[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR166.30]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 166_EXEMPTION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR USE OF PESTICIDES UNDER 
 
      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

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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]