---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 159.156"
title: "40"
number: "159.156"
heading: "How information must be submitted."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/159.156"
---

# §159.156. How information must be submitted.


A submission under FIFRA [section 6(a)(2)](/cfr/40/6.md?p=a-2) must be delivered to the Office of Pesticide Programs' Document Processing Desk at the appropriate address as set forth in 40 CFR [150.17(a)](/cfr/40/150.17.md?p=a) or [(b)](/cfr/40/150.17.md?p=b).

- (a) Include a cover letter which contains the information requested in paragraphs [(d)](#d) and [(e)](#e) of this section, and a prominent statement that the information is being submitted in accordance with FIFRA [section 6(a)(2)](/cfr/40/6.md?p=a-2).
- (b) Contain the name of the submitter, registrant name and registration number, date of transmittal to EPA, the type of study or incident being reported under [§§ 159.165 through 159.195](/cfr/40/159.165..159.195.md), and a statement of why the information is considered reportable under this part.
- (c) Identify the substance tested or otherwise covered by the information (including, if known, the EPA registration number(s) to which the information pertains, and if known, the CAS Registry Number).
- (d) In reporting incidents, provide the data listed in [§ 159.184](/cfr/40/159.184.md), to the extent such information is available.
- (e) In submitting scientific studies, follow the procedures set forth in [§ 158.32](/cfr/40/158.32.md) or [§ 161.32](/cfr/40/161.32.md) of this chapter, as applicable.
- (f) If the information is part of a larger package being submitted in order to comply with another provision of FIFRA (e.g., sections [3(c)(2)(B)](/cfr/40/3.md?p=c-2-B), [4(e)(1)(E)](/cfr/40/4.md?p=e-1-E)), identify in the transmittal the individual studies being submitted under this part.
- (g) If a claim of confidentiality is made under FIFRA [section 10](/cfr/40/10.md) for information relating to any part of a study or incident report contained in the submission, follow the procedures set forth in [§ 158.33](/cfr/40/158.33.md) or [§ 161.33](/cfr/40/161.33.md) of this chapter, as applicable regarding the identification and segregation of information claimed to be confidential.
- (h) If a submission includes a study subject to the flagging requirements of [§ 158.34](/cfr/40/158.34.md) or [§ 161.34](/cfr/40/161.34.md) of this chapter, as applicable, comply with the requirements of that section, and, if the flagging statement is positive, identify it as 6(a)(2) information in the transmittal.
- (i) If a submission is a follow-up to an earlier study or incident report submitted to EPA, the transmittal must state that fact, and must cite the earlier submission, as follows:
  - (1) If the earlier submission was a study to which EPA assigned a Master Record Identifier number (MRID), cite the MRID.
  - (2) If the previous submission was an incident report to which no MRID number was assigned, cite the date of the initial submission of the incident information or report.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 49388, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended at 69 FR 39864, July 1, 2004; 71 FR 35545, June 21, 2006; 72 FR 61028, Oct. 26, 2007]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 49388, Sept. 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 49388, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended at 69 FR 39864, July 1, 2004; 71 FR 35545, June 21, 2006; 72 FR 61028, Oct. 26, 2007]