scope:

PURPOSE

a. Manual. This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing is own purpose, and reissues DoD Manual (DoDM) 4150.7-M (Reference (a)). The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DoD Instruction 4150.07 and DoD Directive 5134.01 (References (b) and (c)), is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for the training and certification of DoD pest management personnel in pesticide application.

b. Volume. This volume:

(1) Reissues DoDM 4150.07-M-V1 (Reference (d)) in accordance with the guidance in Reference (b.

(2) Provides procedures for DoD training and certification of pesticide applicators to meet the requirements of section 136 et seq., of Title 7, United States Code (also known and referred to in this volume as "The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended") (Reference (e)).

APPLICABILITY. This volume:

a. Applies to:

(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this volume as the "DoD Components").