[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: 40CFR166.30]



[Page 187]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 166_EXEMPTION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR USE OF PESTICIDES 

UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart B_Specific, Quarantine, and Public Health Exemptions

 

Sec.  166.30  Notice of Agency decision.



    (a) Notification of applicants. The Agency shall notify an applicant 

of its decision to approve or deny an application request for an 

emergency exemption in a timely manner.

    (1) Incomplete applications. The Agency may discontinue the 

processing of any application that does not address all of the 

requirements of Sec.  166.20 until such time the additional information 

is submitted by the applicant.

    (2) Complete applications--(i) Denials. The Agency shall provide the 

specific reasons and rationale for denying the exemption request. If the 

denial is based on a specific information gap, the decision shall be 

reconsidered in a timely manner when the information gap is filled.

    (ii) Approvals. The Agency shall provide the specific terms and 

conditions under which the exempted pesticide may be used.

    (b) Federal Register publication. (1) At least quarterly, the 

Administrator shall issue a notice in the Federal Register announcing 

all approvals of specific, quarantine, and public health exemptions. The 

notice shall contain all of the following:

    (i) The name of the applicant;

    (ii) The pesticide authorized for use;

    (iii) The crop or site to be treated; and

    (iv) The name, address, and telephone number of a person in the 

Agency who can provide further information.

    (2) In addition, if EPA has issued a Notice of Receipt of an 

application for an exemption, it will issue a notice of its final 

decision and the reasons for that decision.



[51 FR 1902, Jan. 15, 1986, as amended at 71 FR 4512, Jan. 27, 2006]