Section 6448.3 - New 1,3-Dichloropropene Fumigation Methods(a) Notwithstanding section 6448.2(d), the Director may approve use of a 1,3-Dichloropropene field fumigation method not described in section 6448.2 based on the following criteria: (1) The fumigation method has scientific data and information sufficient to estimate 1,3-Dichloropropene emissions;(2) The results are valid as indicated by the quality control data; and(3) The conditions studied represent agricultural fields fumigated.(b) As part of the approval for a new field fumigation method, the Director shall estimate potential 1,3-Dichloropropene air concentrations using the emission data in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) to: (1) determine the combinations of setback distance, application rate, and application block size that will result in a 1,3-Dichloropropene air concentration of no more than 55 parts per billion as a 72-hour time-weighted average;(2) assign a field fumigation method code.(c) The Director shall publish a notice of interim approval for a field fumigation method on the Department's Web site. The interim approval expires three years after the date of approval.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6448.3
Note: Authority cited: Sections 11456, 12976, 14005 and 14024, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 11501, 14006 and 14024, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 12-22-2023; operative 1/1/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 51).