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FSH 2109.14 - PESTICIDE-USE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 2109.14-94-1
                       EFFECTIVE 12/06/94

                            ZERO CODE


01 - AUTHORITY.  (FSM 2150.1).

02 - OBJECTIVE.  (FSM 2150.2).

03 - POLICY.  (FSM 2150.3).

05 - DEFINITIONS.  The following specialized terms are provided 
in addition to those terms defined in FSM 2150.5.

    Chemical Transportation Emergency Center (CHEMTREC).  A 
chemical-industry supported service that provides two types of 
assistance during emergencies involving chemicals:

       a.  Relays information regarding specific chemicals.

       b.  Contacts the manufacturer or other experts for 
       additional information or on-site assistance.

The CHEMTREC toll-free number (1-800-424-9300) provides 
assistance in the event of emergencies.

    Common Name of Pesticide.  The name accepted by the American 
National Standards Institute to identify the active ingredient in 
a pesticide.

    EPA Registration Number.  The number assigned to a pesticide 
product by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during 
registration.

    Formulation.  The form in which a pesticide is packaged or 
prepared for use.  A chemical mixture that includes a certain 
percentage of active ingredient, often with one or more inert 
carriers.

    General-Use Pesticide.  A pesticide that will not cause 
unreasonable adverse effects to the environment when used as 
directed and may be purchased and used by the general public.



    Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).  (FSH 4090.13).  A procedure 
designed to ensure  testing and data acquisition are done 
according to standards set by EPA.  GLP assures the quality and 
integrity of data submitted and collected in support of a 
regulatory decision.

    Integrated Pest Management.  An ecologically based process 
for selecting strategies to regulate forest pests to achieve 
resource management objectives.  It is the planned and systematic 
use of detection, evaluation, and monitoring techniques; and all 
appropriate silvicultural, biological, chemical, genetic, and 
mechanical tactics needed to prevent or reduce pest-caused damage 
and losses to levels that are economically, environmentally, and 
aesthetically acceptable.

    Label.  The written, printed, or graphic matter on, or 
attached to, a pesticide container that includes information on 
the formulation, on instructions governing use, and on 
restrictions, signal words, and precautions.

    Pest.  Any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, parasitic 
plant, or any other form of plant or animal life that has or 
could have unacceptable adverse impacts on humans, resources, or 
the environment.

    Pesticide.

       a.  Any substance, or mixture of substances, intended to 
       prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest; or

       b.  Any substance, or mixture of substances, intended for 
       use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.

    Pesticide-Use Advisory Memoranda.  Letters from the Deputy 
Chief for State and Private Forestry to field units providing up-
to-date information about pesticide-use management subjects.

    Pesticide-Use Management and Coordination.  All activities 
involving pesticides and their use.

    Registered Pesticide.  A pesticide that has been registered 
by EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act, as amended.