Section 355IAC7-4-3. Criteria and procedures for approving fertilizer material CCHs and PARPs

   (a) The state chemist shall be responsible for evaluating all instruction and training opportunities submitted for consideration of approval for CCHs or PARP credits.

  (b) Training and instruction may be evaluated and approved for both CCHs and PARP credits.

  (c) All requests for CCH or PARP approval must be submitted to the state chemist as follows:

(1) At least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date that the instruction or training event will occur.

(2) In a format determined by the state chemist.

(3) By an individual directly responsible for the CCH instruction or training event.

(4) By the county extension educator with the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service for the PARP instruction or training.

  (d) Criteria to be followed by the state chemist for the evaluation of instruction and training events for CCH and PARP approval shall include, but may not be limited to, the following:

(1) Must be open to all certified applicators.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), any costs or participation fees to cover expenses incurred by the training providers must be the same for all certified applicators.

(3) Professional educational organizations claiming Internal Revenue Service 501(c) status and governmental organizations may charge variable participation fees.

(4) Must not be in-house training.

(5) The venue must be large enough to accommodate a reasonable number of certified applicators from outside of the immediate organization facilitating the instruction or training.

(6) Must be open without fee or charge to the state chemist for monitoring.

(7) Must have an effective mechanism for the person responsible for the training to verify participation of the certified applicator from the start to the conclusion of the CCH or PARP event.

(8) Must include at least one (1) state chemist approved regulatory topic.

(9) Subject matter and content must include, but may not be limited to, at least one (1) of the following:

(A) Fertilizer material storage.

(B) Fertilizer material chemistry.

(C) Fertilizer material equipment calibration and maintenance.

(D) Fertilizer material use.

(E) Fertilizer material transportation.

(F) Fertilizer material application development and implementation.

(G) Spill response procedures.

(H) Public and customer safety.

(I) Public and customer concerns.

(J) Applicator safety.

(K) Environmental safety.

(L) Environmental issues.

(M) Employee training.

(N) Associated state and federal laws or regulations affecting fertilizer materials or fertilizer material applicators.

(10) Subject matter and content must not include any of the following:

(A) Product or service sales or promotions.

(B) Employee hiring or retention.

(C) General business practices.

(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 7-4-3; filed Jun 28, 2010, 2:27 p.m.: 20100728-IR-355090812FRA; readopted filed Oct 6, 2016, 8:55 a.m.: 20161102-IR-355160127RFA)