[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 23]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR158.60]



[Page 85-86]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 158_DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  158.60  Minor uses.



    (a) Minor use policy. A minor use of a pesticide is a use on a 

``minor crop'' (a crop which is planted on a small total amount of 

acreage) or a use which is otherwise limited such that the potential 

market volume of the product for that use is inherently small. EPA's 

policy concerning data requirements for minor uses of pesticides 

includes the following elements:

    (1) Since the market volume for a minor use of a pesticide is 

intrinsically



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low, and the risk associated with the use often is also correspondingly 

low, EPA will adjust the data requirements concerning the minor use 

appropriately.

    (2) A new data requirement pertinent to both an unregistered minor 

use and a registered major use will not be applied to a minor use 

applicant until it is applied to the major use registrations.

    (3) EPA will accept extrapolations and regional data to support 

establishment of individual minor use tolerances.

    (4) Group tolerances will be established to assist applicants for 

registration of products for minor uses as described in 40 CFR 180.34.

    (b) Advice on data requirements to support minor uses. Applicants 

for registration are advised to contact the appropriate EPA Product 

Manager of the Minor Use Officer for advice on developing data to 

support new applications for minor uses of pesticides.