Responding to proposed child labor regulations, the Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) joined over 70 agricultural organizations this week and filed comments in response to a proposal by the federal Department of Labor (DOL) that would limit youth employment opportunities on farms. The coalition comments focused on what AAI and other agriculture organizations see as [...]
New rules were filed on February 4th regarding aerial application. The rule outlines the license, certification, and continuing instruction requirements for aerial applicator consultants operating in Iowa. In addition, the new rule clears up much of the confusion regarding the duty of the commercial applicator working with the aerial applicator. The rule states that an [...]
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections 206.5(2) and 206.6(5) as amended by 2008 Iowa Acts, House File 2551, the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship amends Chapter 45, “Pesticides,” Iowa Administrative Code. The amendments outline the requirements for the supervision of aerial pesticide applicators, the qualifications and duties of the aerial applicator consultant, [...]
EPA has finalized a rule providing a full exemption for reporting air releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms to the federal government and a partial exemption of reporting the releases to state and local governments. This new rule exempts all farms from reporting air releases under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and [...]
This is to advise you that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has asked The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) to remind nurse tank owners and operators that under the provisions of 49 CFR 173.315(m), nurse tanks are exempt from certain DOT specification requirements ONLY when operating exclusively for agricultural purposes. This would include any nurse tank operating [...]
Based on eight (8) recent enforcement investigations, conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement (OHME), this letter is intended to notify the industry of serious safety problems and non-compliance issues regarding the maintenance, filling, transport and use of nurse tanks in anhydrous ammonia [...]
Issue: USDOT requires data-plates on all anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks and has authority over these pressure vessels. Background: According to state sources, Iowa has approximately 26,000 NH3 tanks with an estimated one third of those without data-plates. These ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) plates are affixed to tanks at the date of manufacture. Iowa [...]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT [761] Notice of Intended Action Notice is also given to the public that the Administrative Rules Review Committee may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this proposed action under section 17A.8(6) at a regular or special meeting where the public or interested persons may be [...]
