Pub. L. 100-532, tit. I, sec. 103
EXPEDITED REGISTRATION OF SIMILAR APPLICATIONS.
SEC. 103. EXPEDITED REGISTRATION OF SIMILAR APPLICATIONS.Section 3(c)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking out “Application.—The Administrator” and inserting in lieu thereof “Application.— “(A) The Administrator”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: “(B) (i) The Administrator shall, as expeditiously as possible, review and act on any application received by the Administrator that— “(I) proposes the initial or amended registration of an end-use pesticide that, if registered as proposed, would be identical or substantially similar in composition and labeling to a currently-registered pesticide identified in the application, or that would differ in composition and labeling from such currently-registered pesticide only in ways that would not significantly increase the risk of unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; or 102 STAT. 2668 “(II) proposes an amendment to the registration of a registered pesticide that does not require scientific review of data. “(ii) In expediting the review of an application for an action described in clause (i), the Administrator shall— “(I) within 45 days after receiving the application, notify the registrant whether or not the application is complete and, if the application is found to be incomplete, reject the application; “(II) within 90 days after receiving a complete application, notify the registrant if the application has been granted or denied; and “(III) if the application is denied, notify the registrant in writing of the specific reasons for the denial of the application.”.