40 CFR 152.111 : Protection Of Environment (§ 1.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Environmental Protection Agency (Continued) (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Pesticide Programs (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Pesticide Registration And Classification Procedures (§ 152.1 To § 152.500) — Agency Review Of Applications (§ 152.100 To § 152.119) — Choice of standards for review of applications.

The Agency has discretion to review applications under either the unconditional registration criteria of FIFRA sec. 3(c)(5) or the conditional registration criteria of FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7). The type of review chosen depends primarily on the extent to which the relevant data base has been reviewed for completeness and scientific validity. EPA conducts data reviews needed to support unconditional registrations on a chemical-by-chemical basis, according to an established priority list. Except for applications for registration of a new active ingredient or in special cases where it finds immediate review to be warranted, the Agency will not commence a complete review of the existing data base on a given chemical in response to receipt of an application for registration. Instead the Agency will review the application using the criteria for conditional registration in FIFRA sec. 3(c)(7) (A) and (B).