PUBLIC lAW 104-170—AUG. 3, 1996
110 STAT. 1511
"(G) If the applicant is requesting that the registration
or amendment to the registration of a pesticide be expedited, an explanation of the basis for the request must
be submitted, in accordance with paragraph (10) of this
subsection."; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
"(10) EXPEDITED REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES. —
"(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment Gvddelines.
of this paragraph, the Administrator shall, utilizing public
comment, develop procedures and guidelines, and expedite
the review of an application for registration of a pesticide
or an amendment to a registration that satisfies such guidelines.
"(B) Any application for registration or an amendment,
including biological and conventional pesticides, will be
considered for expedited review under this paragraph. An
application for registration or an amendment shall qualify
for expedited review if use of the pesticide proposed by
the application may reasonably be expected to accomplish
1 or more of the following:
"(i) Reduce the risks of pesticides to human health,
"(ii) Reduce the risks of pesticides to nontarget
organisms.
"(iii) Reduce the potential for contamination of
groundwater, surface water, or other valued environmental resources.
"(iv) Broaden the adoption of integrated pest
management strategies, or make such strategies more
available or more effective.
"(C) The Administrator, not later than 30 days after Notification.
receipt of an application for expedited review, shall notify
the applicant whether the application is complete. If it
is found to be incomplete, the Administrator may either
reject the request for expedited review or ask the applicant
for additional information to satisfy the guidelines developed under subparagraph (A).".
TITLE III—DATA COLLECTION ACTIVI-
TIES TO ASSURE THE HEALTH OF IN-
FANTS AND CHILDREN AND OTHER
MEASURES
SEC. 301. DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES TO ASSURE THE HEALTH
OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall coordinate
the development and implementation of survey procedures to ensure
that adequate data on food consumption patterns of infants and
children are collected.
(b) PROCEDURES. —To the extent practicable, the procedures
referred to in subsection (a) shall include the collection of data
on food consumption patterns of a statistically valid sample of
infants and children.
21 USC 346a
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