[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: 40CFR174.71]

[Page 307-308]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 174_PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT-INCORPORATED PROTECTANTS--Table 
 
                 Subpart D_Monitoring and Recordkeeping
 
Sec. 174.71  Submission of information regarding adverse effects.


    (a) Any person who produces, for sale or distribution, a plant-
incorporated protectant exempt under subpart B of this part, who obtains 
any information regarding adverse effects on human health or the 
environment alleged to have been caused by the plant-incorporated 
protectant must submit such information to EPA. This requirement does 
not apply to any person who does not produce a plant-incorporated 
protectant exempt under supart B of this

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part. This may include, for example, researchers performing field 
experiments, breeders making crosses among plant varieties with the goal 
of developing new plant varieties, or a person who only sells 
propagative materials (e.g., seed) to farmers without producing the 
propagative materials themselves. EPA must receive the report within 30 
calendar days of the date the producer first possesses or knows of the 
information.
    (b) Adverse effects on human health or the environment for purposes 
of plant-incorporated protectant means at a minimum information about 
incidents affecting humans or other nontarget organisms where both:
    (1) The producer is aware, or has been informed, that a person or 
nontarget organism allegedly suffered a toxic or adverse effect due to 
exposure to (e.g., ingestion of) a plant-incorporated protectant.
    (2) The producer has or could reasonably obtain information 
concerning where the incident occurred.
    (c) All of the following information, if available, must be included 
in a report.
    (1) Name of reporter, address, and telephone number.
    (2) Name, address, and telephone of contact person (if different 
than reporter).
    (3) Description of incident.
    (4) Date producer became aware of incident.
    (5) Date of incident.
    (6) Location of incident.
    (d) Reports and questions should be submitted to the Office of 
Pesticide Programs' Document Processing Desk at the appropriate address 
as set forth in 40 CFR 150.17(a) or (b).

[66 FR 37814, July 19, 2001, as amended at 71 FR 35546, June 21, 2006]

Subparts E-F [Reserved]

Subpart G--Labeling [Reserved]

Subpart H--Data Requirements [Reserved]

Subpart I [Reserved]

Subpart J--Good Laboratory Practices [Reserved]

Subpart K--Export Requirements [Reserved]

Subparts L-T [Reserved]

Subpart U--Experimental Use Permits [Reserved]

Subpart V [Reserved]