40 CFR § 152.94 - Citation of a public literature study or study generated at government expense.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s152.94"
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title: "40 CFR § 152.94 - Citation of a public literature study or study generated at government expense."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "152.94"
section_name: "Citation of a public literature study or study generated at government expense."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "152"
part_name: "PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 136-136y; Subpart U is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701."
cfr_part: "152"
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# 152.94 Citation of a public literature study or study generated at government expense.
(a) An applicant may demonstrate compliance for a data requirement by citing, and submitting to the Agency, one of the following:
(1) A valid study from the public literature.
(2) A valid study generated by, or at the expense of, any government (Federal, State, or local) agency.
(b) In no circumstances does submission of a public literature study or government-generated study confer any rights on the data submitter to exclusive use of data or compensation under FIFRA section 3(c)(1)(F).
[49 FR 30903, Aug. 1, 1984, as amended at 73 FR 75595, Dec. 12, 2008]