There is a possibility that the Final Rule may drop one of the proposed record components . A sample recordkeeping form distributed among UNL Cooperative Extension offices will keep a private applicator in compliance. The individual components as identified by asterisks in that form are the records that must be kept for a least two years by a private applicator . No specific format for the records is required. An applicator just needs to keep the designated record components for the two-year time period .
Many private applicators hire a custom applicator to apply their pesticides.
Commercial applicators also have obligations relative to these records. A certified commercial applicator must provide a record of a restricted use pesticide application within 30 days to the person for whom such an application was provided . The overall intent of the recordkeeping requirement is to form a national data base for agronomic and environmental surveys by State and Federal agencies. Summaries of the data will address consumer concerns on food safety, to assure the public that their food is safe . The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service will oversee the entire program.