PDF]
- 4. Adoption of the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 20, 22, and 51
- Summary of Comments and Responses for all chapters-DRAFT [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 20 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 20 Basis Statement proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 20 Impact on Small business proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 22 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 22 Basis Statement proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 22 Impact on Small business proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 51 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 51 Basis Statement proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 51 Impact on Small business proposed [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with TrueGreen Lawncare of Wesbrook [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- LD 718 An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers' Right To Know about Genetically Engineered Food and Seed Stock [PDF]
- LD 1430 An Act To Clarify the Permitted Use of Aquatic Pesticides [PDF]
- LD 1531 An Act To Maintain Access to Safe Medical Marijuana [PDF]
- LD 292 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Develop a Plan for the protection of the Public Health from Mosquito-borne Diseases [PDF]
- Summary of 126th Legislature Pesticide Related Bills [PDF]
- b. GMO Memo —L. Hicks [PDF or Word]
- c. Variance Permits for Dubois Contracting —H. Jennings [PDF]
- d. Variance Permit for Department of Transportion—H. Jennings [PDF]
- e. Funding for Mosquito Monitoring—H. Jennings
- f. Maine Public Service Notice—H. Jennings [PDF]
- g. Bangor Hydro Notice—H. Jennings [PDF]
- 10. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, January–February 2013 [PDF]
- April 12, 2013, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the March 1, 2013, Board Meeting (minutes will be available at the next meeting)
- 3. Request from Maine Migrant Health Program and Eastern Maine Development Corporation to Help Support a Worker Safety Training Program for Summer 2013 [PDF]
- 4. Gowan Company, Inc., Request for FIFRA Section 24(c) Registration for Malation 8 Flowable on Low and High Bush Blueberries
- All documents relating to the registration request [PDF]
- 5. Workshop Session to Review the Rulemaking Record on the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 20, 22, and 51
- Chapter 20 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 22 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 51 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Comments received [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with TRP Logging of East Machias [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Firehouse Property Maintenance of Falmouth [PDF]
- 8. Discussion About Providing Support to Municipalities Considering Pesticide Ordinances and/or Policies [PDF or Word]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- LD 903 An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs [PDF]
- LD 920 An Act To Prohibit Herbicide Spraying on Abandoned Railroad Lines [PDF]
- LD 961 An Act To Ensure Safe School Grounds [PDF]
- LD 1391 Resolve, To Provide a Pesticide Spraying Notificaiton Process [PDF]
- b. Variance Permit for Chapters 22 and 19 to RWC, Inc.—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Variance Permits for Chapters 22 and 29 to DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.—H. Jennings [PDF]
- d. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Bruce Hunter of Chebeauge Island—R. Connors [PDF]
- e. Consideration of Chapter 29 Variance Request to Treat Japanest Knotweed in Northeast Harbor—H. Jennings [PDF]
- Emails regarding variance [PDF]
- 10. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, January–February 2013 [PDF]
- March 1, 2013, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 20, 22, and 51
- 3. Minutes of the January 18, 2013, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 4. Presentation about the Maine Integrated Pest Management Council and Discussion about Possible Collaboration
- Maine IPM Council statute, annual report, and brochure [PDF]
- 5. Section 18 Emergency Registration Renewal Request for HopGuard to Control Varroa Mites in Managed Honey and Commercial Bee Colonies
- Section 18 paperwork for HopGuard [PDF]
- 6. Section 18 Emergency Registration Request for Apivar (Amitraz) to Control Varroa Mites in Managed Honey and Commercial Bee Colonies
- Section 18 paperwork for Apivar [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of a Chapter 29 Variance Permit Request from Southern Maine Forestry Services, Inc., to Control Invasive Plants in Scarborough, above the High-Water Mark Adjacent to the Ocean
- Variance permit paperwork [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Essex Power Services, Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with J & S Oil Company of Manchester [PDF]
- 10. Discussion About Offering Commercial Certification Exams in Spanish
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF]
- 11. Discussion of Board Policy Relating to Staff Participation in Municipal Meetings
- Memo from Assistant Attorney General Mark Randlett: Supervision of Board of Pesticides Control Staff [PDF or Word]
- 12. Legislative Update
- LD 292—An Act To Protect the Public Health from Mosqjuito-borne Diseases [PDF or Word]
- 13. Election of Officers
- 14. Other Old or New Business
- a. Letter to individuals with both a Restricted Use Dealer and Commercial Master Certification regarding certification periods—G. Fish [PDF or Word}
- b. Other?
- 15. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 16. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, January–February 2013 [PDF]
- January 18, 2013, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the December 7, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 10
- Chapter 10 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Basis Statment [PDF or Word]
- Rulemaking Statment of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Sumary of Comments [PDF or Word]
- 4. Consideration of the Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIP) Technical Committee Report [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of Registration Requests for Two New Bt-corn Products
- All documents relating to Syngenta Bt-corn registration request [PDF]
- 6. Discussion about Potential Amendments to Chapter 20 in Order to Facilitate Public Health Mosquito Abatement Programs
- Chapter 20 [PDF or Word]
- Before the Swarm: Guidelines for the Emergency Management of Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks [PDF]
- Massachusetts 2012 GIS Mapping, Assessment, and Analysis [PDF or Word]
- E-mail from CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases regarding mosquito abatement [PDF]
- 7. Discussion of Board Priorities
- 8. Election of Officers
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Central Maine Power Company’s 2013 Vegetation Management Plan [PDF]
- b. Other?
- 10. Schedule of Future Meetings
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, November 2012–January 2013 [PDF]
- December 7, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the October 26, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Overview of Likely Responses to Human Health Risks Arising from Mosquito-Borne Pathogens
- Presentation by Dr. Stephen Sears
- Arboviral Overview of the US and Maine [PDF]
- Historical Arboviral Surveillance in Maine [PDF or Word]
- Maine Arboviral (Mosquito-borne) Illness Surveillance, Prevention and Response Plan, 2012 Season [PDF or Word]
- Efficacy of Mosquito-Control Aerial Spraying in Massachusetts [PDF]
- Pest Management Activity Log [PDF]
- 4. Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 27, and 50, and the Proposed Repeal of Chapter 21
- Rulemaking Documents
- Chapter 10 [PDF]
- Chapter 21 [PDF]
- Chapter 27 [PDF]
- Chapter 50 [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with TruGreen Lawncare of Westbrook [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with The Lawn Dawg of Portland [PDF]
- 7. Discussion of the Board’s Homepage
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- 9. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, October–November 2012 [PDF]
- October 26, 2012 agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the September 7, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Workshop Session to Review the Rulemaking Record on the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 27, and 50, and the Proposed Repeal of Chapter 21
- Written comments received [PDF]
- Written comments received as part of oral testimony [PDF]
- Summary of Comments [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 10 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 27 proposed [PDF or Word]
- BMPs for Athletic Fields & School Grounds [PDF]
- 4. Update on 2012 Arboviral Activities
- 5. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with TruGreen Lawncare of Westbrook [PDF]
- 6. Other Old or New Business
- a. Request for pesticide notification registry for beekeepers—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Chapter 20—Emergency Amendment—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- c. Letter from Russell Libby, MOFGA, regarding rulemaking for mosquito control—H. Jennings [PDF}
- d. Other?
- 7. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 8. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles and Studies, September–October 2012 [PDF]
- September 7, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on the Proposed Repeal of Chapter 21 and Amendments to Chapters 10, 27, and 50
- 3. Minutes of the July 27, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 4. Reconsideration of a Consent Agreement with Purely Organic Lawn Care, Inc., of York Harbor
- Purely Organic Consent Agreement [PDF]
- Agreement for the Conditional Issuance of a Spray Contracting Firm License [PDF or Word]
- Letter to "sports turf customers" from Purely Organic [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of a Chapter 29 Variance Permit Request from Vegetation Control Services, Inc., to Control Woody Brush in Wetland Areas of the Transmission Line Connecting the Kibby Wind Power Project in Northwestern Maine [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Woodford Street Apartments, LLC, of Cape Elizabeth [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Paul’s Lawn Care, Inc., of Biddeford [PDF]
- 8. Update on Arbovirus Monitoring Activities
- Guidelines for Phased Response to WNV and EEE Surveillance Data (from the State of Maine Arboviral (Mosquito-borne) Illness Surveillance, Prevention and Response Plan—2012 Season) [PDF]
- PubMed–Google-Scholar WNV/EEE Mosquito Control Efficacy Abstracts [PDF or Word]
- 9. Discussion of Potential Emergency Rulemaking to Facilitate Municipal Mosquito Control Programs
- Chapter 20 [PDF or Word]
- Letter from Dr. Stephen Sears, Maine State Epidemiologist, Regarding Potential Easing of Pesticide Restrictions in Public Health Emergencies [PDF]
- Emergency Rulemaking Final Documents
- Chapter 20—Special Provisions, Amended [PDF or Word]
- Basis Statement for Adoption of an Amendment to Chapter 20 [PDF or Word]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- 10. Variance Request from Chapter 29 to Control Common Reed (Phragmites australis) along Forested Roadsides in Northern Maine
- Variance Request [PDF]
- Maps of areas to receive pesticide treatments
- Chapter 29 [PDFor Word]
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a, Revised Interim Guidelines for Forest Pesticides Applications—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- b. Request for pesticide notification registry for beekeepers—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Other?
- Final Document Relating to FIFRA Section 18 Crisis Exemption for Use of Gowan Malathion 8 Flowable on Lowbush and Highbush Blueberries to Control Spotted Wing Drosophilia [PDF]
- 12. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles, Studies, and Correspondence, July–August 2012 [PDF]
- July 27, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 15, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Public Information Gathering Work Session
- Board Rules Under Consideration for Rulemaking [PDF or Word]
- Excerpt from the ACF School IPM Report, 2/12 [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 27 [PDF or Word]
- Comments Received [PDF]
- 4. Board Determination About Rulemaking Initiatives
- 5. Consideration of a Chapter 29 Variance Permit Request from Vegetation Control Services, Inc. to Control Woody Brush in Wetland Areas of the Transmission Line Connecting the Kibby Wind Power Project in North Western Maine
- Variance Request and Letter [PDF]
- 6. Section 18 Emergency Registration Request for HopGuard (potassium salt of hot beta acids) to Control Varroa Mites in Managed Honey and Commercial Bee Colonies
- Memo to Board from Mary Tomlinson [PDF]
- Section 18 Request, Label and MSDS [PDF]
- Letter of support from Tony Jadczak, State Apiarist [PDF]
- Letter of support from Erin MacGregor-Forbes, Pres., Maine Beekeepers Association [PDF]
- Letter of support from Lloyd Schantz. Beta Tec Hop Products, A Division of John I. Haas, Inc. [PDF]
- Five studies [PDF]
- 7. Development of the Board’s Pesticide Notification Message
- Media Advisory—Talking With Your Neighbors about Pesticide Use in Maine: Your Rights and Responsibilities [PDF or Word]
- Current BPC Sales Area Sign [PDF]
- Sales Area Sign Drafts [PDF]
- Draft Pesticide Notification Message for website [PDF or Word]
- Comments from Board member Stevenson [PDF]
- 8. Review of Forestry Best Management Practices Intended to Prevent Discharges of Pesticides to Waters of the State
- Draft Interim Guidelines for Forest Pesticide Applications [PDF or Word]
- Comments Received [PDF]
- 9. Discussion About the Board's Catchphrase—"Think First – Spray Last"
- Memo to Board from Gary Fish and Henry Jennings [PDF or Word]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Extension of permit to Ron Lemin for control of Giant Hogweed in Bangor—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Other: Petition for a FIFRA Section 18 Crisis Exemption for the Use of Gowan Malathion 8 Flowable on
lowbush and highbush blueberries to control spotted wing drosophila [PDF]
- 11. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles, Studies, and Correspondence, June–July 2012 [PDF]
- June 15, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the May 11, 2012, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Public Information Gathering Work Session
- Board Rules Under Consideration for Rulemaking [PDF or Word]
- Excerpt from the ACF School IPM Report, 2/12 [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 27 [PDF or Word]
- 4. Consideration of NuFarm Americas Inc. Request for a FIFRA Section 24(c), Special Local Need Registration for NuFarm Ethephon 2 Plant Growth Regulator (EPA #228-660) for Use on Greenhouse Tomatoes
- All documents relating to the SLN request [PDF]
- 5. Development of the Board’s Pesticide Notification Message
- Memo to Board from Paul Schlein [PDF or Word]
- Example of Use of Notification Poster [PDF]
- Poster: PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION—Your Rights & Responsibilities [PDF]
- Draft Pesticide Notification Message [PDF or Word]
- 6. Development of Forestry Best Management Practices Intended to Prevent Discharges of Pesticides to Waters of the State
- Draft BMPs fpr Forest Pesticide Applications [PDF or Word]
- 7. Review of the 2011 Complaints/Inquiries Summary
- 2011 Complaints/Inquiries to the BPC [PDF]
- BPC Complaint/Inquiry Comparison by Year, 2008–2011 [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Atlantic Pest Solutions of Brunswick [PDF]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Notice by Maine Public Service of scheduled hydraulic spraying of substations and associated facilities—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Variance Permits for Chapters 22 and 29 to DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Other?
- 10. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles, Studies, and Correspondence, May–June 2012 [PDF]
- May 11, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staffs
- 2. Minutes of the February 24, March 12, and March 30, 2012, Board Meetings
- 3. Discussion of Potential Amendments to BPC Rules [PDF or Word]
- Policies Under Consideration for Rulemaking [PDF]
- 4. Discussion about Improving the Awareness and Operation of the Notification Provisions Contained in Chapter 28 [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Prospect Hill Golf Course of Auburn [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Atlantic Turf Care of Falmouth [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Tripp Middle School, MSAD 52, of Turner [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Purely Organic Lawn Care, Inc., of York Harbor [PDF]
- Agreement for the Conditional Issuance of a Spray Contracting Firm License [PDF or Word]
- Letter to "sports turf customers" from Purely Organic [PDF]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Letter from Bangor Hydro regarding plan to hydraulically spray 50 electric substations—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Variance Permit for Chapter 29 to The Woodlands Club—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- c. Variance Permits for Chapters 22 and 29 to RWC, Inc.—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- d. Variance Permit for Chapter 29 to RCL Services, LLC, for Giant Hogweed—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- e. Variance Permits for Chapter 22 and 29 to the Maine Department of Transportation—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- f. Variance Permit for Chapter 29 to Dubois Contracting—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- g. Update on Avipel—M. Tomlinson [PDF or Word]
- h. Update on Revus—M. Tomlinson [PDF or Word]
- i. Update on webcasting/audiocasting Board meetings—P. Schlein
- j. Update on Chapter 41—H. Jennings
- k. Other?
- 10. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Pesticide Articles, Studies, and Correspondence, February–May 2012 [PDF]
- March 30, 2012 agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Consideration of Enforcement Action against Hemmingway Orchard of Hebron
- Case Investigation Summary [PDF or Word]
- Case Timeline [PDF or Word]
- Case Documents [PDF]
- 3. Final Adoption of Major Substantive Rule Amendments to Chapter 41
- Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41, Amended [PDF or Word]
- 4. Other Old or New Business
- a. Letters to Representatives Dill & Timberlake—H. Jennings
- Letter to Representative Dill [PDF or Word]
- Letter to Representative Timberlake [PDF or Word]
- 5. Planning Session for the Board and Staff
- Planning Session Agenda [PDF or Word]
- 6. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 7. Adjourn
- March 12, 2012 agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemption Request for the Use of Revus® as a Potato Seed Piece Treatment
- All documents relating to the FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemption Request [PDF]
- 3. Adjourn
- February 24, 2012, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the December 16, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Request for FIFRA Section 24(c) Registration for Callisto Herbicide on Low Bush Blueberries in the Bearing Year
- All documents relating to the 24(c) request [PDF]
- E-mail from Debra Rate, EPA, regarding expiration dates [PDF]
- 4. FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemption Registration Request for the Use of Avipel to Reduce Bird Predation of Corn Seed [PDF or Word]
- 5. Request from Maine Migrant Health Program and Eastern Maine Development Corporation to Help Support a Worker Safety Training Program for Summer 2012 [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of Amendments to Chapter 21—Pesticide Container Disposal and Storage
- Memo to Board from Gary Fish [PDF or Word]
- LD 1758—An Act to Eliminate the Deposit Requirements for Containers of Limited and Restricted Use Pesticides [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 21 [PDF or Word]
- 7. Review of the Report Pursuant to Resolve 2011, Chapter 59, Approval of the Draft Best Management Practices and Discussion of Report Recommendations
- Memo to Board from Gary Fish [PDF or Word]
- School IPM Report, including Best Management Practices for Athletic Fields & School Grounds [PDF]
- Comments received on the School IPM Report [PDF]
- 8. Discussion of Refuges Relative to Chapter 41 and the New Blended Refuge Bt-corn Product
- Memo to Board from staff [PDF or Word]
- Related Chapter 41 text [PDF]
- Chapter 9: Rule Requiring Use of Best Management Practices for Growing Crops to Minimize Cross Contamination [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Pulsifer Orchard of Cornish [PDF]
- 10. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Sullivan Property Management of Lewiston [PDF]
- 11. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Korhonen Land Care of Woodstock [PDF]
- 12. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Lucas Tree Experts Company of Portland [PDF]
- 13. Consideration of a Consent Agreement with Christian Bulleman III of Dresden [PDF]
- 14. Development of a New Pesticide Notification Registry
- Letters to the Board from Representatives Dill and Timberlake [PDF]
- 15. Election of Officers
- 16. Planning Session
- 17. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- b. Product registration update—M. Tomlinson [PDF or Word]
- c. Water quality update—M. Tomlinson [PDF or Word]
- d. Brochure and other “advertising” regarding Agricultural Basic pesticide applicator license—G. Fish
- Agricultural Basic Pesticide License brochure [PDF]
- e. E-mail expressing concern about Bt-corn—H. Jennings [PDF]
- f. Central Maine Power Company’s Transmission Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Plan for 2012—H. Jennings [PDF]
- g. Other?
- 18. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 19. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- December 16, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the November 18, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Chapters 28, 41, and 60, and the Proposed New Rule Chapter 33
- Chapter 28 Proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 28 Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 28 Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 28 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 33 Proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 33 Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 33 Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 33 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41 Proposed—option 1 [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41 Proposed—option 2 (page 5 only) [PDF]
- Chapter 41 Proposed—option 3 (page 5 only) [PDF]
- Chapter 41 Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41 Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 60 Proposed [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 60 Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 60 Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 60 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- Question from Deven Morrill, Lucas Tree Experts [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of the Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIP) Technical Committee Report
- Minutes of the November 21, 2011, PIP Technical Committee Meeting [PDF or Word]
- December 7, 2011, correspondence from Monsanto
- Related article of interest submitted by Jim Dill [PDF]
- 5. Decision on Registration of Two New Bt-corn Products
- Pioneer letter, application, product labels, and MSDSs [PDF]
- December 7, 2011, e-mail from Pioneer [PDF]
- 6. Review of Board Policy on Delegation of Registration Request Decisions for PIPs
- Current BPC Policy on Board Review of Plant Incorporated Protectancts [PDF or Word]
- 7. Review of the Report Outline and Draft BMPs Pursuant to Resolve 2011, Chapter 59
- Draft Best Management Practices
for Athletic Fields & School
Grounds [PDF]
- Comments received as of 12-14-11 [PDF]
- School IPM Inspection Summary [PDF]
- Draft Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry [PDF or Word]
- Summary of School Visits/Surveys [PDF or Word]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Crisis Exemption Report for use of Avipel® on corn to repel crows, grackles, and other blackbirds—M. Tomlinson [PDF]
- b. Discussion of holding regular Board meetings at the Deering building in Augusta—H. Jennings
- c. Other?
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- November 18, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the October 7, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Workshop Session to Review the Rulemaking Record on the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 28, 41, and 60, and the Proposed New Rule Chapter 33
- All written comments received [PDF]
- Summary of all comments [PDF or Word]
- 4. Consideration of a Board Policy to Delegate Approval of Chapter 29, Section 6,Variance Requests for Control of Plants that Pose a Dermal Toxicity Hazard
- 5. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service of Gorham [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of the Fee Exemption Contained in Chapter 28, Section 2—the Maine Pesticide Notification Registry for Non-Agricultural Pesticide Applications
- Memo to Board from Paul Schlein [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 28, Section 2 [PDF or Word]
- E-mail from Richard Stevenson, Jr. [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Submission of the completed GEA Report to the ACF Committee—H. Jennings
- Final Program Evaluation Report [PDF or Word]
- b. Discussion of scheduling a Board planning session and possible topics—H. Jennings
- c. Discussion of how the monthly Board packet should be sent to Board members—P. Schlein
- d. Other?
- E-mail from Robert Butler, Phippsburg [PDF]
- Draft policy for antimicrobial copper hardware
[PDF or Word]
- E-mail from from Scott Blevins [PDF]
- EPA fact sheet on antimicrobial copper [PDF]
- Examples of antimicrobial copper products [PDF]
- 8. Schedule of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- October 7, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2.
Public Hearing on the Proposed New Rule Chapter 33, and Amendments to Chapters 28, 41, and 60
- a. Chapter 33—Certification and Licensing Provisions/Private Applicators of General Use Pesticides [PDF or Word]
- b. Chapter 28—Notification Provisions for Outdoor Pesticide Applications [PDF or Word]
- c. Chapter 41—Special Restrictions on Pesticide Use [PDF or Word]
- d. Chapter 60—Designation of Critical Pesticide Control Areas: The proposed amendment to Chapter 60 [PDF or Word]
- Complete details on the public hearing and rulemaking
- 3. Minutes of the July 15, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 4. State Government Evaluation Act Report to the Legislature [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with William Gurrisi, Winchester, Massachusetts [PDF]
- 6. Other Old or New Business
- a. LD 837 update—H. Jennings
- b. Letter from Devin Morrill, Lucas Tree Experts, regarding streamlining of the applicator licensing process—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- c. Other?
- 8. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- July 15, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 3, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Request from Lauchlin Titus to Amend Chapter 41 to Repeal the Training Requirement for Purchasers of Bt Corn
- Letter from LauchlinTitus [PDF or Word]
- Excerpt from Chapter 41 [PDF or Word]
- 4. Consideration of a Chapter 29 Variance Permit Request from Green Thumb Lawn Service to Treat a Large Area of Poison Ivy adjacent to Pushaw Lake [PDF]
- 5. Review of 2011 Legislative Mandates and Staff Efforts to Date to Address Them
- a. LD 228
- Draft letter to pesticide notification registry participants [PDF or Word]
- b. LD 837
- Letter to School IPM Coordinators from Kathy Murray [PDF or Word]
- School IPM Inspection Summary [PDF]
- School IPM Inspection Form [PDF]
- c. LD 975
- Memo from Gary Fish regarding potential changes to the BPC licensing process to help facilitate implementation of LD 975 [PDF or Word]
- d. GEA Report
- 6. Other Old or New Business
- a.
Chapter 22 variance permit issued to Green Thumb Lawn Service—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- b. Follow-up to Chapter 29 variance permit issued to DuBois Contracting at June 3, 2011, Board meeting—H. Jennings
- US Army Corps of Engineers requirements for a vegetation-free zone [PDF or Word]
- c. Other?
- 7. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 8. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- June 3, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the May 6, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Loveland Products, Inc., Request for a FIFRA Section 24(c), Special Local Need Registration for Diazinon AG600 WBC Insecticide (EPA# 66222-103-34704) for Control of Insects on Balsam Fir Grown in Nurseries
- All Related Documents [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of a Chapter 29 Variance Permit Request from DuBois Contracting of Fort Kent for Vegetation Control along the St. John River [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Enforcement Action Against A-One Exclusion of Berlin, New Hampshire [PDF]
- 6. Review of Legislative Mandates and Discussion About Allocation of Staff Resources
- LD 228 [PDF]
- Public Law, Chapter 119, LD 321 [PDF]
- LD 837 [PDF]
- LD 975 [PDF]
- GEA Report [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Chapters 22 and 29 variance permits issued to the Maine Department of Transportation for vegetation control—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Bangor Hydro’s Substation Vegetation Management Plan—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Other?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
[PDF]
- May 6, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the February 18, 2011, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Request from Maine Migrant Health Program and Eastern Maine Development Corporation to Help Support a Worker Safety Training Program for Summer 2011 [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of a Variance Permit Request from DeAngelo Brothers, Inc., for Vegetation Control along the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of a Variance Permit Request from RWC, Inc., for Vegetation Control along Several Maine Railroad Tracks and Industrial Sidings [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Egbert’s Lawncare, LLC, of Gorham, Maine [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Northeast Agricultural Sales, Inc. of Detroit, Maine [PDF]
- 8. Review of Pesticide Legislation
- 9. Election of Officers
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Request from Jasper Wyman & Son to repeal the Deblois Fish Hatchery Critical Pesticide Control Area designated in Chapter 60, Section 4(A)—H. Jennings
- Letter from Jasper Wyman & Son [PDF]
- Chapter 60 [PDF or Word]
- b. Chapter 29 Variance Issued to the Woodlands Club—H. Jennings [PDF]
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence
- February 18, 2011, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the December 10, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. FIFRA Section 18 Emergency Exemption Registration Request for the Use of Avipel to Reduce Bird Predation of Corn Seed
- All documents relating to the Section 18 Emergency request [PDF]
- 4. Revision of the Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA Section 24[c]) for the Use of Ethrel on Greenhouse Tomatoes
- All documents relating to the Section 24(c) revision [PDF]
- 5. Review of Pending Legislation
- All current written bills relating to the BPC [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with C & D Corporation of Deblois [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with RMH Cleaning and Restoration, Inc., of Livermore [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Lucas Tree Experts of Portland [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service of Hermon [PDF]
- 10. Review of the 2010 Complaints/Inquiries Summary
- Table of 2010 Complaints/Inquiries [PDF]
- 11. Water Quality and Product Registration Update
- Memo from Mary Tomlinson [PDF]
- 12. Election of Officers
- 13. Other Old or New Business
- a. Central Maine Power Company’s 2011 Transmission Line Vegetation Management Plan—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. BPC Policies/Information for Board Members Web Pages—H. Jennings
- c. Other?
- Follow-up letter from Steven Johnson regarding the 24(c) request for Bravo® Zn [PDF]
- 14. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 15. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence [PDF]
- December 10, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the November 5, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Update on the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Proposed Pesticide General Permit
- Explanatory summary for documents below [PDF or Word]
- Letter to interested parties from Maine DEP regarding general permit [PDF]
- USEPA's vs Maine's Pesticide General Permit Approach 2010–2011 [PDF]
- Maine's Approach to US Court Requirement to Regulate Pesticide Discharges [PDF]
- 4. Continuation of Board Discussions on the Legislative Report Pursuant to Public Law 2009, Chapter 584
- 4a. Draft Report to the Legislature on Pesticide Notification [PDF or Word]
- 4b. Comments received from the public regarding the Report to the Legislature on Pesticide Notification [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Michael Mills Landscaping of Rumford [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Magic Carpet, Cleaning and Restoration, Inc., of South Portland [PDF]
- 7. Adoption of a Board Policy on the Use of Homemade Pesticides
- 7a. Proposed Policy on the Use of Homemade Pesticides
- 7b. Memo from Lebelle Hicks Regarding Use of Vinegar as an Herbicide [PDF]
- 7c. FIFRA Compliance Program Policy No. 3.5—Production of Pesticides for Personal Use [PDF]
- 8. Review and Demonstration of the Upgraded Got Pests? Website
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence [PDF]
- November 5, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the October 1, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. United Phosphorus, Inc., Request for a FIFRA Section 24(c), Special Local Need Registration for Asulox® Herbicide (EPA# 70506-139) for Control of Bracken Fern on Low Bush Blueberries
- All documents relating to the 24(c) request [PDF]
- WIN-PST Pesticide Active Ingredient Rating Report on Asulox [PDF]
- 4. Review of the Public Health Committee Meeting Minutes and Comments
- Public Health Committee meeting minutes and comments [PDF]
- Comments from MOFGA relating to the Public Health Committe meeting [PDF]
- 5. Overview of the Proposed Internet-based Mapping Tool to Assist with Pesticide Notification
- Memo to MEGIS with mapping application specifications [PDF or Word]
- 6. Continuation of Board Discussions on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry
- Draft outline for the report to the Legislature [PDF or Word]
- Draft Executive Summary from the report to the Legislature [PDF or Word]
- 7. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with JBI Helicopters of Pembroke, New Hampshire [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with The Lawn Dawg of Portland [PDF]
- 9. Discussion of the Board Policy on the Use of Homemade Pesticides
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF]
- Memo from Steve Johnson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension [PDF or Word]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on the Annual Obsolete Pesticide Collection
- b. Use of Heat Treatments for Bed Bug Control by Unlicensed Applicators
- c. Other
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence [PDF]
- October 1, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the August 27, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Interpretation of Requirements Set Forth in Chapter 41, Section 2, Trichlorfon (Dylox)
- Letter from Green Thumb Lawn Service [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 41, Section 2: TRICHLORFON (DYLOX, PROXOL) [PDF or Word]
- 4. Continuation of Board Discussions on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry
- a. Review of the non-agricultural registry, including the exemptions
- Chapter 28, Section 2: Maine Pesticide Notification Registry for Non-Agricultural Pesticide Applications [PDF or Word]
- b. Review of the initial draft of the report to the Legislature
- Report on Findings and Recommendations Pursuant to PL 2009, Chapter 584 [PDF or Word]
- c. Discussion of whether individuals accessing the registry should be required to register first
- Recent Public Comments Received Regarding Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Mainely Grass of Kennebunkport [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Tailor Done Lawn Care, Inc. of Old Orchard Beach [PDF]
- 7. Preliminary Discussion of Automated Pesticide Dispensing Equipment
- Product Label, Equipment, and Other Related Documents [PDF]
- 8. Review and Demonstration of the Upgraded Got Pests? Website
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- August 27, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the July 23, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Continuation of Board Discussions on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry
- BPC Working Paper: Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 51 [PDF or Word]
- Board of Pesticides Control Cases and Calls of Concern Related to Outdoor Pesticide Applications, from 2001 to 8/18/2010 [PDF]
- Board of Pesticides Control Cases and Calls of Concern Related to Outdoor Pesticide Applications—Graphs and Analysis [PDF]
- Public Comments Received on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry [PDF]
- Summary of Comments from the July 8, 2010, Preque Isle Public Information Gathering Meeting on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry [PDF or Word]
- 4. Review of the Market Decisions Report on the Survey of Mainers About the Registry [PDF or Word]
- 5. Board Review and Discussion of Its Statutory Purpose and Policy Statements [PDF or Word]
- 6. Consideration of the Board Policy Clarifying the Applicability of Chapter 26, Standards for Indoor Pesticide Applications and Notification for All Occupied Buildings Except K–12 Schools
- Bird Repellent Chemical Label [PDF]
- Draft Policy [PDF or Word]
- 7. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Petro’s Ace Hardware of Auburn [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Advantage Landscaping of Portland [PDF]
- 9. Discussion of Concerns About Unlicensed Commercial Agricultural Producers [PDF]
- 10. Update on the Clean Water Act/National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Impact on Pesticide Applications
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on the first meeting of the ad hoc Public Health Committee—C. Eckert
- b. Other?
- 12. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- July 23, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 25, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- Summary of Comments, June 24, 2010 Public Information Gathering Meeting on the Development of a Comprehensive Notification Registry [PDF or Word]
- 3. Public Information Gathering Session About Development of a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry
- Comments Received Regarding a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry [PDF]
- 4. Board Discussion About Development of the Comprehensive Notification Registry
- Working Position Paper Regarding Development of the Comprehensive Registry [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with J.L. Hayes & Company Inc. Agway of Auburn
- Proposed Administrative Consent Agreement Background Summary [PDF]
- Administrative Consent Agreement and Findings of Fact [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of Concerns About Unlicensed Commercial Agricultural Producers
- 1999 Board memo and comments relating to this agenda item [PDF]
- 7. Board Review and Discussion of Its Statutory Purpose and Policy Statements
- Memo to the Board from the Director Regarding Statutory Purpose and Policy Statements [PDF or Word]
- 8. Update on the Clean Water Act/National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Impact on Pesticide Applications
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on Back Cove Yardscaping Demonstration Project—G. Fish
- b. Survey Question About the Registry Public Awareness Campaign—P. Schlein
- c. Other?
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- June 25, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the May 14, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Public Information Gathering Session About Development of a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry
- Comments Received Regarding a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry [PDF]
- 4. Board Discussion About Development of the Comprehensive Notification Registry
- Memo from the Board Staff on Ideas and Concepts for Development of the Comprehensive Registry [PDF or Word]
- 5. Update on Staff Activities Related to Development and Administration of the Agricultural Pesticide Notification Registry
- Comments Received Regarding the Publicity for the Pesticides Notification Registry [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of Concerns About Unlicensed Commercial Agricultural Producers
- 1999 Board memo and comments relating to this agenda item [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variances Issued Since Last Meeting—H. Jennings
- MDOT Roadside Program
- RWC
- Green Thumb Lawn Services
- MDOT Wetlands Mitigation
- All Variance Permits [PDF]
- b. Request from Mary Ellen Valentine of Gorham for Designation of Critical Pesticide Control Area—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Other?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- May 14, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the April 16, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Request for Renewal of DuPont Special Local Need [24(c)] Registration for Express® Herbicide with TotalSol for Control of Bunchberry in Lowbush Blueberries
- All documents relating to the 24(c) request [PDF]
- Updated fact sheet from David Yarborough on Express Herbicide [PDF]
- 4. Public Information Gathering Session About Development of a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry
- Written public comments received regarding the comprehensive registry [PDF]
- 5. Board Discussion About Development of the Comprehensive Notification Registry
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Old Marsh Country Club of Wells [PDF]
- 7. Proposed Policy for Approving Registration of Plant Incorporated Protectants [PDF or Word]
- 8. Discussion of Concerns About Unlicensed Commercial Agricultural Producers
- 1999 Board memo and comments relating to this agenda item [PDF]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. E-mail from Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Summary of 4/28/10 conference call re: OMRI issues—L. Hicks [PDF or Word]
- c. April 2007 Technical Drift Committee Report—L. Hicks [PDF]
- d. Other?
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- April 16, 2010, agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2.
Minutes of the March 5, 2010, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Request for a FIFRA Section 24(c) Registration to Increase the Total Allowable Active Ingredient Per Season [PDF]
- 4. Public Information Gathering Session about Development of a Comprehensive Pesticide Notification Registry
- Text of Public Law 2009, Chapter 584, LD 1547 [PDF or Word]
- 4/8/10 Press Release [PDF or Word]
- 5. Board Discussion About the Process for Fulfilling Additional Mandates Under Public Law 2009, Chapter 584, LD 1547
- Text of Public Law 2009, Chapter 584, LD 1547 [PDF or Word]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Bethel Inn & Country Club [PDF]
- 7. Discussion of Process for Approving Registration of Plant Incorporated Protectants
- Memo on process for registration of plant-incorporated-protectants [PDF or Word]
- Correspondence received relating to Bt-corn [PDF]
- 8. Discussion of Board Water Quality Monitoring Priorities
- Memo from Henry Jennings: History of BPC Water Monitoring Efforts [PDF or Word]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. E-mail from Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Variance Permit for Spring Meadows Golf Course—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- c. Variance Permit for The Woodlands Club—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- d. Other?
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- March 5, 2010, Agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2.
Minutes of the December 18, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Request from Maine Migrant Health Program to Help Support a Worker Protection Safety Training Program for Summer 2010 [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of Monsanto’s Application to Register Its MON 89034 x MON 88017-Containing Bt Cultivars
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF or Word]
- Registration application and label [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Town of South Berwick, Maine [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Spruce Bay Farm and Landscape, Inc., Poland, Maine [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with TruGreen Chemlawn of Manchester, New Hampshire [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Town of Randolph, Maine [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of Board Policy Describing Non-broadcast Pesticide Applications Allowed Under Chapter 29, Section 6 [PDF or Word]
- 10. Review of 2009 Complaint Summary [PDF]
- 11. Review of 2009 Bt-Corn Inspection Summary [PDF]
- 12. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- b. E-mails from Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Discussion about the March 26, 2010, Planning Session
- d. Other?
- 13. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 14. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- December 18, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the November 6, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 28 for Provisional Adoption
- Chapter 28 proposed [PDF or Word]
- Basis Statement [PDF or Word]
- Response to Comments [PDF or Word]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or Word]
- 4. Consideration of the Medical Advisory Committee Final Report on Bt-Corn Proteins
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF or Word]
- MAC Report on Bt-Corn
Crystalline and
Vegetative Insecticidal Proteins [PDF or Word]
- 5. Consideration of Syngenta’s Applications to Register Its Vegetative Insecticidal Protein-Containing Bt Cultivars
- Bt-Corn Product Registration Applications and Labels [PDF]
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF or Word]
- 6. Consideration of the Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Ralph Boynton of Lincoln, Maine [PDF]
- 7. Update on Changes in the Pesticides Registration Process
- 8. Water Quality Monitoring Update [PDF or Word]
- 9. Election of Officers
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Outstanding Bt-Corn Issues—L. Hicks
- b. Other?
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- November 6, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the October 2, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Review of Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 28
- October 2, 2009, Public Hearing Transcript [PDF or Word]
- Written Comments Received by October 16, 2009 [PDF]
- Summary of Comments [PDF or Word]
- Staff Memo to Board on Comment Themes [PDF or Word]
- Chapter 28, proposed [PDF or Word]
- Public Law 2009, Chapter 378 (LD 1293) [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Sterling Insect-Lawn Service of Gorham [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Commercial Property Real Estate Management Company of Portland [PDF]
- 6. Other Old or New Business
- 7. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 8. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- October 2, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 28, Notification Provisions for Outdoor Pesticide Applications [Details on Public Hearing and Comment Period.]
- 3. Minutes of the August 28, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 4. Bayer Cropscience Request for FIFRA Section 24(c), Special Local Need Registration for Ethrel® Brand Ethephon Plant Regulator (EPA #264-267) on Greenhouse Tomatoes
[PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Board Policy Describing Non-broadcast Pesticide Applications Allowed Under Chapter 29, Section 6 [PDF or Word]
- Letter from Christopher Turmelle, Atlantic Pest Solutions, Kennebunkport, Maine [PDF]
- 6. Policy on Application of Insect Repellents by School Personnel to Students [PDF or Word]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. EEE Update—Lebelle Hicks, Pesticide Toxicologist
- b. Registry Update—Paul Schlein, Public Information Officer
- c. Bt Corn Update—Lebelle Hicks,
Pesticides Toxicologist
- d. Other?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- August 28, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or Word]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the July 1, 2009, Emergency Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 3. Minutes of the July 10, 2009 Board Meeting [PDF or Word]
- 4. Review of Draft Rule Amendment to Chapter 28 to Implement the Provisions of LD 1293
- Draft Rule Amendment to Chapter 28 [PDF or Word]
- Draft Rule Amendment to Chapter 28 with additional language on variances [PDF or Word]
- BPC letter to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry regarding LD 1293 [PDF or Word]
- 5. Update on Bt Corn Reviews and Pending Registration Requests
- Label for Monsanto SmartStaxTM [PDF]
- Label for Dow SmartStaxTM [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with C & D Corporation of Deblois [PDF]
- 7. Adoption of Board Policy on Chapter 27 with Respect to School Farms and Greenhouses [PDF or Word]
- 8. Adoption of Board Policy on the Distribution of Pesticides from Landlord to Tenant [PDF or Word]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance permit for Aroostook Agriculture, Presque Isle, Maine, for the 2009 Roadside Brush Control Program in the towns of Mapleton, Castle Hill, and Chapman, and brush control under power lines for Maine Public Service Company—H. Jennings [PDF or Word]
- b. Recent correspondence received regarding glyphosate and Roundup®—L. Hicks [PDF]
- c. Other?
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- July 10, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 12, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Public Forum
- 4. Continuing Discussion of Notification Requirements for Outdoor Pesticide Application
- LD 1293 [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 28 [PDF or RTF]
- Memo from Board Staff on Discussion of Outdoor Notification Issues [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Discussion of the Structure and Operation of LD 1293’s Required Notification Registry
- Memo from Board Staff on Concerns and Details to be Addressed with the Aerial/Air Carrier Registry Specified Under LD 1293 [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Discussion of the Definition of Spot Treatment with Respect to Chapter 29 [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Board Discussion of Chapter 27 with Respect to School Farms and Greenhouses
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Board Discussion on Preventative Maintenance with Respect to Treatment for Bedbugs
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF or RTF]
- 9. Board Discussion of the Distribution of Pesticides from Landlord to Tenant
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF or RTF]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance permit for Green Thumb Lawn Service, Brewer, Maine, for 2009 Vegetation Management Program in City of Brewer and Town of Veazie—H. Jennings
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF or RTF]
- b. Other?
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- July 1, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Adoption of Emergency Amendment to Chapter 31 to Allow Issuance of Reciprocal Licenses for Aerial Spraying of Potatoes
- Chapter 31, Amended [PDF or RTF]
- Basis Statement for Amending Chapter 31 [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Adjourn
- June 12 , 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the May 8, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Final Adoption of Major Substantive Rule Amendments to Chapter 10
- Chapter 10—Resolve [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 10 for final adoption [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 10 Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 10 Response to Comments [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 10 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Final Adoption of Major Substantive Rule Amendments to Chapter 22 [Pending Legislative Enactment]
- Chapter 22—Resolve [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 for final adoption [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 Response to Comments [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Final Adoption of Major Substantive Rule Amendments to Chapter 41 [Pending Legislative Enactment]
- Chapter 41—Resolve [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41 for final adoption [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41 Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41 Response to Comments [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41 Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Board Discussion of Notification Requirements for Outdoor Pesticide Application
- 7. Board Discussion of Disinfection of Artificial Turf Fields [PDF]
- 8. Board Discussion of Chapter 27 with Respect to School Farms and Greenhouses
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- b. Letter to the EPA regarding the withdrawal of the 24(c) registration request for Backyard Farms, Madison, Maine—H. Jennings [PDF or WORD]
- c. Letter to Urban Tree Service of Rochester, New Hampshire, indicating Board’s approval of a Chapter 29 variance permit—H. Jennings [PDF or WORD]
- d. Letter from Bangor Hydro Electric Company notifying the Board of its plans to hydraulically spray 38 electric substations in their service territory—H. Jennings [PDF]
- e. Comments received from Deborah Aldridge of Jonesboro on aerial spraying and 24(c) request—H. Jennings [PDF]
- f. E-mail from Catherine Culley, Redfern Properties, regarding use of Back Cove YardScaping Demonstration Project as a landscape model in a recent Portland construction project—Gary Fish [PDF]
- g. E-mail received from Emily Serway, Westbrook, Maine, regarding lawn care pesticides—G. Fish [PDF]
- h. E-mail received from David Bell of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, regarding newspaper notification of aerial pesticide spraying—H. Jennings [PDF]
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- May 8, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the March 27, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Request for 24(c) Registration for Callisto Herbicide on Cranberry [PDF]
- Pesticide Active Ingredient Rating Report for Callisto [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of a Variance Request from Urban Tree Service of Rochester, New Hampshire, Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 6 [PDF]
- 5. Board Discussion of the Distribution of Pesticides from Landlord to Tenant [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Kezar Falls Hardware of Parsonsfield [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with DSS Lawn Care & Maintenance of Skowhegan [PDF]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Chapters 22 and 29 Variance Requests from RWC, Inc., of Westfield, Massachusetts, for railroad vegetation control—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Chapters 22 and 29 Variance Requests from the Maine Department of Transportation for roadside vegetation control—H. Jennings [PDF]
- d. Chapter 29 Variance Request from the Maine Department of Transportation for wetland mitigation activities—H. Jennings [PDF]
- e. Chapter 29 Variance Request from The Woodlands Club of Falmouth, Maine, for pest management—H. Jennings [PDF]
- f. E-mail from Nancy Oden of Jonesboro, Maine, regarding genetically modified corn and Germany’s recent ban on its cultivation and sale—H. Jennings [PDF]
- g. E-mail from Steven Palmer of North Yarmouth, Maine, regarding the prohibition of retail sales of pesticides—G. Fish [PDF]
- h. Other?
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- March 27, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the February 20, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Dow AgroSciences Request for 24(c) Registration for GoalTenderTM Herbicide
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF or WORD]
- 24(c) request from Dow AgroSciences [PDF]
- Oxyfluorfen Pesticide Active Ingredient Report [PDF]
- 4. Adoption of Amendments to Chapters 24 and 41
- Chapter 24
- Proposed Rule [PDF or RTF]
- Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- Response To Comments [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41
- Proposed Rule [PDF or RTF]
- Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- Response To Comments [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Consideration of Syngenta Seed’s Registration Request for Attribute Insect-Protected Sweet Corn [PDF]
- 6. Updates on Bt Corn
- a. Product Registration Status
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF or WORD]
- Monsanto Product Labels [PDF]
- Syngenta Product Labels [PDF]
- Requirements for Approval of Application for Registration [PDF]
- b. Draft Plant-Incorporated Protectant Technical Committee Policy [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Consideration of a Variance Request from Urban Tree Service of Rochester, New Hampshire, Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 6 [PDF]
- Chapter 29, Section 6—Buffer Requirement [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Board Discussion of the Distribution of Pesticides from Landlord to Tenant [PDF]
- 9. Request from Modern Pest Control To Allow for Tick Control Under Chapter 31, Section VII(a) [PDF]
- E-mail from Gary Fish [PDF]
- 10. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service of Hermon [PDF]
- 11. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Plants Unlimited of Rockport [PDF]
- 12. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Patterson Properties of Augusta [PDF]
- 13. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Sugarloaf Golf Course of Carrabassett Valley [PDF]
- 14. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Orkin Exterminating Co. of Portland [PDF]
- 15. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings [PDF]
- LD 1239—An Act to Establish a Revenue Source for the Maine Pesticide Education Fund [PDF]
- b. Central Maine Power Company’s Transmission Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Plan for 2009—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Update on the 24(c) Registration of Ethrel for Greenhouse Tomatoes—H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- d. Other?
- 16. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 17. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Correspondence and Articles of Interest [PDF]
- February 20, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1.
Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the January 23, 2009, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Request from Maine Migrant Health Program to Help Support a Worker Protection Safety Training Program for Summer 2009 [PDF or RTF]
- Comments from Peter and Deborah Aldridge, Jonesboro, Maine [PDF]
- 4. Request from Oldcastle Lawn & Garden for Clarification of Chapter 24 Requirements for Covered and Uncovered Pallets of Herbicide-Treated Mulch [PDF]
- 5. Approval of Proposed Revisions to the Best Management Practices for the Application of Turf Pesticides and Fertilizer [PDF]
- 6. Workshop Session to Review Proposed Rulemaking Amendments to Chapters 24, 28, and 41
- Rule Amendments for Chapters 24, 28, and 41 [PDF or RTF]
- Written Comments Received
- Chapter 24 [PDF]
- Chapter 28 [PDF]
- Chapter 41 [PDF]
- 1/23/09 Public Hearing Transcript [PDF]
- Response to Comments
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service of Hermon [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with John Tibbetts of Lyman [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with David Charlesworth of Bedford, New Hampshire [PDF]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- b. Report on the Use of Bt Corn in Maine During 2008—H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- c. MAC Update—L. Hicks
- d. E-mail from Peter Aldridge, Jonesboro, Maine, on the Use of the Precautionary Principle—H. Jennings [PDF]
- Additional comments from Peter and Deborah Aldridge [PDF]
- e. APHIS Reopens Comment Period on Biotechnology Rules—H. Jennings [PDF]
- f. Chapter 29 Variance Approved for Falmouth Country Club—H. Jennings [PDF]
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Correspondence and Articles of Interest [PDF]
- January 23, 2009, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapters 24, 28, and 41
- Rule Amendments for Chapters 24, 28, and 41 [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Minutes of the December 19, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Bayer Cropscience Request for 24(c) Registration for Ethrel® Brand Ethephon Plant Regulator (EPA #264-267) on Greenhouse Tomatoes [PDF]
- 5. Adoption of Amendments to Chapters 10 and 22
- Chapter 10 Proposed
[PDF or RTF]
- Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 Proposed
[PDF or RTF]
- Basis Statement [PDF or RTF]
- Rulemaking Statement of Impact on Small Business [PDF or RTF]
- Response to Comments [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Updates on Bt Corn
- a. E-mail and articles from Nancy Oden of Jonesboro, Maine. [PDF]
- b. Label amendment for Attribute. [PDF]
- c. Registration request for Syngenta Bt corn product (MIR 162). [PDF]
- d. Label amendments for Monsanto Bt corn products, originally submitted to the Board for registration in August 2008. [PDF]
- Registration Status and Enforcement Activities Regarding Refuges for Bt Corn [PDF]
- Comment received from Douglas Johnson of Stonington, Maine [PDF]
- Comment received from Nancy Chandler or Monmouth, Maine [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service of Hermon [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Michael Rowell of Levant [PDF]
- 9. Election of Officers
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- LD 68—An Act Regarding the Composition of the Board of Pesticides Control [PDF or RTF]
- LD 182—An Act To Prohibit Aerial Spraying of Pesticides near Buildings, Roads and Bodies of Water [PDF or RTF]
- LD 183—An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Genetically Engineered Plants and Seeds [PDF or RTF]
- b. Other?
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Correspondence and Articles of Interest [PDF]
- December 19, 2008, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the October 17, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Board Discussion of Bt Sweet Corn Registration Requests and Potential Amendments to Chapter 41
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks [PDF]
- Bt Sweet Corn Technical Committee Report [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41 Proposed [PDF or RTF]
- GAO Reort: Genetically Engineered Crops [PDF]
- Comment Received [PDF]
- 4. Board Discussion on Whether to Adopt the Federal Container/Containment Rule by Reference [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Review of Hearing Record on Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 22 and 28 [Note: No public input may be received for this agenda item]
- Complete Written
Comments Received
- Summary of Major Comment Themes [PDF]
- Response to Comments [PDF]
- November 21, 2008, Public Hearing Record [PDF]
- Text of Proposed Rules [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of Draft Annual Summary of Complaints
- Summary of Complaints Table [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. 2008 Registration Summary—W. Smith [PDF]
- b. Other?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- October 17, 2008, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the September 12, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Draft Policy for Submission and Review of 24(c) Registration Requests [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with P.R. Webster Professional Groundskeeping Inc. [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Snowmans Oil and Soil Inc. [PDF]
- 6. Review of Draft Rules on Aerial Spraying and Drift [Note: No public input may be received for this agenda item]
- Chapter 10 Proposed [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 22 Proposed [PDF or RTF]
Chapter 28 Proposed [PDF or RTF]
Recent Comments Received [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. E-mail from Thomas Woodruff of Falmouth, Maine, regarding pesticide use and sign posting for lawn applications—G. Fish
- PDF]
- b. E-mail from Marsha Mongell of Rockport, Maine, regarding pesticide use and regulations—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Review of the current Board policy for accepting public comments during non-rulemaking periods—P. Schlein [PDF]
- d. Update on Bt Sweet Corn Registration Requests—H. Jennings
- e. Other?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- September 12, 2008, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the August 1, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. DuPont Request for 24(c) Registration for DuPontTM Express® Herbicide with TotalSol for Control of Bunchberry in Lowbush Blueberries
- a. Memo on Toxicity [PDF or RTF]
- b. Memo on Environmental Fate [PDF or RTF]
- c. Comments Received [PDF]
- 4. Discussion of Board Process for Submission and Review of 24(c) Registration Requests
- Memo from Board Registrar [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Spraying
- a. Summary of Board Consensus of Aerial Concepts [PDF or RTF]
- b. Summary of Non-Rulemaking Comments as of 8/31/08 [PDF or RTF]
- c. Comments Received [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Waterville Schools [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Scotts Lawn Service [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Hands of Thyme [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Belle Vue Farm [PDF]
- 10. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Paris Farmers Union [PDF]
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance Permit Issued to Green Thumb Lawn Service for Chapter 22—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Update on Board member appointments—H. Jennings
- c. Letter to Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- d. New Correspondence from Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF]
- e. Update on Colony Collapse Disorder—Anthony Jadczak
- f. Other?
- Letter from Thomas Woodruff of Falmouth, Maine, regarding pesticide use and sign posting for lawn applications [PDF]
- 12. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- August 1, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 13, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Introduction of Tamas Peredy, Director of the Northern New England Poison Center
- 4. Revisions to the Board Policy for the Medical Advisory Committee
- Draft revised MAC policy [PDF or RTF]
- 5. DuPont Request for 24(c) Registration for DuPontTM Express® Herbicide with TotalSol for Control of Bunchberry in Lowbush Blueberries
- 24(c) registration materials [PDF]
- Comments received [PDF]
- 6. Discussion of Board Process for Reviewing Monsanto Company’s Registration Request for MON 89034 and MON 89034 x MON 88017
- Monsanto registration materials [PDF]
- 7. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Spraying
- Memo from staff [PDF or RTF]
- Comments received [PDF]
- 8. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Vaughn Rasar [PDF]
- 9. Update on the Agricultural Health Study
- Presentation by Lebelle Hicks [PDF or PPT (PowerPoint)]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Additional Variance Requests Approved for Chapters 22 and/or 29—H. Jennings
- b. Slide Show on the Back Cove Project—G. Fish
- c. Letter to Nancy Oden—H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- d. Other?
- New correspondence regarding pesticide applications at Lincolnville condominiums [PDF]
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles [PDF]
- June 13, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the May 2, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. DuPont Request for 24(c) Registration for DuPontTM Coragen® Insect Control on Potatoes [PDF]
- Letter from Lauchlin Titus [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of DEP Concerns About Runoff from Lawn Pesticide Applications [PDF]
- Letter from Lynne Barnard [PDF]
- 5. Discussion About When to Reestablish the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC)
- 6. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Spraying
- Memo: Buffers and Other Approaches to Minimizing Off-Target Drift [PDF or RTF]
- Appendix to above memo [PDF or RTF]
- Summary of Recent Maine Board of Pesticides Control Discussions on Aerial Spraying and Drift [PDF or RTF]
- Comments received in response to above summary [PDF]
- 2008 aerial spraying permit conditions for Tulare County, California, submitted at Board meeting by Heather Spalding, MOFGA [PDF]
- 7. Correspondence from Nancy Oden Regarding Pesticides and Bee Mortality [PDF]
- UDSA Agricultural Research Service article (6/08): Colony Collapse Disorder—A Complex Buzz [PDF]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance Requests Approved for Chapters 22 and 29—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Other?
- Bangor Hydro Electric Company 2008 Spray Plan [PDF]
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence [PDF]
- May 2, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the March 28, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Consideration of a Variance Request from RWC, Inc. Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 6. [PDF]
- 4. Consideration of a Variance Request from the Maine Department of Transportion (MDOT), Environmental Office Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 6. [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of a Variance Request from MDOT for Roadside Brush and Other Nuisance Weed Control Pursuant to Chapter 29, Section 6. [PDF]
- 6. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Spraying
- Memo Regarding Sensitive Areas Likely to be Occupied [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 10 Section BBB [PDF or RTF]
- Brown tail moth nuisance law [PDF or RTF]
- MOFGA Response to Concepts for Improving Notification and Examples of Buffer Zones Established for Protection from Pesticide Drift [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Continuing Discussion of Pesticide Use Data—H. Jennings
- b. YardScaping Update—G. Fish
- c. Meeting with Jeffrey Smith—H. Jennings
- d. Other ?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles and Correspondence [PDF]
- March 28, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the February 29, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Gowan Company Request for a 24(c) Registration for Use of Nexter Miticide/Insecticide on Greenhouse Tomatoes. [PDF]
- 4. Final Adoption of Major Substantive Rule Amendments, Chapter 26 and Chapter 29, Section 6
- Chapter 26 Resolve and Revised Basis Statement [PDF]
- Chapter 29 Resolve and Revised Basis Statement [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Applications From Monsanto Ag Products to Register Yieldgard VT Rootworm/RR2 and Yieldgard VT Triple
- Memo and Monsanto Registration Materials [PDF]
- 6. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Spraying
- Memo on Recommendations for Site Planning and Identification of Sensitive Areas for Aerial Spraying [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Adoption of Board Policy Clarifying the Definitions of Spray Contracting Firm
- 8. Discussion of Criteria for Variances to Chapter 29, Section 6
- Variance request from Falmouth Country Club [PDF]
- Variance request from Kebo Valley Golf Club [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with TruGreen Chemlawn, Inc., of Westbrook [PDF]
- 10. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Purely Organics of York Harbor [PDF]
- 11. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Service Master of Saco [PDF]
- 12. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with David Register of Lisbon [PDF]
- 13. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on Replacement for Lee Humphreys—H. Jennings
- b. Continuing Discussion of Pesticide Use Data—H. Jennings
- c. YardScaping Update—G. Fish
- d. Other ?
- 14. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 15. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- February 29, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the January 25, 2008, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Continued Discussion About Approaches to Address Public Concerns About Aerial Application
- Memo from Board Staff [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Review of Board Definitions of Spray Contracting Firm
- Memo from Gary Fish [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Review of 2007 Planning Session Priorities
- Memo from Henry Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Discussion of an Annual Summary of BPC Complaints
- Memo and Attachments from Ray Connors [PDF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- b. Other ?
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- January 25, 2008, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the December 14, 2007, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Request from Training Development Corporation for Grant to Help Support a Worker Protection Safety Training Program for Summer 2008
- Letter from the Training and Development Corporation [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Adoption of Amendments to Chapters 26, 29 and 41
- Chapter 26 basis and business impact statements, response to comments, and proposed rule [PDF]
- Chapter 29 basis and business impact statements, response to comments, and proposed rule [PDF]
- Chapter 41 basis and business impact statements, response to comments, and proposed rule [PDF]
- 5. Review of Comments Received and Continuing Discussion on Issues Relating to Aerial Spraying and Spray Drift
- Memo and table from Henry Jennings on aerial spraying and spray drift [PDF]
- Written comments received on aerial spraying and spray drift [PDF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Sterling Insect-Lawn Control, Inc., of Gorham [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Mainely Grass, Inc., of York [PDF]
- 8. Election of Officers
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. Board-approved training for Bt corn-G. Fish
- b. 2007 Registration Update-W. Smith [PDF]
- c. Combining the Pesticides Registrar and Water Quality Specialist Positions-W. Smith [PDF]
- d. Central Maine Power Company's Transmission Right-of-Way Vegetation Management Plan for 2008-H. Jennings [PDF]
- e. Report of Safer Chemicals Task Force-H. Jennings
- f. Other ?
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- December 14, 2007, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Information Gathering Hearing on Aerial Spraying and Spray Drift
- 3. Minutes of the November 16, 2007, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Consideration of Three Applications from Syngenta Biotechnology to Register Bt Field Corn Products [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Workshop Session to Review Proposed Rulemaking Amendments to Chapters 10, 26, 29 and 41
- Transcript of November 16, 2007, Public Hearing and all written comments received [PDF—large file, 8.5 MB]
- Draft Reponse to Comments on Chapter 41 [PDF]
- 6. Other Old or New Business
- a. Monsanto review of the Bt corn caddisfly study [PDF]
- b. Budget Update - H. Jennings
- 7. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 8. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- November 16 , 2007, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 26, 29 and 41
- 3. Minutes of the October 5, 2007, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Adoption of Board Policy on Acceptable Forms of Verifiable Authorization
- Proposed Policy on Verifiable Authorization [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Discussion of Board Policy on Accepting Electronic Comments Pertaining to Board Agenda Topics
- Memo and Proposed Policy [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Review of Planning Session Discussion on Aerial Drift Concerns
- Memo and Review of Discussion [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Review of the Board's Budget
- 8. Prioritization of Topics from the Board Planning Session
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. National Academy of Science Study on Bt Corn Effects on Caddisflies
- Study and Press Release [PDF]
- Comments on Bt corn study received from Robert Tardy [PDF or RTF]
- Comments on Bt corn study received from Robert Fish [PDF]
- Additional study on Bt corn received from Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine [PDF]
- b. Other
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 11. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- October 5, 2007, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the September 7, 2007, Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Final Review of Draft Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the Application of Turf Pesticides and Fertilizers
- 4. Review of Draft Rule Amendment to Chapter 26 of the Board's Rules
- Draft of Chapter 26 [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Continued Discussion About Acceptable Systems of “Verifiable Authorization”
- Memo from Henry Jennings to Board [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Continued Discussion of Potential Rulemaking Initiative to Regulate the Use of Bt Corn
- Draft of Chapter 41 [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Continued Discussion of Potential Changes to Address Concerns with Aerial Applications
- Memo from Lebelle Hicks to Board [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water
- Proposed new buffer language [PDF or RTF]
- 9. Discussion of BPC Planning Session
- 2006 Planning Session Priorities [PDF or RTF]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on the Back Cove YardScaping Demonstration Project—G. Fish
- People Places & Plants magazine article on the Back Cove Project [PDF]
- b. Comments received regarding Bt corn [PDF]
- c. Letter from Elizabeth Ashe Snow regarding collection of obsolete pesticides [PDF or RTF]
- d. Other
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- September 7, 2007, agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
-
Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the July 27, 2007 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Green Thumb Lawn Service's Request for Variance for a Vegetation Management Program Along Roadway Curbing, Sidewalks and Median Strips in the City of Brewer [PDF]
- 4. Review of Staff Options to Address Concerns Voiced by the Structural Pest Control Industry Relating to Chapter 26 of the Board's Rules [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Clarification of Board Motion to Approve the Registration of Seven Bt Field Corn Products
- 6. Discussion of Potential Rulemaking Initiative to Regulate the Use of Bt Field Corn
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Draft rule amendments for Chapter 41, Section 5 [PDF or RTF]
- Letter from Pioneer Hi-Bred International regarding Bt corn conditions [PDF]
- Memo from Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assocation/Russell Libby regarding Bt corn conditions [PDF or RTF]
- Letter from Douglas Johnson, Maine Biotechnology Information Bureau [PDF]
- E-mail from Tracy Rood, Pioneer Hi-Bred International [PDF]
- 7. Discussion of Preliminary Rulemaking Language to Address Concerns with Aerial Applications
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Draft rule amendments for Chapter 22 [PDF or RTF]
- Draft rule amendments for Chapter 28 [PDF or RTF]
- 7/27/07 Board meeting testimony from Heather Spalding/Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assocation on aerial spray drift [PDF or RTF]
- Indiana Pesticide Drift Rule [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Continued Discussion of Rulemaking Proposal to Continue Restrictions Associated with Browntail Moth Applications Near Marine Waters [PDF or RTF]
- 9. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water [PDF or RTF]
- 10. Discussion of BPC Planning Session
- 2006 Planning Session Priorities [PDF or RTF]
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a. Update on the Back Cove YardScaping Demonstration Project - G. Fish
- Back Cove YardScaping Project Photographic Update [PDF]
- b. Comments received regarding Bt corn and aerial spraying in Maine [PDF]
- c. Other
- 12. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- July 27, 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) with Links to Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the June 22, 2007 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Decision on Applications to Register Seven Bt Field Corn Products (Note: In the interest of time, public comment will be limited)
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Report of the PIP Technical Committee [PDF or RTF]
- Comments Received [PDF]
- 4. Review of the Report from the Stakeholders Committee on Aerial Application Issues
- Cover Memo and Report [PDF or RTF]
- Comments Cover Memo [PDF]
- Stakeholder Committee Comments [PDF]
- Public Comments Received [PDF]
- 5. Review of Staff Options to Address Concerns Voiced by the Structural Pest Control Industry Relating to Chapter 26 of the Board's Rules [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Continued Disscussion of Rulemaking Proposal to Continue Restrictions Associated with Browntail Moth Applications Near Marine Waters [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance Permit Issued to Aroostook Arboriculture [PDF]
- b. Consent Agreement Negotiated Between the Office of Attorney General and The Turf Doctor [PDF]
- c. Update on the Back Cove YardScaping Demonstration Project [No Documents]
- d. Other [PDF]
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- June 22, 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the April 13, 2007 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Discussion of Rulemaking Proposal to Continue Restrictions Associated with Browntail Moth Applications Near Marine Waters
- 4. Discussion of Concerns Voiced by the Structural Pest Control Industry Relating to Chapter 26 of the Board's Rules
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Board Letter [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 26 [PDF or RTF]
- 25(b) E-mail—1 [PDF]
- 25(b) E-mail—2 [PDF]
- 25(b) Spreadsheet [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Maine Helicopters, Inc. of Whitefield [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with The Lawn Ranger of Brunswick [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Northeast Agricultural Sales, Inc. [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Discussion of Need/Benefit for Bt Corn Field Products
- Need/Benefit Information—Laughlin Titus [PDF or RTF]
- Need/Benefit Supporting Documents [PDF]
- Comments Received [PDF]
- 9. Preliminary Discussion about Acceptable Systems of "Verifiable Authorization"
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Comments Received [PDF]
- 10. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- April 2007 Buffer Memo [PDF or RTF]
- New Draft Buffer Language [PDF or RTF]
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance Permit Issued to the Maine Department of Transportation—H. Jennings [PDF]
- b. Variance Permit Issued to Basham Tree Services—H. Jennings [PDF]
- c. Letter from Bangor Hydo Outlining Its Substation Treatment Plans—H. Jennings [PDF]
- d. Legislative Update—H. Jennings [PDF]
- LD 1891
- LD 861
- LD 1698
- LD 1798
- e. PIP Technical Committee Update—J. Jemison
- f. Stakeholders Committee Update—J. Jemison
- g. Letter/Emails on Aerial Spraying—H. Jennings [PDF]
- h. Emails from Nancy Oden on Pesticides/Bees [PDF]
- 12. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- April 13, 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the March 16, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Bayer CropScience Request for a 24C Registration to Use a Lower Rate of Provado 1.6 Flowable Insecticide to Control Blueberry Maggot on Low Bush Blueberry
- Memo, letters, registration forms [PDF]
- Provado label [PDF]
- 4. City of Augusta Request for Variance for a Vegetation Management Program Along Sidewalks and Median Strips [PDF]
- 5. Consideration of Three Applications for Registration for Bt Field Corn Products
- All related memos, applications, and labels [PDF]
- Memo: Committee to Review Plant Incorporated Pesticide Issues [PDF or RTF]
- Supplemental documents from Pioneer [PDF]
- Additional supplemental document from Pioneer [PDF]
- Monsanto 2007 Technology Use Guide [PDF]
- Comments received [PDF]
- 6. Adoption of Amendments to Chapters 40 and 41
- Chapter 40: proposed rule, response to comments, and basis statement [PDF]
- Chapter 41: proposed rule, response to comments, and basis statement [PDF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Barren View Golf Course of Jonesboro [PDF]
- 8. Discussion about Current Posting Requirements for Commercial Applicators and Whether the Board Should Considering Expanding the Requirements to Cover Additional Circumstances
- Board letter to Dolan [PDF]
- Memo to Board [PDF or RTF]
- 9. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water [PDF or RTF]
- 10. Other Old or New Business
- a. Variance Permit Issued to RWC, Inc., of Westfield, MA [PDF]
- b. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- c. Aerial Committee Updates
- d. Other
- 11. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 12. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- March 16 , 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the February 16, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Consideration of Pioneer Hi-Bred International's and Dow AgroSciences LLC Applications for Registration for Three Bt Corn Products [Important: The applicants have requested that this item be tabled to a future meeting.]
- Lebelle Hicks cover memo and article, "Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods" [PDF]
- Dow AgroSciences/Pioneer applications, labels, and supporting articles [PDF]
- Additional supporting article submitted by Dow AgroSciences [PDF]
- 4. United Phosphorus, Inc. Request for 24C Registration for Devrinol 50-DF to Control Weeds in Cranberries
- Wes Smith cover memo, application, supporting letters, and other related materials [PDF]
- 5. Workshop Session to Review Comments on Proposed Rulemaking to Chapters 40 & 41
- 6. Preliminary Discussion about Acceptable Systems of "Verifiable Authorization"
- 7. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water
- Draft buffer zone language [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with GM Allen & Son, Inc.
- Summary and consent agreement [PDF]
- 9. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Cherryfield Foods, Inc.
- Summary and consent agreement [PDF]
- 10. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Greenscapes Lawn Care, Inc.
- Summary and consent agreement [PDF]
- 11. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with Lucas Tree Expert Company
- Summary and consent agreement [PDF]
- 12. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update H. Jennings
- b. Aerial Committee Updates
- c. Letter from Mary Dolan [PDF]
- d. Other
- 13. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 14. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest [PDF]
- February 16 , 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the January 26, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Section 18 Emergency Registration Renewal Request for Coumaphos to Control Varroa
Mites and Small Hive Beetles in Managed Honey Bee Colonies
- Cover Memo, Letter from State Apiarist, Letter to State Apiarist from Bayer HealthCare, CheckMite+ information [PDF]
- 4. Continued Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water
- 5. Adoption of Housekeeping Amendments to Chapters 10, 20, 21, 27, 28 and 31
- Response to Comments (complete—all chapters, single file) [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with JDB Inc. of Brewer [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Consideration of Staff Negotiated Consent Agreement with the Causeway Club Golf Course of Southwest Harbor [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Legislative Update H. Jennings
- b. YardScaping Update G. Fish
- c. Other ?
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest (9 in single file) [PDF]
- January 19, 2007, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the December 15, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Approval of 2007 Blueberry Pest Management Plan for Deblois Critical Pesticide Control Area [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Presentation by Robert Moosmann of the Maine Department of Transportation on Possible Options for Weed/Brush Control Adjacent to Guardrails
- Wet Blade literature [PDF]
- 5. Workshop Session to Continue Reviewing Housekeeping Amendments to Chapters 10, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 40 and 41
- Chapter 20, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 31, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 40, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Discussion of Possible Rulemaking Effort to Exempt Certain Pond Dyes From Some Restrictions in Chapter 41
- Chapter 41, proposed [PDF or RTF]—see section 4
- 7. Discussion of Possible Rulemaking Proposal to Reclassify Trichlorfon from State Limited Use to State Restricted Use
- Chapter 40, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- Chapter 41, proposed [PDF or RTF]—see section 2
- 8. Election of Officers
- 9. Discussion Concerning Potential Development of an Indoor Notification Registry
- 10. Discussion Concerning Potential Development of Buffer Zones to Protect Surface Water
- Memo: Buffers to Protect Surface Water, with Chapter 29, proposed [PDF or RTF]
- 11. Other Old or New Business
- a. Announcement that Heather Jackson, staff Water Quality Specialist, has accepted a job at DEP
- b. Legislative Update
- c. Applicability of Chapter 26 to Dormitory Rooms [PDF]
- d. Other?
- 12. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 13. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest
- December 15, 2006, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the November 17, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Request from Training Development Corporation for Grant to Help Support a Worker Protection Safety Training Program for Summer 2007. [PDF]
- 4. Workshop Session to Review the Rulemaking Record on Proposed Revisions to Chapters 10, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 40 and 41
- Written Comments on Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 40 and 41 [PDF]
- Board Dylox/Grub Control Reviews (Chapters 40, 41) [PDF]
- 5. Review of Draft Report to the Legislature Pursuant to Public Law 2006, Chapter 553
- Draft Report [PDF or RTF]
- Monitoring Report [PDF]
- Model Statute [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Review of Issues Relating to State Registration of Bt Forage Corn and Board Policy on Health/Resistance Reviews
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Generic GMO Form Letter [PDF or RTF]
- EPA Biopesticides Registration Action Document [PDF]
- 7. Discussion Concerning Potential Development of an Indoor Notification Registry
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. 2006 Product Registration Summary - W. Smith [PDF or RTF]
- b. Letter on Vertebrate Pest Control from the National Pest Management Association - H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- c. Legislative Update - H. Jennings [PDF or RTF]
- d. Update on the Technical Committee on Drift - L. Hicks
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- a. Adjustments and/or Additional Dates?
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest
- November 17, 2006, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Chapters 10, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 40 and 41
- 3. Minutes of the October 13, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Consideration of Board Policy to Designate Bedbugs as Public Health Pests Pursuant to Chapter 26 Section 4 (C) (2).
- 5. Selection of Stakeholder Committees to Address Aerial Application Issues
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Potential Make-up of Stakeholders [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Review of Draft Report to the Legislature Pursuant to Public Law 2006, Chapter 553 [PDF or RTF]
- 7. Other Old or New Business
- Technical Committee Issues & Update—L. Hicks
- Chapter 26 Update—G. Fish
- 8. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 9. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest
- October 13, 2006, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 1. Introductions of Board and Staff
- 2. Minutes of the September 15, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF or RTF]
- 3. Review of Draft Browntail Moth Report to Legislature
- Draft ERAC Summary for the Board [PDF or RTF]
- 4. Review of Additional Housekeeping Amendments to the Board's Rules [PDF or RTF]
- 5. Continued Discussion about Forming a Stakeholders Committee to Address Aerial Application Issues
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Drift Committee Discussion Topics Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Drift Committee Topics [PDF or RTF]
- Technical Aerial Drift Committee Meeting Agenda [PDF or RTF]
- Potential Stakeholders [PDF or RTF]
- 6. Review of Draft Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the Application of Turf Pesticides and Fertilizers [PDF or RTF]
- Pesticide Active Ingredient Rating Report [PDF]
- Friends of Casco Bay/Maine Board of Pesticides Control Stormwater Pesticide Analysis [PDF]
- 7. Review of Draft Browntail Moth Spray Monitoring Report [PDF]
- 8. Other Old or New Business
- a. Yardscaping Update—G. Fish
- b. Technical Committee Update—H. Jennings
- 9. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- 10. Adjourn
- Miscellaneous Articles of Interest
- September 15, 2006, Agenda (complete) [PDF or RTF]
- Agenda (condensed) and Supporting Documents
- 2. Minutes of the July 21, 2006 Board Meeting [PDF]
- 3. Development of Technical and Stakeholder Committees to Address Aerial Application Issues
- 4. Review of Public Record from the Browntail Moth Public Information Gathering Meeting and Discussion of Legislative Report Due January 2, 2007
- Note: There are 11 written and 4 oral comments. Please see agenda item 2 for the oral comments. For the written comments, please contact the Board office to request copies.
- 5. Review of Draft Language to Prohibit Unauthorized Pesticide Applications
- Cover Memo [PDF or RTF]
- Draft of New Language [PDF]
- 6. Review of Draft Language to Provide a Hardship Waiver Mechanism for the Fee Associated with the Maine Pesticide Notification Registry
- 7. Review of Draft Report for the 2006 Ground Water Monitoring of Hexazinone [PDF or RTF]
- 8. Update of Board Planning Session Priorities [PDF or RTF]
- Legislative Priorities [PDF or RTF]
- 9. Other Old or New Business
- a. ERAC Update—L. Hicks [PDF or RTF]
- b. Lawn BMP Committee Update—G. Fish
- c. Legislative Update—H. Jennings
- d. Variance Granted to the City of Bangor to Control Weeds Under Guardrails and Woody Brush Along City Streets and Roads—H. Jennings
- 10. Schedule and Location of Future Meetings
- October 13, 2006 is the tentative date for the next Board Meeting
- 11. Adjourn
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