Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 7 : Section 136a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/03/05
Section 136a. Registration of pesticides

    (a) Requirement of registration
      Except as provided by this subchapter, no person in any State may
    distribute or sell to any person any pesticide that is not
    registered under this subchapter. To the extent necessary to
    prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, the
    Administrator may by regulation limit the distribution, sale, or
    use in any State of any pesticide that is not registered under this
    subchapter and that is not the subject of an experimental use
    permit under section 136c of this title or an emergency exemption
    under section 136p of this title.
    (b) Exemptions
      A pesticide which is not registered with the Administrator may be
    transferred if - 
        (1) the transfer is from one registered establishment to
      another registered establishment operated by the same producer
      solely for packaging at the second establishment or for use as a
      constituent part of another pesticide produced at the second
      establishment; or
        (2) the transfer is pursuant to and in accordance with the
      requirements of an experimental use permit.
    (c) Procedure for registration
      (1) Statement required
        Each applicant for registration of a pesticide shall file with
      the Administrator a statement which includes - 
          (A) the name and address of the applicant and of any other
        person whose name will appear on the labeling;
          (B) the name of the pesticide;
          (C) a complete copy of the labeling of the pesticide, a
        statement of all claims to be made for it, and any directions
        for its use;
          (D) the complete formula of the pesticide;
          (E) a request that the pesticide be classified for general
        use or for restricted use, or for both; and
          (F) except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(D), if
        requested by the Administrator, a full description of the tests
        made and the results thereof upon which the claims are based,
        or alternatively a citation to data that appear in the public
        literature or that previously had been submitted to the
        Administrator and that the Administrator may consider in
        accordance with the following provisions:
            (i) With respect to pesticides containing active
          ingredients that are initially registered under this
          subchapter after September 30, 1978, data submitted to
          support the application for the original registration of the
          pesticide, or an application for an amendment adding any new
          use to the registration and that pertains solely to such new
          use, shall not, without the written permission of the
          original data submitter, be considered by the Administrator
          to support an application by another person during a period
          of ten years following the date the Administrator first
          registers the pesticide, except that such permission shall
          not be required in the case of defensive data.
            (ii) The period of exclusive data use provided under clause
          (i) shall be extended 1 additional year for each 3 minor uses
          registered after August 3, 1996, and within 7 years of the
          commencement of the exclusive use period, up to a total of 3
          additional years for all minor uses registered by the
          Administrator if the Administrator, in consultation with the
          Secretary of Agriculture, determines that, based on
          information provided by an applicant for registration or a
          registrant, that - 
              (I) there are insufficient efficacious alternative
            registered pesticides available for the use;
              (II) the alternatives to the minor use pesticide pose
            greater risks to the environment or human health;
              (III) the minor use pesticide plays or will play a
            significant part in managing pest resistance; or
              (IV) the minor use pesticide plays or will play a
            significant part in an integrated pest management program.

          The registration of a pesticide for a minor use on a crop
          grouping established by the Administrator shall be considered
          for purposes of this clause 1 minor use for each
          representative crop for which data are provided in the crop
          grouping. Any additional exclusive use period under this
          clause shall be modified as appropriate or terminated if the
          registrant voluntarily cancels the product or deletes from
          the registration the minor uses which formed the basis for
          the extension of the additional exclusive use period or if
          the Administrator determines that the registrant is not
          actually marketing the product for such minor uses.
            (iii) Except as otherwise provided in clause (i), with
          respect to data submitted after December 31, 1969, by an
          applicant or registrant to support an application for
          registration, experimental use permit, or amendment adding a
          new use to an existing registration, to support or maintain
          in effect an existing registration, or for reregistration,
          the Administrator may, without the permission of the original
          data submitter, consider any such item of data in support of
          an application by any other person (hereinafter in this
          subparagraph referred to as the "applicant") within the
          fifteen-year period following the date the data were
          originally submitted only if the applicant has made an offer
          to compensate the original data submitter and submitted such
          offer to the Administrator accompanied by evidence of
          delivery to the original data submitter of the offer. The
          terms and amount of compensation may be fixed by agreement
          between the original data submitter and the applicant, or,
          failing such agreement, binding arbitration under this
          subparagraph. If, at the end of ninety days after the date of
          delivery to the original data submitter of the offer to
          compensate, the original data submitter and the applicant
          have neither agreed on the amount and terms of compensation
          nor on a procedure for reaching an agreement on the amount
          and terms of compensation, either person may initiate binding
          arbitration proceedings by requesting the Federal Mediation
          and Conciliation Service to appoint an arbitrator from the
          roster of arbitrators maintained by such Service. The
          procedure and rules of the Service shall be applicable to the
          selection of such arbitrator and to such arbitration
          proceedings, and the findings and determination of the
          arbitrator shall be final and conclusive, and no official or
          court of the United States shall have power or jurisdiction
          to review any such findings and determination, except for
          fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct by one of the
          parties to the arbitration or the arbitrator where there is a
          verified complaint with supporting affidavits attesting to
          specific instances of such fraud, misrepresentation, or other
          misconduct. The parties to the arbitration shall share
          equally in the payment of the fee and expenses of the
          arbitrator. If the Administrator determines that an original
          data submitter has failed to participate in a procedure for
          reaching an agreement or in an arbitration proceeding as
          required by this subparagraph, or failed to comply with the
          terms of an agreement or arbitration decision concerning
          compensation under this subparagraph, the original data
          submitter shall forfeit the right to compensation for the use
          of the data in support of the application. Notwithstanding
          any other provision of this subchapter, if the Administrator
          determines that an applicant has failed to participate in a
          procedure for reaching an agreement or in an arbitration
          proceeding as required by this subparagraph, or failed to
          comply with the terms of an agreement or arbitration decision
          concerning compensation under this subparagraph, the
          Administrator shall deny the application or cancel the
          registration of the pesticide in support of which the data
          were used without further hearing. Before the Administrator
          takes action under either of the preceding two sentences, the
          Administrator shall furnish to the affected person, by
          certified mail, notice of intent to take action and allow
          fifteen days from the date of delivery of the notice for the
          affected person to respond. If a registration is denied or
          canceled under this subparagraph, the Administrator may make
          such order as the Administrator deems appropriate concerning
          the continued sale and use of existing stocks of such
          pesticide. Registration action by the Administrator shall not
          be delayed pending the fixing of compensation.
            (iv) After expiration of any period of exclusive use and
          any period for which compensation is required for the use of
          an item of data under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the
          Administrator may consider such item of data in support of an
          application by any other applicant without the permission of
          the original data submitter and without an offer having been
          received to compensate the original data submitter for the
          use of such item of data.
            (v) The period of exclusive use provided under clause (ii)
          shall not take effect until 1 year after August 3, 1996,
          except where an applicant or registrant is applying for the
          registration of a pesticide containing an active ingredient
          not previously registered.
            (vi) With respect to data submitted after August 3, 1996,
          by an applicant or registrant to support an amendment adding
          a new use to an existing registration that does not retain
          any period of exclusive use, if such data relates solely to a
          minor use of a pesticide, such data shall not, without the
          written permission of the original data submitter, be
          considered by the Administrator to support an application for
          a minor use by another person during the period of 10 years
          following the date of submission of such data. The applicant
          or registrant at the time the new minor use is requested
          shall notify the Administrator that to the best of their
          knowledge the exclusive use period for the pesticide has
          expired and that the data pertaining solely to the minor use
          of a pesticide is eligible for the provisions of this
          paragraph. If the minor use registration which is supported
          by data submitted pursuant to this subsection is voluntarily
          canceled or if such data are subsequently used to support a
          nonminor use, the data shall no longer be subject to the
          exclusive use provisions of this clause but shall instead be
          considered by the Administrator in accordance with the
          provisions of clause (i), as appropriate.

          (G) If the applicant is requesting that the registration or
        amendment to the registration of a pesticide be expedited, an
        explanation of the basis for the request must be submitted, in
        accordance with paragraph (10) of this subsection.
      (2) Data in support of registration
        (A) In general
          The Administrator shall publish guidelines specifying the
        kinds of information which will be required to support the
        registration of a pesticide and shall revise such guidelines
        from time to time. If thereafter the Administrator requires any
        additional kind of information under subparagraph (B) of this
        paragraph, the Administrator shall permit sufficient time for
        applicants to obtain such additional information. The
        Administrator, in establishing standards for data requirements
        for the registration of pesticides with respect to minor uses,
        shall make such standards commensurate with the anticipated
        extent of use, pattern of use, the public health and
        agricultural need for such minor use, and the level and degree
        of potential beneficial or adverse effects on man and the
        environment. The Administrator shall not require a person to
        submit, in relation to a registration or reregistration of a
        pesticide for minor agricultural use under this subchapter, any
        field residue data from a geographic area where the pesticide
        will not be registered for such use. In the development of
        these standards, the Administrator shall consider the economic
        factors of potential national volume of use, extent of
        distribution, and the impact of the cost of meeting the
        requirements on the incentives for any potential registrant to
        undertake the development of the required data. Except as
        provided by section 136h of this title, within 30 days after
        the Administrator registers a pesticide under this subchapter
        the Administrator shall make available to the public the data
        called for in the registration statement together with such
        other scientific information as the Administrator deems
        relevant to the Administrator's decision.
        (B) Additional data
          (i) If the Administrator determines that additional data are
        required to maintain in effect an existing registration of a
        pesticide, the Administrator shall notify all existing
        registrants of the pesticide to which the determination relates
        and provide a list of such registrants to any interested
        person.
          (ii) Each registrant of such pesticide shall provide evidence
        within ninety days after receipt of notification that it is
        taking appropriate steps to secure the additional data that are
        required. Two or more registrants may agree to develop jointly,
        or to share in the cost of developing, such data if they agree
        and advise the Administrator of their intent within ninety days
        after notification. Any registrant who agrees to share in the
        cost of producing the data shall be entitled to examine and
        rely upon such data in support of maintenance of such
        registration. The Administrator shall issue a notice of intent
        to suspend the registration of a pesticide in accordance with
        the procedures prescribed by clause (iv) if a registrant fails
        to comply with this clause.
          (iii) If, at the end of sixty days after advising the
        Administrator of their agreement to develop jointly, or share
        in the cost of developing, data, the registrants have not
        further agreed on the terms of the data development arrangement
        or on a procedure for reaching such agreement, any of such
        registrants may initiate binding arbitration proceedings by
        requesting the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to
        appoint an arbitrator from the roster of arbitrators maintained
        by such Service. The procedure and rules of the Service shall
        be applicable to the selection of such arbitrator and to such
        arbitration proceedings, and the findings and determination of
        the arbitrator shall be final and conclusive, and no official
        or court of the United States shall have power or jurisdiction
        to review any such findings and determination, except for
        fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct by one of the
        parties to the arbitration or the arbitrator where there is a
        verified complaint with supporting affidavits attesting to
        specific instances of such fraud, misrepresentation, or other
        misconduct. All parties to the arbitration shall share equally
        in the payment of the fee and expenses of the arbitrator. The
        Administrator shall issue a notice of intent to suspend the
        registration of a pesticide in accordance with the procedures
        prescribed by clause (iv) if a registrant fails to comply with
        this clause.
          (iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
        if the Administrator determines that a registrant, within the
        time required by the Administrator, has failed to take
        appropriate steps to secure the data required under this
        subparagraph, to participate in a procedure for reaching
        agreement concerning a joint data development arrangement under
        this subparagraph or in an arbitration proceeding as required
        by this subparagraph, or to comply with the terms of an
        agreement or arbitration decision concerning a joint data
        development arrangement under this subparagraph, the
        Administrator may issue a notice of intent to suspend such
        registrant's registration of the pesticide for which additional
        data is required. The Administrator may include in the notice
        of intent to suspend such provisions as the Administrator deems
        appropriate concerning the continued sale and use of existing
        stocks of such pesticide. Any suspension proposed under this
        subparagraph shall become final and effective at the end of
        thirty days from receipt by the registrant of the notice of
        intent to suspend, unless during that time a request for
        hearing is made by a person adversely affected by the notice or
        the registrant has satisfied the Administrator that the
        registrant has complied fully with the requirements that served
        as a basis for the notice of intent to suspend. If a hearing is
        requested, a hearing shall be conducted under section 136d(d)
        of this title. The only matters for resolution at that hearing
        shall be whether the registrant has failed to take the action
        that served as the basis for the notice of intent to suspend
        the registration of the pesticide for which additional data is
        required, and whether the Administrator's determination with
        respect to the disposition of existing stocks is consistent
        with this subchapter. If a hearing is held, a decision after
        completion of such hearing shall be final. Notwithstanding any
        other provision of this subchapter, a hearing shall be held and
        a determination made within seventy-five days after receipt of
        a request for such hearing. Any registration suspended under
        this subparagraph shall be reinstated by the Administrator if
        the Administrator determines that the registrant has complied
        fully with the requirements that served as a basis for the
        suspension of the registration.
          (v) Any data submitted under this subparagraph shall be
        subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(D). Whenever such
        data are submitted jointly by two or more registrants, an agent
        shall be agreed on at the time of the joint submission to
        handle any subsequent data compensation matters for the joint
        submitters of such data.
          (vi) Upon the request of a registrant the Administrator
        shall, in the case of a minor use, extend the deadline for the
        production of residue chemistry data under this subparagraph
        for data required solely to support that minor use until the
        final deadline for submission of data under section 136a-1 of
        this title for the other uses of the pesticide established as
        of August 3, 1996, if - 
            (I) the data to support other uses of the pesticide on a
          food are being provided;
            (II) the registrant, in submitting a request for such an
          extension, provides a schedule, including interim dates to
          measure progress, to assure that the data production will be
          completed before the expiration of the extension period;
            (III) the Administrator has determined that such extension
          will not significantly delay the Administrator's schedule for
          issuing a reregistration eligibility determination required
          under section 136a-1 of this title; and
            (IV) the Administrator has determined that based on
          existing data, such extension would not significantly
          increase the risk of any unreasonable adverse effect on the
          environment. If the Administrator grants an extension under
          this clause, the Administrator shall monitor the development
          of the data and shall ensure that the registrant is meeting
          the schedule for the production of the data. If the
          Administrator determines that the registrant is not meeting
          or has not met the schedule for the production of such data,
          the Administrator may proceed in accordance with clause (iv)
          regarding the continued registration of the affected products
          with the minor use and shall inform the public of such
          action. Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the
          Administrator may take action to modify or revoke the
          extension under this clause if the Administrator determines
          that the extension for the minor use may cause an
          unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. In such
          circumstance, the Administrator shall provide, in writing to
          the registrant, a notice revoking the extension of time for
          submission of data. Such data shall instead be due in
          accordance with the date established by the Administrator for
          the submission of the data.

          (vii) If the registrant does not commit to support a specific
        minor use of the pesticide, but is supporting and providing
        data in a timely and adequate fashion to support uses of the
        pesticide on a food, or if all uses of the pesticide are
        nonfood uses and the registrant does not commit to support a
        specific minor use of the pesticide but is supporting and
        providing data in a timely and adequate fashion to support
        other nonfood uses of the pesticide, the Administrator, at the
        written request of the registrant, shall not take any action
        pursuant to this clause in regard to such unsupported minor use
        until the final deadline established as of August 3, 1996, for
        the submission of data under section 136a-1 of this title for
        the supported uses identified pursuant to this clause unless
        the Administrator determines that the absence of the data is
        significant enough to cause human health or environmental
        concerns. On the basis of such determination, the Administrator
        may refuse the request for extension by the registrant. Upon
        receipt of the request from the registrant, the Administrator
        shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the receipt
        of the request and the effective date upon which the uses not
        being supported will be voluntarily deleted from the
        registration pursuant to section 136d(f)(1) of this title. If
        the Administrator grants an extension under this clause, the
        Administrator shall monitor the development of the data for the
        uses being supported and shall ensure that the registrant is
        meeting the schedule for the production of such data. If the
        Administrator determines that the registrant is not meeting or
        has not met the schedule for the production of such data, the
        Administrator may proceed in accordance with clause (iv) of
        this subparagraph regarding the continued registration of the
        affected products with the minor and other uses and shall
        inform the public of such action in accordance with section
        136d(f)(2) of this title. Notwithstanding the provisions of
        this clause, the Administrator may deny, modify, or revoke the
        temporary extension under this subparagraph if the
        Administrator determines that the continuation of the minor use
        may cause an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. In
        the event of modification or revocation, the Administrator
        shall provide, in writing, to the registrant a notice revoking
        the temporary extension and establish a new effective date by
        which the minor use shall be deleted from the registration.
          (viii)(I) If data required to support registration of a
        pesticide under subparagraph (A) is requested by a Federal or
        State regulatory authority, the Administrator shall, to the
        extent practicable, coordinate data requirements, test
        protocols, timetables, and standards of review and reduce
        burdens and redundancy caused to the registrant by multiple
        requirements on the registrant.
          (II) The Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement
        with a State to carry out subclause (I).
          (III) Not later than 1 year after August 3, 1996, the
        Administrator shall develop a process to identify and assist in
        alleviating future disparities between Federal and State data
        requirements.
        (C) Simplified procedures
          Within nine months after September 30, 1978, the
        Administrator shall, by regulation, prescribe simplified
        procedures for the registration of pesticides, which shall
        include the provisions of subparagraph (D) of this paragraph.
        (D) Exemption
          No applicant for registration of a pesticide who proposes to
        purchase a registered pesticide from another producer in order
        to formulate such purchased pesticide into the pesticide that
        is the subject of the application shall be required to - 
            (i) submit or cite data pertaining to such purchased
          product; or
            (ii) offer to pay reasonable compensation otherwise
          required by paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection for the use
          of any such data.
        (E) Minor use waiver
          In handling the registration of a pesticide for a minor use,
        the Administrator may waive otherwise applicable data
        requirements if the Administrator determines that the absence
        of such data will not prevent the Administrator from
        determining - 
            (i) the incremental risk presented by the minor use of the
          pesticide; and
            (ii) that such risk, if any, would not be an unreasonable
          adverse effect on the environment.
      (3) Application
        (A) In general
          The Administrator shall review the data after receipt of the
        application and shall, as expeditiously as possible, either
        register the pesticide in accordance with paragraph (5), or
        notify the applicant of the Administrator's determination that
        it does not comply with the provisions of the subchapter in
        accordance with paragraph (6).
        (B) Identical or substantially similar
          (i) The Administrator shall, as expeditiously as possible,
        review and act on any application received by the Administrator
        that - 
            (I) proposes the initial or amended registration of an
          end-use pesticide that, if registered as proposed, would be
          identical or substantially similar in composition and
          labeling to a currently-registered pesticide identified in
          the application, or that would differ in composition and
          labeling from such currently-registered pesticide only in
          ways that would not significantly increase the risk of
          unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; or
            (II) proposes an amendment to the registration of a
          registered pesticide that does not require scientific review
          of data.

          (ii) In expediting the review of an application for an action
        described in clause (i), the Administrator shall - 
            (I) within 45 days after receiving the application, notify
          the registrant whether or not the application is complete
          and, if the application is found to be incomplete, reject the
          application;
            (II) within 90 days after receiving a complete application,
          notify the registrant if the application has been granted or
          denied; and
            (III) if the application is denied, notify the registrant
          in writing of the specific reasons for the denial of the
          application.
        (C) Minor use registration
          (i) The Administrator shall, as expeditiously as possible,
        review and act on any complete application - 
            (I) that proposes the initial registration of a new
          pesticide active ingredient if the active ingredient is
          proposed to be registered solely for minor uses, or proposes
          a registration amendment solely for minor uses to an existing
          registration; or
            (II) for a registration or a registration amendment that
          proposes significant minor uses.

          (ii) For the purposes of clause (i) - 
            (I) the term "as expeditiously as possible" means that the
          Administrator shall, to the greatest extent practicable,
          complete a review and evaluation of all data, submitted with
          a complete application, within 12 months after the submission
          of the complete application, and the failure of the
          Administrator to complete such a review and evaluation under
          clause (i) shall not be subject to judicial review; and
            (II) the term "significant minor uses" means 3 or more
          minor uses proposed for every nonminor use, a minor use that
          would, in the judgment of the Administrator, serve as a
          replacement for any use which has been canceled in the 5
          years preceding the receipt of the application, or a minor
          use that in the opinion of the Administrator would avoid the
          reissuance of an emergency exemption under section 136p of
          this title for that minor use.
        (D) Adequate time for submission of minor use data
          If a registrant makes a request for a minor use waiver,
        regarding data required by the Administrator, pursuant to
        paragraph (2)(E), and if the Administrator denies in whole or
        in part such data waiver request, the registrant shall have a
        full-time period for providing such data. For purposes of this
        subparagraph, the term "full-time period" means the time period
        originally established by the Administrator for submission of
        such data, beginning with the date of receipt by the registrant
        of the Administrator's notice of denial.
      (4) Notice of application
        The Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register,
      promptly after receipt of the statement and other data required
      pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), a notice of each application
      for registration of any pesticide if it contains any new active
      ingredient or if it would entail a changed use pattern. The
      notice shall provide for a period of 30 days in which any Federal
      agency or any other interested person may comment.
      (5) Approval of registration
        The Administrator shall register a pesticide if the
      Administrator determines that, when considered with any
      restrictions imposed under subsection (d) of this section - 
          (A) its composition is such as to warrant the proposed claims
        for it;
          (B) its labeling and other material required to be submitted
        comply with the requirements of this subchapter;
          (C) it will perform its intended function without
        unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; and
          (D) when used in accordance with widespread and commonly
        recognized practice it will not generally cause unreasonable
        adverse effects on the environment.

      The Administrator shall not make any lack of essentiality a
      criterion for denying registration of any pesticide. Where two
      pesticides meet the requirements of this paragraph, one should
      not be registered in preference to the other. In considering an
      application for the registration of a pesticide, the
      Administrator may waive data requirements pertaining to efficacy,
      in which event the Administrator may register the pesticide
      without determining that the pesticide's composition is such as
      to warrant proposed claims of efficacy. If a pesticide is found
      to be efficacious by any State under section 136v(c) of this
      title, a presumption is established that the Administrator shall
      waive data requirements pertaining to efficacy for use of the
      pesticide in such State.
      (6) Denial of registration
        If the Administrator determines that the requirements of
      paragraph (5) for registration are not satisfied, the
      Administrator shall notify the applicant for registration of the
      Administrator's determination and of the Administrator's reasons
      (including the factual basis) therefor, and that, unless the
      applicant corrects the conditions and notifies the Administrator
      thereof during the 30-day period beginning with the day after the
      date on which the applicant receives the notice, the
      Administrator may refuse to register the pesticide. Whenever the
      Administrator refuses to register a pesticide, the Administrator
      shall notify the applicant of the Administrator's decision and of
      the Administrator's reasons (including the factual basis)
      therefor. The Administrator shall promptly publish in the Federal
      Register notice of such denial of registration and the reasons
      therefor. Upon such notification, the applicant for registration
      or other interested person with the concurrence of the applicant
      shall have the same remedies as provided for in section 136d of
      this title.
      (7) Registration under special circumstances
        Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (5) - 
          (A) The Administrator may conditionally register or amend the
        registration of a pesticide if the Administrator determines
        that (i) the pesticide and proposed use are identical or
        substantially similar to any currently registered pesticide and
        use thereof, or differ only in ways that would not
        significantly increase the risk of unreasonable adverse effects
        on the environment, and (ii) approving the registration or
        amendment in the manner proposed by the applicant would not
        significantly increase the risk of any unreasonable adverse
        effect on the environment. An applicant seeking conditional
        registration or amended registration under this subparagraph
        shall submit such data as would be required to obtain
        registration of a similar pesticide under paragraph (5). If the
        applicant is unable to submit an item of data because it has
        not yet been generated, the Administrator may register or amend
        the registration of the pesticide under such conditions as will
        require the submission of such data not later than the time
        such data are required to be submitted with respect to similar
        pesticides already registered under this subchapter.
          (B) The Administrator may conditionally amend the
        registration of a pesticide to permit additional uses of such
        pesticide notwithstanding that data concerning the pesticide
        may be insufficient to support an unconditional amendment, if
        the Administrator determines that (i) the applicant has
        submitted satisfactory data pertaining to the proposed
        additional use, and (ii) amending the registration in the
        manner proposed by the applicant would not significantly
        increase the risk of any unreasonable adverse effect on the
        environment. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
        subparagraph, no registration of a pesticide may be amended to
        permit an additional use of such pesticide if the Administrator
        has issued a notice stating that such pesticide, or any
        ingredient thereof, meets or exceeds risk criteria associated
        in whole or in part with human dietary exposure enumerated in
        regulations issued under this subchapter, and during the
        pendency of any risk-benefit evaluation initiated by such
        notice, if (I) the additional use of such pesticide involves a
        major food or feed crop, or (II) the additional use of such
        pesticide involves a minor food or feed crop and the
        Administrator determines, with the concurrence of the Secretary
        of Agriculture, there is available an effective alternative
        pesticide that does not meet or exceed such risk criteria. An
        applicant seeking amended registration under this subparagraph
        shall submit such data as would be required to obtain
        registration of a similar pesticide under paragraph (5). If the
        applicant is unable to submit an item of data (other than data
        pertaining to the proposed additional use) because it has not
        yet been generated, the Administrator may amend the
        registration under such conditions as will require the
        submission of such data not later than the time such data are
        required to be submitted with respect to similar pesticides
        already registered under this subchapter.
          (C) The Administrator may conditionally register a pesticide
        containing an active ingredient not contained in any currently
        registered pesticide for a period reasonably sufficient for the
        generation and submission of required data (which are lacking
        because a period reasonably sufficient for generation of the
        data has not elapsed since the Administrator first imposed the
        data requirement) on the condition that by the end of such
        period the Administrator receives such data and the data do not
        meet or exceed risk criteria enumerated in regulations issued
        under this subchapter, and on such other conditions as the
        Administrator may prescribe. A conditional registration under
        this subparagraph shall be granted only if the Administrator
        determines that use of the pesticide during such period will
        not cause any unreasonable adverse effect on the environment,
        and that use of the pesticide is in the public interest.
      (8) Interim administrative review
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
      Administrator may not initiate a public interim administrative
      review process to develop a risk-benefit evaluation of the
      ingredients of a pesticide or any of its uses prior to initiating
      a formal action to cancel, suspend, or deny registration of such
      pesticide, required under this subchapter, unless such interim
      administrative process is based on a validated test or other
      significant evidence raising prudent concerns of unreasonable
      adverse risk to man or to the environment. Notice of the
      definition of the terms "validated test" and "other significant
      evidence" as used herein shall be published by the Administrator
      in the Federal Register.
      (9) Labeling
        (A) Additional statements
          Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), it shall not be a
        violation of this subchapter for a registrant to modify the
        labeling of an antimicrobial pesticide product to include
        relevant information on product efficacy, product composition,
        container composition or design, or other characteristics that
        do not relate to any pesticidal claim or pesticidal activity.
        (B) Requirements
          Proposed labeling information under subparagraph (A) shall
        not be false or misleading, shall not conflict with or detract
        from any statement required by law or the Administrator as a
        condition of registration, and shall be substantiated on the
        request of the Administrator.
        (C) Notification and disapproval
          (i) Notification
            A registration may be modified under subparagraph (A) if - 
              (I) the registrant notifies the Administrator in writing
            not later than 60 days prior to distribution or sale of a
            product bearing the modified labeling; and
              (II) the Administrator does not disapprove of the
            modification under clause (ii).
          (ii) Disapproval
            Not later than 30 days after receipt of a notification
          under clause (i), the Administrator may disapprove the
          modification by sending the registrant notification in
          writing stating that the proposed language is not acceptable
          and stating the reasons why the Administrator finds the
          proposed modification unacceptable.
          (iii) Restriction on sale
            A registrant may not sell or distribute a product bearing a
          disapproved modification.
          (iv) Objection
            A registrant may file an objection in writing to a
          disapproval under clause (ii) not later than 30 days after
          receipt of notification of the disapproval.
          (v) Final action
            A decision by the Administrator following receipt and
          consideration of an objection filed under clause (iv) shall
          be considered a final agency action.
        (D) Use dilution
          The label or labeling required under this subchapter for an
        antimicrobial pesticide that is or may be diluted for use may
        have a different statement of caution or protective measures
        for use of the recommended diluted solution of the pesticide
        than for use of a concentrate of the pesticide if the
        Administrator determines that - 
            (i) adequate data have been submitted to support the
          statement proposed for the diluted solution uses; and
            (ii) the label or labeling provides adequate protection for
          exposure to the diluted solution of the pesticide.
      (10) Expedited registration of pesticides
        (A) Not later than 1 year after August 3, 1996, the
      Administrator shall, utilizing public comment, develop procedures
      and guidelines, and expedite the review of an application for
      registration of a pesticide or an amendment to a registration
      that satisfies such guidelines.
        (B) Any application for registration or an amendment, including
      biological and conventional pesticides, will be considered for
      expedited review under this paragraph. An application for
      registration or an amendment shall qualify for expedited review
      if use of the pesticide proposed by the application may
      reasonably be expected to accomplish 1 or more of the following:
          (i) Reduce the risks of pesticides to human health.
          (ii) Reduce the risks of pesticides to nontarget organisms.
          (iii) Reduce the potential for contamination of groundwater,
        surface water, or other valued environmental resources.
          (iv) Broaden the adoption of integrated pest management
        strategies, or make such strategies more available or more
        effective.

        (C) The Administrator, not later than 30 days after receipt of
      an application for expedited review, shall notify the applicant
      whether the application is complete. If it is found to be
      incomplete, the Administrator may either reject the request for
      expedited review or ask the applicant for additional information
      to satisfy the guidelines developed under subparagraph (A).
    (d) Classification of pesticides
      (1) Classification for general use, restricted use, or both
        (A) As a part of the registration of a pesticide the
      Administrator shall classify it as being for general use or for
      restricted use. If the Administrator determines that some of the
      uses for which the pesticide is registered should be for general
      use and that other uses for which it is registered should be for
      restricted use, the Administrator shall classify it for both
      general use and restricted use. Pesticide uses may be classified
      by regulation on the initial classification, and registered
      pesticides may be classified prior to reregistration. If some of
      the uses of the pesticide are classified for general use, and
      other uses are classified for restricted use, the directions
      relating to its general uses shall be clearly separated and
      distinguished from those directions relating to its restricted
      uses. The Administrator may require that its packaging and
      labeling for restricted uses shall be clearly distinguishable
      from its packaging and labeling for general uses.
        (B) If the Administrator determines that the pesticide, when
      applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings and
      cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, or for one
      or more of such uses, or in accordance with a widespread and
      commonly recognized practice, will not generally cause
      unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, the
      Administrator will classify the pesticide, or the particular use
      or uses of the pesticide to which the determination applies, for
      general use.
        (C) If the Administrator determines that the pesticide, when
      applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings and
      cautions and for the uses for which it is registered, or for one
      or more of such uses, or in accordance with a widespread and
      commonly recognized practice, may generally cause, without
      additional regulatory restrictions, unreasonable adverse effects
      on the environment, including injury to the applicator, the
      Administrator shall classify the pesticide, or the particular use
      or uses to which the determination applies, for restricted use:
          (i) If the Administrator classifies a pesticide, or one or
        more uses of such pesticide, for restricted use because of a
        determination that the acute dermal or inhalation toxicity of
        the pesticide presents a hazard to the applicator or other
        persons, the pesticide shall be applied for any use to which
        the restricted classification applies only by or under the
        direct supervision of a certified applicator.
          (ii) If the Administrator classifies a pesticide, or one or
        more uses of such pesticide, for restricted use because of a
        determination that its use without additional regulatory
        restriction may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the
        environment, the pesticide shall be applied for any use to
        which the determination applies only by or under the direct
        supervision of a certified applicator, or subject to such other
        restrictions as the Administrator may provide by regulation.
        Any such regulation shall be reviewable in the appropriate
        court of appeals upon petition of a person adversely affected
        filed within 60 days of the publication of the regulation in
        final form.
      (2) Change in classification
        If the Administrator determines that a change in the
      classification of any use of a pesticide from general use to
      restricted use is necessary to prevent unreasonable adverse
      effects on the environment, the Administrator shall notify the
      registrant of such pesticide of such determination at least
      forty-five days before making the change and shall publish the
      proposed change in the Federal Register. The registrant, or other
      interested person with the concurrence of the registrant, may
      seek relief from such determination under section 136d(b) of this
      title.
      (3) Change in classification from restricted use to general use
        The registrant of any pesticide with one or more uses
      classified for restricted use may petition the Administrator to
      change any such classification from restricted to general use.
      Such petition shall set out the basis for the registrant's
      position that restricted use classification is unnecessary
      because classification of the pesticide for general use would not
      cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. The
      Administrator, within sixty days after receiving such petition,
      shall notify the registrant whether the petition has been granted
      or denied. Any denial shall contain an explanation therefor and
      any such denial shall be subject to judicial review under section
      136n of this title.
    (e) Products with same formulation and claims
      Products which have the same formulation, are manufactured by the
    same person, the labeling of which contains the same claims, and
    the labels of which bear a designation identifying the product as
    the same pesticide may be registered as a single pesticide; and
    additional names and labels shall be added to the registration by
    supplemental statements.
    (f) Miscellaneous
      (1) Effect of change of labeling or formulation
        If the labeling or formulation for a pesticide is changed, the
      registration shall be amended to reflect such change if the
      Administrator determines that the change will not violate any
      provision of this subchapter.
      (2) Registration not a defense
        In no event shall registration of an article be construed as a
      defense for the commission of any offense under this subchapter.
      As long as no cancellation proceedings are in effect registration
      of a pesticide shall be prima facie evidence that the pesticide,
      its labeling and packaging comply with the registration
      provisions of the subchapter.
      (3) Authority to consult other Federal agencies
        In connection with consideration of any registration or
      application for registration under this section, the
      Administrator may consult with any other Federal agency.
      (4) Mixtures of nitrogen stabilizers and fertilizer products
        Any mixture or other combination of - 
          (A) 1 or more nitrogen stabilizers registered under this
        subchapter; and
          (B) 1 or more fertilizer products,

      shall not be subject to the provisions of this section or
      sections 136a-1, 136c, 136e, 136m, and 136o(a)(2) of this title
      if the mixture or other combination is accompanied by the
      labeling required under this subchapter for the nitrogen
      stabilizer contained in the mixture or other combination, the
      mixture or combination is mixed or combined in accordance with
      such labeling, and the mixture or combination does not contain
      any active ingredient other than the nitrogen stabilizer.
    (g) Registration review
      (1) General rule
        (A) Periodic review
          The registrations of pesticides are to be periodically
        reviewed. The Administrator shall by regulation establish a
        procedure for accomplishing the periodic review of
        registrations. The goal of these regulations shall be a review
        of a pesticide's registration every 15 years. No registration
        shall be canceled as a result of the registration review
        process unless the Administrator follows the procedures and
        substantive requirements of section 136d of this title.
        (B) Limitation
          Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the Administrator
        from undertaking any other review of a pesticide pursuant to
        this subchapter.
      (2) Data
        (A) Submission required
          The Administrator shall use the authority in subsection
        (c)(2)(B) of this section to require the submission of data
        when such data are necessary for a registration review.
        (B) Data submission, compensation, and exemption
          For purposes of this subsection, the provisions of
        subsections (c)(1), (c)(2)(B), and (c)(2)(D) of this section
        shall be utilized for and be applicable to any data required
        for registration review.
    (h) Registration requirements for antimicrobial pesticides
      (1) Evaluation of process
        To the maximum extent practicable consistent with the degrees
      of risk presented by an antimicrobial pesticide and the type of
      review appropriate to evaluate the risks, the Administrator shall
      identify and evaluate reforms to the antimicrobial registration
      process that would reduce review periods existing as of August 3,
      1996, for antimicrobial pesticide product registration
      applications and applications for amended registration of
      antimicrobial pesticide products, including - 
          (A) new antimicrobial active ingredients;
          (B) new antimicrobial end-use products;
          (C) substantially similar or identical antimicrobial
        pesticides; and
          (D) amendments to antimicrobial pesticide registrations.
      (2) Review time period reduction goal
        Each reform identified under paragraph (1) shall be designed to
      achieve the goal of reducing the review period following
      submission of a complete application, consistent with the degree
      of risk, to a period of not more than - 
          (A) 540 days for a new antimicrobial active ingredient
        pesticide registration;
          (B) 270 days for a new antimicrobial use of a registered
        active ingredient;
          (C) 120 days for any other new antimicrobial product;
          (D) 90 days for a substantially similar or identical
        antimicrobial product;
          (E) 90 days for an amendment to an antimicrobial registration
        that does not require scientific review of data; and
          (F) 120 days for an amendment to an antimicrobial
        registration that requires scientific review of data and that
        is not otherwise described in this paragraph.
      (3) Implementation
        (A) Proposed rulemaking
          (i) Issuance
            Not later than 270 days after August 3, 1996, the
          Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register proposed
          regulations to accelerate and improve the review of
          antimicrobial pesticide products designed to implement, to
          the extent practicable, the goals set forth in paragraph (2).
          (ii) Requirements
            Proposed regulations issued under clause (i) shall - 
              (I) define the various classes of antimicrobial use
            patterns, including household, industrial, and
            institutional disinfectants and sanitizing pesticides,
            preservatives, water treatment, and pulp and paper mill
            additives, and other such products intended to disinfect,
            sanitize, reduce, or mitigate growth or development of
            microbiological organisms, or protect inanimate objects,
            industrial processes or systems, surfaces, water, or other
            chemical substances from contamination, fouling, or
            deterioration caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa,
            algae, or slime;
              (II) differentiate the types of review undertaken for
            antimicrobial pesticides;
              (III) conform the degree and type of review to the risks
            and benefits presented by antimicrobial pesticides and the
            function of review under this subchapter, considering the
            use patterns of the product, toxicity, expected exposure,
            and product type;
              (IV) ensure that the registration process is sufficient
            to maintain antimicrobial pesticide efficacy and that
            antimicrobial pesticide products continue to meet product
            performance standards and effectiveness levels for each
            type of label claim made; and
              (V) implement effective and reliable deadlines for
            process management.
          (iii) Comments
            In developing the proposed regulations, the Administrator
          shall solicit the views from registrants and other affected
          parties to maximize the effectiveness of the rule development
          process.
        (B) Final regulations
          (i) Issuance
            The Administrator shall issue final regulations not later
          than 240 days after the close of the comment period for the
          proposed regulations.
          (ii) Failure to meet goal
            If a goal described in paragraph (2) is not met by the
          final regulations, the Administrator shall identify the goal,
          explain why the goal was not attained, describe the element
          of the regulations included instead, and identify future
          steps to attain the goal.
          (iii) Requirements
            In issuing final regulations, the Administrator shall - 
              (I) consider the establishment of a certification process
            for regulatory actions involving risks that can be
            responsibly managed, consistent with the degree of risk, in
            the most cost-efficient manner;
              (II) consider the establishment of a certification
            process by approved laboratories as an adjunct to the
            review process;
              (III) use all appropriate and cost-effective review
            mechanisms, including - 
                (aa) expanded use of notification and non-notification
              procedures;
                (bb) revised procedures for application review; and
                (cc) allocation of appropriate resources to ensure
              streamlined management of antimicrobial pesticide
              registrations; and

              (IV) clarify criteria for determination of the
            completeness of an application.
        (C) Expedited review
          This subsection does not affect the requirements or extend
        the deadlines or review periods contained in subsection (c)(3)
        of this section.
        (D) Alternative review periods
          If the final regulations to carry out this paragraph are not
        effective 630 days after August 3, 1996, until the final
        regulations become effective, the review period, beginning on
        the date of receipt by the Agency of a complete application,
        shall be - 
            (i) 2 years for a new antimicrobial active ingredient
          pesticide registration;
            (ii) 1 year for a new antimicrobial use of a registered
          active ingredient;
            (iii) 180 days for any other new antimicrobial product;
            (iv) 90 days for a substantially similar or identical
          antimicrobial product;
            (v) 90 days for an amendment to an antimicrobial
          registration that does not require scientific review of data;
          and
            (vi) 120 days for an amendment to an antimicrobial
          registration that requires scientific review of data and that
          is not otherwise described in this subparagraph.
        (E) Wood preservatives
          An application for the registration, or for an amendment to
        the registration, of a wood preservative product for which a
        claim of pesticidal activity listed in section 136(mm) of this
        title is made (regardless of any other pesticidal claim that is
        made with respect to the product) shall be reviewed by the
        Administrator within the same period as that established under
        this paragraph for an antimicrobial pesticide product
        application, consistent with the degree of risk posed by the
        use of the wood preservative product, if the application
        requires the applicant to satisfy the same data requirements as
        are required to support an application for a wood preservative
        product that is an antimicrobial pesticide.
        (F) Notification
          (i) In general
            Subject to clause (iii), the Administrator shall notify an
          applicant whether an application has been granted or denied
          not later than the final day of the appropriate review period
          under this paragraph, unless the applicant and the
          Administrator agree to a later date.
          (ii) Final decision
            If the Administrator fails to notify an applicant within
          the period of time required under clause (i), the failure
          shall be considered an agency action unlawfully withheld or
          unreasonably delayed for purposes of judicial review under
          chapter 7 of title 5.
          (iii) Exemption
            This subparagraph does not apply to an application for an
          antimicrobial pesticide that is filed under subsection
          (c)(3)(B) of this section prior to 90 days after August 3,
          1996.
          (iv) Limitation
            Notwithstanding clause (ii), the failure of the
          Administrator to notify an applicant for an amendment to a
          registration for an antimicrobial pesticide shall not be
          judicially reviewable in a Federal or State court if the
          amendment requires scientific review of data within - 
              (I) the time period specified in subparagraph (D)(vi), in
            the absence of a final regulation under subparagraph (B);
            or
              (II) the time period specified in paragraph (2)(F), if
            adopted in a final regulation under subparagraph (B).
      (4) Annual report
        (A) Submission
          Beginning on August 3, 1996, and ending on the date that the
        goals under paragraph (2) are achieved, the Administrator
        shall, not later than March 1 of each year, prepare and submit
        an annual report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
        of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
        and Forestry of the Senate.
        (B) Requirements
          A report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a
        description of - 
            (i) measures taken to reduce the backlog of pending
          registration applications;
            (ii) progress toward achieving reforms under this
          subsection; and
            (iii) recommendations to improve the activities of the
          Agency pertaining to antimicrobial registrations.



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