40 CFR § 166.30 - Notice of Agency decision.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s166.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 166.30 - Notice of Agency decision."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "166.30"
section_name: "Notice of Agency decision."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "166"
part_name: "EXEMPTION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR USE OF PESTICIDES UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 136p, and 136w."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 1902, Jan. 15, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "166"
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# 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 § 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]