How to Apply for Applicator Certification under the EPA Plan

There are two ways an applicator can become certified to apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs) in Indian country under the EPA Plan for the Federal Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides within Indian Country (EPA Plan).

1. If you are a private or commercial applicator with a current and valid state, tribal or federal certification who wishes to apply restricted use pesticides (RUPs) in Indian country under the EPA Plan:
   • You must be at least 18 years old.
   • You must submit a completed application form and a photocopy of both sides of your current and valid state, tribal or federal certification to the relevant  EPA regional office of where in Indian country you intend to apply RUPs. EPA is basing the federal certification on the existence of a current and valid state, tribe, or federal agency certificate that makes an applicator legally able to use RUPs.
     • Find the regional office address on page 3 of the instructions for completing the application form.
   • The underlying state or tribal certificate must come from a state or tribe that shares a boundary with the area of Indian country in which you intend to apply RUPs. If you have questions about this, contact your EPA regional office.
   • If you would like to apply in multiple areas of Indian country that share boundaries with different states, you must submit an application form and a copy of the underlying certificate for each state. Send your applications and copies of the certificates to the EPA regional office that includes the state(s) where you intend to apply. This may require sending applications to multiple EPA regional offices.
     • Find the regional office address on page 3 of the instructions for completing the application form.
   • If the state, tribe or federal agency does not issue a hard-copy certificate, you must submit documentation of the underlying certification. This documentation could include a printed image from a state Web certification database showing that you are certified in the state.

2. If you would like to be a private applicator in Indian country under the EPA Plan and do not have a current and valid certification from a state, tribe or federal agency, you may obtain your certification by meeting EPA's  training requirements. You must be at least 18 years old to receive federal certification under the EPA Plan through this method.

   There is no fee to apply for and receive an EPA federal pesticide applicator certification.  However, you may be charged to obtain certificate from a state, tribe of other federal agency.

   Once you have completed EPA's private applicator training, you will need to submit the proof of completion and a completed Application Form to the relevant EPA Region within 30 calendar days of completing the training.