Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Effective Date

This petition from the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the American Farm Bureau Federation, dated December 21, 2016, asks that the Agency amend the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard by postponing the effective date. The Agency responded to this petition on January 13, 2017. 

• Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Effective Date (PDF)(3 pp, 282 K)
• EPA Response to Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Effective Date (PDF)(3 pp, 670 K)