40 CFR §166.30
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- (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:
- (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.