"Indian Country" ?!?!?! Seriously? What are we in the 1950s? Or is this a "term of art?" jadv

On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 7:21 AM, CHAS membership chair wrote:
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> EPA Holds Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country
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> EPA‰??s Office of Pesticide Programs will host a two-day virtual training on Feb. 10-11, 2021, to certify participants as private applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) in Indian country under the‰?øEPA Plan for the Federal Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides within Indian Country (EPA Plan)
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> RUPs require special care to avoid harming human health and the environment. In accordance with the requirements in 40 CFR å¤ 171, RUPs can only be sold to or used by pesticide applicators who are specially certified, or to persons under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. RUPs can only be used in areas where EPA has explicitly approved or implemented an applicator certification plan for that state, tribe or federal agency.
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> Any person who uses RUPs in an area of Indian country under the‰?øEPA Plan <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAyMDMuMzQ1MTY2NjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5lcGEuZ292L3Blc3RpY2lkZS1hcHBsaWNhdG9yLWNlcnRpZmljYXRpb24taW5kaWFuLWNvdW50cnkvYWJvdXQtZXBhLXBsYW4tY2VydGlmeS1hcHBsaWNhdG9ycy1pbmRpYW4tY291bnRyeSJ9.7Y_L7dzLsjqmye9Q5VU4H9y9qvJtR25_c6YZDoKtANU%2Fs%2F505416055%2Fbr%2F96995886224-l&data=04%7C01%7Cjoseph.diverdi%40COLOSTATE.EDU%7C5dbd2708a9894424b75808d8c84f3767%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637479589855938065%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=nwPaCaBc3lcM2QihnTQIKgxGfPRp0Ok8mIxFEZZiNEQ%3D&reserved=0>‰?øneeds a federal certification from EPA. Additionally, some tribes may choose to further restrict or prohibit the use of RUPs in their areas throug!
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> implementation of tribal codes, laws, regulations or other applicable requirements. The EPA Plan does not supersede such tribal requirements. Applicators of RUPs in Indian country should take steps to determine if there are additional tribal requirements they must follow.
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> Applicators interested in attending the two-day, 12-hour course should express interest by providing a full name to‰?øEPAcertplan**At_Symbol_Here**epa.gov ‰?øby Feb. 8, 2021. Another training is scheduled for May 12-13, 2021.
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