110 STAT. 1510
PUBLIC LAW 104-170—AUG. 3, 1996
Regulations.
Notification.
Notification.
"(1) DEFINITION.— For the purposes of this section, 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through the Public Health Service.
"(2) CONSULTATION. — In the case of a pesticide registered
for use in public health programs for vector control or for
other uses the Administrator determines to be human health
protection uses, the Administrator shall, upon timely request
by the registrant or any other interested person, or on the
Administrator's own initiative may, consult with the Secretary
prior to taking final action to suspend registration under section
3(c)(2)(B)(iv), or cancel a registration under section 4, 6(e),
or 6(f). In consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator
shall prescribe the form and content of requests under this
section.
"(3) BENEFITS TO SUPPORT FAMILY.—The Administrator,
after consulting with the Secretary, shall make a determination
whether the potential benefits of continued use of the pesticide
for public health or health protection purposes are of such
significance as to warrant a commitment by the Secretary
to conduct or to arrange for the conduct of the studies required
by the Administrator to support continued registration under
section 3 or reregistration under section 4.
"(4) ADDITIONAL TIME.—I f the Administrator determines
that such a commitment is warranted and in the public interest,
the Administrator shall notify the Secretary and shall, to the
extent necessary, amend a notice issued under section 3(c)(2)(B)
to specify additional reasonable time periods for submission
of the data.
"(5) ARRANGEMENTS. —The Secretary shall make such
arrangements for the conduct of required studies as the Secretary finds necessary and appropriate to permit submission
of data in accordance with the time periods prescribed by
the Administrator. Such arrangements may include Public
Health Service intramural research activities, grants, contracts,
or cooperative agreements with academic, public health, or
other organizations qualified by experience and training to
conduct such studies.
"(6) SUPPORT.—The Secretary may provide for support of
the required studies using funds authorized to be appropriated
under this section, the Public Health Service Act, or other
appropriate authorities. After a determination is made under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
of the sums required to conduct the necessary studies.
" (7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this section
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be
necessary for succeeding fiscal years.".
Subtitle D—Expedited Registration of
Reduced Risk Pesticides
SEC. 250. EXPEDITED REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES.
Section 3(c) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)), as amended by section 223,
is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
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