§166.30 Notice of Agency decision.

(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 which does not contain all of the information required by §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) Notification of FDA, USDA, and State health officials. If a use authorized under a specific, quarantine, or public health exemption will result in residues of the pesticide chemical in or on food, the Agency shall notify the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, of the level of residues expected to result. Additionally, the Agency shall ensure that State health and food officials, as appropriate, are also provided with the information specified in this paragraph.

(c) 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:

(i) The name of the applicant;

(ii) The pesticide authorized for use;

(iii) The crop or site to be treated; and

(iv) The name, address, and telephone number of a person in the Agency who can provide further information.

(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.