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Naval Air Station Jacksonville Integrated Pest Management Plan

SEPTEMBER 2023

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Naval Air Station Jacksonville Integrated Pest Management Plan

Approval and Implementation Prepared by:

• Kirk Williams, Applied Biology, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic, Code EV51, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23508

Technical and Administrative Approval:

Approved and signed in accordance with DoDM 4150.07, Volume 1

Integrated Pest Management Coordinator

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Installation Environmental Program Director

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Natural Resources Manager

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Public Works Officer

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Preventive Medicine Department, Navy Medicine & Readiness Training Unit

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Approved for Implementation:

Commanding Officer

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Naval Air Station Jacksonville Integrated Pest Management Plan

Technical Review The Integrated Pest Management Plan has been reviewed in accordance with DoDM 4150.07, Volume 1

________________________________________________ Date: _________ Ms. Sabra Scheffel Applied Biology Branch Manager Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic Norfolk, VA

________________________________________________ Date: _________ CDR Ian Sutherland Officer in Charge Navy Entomology Center of Excellence Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL iv v

Integrated Pest Management Plan Annual Review

Year Completion Date

Integrated Pest Management Coordinator

Copies of Changes to the Pest Management Consultant

(Annual) Date Completed

28 Rewrite

Scheduled On-Site Pest Management Technical Review

Scheduled Date

Integrated Pest Management Coordinator

Pest Management Consultant Date Review Completed

1-30-2023 2-2-2023

Note: Technical Reviews should be scheduled approximately 3 years apart and in conjunction with an Environmental Management System (EMS) review if possible.

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Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ VII

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... XI

CHAPTERS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1-1

1.1. Integrated Pest Management Plan .......................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2. Installation Background ........................................................................................................................... 1-2

1.3. Pest Management Program Overview ..................................................................................................... 1-3

2. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1. Roles and Responsibilities ........................................................................................................................ 2-1

2.2. Pesticide Approval ................................................................................................................................... 2-9

2.3. Records and Reporting .......................................................................................................................... 2-10

2.4. Training, Certification, and Licensing ..................................................................................................... 2-11

2.5. Pest Management Contracting .............................................................................................................. 2-14 viii

3. OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1. Integrated Pest Management .................................................................................................................. 3-1

3.2. Current Pest Management Operations.................................................................................................... 3-3

3.3. Regulatory Compliance .......................................................................................................................... 3-17

3.4. Pesticide Management .......................................................................................................................... 3-19

3.5. Minimum Risk Pesticides ....................................................................................................................... 3-22

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1. Pesticide Applicator Safety ...................................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2. Public Safety ............................................................................................................................................ 4-5

4.3. Pest Control Accidents ............................................................................................................................. 4-8

5. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................................. 5-1

5.1. Environmental Considerations on the Pesticide Label ............................................................................ 5-1

5.2. Managing Environmental Impact ............................................................................................................ 5-1

5.3. Public Perception ..................................................................................................................................... 5-6

6. EMERGENCY PEST MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.1. Public Health Emergencies ...................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.2. Agricultural Emergencies ......................................................................................................................... 6-2 ix

6.3. Emergency Pest Management Resources................................................................................................ 6-2

7. PROGRAM RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................... 7-1

7.1. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Applied Biology ........................................................... 7-1

7.2. Navy Entomology Center of Excellence ................................................................................................... 7-1

7.3. Florida Cooperative Extension Service .................................................................................................... 7-2

7.4. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services .................................................................... 7-2

7.5. Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Public Health Medicine ................................. 7-2

APPENDICES........................................................................................................................................................A-1

A. Points of Contact ......................................................................................................................................A-1 A.1. Installation Pest Management ............................................................................................................. A-3 A.2. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic Applied Biology ........................................... A-4 A.3. Navy Entomology Center of Excellence ............................................................................................... A-4

B. Maps ........................................................................................................................................................ B-1 B.1. General Location Maps ........................................................................................................................ B-3

C. Program Review ....................................................................................................................................... C-1 C.1. Pest Management Program Self-Assessment Checklist ....................................................................... C-3 C.2. Installation Technical Review (February 2023) .................................................................................. C-14 C.3. DD Form 1070: Termite and Wood Decay Inspection Form .............................................................. C-22

D. Pesticide Authorized Use List ................................................................................................................... D-1 D.1. Pesticide Authorized Use List: Installation 1 ........................................................................................ D-3

E. Certifications ............................................................................................................................................ E-1 E.1. Table of Current Contractors ............................................................................................................... E-3 E.2. Table of Applicator Certifications ......................................................................................................... E-3 E.3. Table of IPMC/PAR Certifications ......................................................................................................... E-5

F. Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Guidance Related to Pesticides and Pest Management .......................... F-1 F.1. Federal .................................................................................................................................................. F-3 F.2. Department of Defense......................................................................................................................... F-6 F.3. Navy, USMC, and UFGS ......................................................................................................................... F-7 F.4. State ...................................................................................................................................................... F-9 F.5. Installation........................................................................................................................................... F-10 F.6. Special Interest Items .......................................................................................................................... F-11 F.7. International........................................................................................................................................ F-13

G. Environmental ......................................................................................................................................... G-1 G.1. Sample Pesticide Management Program Environmental Impact Log .................................................. G-3 G.2. US EPA NPDES Pesticide General Permit for Pesticide Discharges ...................................................... G-5 G.3. Sample Discharge Management Plan ................................................................................................... G-6

H. Medical ................................................................................................................................................... H-1 H.1. Emergency Vector-Borne Disease Response Plan March 2014 ........................................................... H-3

I. Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................... I-1 J. List of Acronyms & Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. J-1 K. Integrated Pest Management Sheets ........................................................................................................ K-1 x xi

Executive Summary This Integrated Pest Management Plan is a comprehensive, long-range document that captures all of the pest management operations and pesticide-related activities conducted on the installation. It incorporates pest management practices and the local, state, federal, and Department of Defense regulations, and conforms to the requirements of Department of Defense Instruction 4150.07, DoD Pest Management Program, Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 6250.4C, Navy Pest Management Programs, Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 5090.1E, Environmental Readiness Program, and Marine Corps Order 5090.2, Environmental Compliance and Protection Program. It supplies comprehensive information about the pest management program to installation staff and internal and external stakeholders and compliance regulators.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Atlantic’s Applied Biology Center prepared this plan using information obtained through pest management data collection, on-site observations, installation personnel interviews, and document reviews.

The main goal of the various pest control functions is to support the mission of Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville Pest control services are needed on the installation in order to:

1. Provide services that will prolong the life of the structures through structural and nuisance pest control

2. Maintain the safety and security of industrial and storage areas through weed control

3. Provide nuisance pest control to all buildings (except public-private venture housing) and outdoor areas to ensure a good working and living environment

4. Control weed and insect pests in all recreational and lawn areas to maintain aesthetics and provide recreational facilities to personnel

5. Provide control of mosquitoes, flies, and other potential disease vectors to ensure the comfort and well-being of all personnel

6. Provide vertebrate pest control, including rodent control, to all areas of the installation

The fundamental pest management requirements are that pesticides be mixed, applied, stored, and disposed of in accordance with the pesticide label and all applicable policies and regulations; installations maintain an up-to-date integrated pest management plan; installations designate an integrated pest management coordinator and a pest management performance assessment representative (if contracted); all pest management operations be reported; all pesticides be approved prior to use; and all pest management personnel be appropriately certified.

This plan focuses on safe, environmentally-sound, and cost-effective control of pests through integrated pest management. Integrated pest management depends on education, proper surveillance and identification of pests, non-chemical and chemical control methods, and individual responsibility for pest prevention.

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Integrated Pest Management Plan Introduction 1-1

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) is a long-range, comprehensive planning and operational document that establishes the strategy and methods for conducting a safe, effective, and environmentally-sound Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. The IPMP covers all pest management and pesticide-related activities conducted by civilian and military Department of Defense (DoD) personnel and commercial contractors within all functional areas of the installation.

Authority

Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 4150.07, DoD Pest Management Program, Chief of Naval Operations Instruction (OPNAVINST) 6250.4C, Navy Pest Management Programs, Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAVINST) 5090.1E, Environmental Readiness Program, and Marine Corps Order (MCO) 5090.2, Environmental Compliance and Protection Program, require that all Navy and Marine Corps installations develop and implement an IPMP in accordance to the guidelines. The IPMP will detail all aspects of pesticide management including administration, procurement, contract services, storage, disposal, safety, reporting, vehicles, integrated pest management, and applicable laws and regulations.

Department of Defense Measures of Merit

This plan provides the framework for the installation to meet the DoD’s annual goals or measures of merit (MoMs). As established in DoDI 4150.07, and updated by the Armed Forces Pest Management Board, the MoMs are:

1. Measure of Merit 1: All DoD installations will maintain IPM plans that are reviewed and approved by a DoD-certified Pest Management Consultant (PMC) and annually updated by the Integrated Pest Management Coordinator (IPMC).

NAS Jacksonville helps meet this goal by implementing (via the commanding officer’s signature) this plan.

2. Measure of Merit 2: All DoD installations will adhere to the principals of integrated pest management and the DoD will maintain the goal of minimizing annual pesticide use by both government and contractor pesticide applicators on its installations. The DoD will maintain or reduce total pesticide use on DoD installations to a level no greater than 425,000 pounds (average usage of the fiscal years 2007 and 2009 usage) of active ingredient per year.

NAS Jacksonville provides data for this MoM through the reporting requirement (section 2.3).

3. Measure of Merit 3: All DoD pesticide applicators will be certified. Direct-hire Certification employees, certified in accordance with Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 4150.07, Volume 2, have up to 2 years to become certified after initial employment. Contracted employees must have appropriate State certification in the appropriate categories at the time the contract is awarded.

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NAS Jacksonville ensures proper certification of all applicators through regular verifications and maintains a list of certifications in appendix E of this plan. See section

2.4 for training and certification requirements.

4. Measure of Merit 4: By the end of Fiscal Year 2020, all pesticide application on all Archiving DoD installations, or in support of a DoD operation, will be reported. Reports will be entered into a searchable DoD database and permanently archived.

NAS Jacksonville ensures proper reporting of pesticide applications by entering applications into the NAVFAC Online Pesticide Reporting System (NOPRS).

Integrated Pest Management Plan Implementation

The IPMP must be reviewed and approved by installation stakeholders and professional pest management consultants (PPMCs) from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). The IPMP is implemented upon signature of the installation’s commanding officer. The IPMC has the task of implementing, coordinating, and executing the IPMP among each of the functional areas of the installation.

Integrated Pest Management Plan Maintenance

Once the IPMP has been developed and implemented, it must be reviewed annually and updated as necessary. The installation IPMC is responsible for maintaining the IPMP.

1.1.4.1. Internal Review

The IPMC shall conduct an internal review annually in coordination with the pest management service providers (PMSPs) and other functional area points of contact (POCs). The review should include updating contract information, applicator certifications, pesticides, and pest management operations to be used on the installation, as well as updating pesticide use records. The pest management program self-assessment checklist (appendix C) is available as a tool to review compliance issues during the internal review.

1.1.4.2. Off-Site Review

The IPMC may request that a NAVFAC Applied Biology PPMC perform a review of regulatory requirements, reporting, and pesticide approval procedures.

1.1.4.3. On-Site Review

The NAVFAC Applied Biology PPMC shall perform an on-site review of the entire pest management program every three years to ensure compliance with the IPMP. The review may be performed more frequently if extensive program problems exist. A copy of the last technical review report can be found in appendix C.

1.1.4.4. Integrated Pest Management Plan Rewrite

The IPMP should be rewritten every five years to reflect new contracts, personnel, pest management practices, and regulatory changes.

1.2. INSTALLATION BACKGROUND

In May 1942, the command was called Naval Air Operational Training Command and was responsible for all aviation-related training in the southeast during World War II. By November

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1945, the name changed to Naval Air Advanced Training Command with fighter pilot training as the primary focus. The Navy's Blue Angels formed in 1946 and served under this command until 1948.

In 1948, Commander, Fleet Air Jacksonville assumed flag responsibilities as the command that controlled all operations-related aviation assets in the Jacksonville area. In 1974, the name was changed to Commander, Sea Based Antisubmarine Wings Atlantic. The command's name changed again when Commander, Helicopter Wings Atlantic, was established October 1, 1986.

The command then went through subsequent mission and name changes, including Commander, Naval Aviation Activities Jacksonville, on October 1, 1992, followed by Commander, Naval Base Jacksonville, effective June 2, 1994. The latest and current name - Commander, Navy Region Southeast - was established February 2, 1999.

Navy Region Southeast is a team of dedicated patriots that set the standards of excellence and leadership in shore installation management throughout the Navy.

Mission

Mission Statement: Provide the premier platform for generating and projecting naval power from the shore.

Location and Facilities

Located in northeast Florida, Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest installation in Navy Region Southeast, and occupies more than 3,800 acres along the west bank of the St. Johns River. The installation’s area of responsibility includes three bombing ranges (including the only Navy live-fire range on the East Coast) - Pinecastle, Rodman, and Lake George as well as Outlying Field Whitehouse. The station is home to seven active duty VP squadrons (flying P-8A Poseidon aircraft), three Reserve squadrons, five helicopter squadrons, and one MQ-4C UAS Triton squadron. There are more than 100 aircraft operating full time out of NAS Jacksonville, to include: P-8A Poseidon, P-3C Orion, MH-60R Romeo, C-40 Clipper, C-130T Hercules, U.S.

Customs and Border Patrol and Flying Club aircraft.

1.3. PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The pest management program is summarized below.

1. NAS Jacksonville general pest management and grounds maintenance services are provided by contract with KIRA as the prime and McCall Service as the subcontractor.

McCall Service also provides pest control services to Public Private Venture (PPV) housing.

2. Grounds maintenance services for PPV is provided through contract with The Davey Tree Expert Company.

3. Grounds maintenance services for the substations are provided through contract with JLL- Midnight Sun as the prime contractor and Bug Pro Florida as the subcontractor.

4. Ehrlich Pest Control provides pest control services for the commissary.

5. Ecolab provides pest control services for the Navy Lodge

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6. Two DoD-certified in-house applicators maintain the Moral, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) golf course and ballfields.

Pest Management Objectives

The objectives of the installation’s pest management program are:

1. The prevention of pest-related health and safety problems that affect the mission.

Examples of health-related pests that may affect the mission include, but are not limited to mosquitoes, fire ants, bed bugs and rodents. Any pest may impact the mission when its numbers become excessive. Prevention of pest-borne disease and injury is a component of force health protection. Force health protection seeks to maintain a healthy and fit military and civilian force in order to maintain the highest levels of readiness. Pest management is a force multiplier for construction battalions, maintenance commands, and other deployable units. Additionally, the military and civilian infrastructure on the installation must be protected in order to provide the necessary support to these units as well.

2. The prevention of pest damage to equipment and subsistence used to support the operational mission of the activities and tenant commands.

Equipment and materials are susceptible to physical damage by pests and the financial costs of such damage can be high. Rodents, for example, can cause considerable damage to electronic equipment through gnawing on electrical components. Examples of pests that may damage equipment and subsistence include, but are not limited to rodents, wood-destroying pests, and stored-product pests.

3. Vegetation management to protect the local environment.

The introduction of non-native/invasive species of plants can increase the risk of fire and degrade the surrounding native environment that is home to a number of endangered and threatened animal and plant species.

4. The protection of government real property, materiel, and aesthetics.

Buildings and roads that form the infrastructure of the installation are susceptible to pests. If not adequately prevented and controlled, termites can cause extensive damage to wood structures. Weeds can cause damage to roadways and increase the risk of fire.

5. The reduction of the use of and dependence on pesticides.

Program Requirements

1.3.2.1. Administration

Proper administration of the pest management program ensures accountability and documentation through planning, record keeping, reporting, training, pesticide and contract approval, and regulatory compliance. Table 1-1 outlines the pest management administrative program requirements.

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Table 1-1. Pest management administrative program requirements.

Requirement Description Reference Responsibility Locator

PLANNING Review and revise the IPMP annually.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

IPMC

Section 1.1.4

PESTICIDE

APPROVAL

Compile and submit list of new pesticides to NAVFAC Applied Biology for approval for use on the installation.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

IPMC in coordination with PMPARs and PMSPs

Section 2.2

RECORDING Record all pest management operations conducted on the installation after each operation.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

7 CFR §110*

PMSPs

Section 2.3.1

MAINTAINING Maintain records of all pest management operations conducted on-site indefinitely.

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OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

7 CFR §110*

IPMC in coordination with PMPARs Section

2.3.2

REPORTING Compile and report all pest management operations to NAVFAC Applied Biology monthly.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

7 CFR §110*

IPMC in coordination with PMPARs Section

2.3.3

PESTICIDE

APPLICATOR

CERTIFICATION

Ensure that all personnel applying pesticides on installations have either current DoD pesticide applicator certification or state commercial applicator certification.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

40 CFR §171*

IPMC in coordination with PMPARs and PMSPs Section

2.4

COMPLIANCE Ensure that all program elements are in compliance with all federal regulations. DoD policy is to voluntarily comply with local/state regulations if compliance does not degrade DoD mission.

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OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

IPMC in coordination with PMPARs

Section 3.3

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Requirement Description Reference Responsibility Locator

CONTRACT

REVIEW

Review pest management contract specifications for compliance with the IPMP and submit to NAVFAC Applied Biology for final review and approval prior to advertising.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

Facilities Support Contracting personnel PMPARs IPMCs

Section 2.5

• * (applies to restricted-use pesticides only)

1.3.2.2. Operations

Operations are the day-to-day management of pests through pesticides and non-chemical means. Pest management on the installation includes the following categories of operations:

1. Ornamental and Turf—Control and management of pests of landscape plants and turf including arthropods, fungi, and weeds.

2. Right-of-way—Control and management of vegetation along roadways as well as vegetation control near fuel farms to reduce fire risk and along fence lines to enhance security.

3. Aquatic Weed Control—Control of vegetation in ponds and ditches.

4. Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health-Related—Control and management of pests in and around buildings. Pests may include cockroaches, termites, bees, venomous animals, stored product insects, rodents, and feral animals.

5. Public Health—Control and management of human and animal disease vectors such as rodents, mosquitoes, flies, ticks, and fleas.

6. Nuisance Pest Control—Control of insect pests, such as ants, that are a nuisance or annoyance to base personnel, but do not present a health risk.

7. Invasive Plants—Removal of non-native species of plants that are detrimental to native plant and animal habitats.

8. Vertebrate Control—Control of animal predators that prey upon endangered or threatened animals and their habitats, or infest food and material storage.

Each of these operations must meet various requirements that are listed and described in table 1-2.

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Table 1-2. Pest management operations program requirements.

Requirement Description Reference Responsibility Locator

INTEGRATED PEST

MANAGEMENT

Federal agencies shall use IPM techniques in carrying out pest management activities and shall promote IPM through procurement and regulatory policies, and other activities.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDI 4150.07 7 U.S.C. § 136r-1

IPMC

PMSPs

Section 3.1.1

STORAGE Pesticides kept on installations must be procured and stored in accordance with installation and federal regulations.

DoD Policy is to comply with local/state regulations when meeting those standards does not degrade DoD missions.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

AFPMB TG 17

29 CFR §1910

40 CFR §165

Pest control shop supervisor

Section 3.4.3

APPLICATION Only registered pesticides will be used. Applicators must apply pesticides in a manner that ensures safety and protects the environment. A copy of the pesticide label shall be available at the application site.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDI 4150.07

40 CFR §166

Pesticide applicators

Section 3.4.5

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Requirement Description Reference Responsibility Locator

CONTAINERS All containers used to store or transport a pesticide must have the original or copy of the original label attached.

Service containers must have attached label identifying:

the person responsible for the container, the name of chemical, and the signal word.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C

40 CFR §156

Pesticide applicators

Section 3.4.5.1

APPLICATOR

SAFETY

The installation must provide procedures, medical support, equipment, and supplies to ensure the safety of DoD pesticide applicators during pest control operations.

Note: Contractors are responsible for supplying their own PPE and having a medical support plan in place in the event of an accident.

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OPNAVINST

6250.4C DoDM 4150.07 Vol 1

29 CFR §1910

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Safety Department

Section 4.1

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Requirement Description Reference Responsibility Locator

CLEANING AND

DISPOSAL

Equipment shall be cleaned to prevent health and environmental hazards due to chemical residues.

Prevent water from container and equipment rinsing from entering storm drains and water bodies. Dispose of empty containers properly. Manage and dispose hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste properly.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C

40 CFR §165

40 CFR §260-273

Pesticide applicators

Section 3.4.6

SPILL PREVENTION Spill kits shall be maintained in pest control shops and on pest control vehicles. Pest management personnel shall be familiar with the installation spill contingency plan.

OPNAV M-5090.1

OPNAVINST

6250.4C

40 CFR §300

Pesticide applicators Environmental Spill Response Manager Section 5.3.4 http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=473837efb4174ce5d1e3b1deb8bb725d&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfrv29_02.tpl#0

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Integrated Pest Management Plan Program Administration 2-1

Chapter 2. Program Administration

2.1. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The success of the pest management program depends largely on a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities for the organizations and personnel involved. The following is a listing of the key organizations and personnel and their duties as presented in DoD policy and guidance documents for the implementation of the IPMP.

Commander, Navy Installations Command

Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) is responsible for the funding and prioritizing of the pest management program.

Installation Commanding Officer

The installation commanding officer (CO) is responsible for the compliance and enforcement of the pest management program. The installation commanding officer delegates compliance and enforcement of the pest management program to the IPMC via the IPMC designation letter.

Responsibilities of the installation CO include:

1. Budgeting for IPMPs, training, operations, and facilities in compliance with legal and DoD requirements

2. Designating an integrated pest management coordinator in writing

3. Implementing and supporting the IPMP

4. Ensuring the conduct of all pest management operations are safe and has minimal impact on the environment

5. Ensuring implementation of an IPM program that reduces dependency on the use of pesticides

6. Ensuring compliance of the installation’s IPMP and program with all applicable host nation, federal and DoD regulations and, where it does not degrade DoD mission, state, and local regulations

Integrated Pest Management Coordinator

The installation CO designates, in writing, the IPMC as their advisor and coordinator of all installation pest management activities, ultimately being the first line of defense for promoting strategies and methods for conducting a safe, effective, and environmentally-sound IPM program on DoD installations. The IPMC designation letter is included in appendix E. The individual best suited to fill the IPMC position varies from one installation to another. It is common for IPMCs to wear many hats. For example, an installation IPMC may be a public works or environmental department representative such as a DoD pest controller, a natural resources manager, or a contract performance assessment representative (PAR). What makes sense at one installation does not necessarily fit the mold of another. Whatever position the IPMC holds, they have the pest management program enforcement authority by the installation CO’s written designation.

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The IPMC actively seeks to familiarize him/herself with all pest management activities on the installation, and be a good communicator.

At a minimum, IPMCs must pass an initial IPMC training course within 1 year of appointment, and maintain this qualification by passing refresher training every 3 years or repeating the initial training course. The primary responsibilities of an IPMC include:

1. Coordinating the installation’s IPM program with stakeholders including implementation, maintenance, and annual update of the IPMP

2. Coordinating the revision of the IPMP every 5 years

3. Promoting IPM in the pest management program to cost-effectively and safely manage pests and to prevent adverse environmental impact

4. Coordinating reporting of all pest management operations, to include contracted and credit card purchased pesticide services, on the installation to NAVFAC Atlantic Applied Biology

5. Ensuring current certification and continuing pest management training of pesticide applicators and pest management performance assessment representatives (PMPARs)

6. Receiving and compiling lists of new pesticides and uses from all PMSPs on the installation and submitting them to NAVFAC Atlantic Applied Biology for review and approval

7. Maintaining current list of approved pesticides

8. Acting as liaison between installation, Applied Biology, and local, state, and federal agencies for pest management and pesticide regulatory issues

9. Ensuring the installation contracting officers submit pest management contract specifications to the NAVFAC Applied Biology PPMC for review prior to advertising

10. Participate in internal/external program audits

Environmental Department

The installation environmental department, including natural resources, provides oversight on environmental protection and compliance regarding pest management operations.

Responsibilities of the department include:

1. Reviewing and approving new pesticides and pest management operations that may adversely affect the environment including, if required, environmental reviews in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

2. Conducting internal compliance assessments of the pesticide and pest management program

3. Ensuring environmental contracts that involve pest management (i.e., invasive weed control, habitat restoration, predator management) are submitted to the PPMC for review prior to solicitation

4. Ensuring all PMSPs are aware of requirements for permits for some pest management activities such as National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for mosquito larvicide and aquatic herbicide applications and depredation permits for

2-3 management of birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Ensure that these requirements are included in the IPM plan.

5. Ensuring all contracts and lease agreements that include the use of pesticides (such as herbicides) are submitted to the IPMC and PPMC for review and approval prior to solicitation

6. Delineating installation sensitive natural areas, threatened and endangered species, species at risk and any associated critical habitat

7. Providing technical review of the IPMP

As part of the environmental division, the natural resources manager is responsible for managing natural resources at the installation. In this capacity, the manager may be responsible for conducting or contracting some pest management operations (e.g., invasive species management). Natural resources are further described in the installation’s 2019 Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP). A copy of the INRMP is included electronically in the appendices of this plan. Responsibilities of the natural resources manager include:

8. Providing information on protected species, endangered or threatened species, critical habitat, and noxious or invasive species

9. Identifying environmentally sensitive sites in the INRMP and IPM plan where pesticide use and/or pest management activities should be restricted.

10. Providing guidance on the management of nuisance wildlife

11. Reviewing the IPM plan to ensure that the plan is compatible with the INRMP

12. Coordinating, as needed, natural resources programs involving pest management with the PMSPs and the IPMC

13. Ensuring INRMP is consistent with IPM plan and pest management operations comply with all applicable environmental statutes

The cultural resources manager is responsible for managing cultural resources at the installation, and lists properties that are or are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. In this capacity, the manager may be responsible for approving pest control in and around these areas. Likewise, for pest management activities in and around cultural or archeological sites including areas of Native American / tribal interest. The cultural resources are further described in the installation’s Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) FY2010-2015. A copy of the ICRMP is included electronically in the appendices of this plan.

Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division

The Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division (FEAD) prepares, manages, and assesses pest control and grounds maintenance contracts. Performance assessment representatives (PARs) monitor and evaluate the performance of contracted PMSPs to ensure that pest control measures are properly applied. The PAR serves as liaison between the contractor and the IPMC. PARs assigned to manage a pest management contract must attend formal PAR DoD pest management training and complete refresher training every three years. The PAR must:

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1. Assist contract writers with preparing contracts that ensure that all requirements of the IPM plan and DoD policy are included in the contract specifications

2. Coordinate with the NAVFAC Applied Biology PPMC for a review of pest management contract specifications prior to advertisement for bid

3. Maintain copies of each contract on file

4. Monitor pest management contractors; ensuring effective and safe application of pest management practices, identifying and documenting discrepancies, and seeking corrective action with contractors in accordance with the contract

5. Ensure contractors record all pest management activities and submit reports including actual pesticide use through the NAVFAC Online Pesticide Reporting System (NOPRS) or to the PPMC monthly

All PMPARs shall be delegated the authority (in the contract and in the PMPAR appointment letter) to halt any contract pesticide applications that:

1. Endanger or present a hazard to humans, animals, or the environment

2. Violate contract specifications, or applicable federal, state, DoD, or Navy laws/regulations

3. Violate the pesticide label

Installation Facilities Engineering and Planning

Proper planning and design of installation facilities and landscaping can provide long-term prevention of pests reducing or eliminating the need for pesticide use, pest management services, and future structural or landscape renovations. Architects and engineers should use the following:

1. Consider pest prevention in building and landscape design

2. Incorporate Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) for termiticide applications and termite barrier installations in construction projects

3. Incorporate pest prevention in the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for Landscape Architecture into landscaping projects

4. Consult with installation IPMC, PAR, PMSPs, and the PPMC regarding pest prevention in facilities and landscape planning and design and providing input into building exterior and architectural plans

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit

The Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit includes preventive medicine, industrial hygiene, and occupational health departments. This section discusses responsibilities for each department.

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2.1.7.1. Preventive Medicine

Preventive Medicine provides public health support to the installation in accordance with Navy Medical (Command) (NAVMED) P-5010, Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine, and OPNAVINST 6250.4C. Preventive medicine personnel must:

1. Act as advisor and liaison to the installation CO for public health pest prevention and management

2. Conduct surveys for pests of medical importance, such as cockroaches, mosquitoes, bed bugs, etc., through habitability and food service sanitation inspections

3. Conduct surveys and surveillance of medically-important pests and vectors in coordination with the installation PMSPs. Based on vector surveillance data, conduct risk assessments and establish triggers or action thresholds for vector management to mitigate human health threats when vectors or medically important pests pose a public health threat, interfere with duty performance, or affect unit morale

4. Establish and maintain liaison with local health agencies as they pertain to vector management and vector-borne and zoonotic disease prevention

5. Maintain current certification as DoD category 8 (public health) pesticide applicators

6. Develop and maintain an emergency vector-borne disease response plan in case of a vector-borne disease outbreak or disaster

7. Provide technical review of the IPMP

8. Provide recommendations for sanitation and pest prevention based on monthly inspections

2.1.7.2. Industrial Hygiene

Industrial hygiene (IH) personnel perform surveys (i.e., for pest management employees) to characterize occupational exposures (i.e., to inherent chemical, physical, ergonomic, and biological stressors) and control measures (e.g., engineering–local exhaust and mechanical dilution ventilation systems; administrative–warning signs, standard operating procedures, training requirements, etc.; and personal protective equipment–respiratory protection and chemical resistant clothing). In addition, IH surveillance information is used to initiate, continue, or end medical surveillance.

2.1.7.3. Occupational Health

Occupational health personnel are responsible for performing all necessary medical surveillance (such as physical examinations and cholinesterase testing) for government pest management personnel, as deemed necessary.

Contract Pest Management Service Providers

Contract PMSPs are required to be certified as pesticide applicators by the State of Florida.

These responsibilities apply to all contractors on the installation. Contract PMSPs must:

1. Practice IPM

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2. Conduct pest management operations in accordance with contract specifications or lease agreements, the IPMP, and, federal, state, or host nation regulations

3. Submit a list of pesticides proposed for use on the installation to their government representative

4. Communicate all pest management issues and requirements via the government representative

5. Submit daily pest management operation records to the government representative or through NOPRS

6. Maintain and ensure safety and regulatory compliance of on-site pesticide storage and/or mixing areas, if permitted by the contract

7. Grounds maintenance contractors must ensure that new plants brought onto the installation for landscaping in recreational areas are not invasive, infested with pests, or infected with disease

Morale, Welfare, and Recreation

Morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) provides recreational activities for military and civilian personnel on the installation. This includes maintenance of the golf course and athletic fields.

Additionally, MWR establishes and manages lease agreements with commercial food concessions. With respect to golf course and athletic field maintenance, MWR activities must:

1. Practice IPM

2. Ensure that all personnel who apply pesticides maintain current certifications in the appropriate categories (see section 2.4 for more information)

3. Ensure the NAVFAC Applied Biology PPMC approves all pesticides prior to use

4. Provide copies of the pesticide labels to the IPMC

5. Maintain and report records of all pesticide applications in accordance with the requirements outlined in this IPMP

6. Maintain the pesticide storage and mixing facility in accordance with the requirements of this IPMP and installation regulations

7. Obtain and ensure proper maintenance of adequate supplies of pesticides, pesticide dispersal equipment, and personal protective equipment (PPE)

8. Ensure that landscape cultural management practices are used to maintain the health of plants and turf to prevent disease and pest infestations

9. Ensure that new plants brought onto the installation for landscaping in recreational areas are not invasive, infested with pests, or infected with disease

With respect to food establishments, MWR must:

1. Ensure maintenance of proper sanitation in all food handling facilities

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2. Submit any contract specifications (outside of the installation pest management contract) for pest management to the IPMC for technical review prior to submitting the contract for bid

3. Ensure that only current, licensed pesticide applicators apply pesticides

4. Ensure reports of all pest management activities in accordance with the requirements outlined in this IPMP (for pest management that is conducted separately from the installation contract)

Navy Exchange

The Navy Exchange (NEX) displays and sells household and garden pesticides. Additionally, the NEX establishes and manages lease agreements with commercial food concessions. With respect to pesticide sales, the NEX must:

1. Ensure display of pesticides in accordance with the pesticide label and other federal, state/host nation, and local regulations

2. Ensure proper training of store employees on emergency procedures in the event of a pesticide spill

With respect to food concessions, the NEX must:

1. Ensure maintenance of proper sanitation in all food handling facilities

2. Submit any contract specifications (outside of the installation pest management contract) for pest management to the IPMC for technical review prior to submitting the contract for bid

3. Ensure only current, licensed pesticide applicators apply pesticides

4. Ensure reporting of all pest management activities in accordance with the requirements outlined in this IPMP (for pest management that is conducted separately from the installation contract)

Commissary

The commissary not only sells food and healthcare items, but also household pesticide items.

The commissary must:

1. Maintain proper sanitation in the store

2. Ensure food items for sale are free from stored product pests

3. Ensure surveillance and control for invading pests occurs in commissary facilities

4. Coordinate with the Army Veterinary Services on pest or sanitation problems

5. Ensure the display of pesticides in accordance with the pesticide label and other federal, state, and local regulations. Guidance on storage and display requirements for retail sale pesticides can be found in the Tri-Service Food Code, para. 7-301.11 and guidance for meeting these requirements is in AFPMB TG 45 https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/afpmb/docs/techguides/tg45.pdf

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6. Ensure proper training of store employees on emergency procedures in the event of a pesticide spill

United States Army Veterinary Services

The veterinary services department provides clinical support for military working dogs and services for privately owned pets and animals.