---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 166.30"
title: "40"
number: "166.30"
heading: "Notice of Agency decision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/166.30"
---

# §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 that does not address all of the requirements of [§ 166.20](/cfr/40/166.20.md) 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) **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.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 1902, Jan. 15, 1986, as amended at 71 FR 4512, Jan. 27, 2006]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136p, and 136w.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 1902, Jan. 15, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[51 FR 1902, Jan. 15, 1986, as amended at 71 FR 4512, Jan. 27, 2006]