7 USC § 136s - Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s136s"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 136s - Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "136s"
section_name: "Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 21, as added Pub. L. 92–516, § 2, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 94–140, § 2(b), Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 100–532, title VIII, § 801(l), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1006(b)(1), (2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1895; Pub. L. 104–170, title II, § 234, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1509.)"
---


# § 136s. Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings

**(a)** **Secretary of Agriculture** section 136w(a) of this title

The Administrator, before publishing regulations under this subchapter, shall solicit the views of the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the procedure described in .

**(b)** **Secretary of Health and Human Services** section 136w(a)(2) of this title

The Administrator, before publishing regulations under this subchapter for any public health pesticide, shall solicit the views of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the same manner as the views of the Secretary of Agriculture are solicited under .

**(c)** **Views** In addition to any other authority relating to public hearings and solicitation of views, in connection with the suspension or cancellation of a pesticide registration or any other actions authorized under this subchapter, the Administrator may, at the Administrator’s discretion, solicit the views of all interested persons, either orally or in writing, and seek such advice from scientists, farmers, farm organizations, and other qualified persons as the Administrator deems proper.

**(d)** **Notice** In connection with all public hearings under this subchapter the Administrator shall publish timely notice of such hearings in the Federal Register.

---

**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 21, as added Pub. L. 92–516, § 2, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 94–140, § 2(b), Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 100–532, title VIII, § 801(*l*), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1006(b)(1), (2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1895; Pub. L. 104–170, title II, § 234, Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1509.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996—Subsecs. (b) to (d).  added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

1991—Subsec. (b).  substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “deems” and “the Administrator’s” for “his”.

1988—(), inserted headings for subsecs. (a) to (c).

1975—Subsec. (a).  inserted “in accordance with the procedure described in ” after “Secretary of Agriculture”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on expiration of 60 days after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

For effective date of section, see , set out as a note under .