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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: