[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR154.1]

[Page 45]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 154_SPECIAL REVIEW PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 154.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Special Review process is to help 
the Agency determine whether to initiate procedures to cancel, deny, or 
reclassify registration of a pesticide product because uses of that 
product may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, in 
accordance with sections 3(c)(6) and 6 of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The process is intended to 
ensure that the Agency assesses risks that may be posed by pesticides, 
and the benefits of use of those pesticides, in an open and responsive 
manner. The issuance of a Notice of Special Review means that the Agency 
has determined that one or more uses of a pesticide may pose significant 
risks and that, following completion of the Special Review process, the 
Agency expects to initiate formal proceedings seeking to cancel, deny, 
reclassify, or require modifications to the registration of the 
product(s) in question unless it has been shown during the Special 
Review that the Agency's initial determination was erroneous, that the 
risks can be reduced to acceptable levels without the need for formal 
proceedings, or that the benefits of the pesticide's use outweigh the 
risks. Following completion of the Special Review process, a pesticide 
in question may be returned to the registration process.
    (b) Scope. This part sets forth the substantive standards for 
initiating a Special Review of a pesticide product and the procedures 
for initiating and conducting the Special Review.