SERVICE 2: PESTICIDES RE-REGISTRATION/MAINTENANCE FEE

Collect fees from pesticides manufacturers and ensure that registration actions are performed in a timely and efficient manner.

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Overview: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), section 3(c)(5), states that the Administrator shall register a pesticide if it is determined that, when used in accordance with labeling and common practices, the product “will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.” As with other Government licensing programs, EPA collects a fee from pesticides manufacturers to cover the governments costs and, in return, ensures that registration actions are performed in a timely and efficient manner. Challenges: Keeping up with the workload for review and registration of new pesticides, new uses for existing pesticides, and other registration requests in accordance with FQPA standards and Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act timeframes. The authorizing statute (Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act) will expire at the end of FY 2012. Efforts are underway to reauthorize the statute, which could result in changes to both programmatic requirements and fee structure. Featured Actions: Continued to implementation of registration and registration review programs.

Stakeholder(s):

• Pesticides Manufacturers: Key Customer Groups: Pesticides manufacturers.


• EPA/OCSPP

Objective(s):

S 2.1: Feedback

S 2.2: Best Practices

S 2.3: Metrics and Standards

S 2.4: Streamlining

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