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Archive of Board Meeting Agendas and Accompanying Documents
- 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
- 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 Rasartaff [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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