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USDA Rescission of 7 CFR Part 110 — Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements

Source Record
Authority Type
Federal Regulator
Citation
USDA Final Rule, Rescission of 7 CFR Part 110, Federal Register Vol. 90 No. 90 (May 12, 2025), FR Doc 2025-08220, effective July 11, 2025
Primary Source
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/12/2025-08220/recordkeeping-requirements-for-certified-applicators-of-federally-restricted-use-pesticides
Source Tier
Tier 1
Confidence
HIGH
Paywalled
No
Verbatim Available
Yes
Last Verified
May 25, 2026
Verified by Trenton L. Frazer, BCE #B3413 · Board Certified Entomologist · verification methodology

Citation

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. Final Rule: Rescission of Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides. 7 CFR Part 110. Published in the Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 90, May 12, 2025. FR Doc Number 2025-08220. Effective date: July 11, 2025.

What It Says (Verbatim, Key Passages)

Action statement (Federal Register summary):

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is rescinding the regulations governing recordkeeping requirements for certified applicators of federally restricted use pesticides (RUPs). USDA has determined that these regulations are unnecessarily duplicative of State, Tribal, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recordkeeping requirements that already exist.”

Effective date:

“This final rule is effective July 11, 2025.”

Scope of rescission:

Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Subchapter B, Part 110 — Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides — is rescinded in its entirety. Sections rescinded include §110.1 (Purpose and scope), §110.2 (Definitions), §110.3 (Records of restricted use pesticide application), §110.4 (Access to records), §110.5 (Cooperative agreements), §110.6 (Compliance), and §110.7 (Penalties).

What It Means in Plain Language

Until July 11, 2025, federal regulation required certified applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) to maintain specific records under 7 CFR Part 110 — including the brand or product name, EPA registration number, total amount applied, location of application, size of area treated, crop or commodity treated, date of application, and applicator name and certification number. These records had to be maintained for two years and made available to USDA, EPA, or state pesticide regulatory officials upon request.

That federal recordkeeping obligation no longer exists. USDA rescinded Part 110 because the same recordkeeping requirements already exist under state pesticide regulatory frameworks and EPA program rules.

The practical implication for healthcare facilities and pest management providers serving healthcare:

The legal floor for restricted-use pesticide recordkeeping is now entirely state-level, not federal-state hybrid. Healthcare facilities and their contracted pest management providers must verify their state’s specific RUP recordkeeping requirements (which vary by state) and comply accordingly. The familiar “7 CFR §110.3 application record” reference that appeared in pest management documentation, training materials, and contracts before July 2025 is now an obsolete citation.

For pest management programs serving healthcare facilities, this changes documentation citations and training references, but does not materially change actual recordkeeping behavior — because state requirements continue to require the same data elements that 7 CFR Part 110 required, and most healthcare-focused IPM programs maintain records substantially exceeding minimum state requirements as a matter of professional practice.

Who It Applies To

The rescission applies to all certified applicators of federally restricted-use pesticides nationwide. This includes:

In healthcare contexts, certified commercial applicators servicing hospitals, nursing facilities, and clinical environments are the primary affected population. The rescission does not eliminate the certification requirement itself — applicators still must hold state-issued certification under EPA-approved state programs. It eliminates only the federal recordkeeping overlay.

Documentation Evidence Required

Post-rescission, healthcare facilities and their pest management providers should document RUP applications per state-specific requirements. Common state-level RUP recordkeeping elements (which closely parallel the rescinded federal requirements) include:

For Utah-licensed applicators specifically, see the Utah R68-7 Pesticide Applicator Licensing authority page for state-specific recordkeeping requirements that now constitute the operative compliance framework.

For all other states, the state Department of Agriculture or equivalent state pesticide regulatory agency publishes the applicable recordkeeping rules. State requirements typically meet or exceed the rescinded federal minimum.

How Surveyors Evaluate It

Joint Commission, CMS, and DNV-GL surveyors do not directly evaluate against 7 CFR Part 110 (and after July 11, 2025, would have no basis to). However, surveyors do evaluate against:

State health department surveyors and state pesticide regulatory officials evaluate directly against the state RUP recordkeeping requirements that now constitute the sole regulatory floor.

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence. Federal Register publication details (Volume 90, Number 90, May 12, 2025, FR Doc 2025-08220) and effective date (July 11, 2025) verified directly from the Federal Register primary source. Rescission of Part 110 in its entirety verified. USDA’s stated rationale (“unnecessarily duplicative of State, Tribal, and Environmental Protection Agency recordkeeping requirements”) verified verbatim from the Federal Register summary.