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40 CFR § 172.11 - Publication.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s172.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 172.11 - Publication."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "172.11"
section_name: "Publication."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "172"
part_name: "EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 136c, 136w. Section 172.4 is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 18782, Apr. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "172"
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# 172.11 Publication.

(a) *Notice of receipt of an experimental use permit application.* The Administrator shall publish notice in the *Federal Register* of receipt of an application for an experimental use permit upon finding that issuance of the experimental use permit may be of regional or national significance. This notice shall include:

(1) The active ingredients,

(2) Use pattern(s),

(3) Quantity of pesticide,

(4) Total acreage,

(5) Location of area of application,

(6) A statement soliciting comments from any interested persons regarding the application.

(b) *Public hearing.* The Administrator may hold a public hearing, and publish notice in the *Federal Register* of the date and location of the hearing, when he determines that there is sufficient interest in the application to warrant a hearing, based upon the comments received in response to the Notice of Receipt of an Application, or that a hearing would otherwise be in the public interest.

(c) *Issuance of experimental use permit.* The Administrator shall give prompt notice in the *Federal Register* of the issuance of an experimental use permit. The notice shall include:

(1) The active ingredients,

(2) Use pattern(s),

(3) Quantity of pesticide,

(4) Total acreage,

(5) Location of area of application,

(6) A statement indicating where the experimental use permit is available for public inspection.