[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45438-45450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17936]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0545; FRL-8375-9]


Pesticides; Revised Fee Schedule for Registration Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is publishing a revised list of pesticide registration 
service fees applicable to specified pesticide applications and 
tolerance actions. Under the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal 
Act, the registration service fees for covered pesticide registration 
applications received on or after October 1, 2008, increase by 5% 
rounding up to the nearest dollar from the fees published for fiscal 
year 2008, and certain decision review periods have been reduced. The 
new fees and decision review periods become effective on October 1, 
2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leovey (7501P), Immediate 
Office, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7328; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you register 
pesticide products under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Potentially affected entities may include, but 
are not limited to:
     Agricultural pesticide manufacturers (32532).
     Antimicrobial pesticide manufacturers (32561).
     Antifoulant pesticide manufacturers (32551).
     Wood preservative manufacturers (32519).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions in the notice and in 
FIFRA section 33. If

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you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a 
particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-[0545]. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 established a 
new section 33 of FIFRA creating a registration service fee system for 
certain types of pesticide applications, establishment of tolerances, 
and certain other regulatory decisions under FIFRA and the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Section 33 also created a 
schedule of decision review times for applications covered by the 
service fee system. The Agency began administering the registration 
service fee system for covered applications received on or after March 
23, 2004.
    On October 9, 2007, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal 
Act was signed by the President, revising, among other things, FIFRA 
section 33. The new law reauthorized the service fee system through 
2012 and established fees and review times for applications received 
during fiscal years 2008 through 2012. As required by section 
33(b)(6)(A) of FIFRA, the registration service fees for covered 
pesticide registration applications received on or after October 1, 
2008, increase by five percent rounding up to the nearest dollar from 
the fees published in the October 30, 2007, Federal Register Notice (72 
FR 61466). In addition, this notice provides shorter decision review 
periods for certain application categories.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    The publication of this fee schedule is required by section 
33(b)(6)(C) of FIFRA as amended.

III. Elements of the Fee Schedule

    This unit explains how EPA has organized the fee schedule 
identified in the statute and how to read the fee schedule tables, and 
includes a key to terminology published with the table in the 
Congressional Review. EPA's organization and presentation of the fee 
schedule information does not affect the categories of registration 
service fees or the structure or procedures for submitting applications 
or petitions for tolerance.

A. The Congressional Record Fee Schedule

    The fee schedule published in the Congressional Record of July 21, 
2007 identifies the registration service fees and decision times and is 
organized according to the organizational units of the Office of 
Pesticide Programs (OPP) within EPA. Thereafter, the categories within 
the organizational unit sections of the table are further categorized 
according to the type of application being submitted, the use patterns 
involved, or, in some cases, upon the type of pesticide that is the 
subject of the application. The fee categories differ by Division. Not 
all application types are covered by, or subject to, the fee system.

B. Fee Schedule and Decision Review Times

    In today's notice, EPA has retained the format of previous schedule 
notices and included the corrections to the schedule published in the 
September 24, 2007 issue of the Congressional Record. The schedules are 
presented as 11 tables, organized by OPP Division and by type of 
application or pesticide subject to the fee. These tables only list the 
decision time review periods for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 as these 
are the only applicable review periods for applications received on or 
after October 1, 2008. Unit IV. presents fee tables for the 
Registration Division (RD) (5 tables), the Antimicrobials Division (AD) 
(3 tables), and the Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(BPPD) (3 tables).

C. How to Read the Tables

    1. Each table consists of the following columns:
     The column entitled ``EPA No.'' assigns an EPA identifier 
to each fee category. There are 140 categories spread across the 3 
Divisions. There are 58 RD categories, 27 AD categories, and 55 BPPD 
categories. For tracking purposes, OPP has assigned a 3-digit 
identifier to each category, beginning with RD categories, followed by 
AD and BPPD categories. The categories are prefaced with a letter 
designation indicating which Division of OPP is responsible for 
applications in that category (R= Registration Division, 
A=Antimicrobials Division, B=Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division).
     The column entitled ``CR No.'' cross-references the 
current Congressional Record category number for convenience. However, 
EPA will be using the categories as numbered in the ``EPA No.'' column 
in its tracking systems.
     The column entitled ``Action'' describes the categories of 
action. In establishing the expanded fee schedule categories, Congress 
eliminated some of the more confusing terminology of the original 
categories. For example, instead of the term ``fast-track,'' the 
schedule in the Congressional Record uses the regulatory phrase 
``identical or substantially similar in composition and use to a 
registered product.''
     The column entitled ``Decision Time'' lists the decision 
times in months for each type of action for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010. 
The 2010 decision times apply to 2011 and 2012. The decision review 
periods in the tables are based upon EPA fiscal years (FY), which run 
from October 1 through September 30.
     The column entitled ``FY 09/FY 10 Registration Service Fee 
($)'' lists the registration service fee for the action for fiscal year 
2009 (October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009) and fiscal year 2010 
(October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010).
    2. The following acronyms are used in some of the tables:
     DART-Dose Adequacy Response Team
     DNT-Developmental Neurotoxicity
     HSRB-Human Studies Review Board
     GW/SW-Ground Water/Surface Water
     PHI-Pre-Harvest Interval
     PPE-Personal Protective Equipment
     REI-Restricted Entry Interval
     SAP-FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

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IV. PRIRA Fee Schedule Tables--Effective October 1, 2008

A. Registration Division (RD)

    The Registration Division of OPP is responsible for the processing 
of pesticide applications and associated tolerance petitions for 
pesticides that are termed ``conventional chemicals,'' excluding 
pesticides intended for antimicrobial uses. The term ``conventional 
chemical'' is a term of art that is intended to distinguish synthetic 
chemicals from those that are of naturally occurring or non-synthetic 
origin, synthetic chemicals that are identical to naturally-occurring 
chemicals and microbial pesticides. Tables 1 through 5 of Unit IV.A. 
cover RD actions.

                                                 Table 1.--Registration Division--New Active Ingredients
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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R010                                                            1  Food use\1\                                      24               24          542,115
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R020                                                            2  Food use; reduced risk\1\                        18               18          542,115
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R030                                                            3  Food use; Experimental Use Permit                24               24          599,235
                                                                    application submitted
                                                                    simultaneously with application
                                                                    for registration; decision time
                                                                    for Experimental Use Permit and
                                                                    temporary tolerance same as
                                                                    R040\1\
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R040                                                            4  Food use; Experimental Use Permit                18               18          399,525
                                                                    application; establish temporary
                                                                    tolerance; submitted before
                                                                    application for registration;
                                                                    credit $326,025 toward new active
                                                                    ingredient application that
                                                                    follows
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R050                                                            5  Food use; application submitted                  14               14          199,815
                                                                    after Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application; decision time begins
                                                                    after Experimental Use Permit and
                                                                    temporary tolerance are
                                                                    granted\1\
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R060                                                            6  Non-food use; outdoor\1\                         21               21          376,635
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R070                                                            7  Non-food use; outdoor; reduced                   16               16          376,635
                                                                    risk\1\
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R080                                                            8  Non-food use; outdoor;                           21               21          416,640
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application submitted
                                                                    simultaneously with application
                                                                    for registration; decision time
                                                                    for Experimental Use Permit same
                                                                    as R090\1\
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R090                                                            9  Non-food use; outdoor;                           16               16          279,615
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application submitted before
                                                                    application for registration;
                                                                    credit $228,225 toward new active
                                                                    ingredient application that
                                                                    follows
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R100                                                           10  Non-food use; outdoor; submitted                 12               12          137,025
                                                                    after Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application; decision time begins
                                                                    after Experimental Use Permit is
                                                                    granted\1\
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R110                                                           11  Non-food use; indoor\1\                          20               20          209,475
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R120                                                           12  Non-food use; indoor; reduced                    14               14          209,475
                                                                    risk\1\
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R121                                                           13  Non-food use; indoor; Experimental               18               18          157,500
                                                                    Use Permit application submitted
                                                                    before application for
                                                                    registration; credit $100,000
                                                                    toward new active ingredient
                                                                    application that follows
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R122                                                           14  Enriched isomer(s) of registered                 18               18          273,945
                                                                    mixed-isomer active ingredient\1\
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R123                                                           15  Seed treatment only; includes non-               18               18          407,610
                                                                    food and food uses; limited
                                                                    uptake into Raw Agricultural
                                                                    Commodities\1\
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R124                                                           16  Conditional Ruling on                             6                6            2,184
                                                                    Preapplication Study Waivers;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.


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                                                        Table 2.--Registration Division--New Uses
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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R130                                                           17  First food use; indoor; food/food                21               21          165,375
                                                                    handling\1\
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R140                                                           18  Additional food use; indoor; food/               15               15           38,588
                                                                    food handling
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R150                                                           19  First food use\1\                                21               21          228,270
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R160                                                           20  First food use; reduced risk\1\                  16               16          228,270
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R170                                                           21  Additional food use                              15               15           57,120
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R180                                                           22  Additional food use; reduced risk                10               10           57,120
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R190                                                           23  Additional food uses; 6 or more                  15               15          342,720
                                                                    submitted in one application
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R200                                                           24  Additional food uses; 6 or more                  10               10          342,720
                                                                    submitted in one application;
                                                                    reduced risk
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R210                                                           25  Additional food use; Experimental                12               12           42,315
                                                                    Use Permit application; establish
                                                                    temporary tolerance; no credit
                                                                    toward new use registration
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R220                                                           26  Additional food use; Experimental                 6                6           17,136
                                                                    Use Permit application; crop
                                                                    destruct basis; no credit toward
                                                                    new use registration
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R230                                                           27  Additional use; non-food; outdoor                15               15           22,827
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R240                                                           28  Additional use; non-food; outdoor;               10               10           22,827
                                                                    reduced risk
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R250                                                           29  Additional use; non-food; outdoor;                6                6           17,136
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application; no credit toward new
                                                                    use registration
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R260                                                           30  New use; non-food; indoor                        12               12           11,025
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R270                                                           31  New use; non-food; indoor; reduced                9                9           11,025
                                                                    risk
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R271                                                           32  New use; non-food; indoor;                        6                6            8,400
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application; no credit toward new
                                                                    use registration
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R272                                                           33  Review of Study Protocol;                         3                3            2,184
                                                                    applicant-initiated; excludes
                                                                    DART, pre-registration
                                                                    conferences, Rapid Response
                                                                    review, DNT protocol review,
                                                                    protocols needing HSRB review
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R273                                                           34  Additional use; seed treatment;                  12               12           43,575
                                                                    limited uptake into Raw
                                                                    Agricultural Commodities;
                                                                    includes crops with established
                                                                    tolerances (e.g., for soil or
                                                                    foliar application); includes
                                                                    food or non-food uses
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R274                                                           35  Additional uses; seed treatment                  12               12          261,450
                                                                    only; 6 or more submitted in one
                                                                    application; limited uptake into
                                                                    Raw Agricultural Commodities;
                                                                    includes crops with established
                                                                    tolerances (e.g., for soil or
                                                                    foliar application); includes
                                                                    food and/or non-food uses
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.


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                                              Table 3.--Registration Division--Import and Other Tolerances
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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R280                                                           36  Establish import tolerance; new                  21               21          275,625
                                                                    active ingredient or first food
                                                                    use\1\
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R290                                                           37  Establish import tolerance;                      15               15           55,125
                                                                    additional food use
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R291                                                           38  Establish import tolerances;                     15               15          330,750
                                                                    additional food uses; 6 or more
                                                                    crops submitted in one petition
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R292                                                           39  Amend an established tolerance                   10               10           39,165
                                                                    (e.g., decrease or increase);
                                                                    domestic or import; applicant-
                                                                    initiated
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R293                                                           40  Establish tolerance(s) for                       12               12           46,200
                                                                    inadvertent residues in one crop;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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R294                                                           41  Establish tolerances for                         12               12          277,200
                                                                    inadvertent residues; 6 or more
                                                                    crops submitted in one
                                                                    application; applicant-initiated
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R295                                                           42  Establish tolerance(s) for                       15               15           57,120
                                                                    residues in one rotational crop
                                                                    in response to a specific
                                                                    rotational crop application;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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R296                                                           43  Establish tolerances for residues                15               15          342,720
                                                                    in rotational crops in response
                                                                    to a specific rotational crop
                                                                    petition; 6 or more crops
                                                                    submitted in one application;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.


                                                      Table 4.--Registration Division--New Products
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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R300                                                           44  New product; identical or                         3                3            1,365
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; no data
                                                                    review or only product chemistry
                                                                    data; cite-all data citation, or
                                                                    selective data citation where
                                                                    applicant owns all required data,
                                                                    or applicant submits specific
                                                                    authorization letter from data
                                                                    owner. Category also includes
                                                                    100% re-package of registered end-
                                                                    use or manufacturing-use product
                                                                    that requires no data submission
                                                                    nor data matrix.
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R301                                                           45  New product; identical or                         4                4            1,638
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; registered
                                                                    source of active ingredient;
                                                                    selective data citation only for
                                                                    data on product chemistry and/or
                                                                    acute toxicity and/or public
                                                                    health pest efficacy, where
                                                                    applicant does not own all
                                                                    required data and does not have a
                                                                    specific authorization letter
                                                                    from data owner.
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R310                                                           46  New end-use or manufacturing-use                  6                6            4,578
                                                                    product; requires review of data
                                                                    package within RD; includes
                                                                    reviews and/or waivers of data
                                                                    for only:
                                                                    Product chemistry and/or.
                                                                    Acute toxicity and/or....
                                                                    Public health pest
                                                                    efficacy.
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R311                                                           49  New product; requires approval of                12               12           16,317
                                                                    new food-use inert; applicant-
                                                                    initiated; excludes approval of
                                                                    safeners
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R312                                                           50  New product; requires approval of                 6                6            8,715
                                                                    new non-food-use inert; applicant-
                                                                    initiated
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R313                                                           51  New product; requires amendment to               10               10           11,991
                                                                    existing inert tolerance
                                                                    exemption (e.g., adding post-
                                                                    harvest use); applicant-initiated
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R320                                                           47  New product; new physical form;                  12               12           11,424
                                                                    requires data review in science
                                                                    divisions
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R330                                                           48  New manufacturing-use product;                   12               12           17,136
                                                                    registered active ingredient;
                                                                    selective data citation
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R331                                                           52  New product; repack of identical                  3                3            2,184
                                                                    registered end-use product as a
                                                                    manufacturing-use product; same
                                                                    registered uses only
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R332                                                           53  New manufacturing-use product;                   24               24          244,650
                                                                    registered active ingredient;
                                                                    unregistered source of active
                                                                    ingredient; submission of
                                                                    completely new generic data
                                                                    package; registered uses only
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                                               Table 5.--Registration Division--Amendments to Registration
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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R340                                                           54  Amendment requiring data review                   4                4            3,444
                                                                    within RD (e.g., changes to
                                                                    precautionary label statements,
                                                                    or source changes to an
                                                                    unregistered source of active
                                                                    ingredient)\1\
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R350                                                           55  Amendment requiring data review in                8                8           11,424
                                                                    science divisions (e.g., changes
                                                                    to REI, or PPE, or PHI, or use
                                                                    rate, or number of applications;
                                                                    or add aerial application; or
                                                                    modify GW/SW advisory
                                                                    statement)\1\
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R370                                                           56  Cancer reassessment; applicant-                  18               18          171,255
                                                                    initiated
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R371                                                           57  Amendment to Experimental Use                     6                6            8,715
                                                                    Permit; requires data review/risk
                                                                    assessment
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R372                                                           58  Refined ecological and/or                        18               12          163,065
                                                                    endangered species assessment;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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\1\EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees. Fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the FIFRA
  stated timelines listed in section 3(h) and are not subject to PRIA fees. Label amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR
  Notice 95-2 and PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to PRIA fees.

B. Antimicrobials Division (AD)

    The Antimicrobials Division of OPP is responsible for the 
processing of pesticide applications and associated tolerances for 
conventional chemicals intended for antimicrobial uses, that is, uses 
that are defined under FIFRA section 2(mm)(1)(A), including products 
for use against bacteria, protozoa, non-agricultural fungi, and 
viruses. AD is also responsible for a selected set of conventional 
chemicals intended for other uses, including most wood preservatives 
and antifoulants. Tables 6 through 8 of Unit IV.B. cover AD actions.

                                                Table 6.--Antimicrobials Division--New Active Ingredients
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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A380                                                           59  Food use; establish tolerance                    24               24           99,225
                                                                    exemption\1\
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A390                                                           60  Food use; establish tolerance\1\                 24               24          165,375
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A400                                                           61  Non-food use; outdoor; FIFRA                     18               18           82,688
                                                                    section 2(mm) uses\1\
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A410                                                           62  Non-food use; outdoor; uses other                21               21          165,375
                                                                    than FIFRA section 2(mm)\1\
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A420                                                           63  Non-food use; indoor; FIFRA                      18               18           55,125
                                                                    section 2(mm) uses\1\
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A430                                                           64  Non-food use; indoor; uses other                 20               20           82,688
                                                                    than FIFRA section 2(mm)\1\
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A431                                                           65  Non-food use; indoor; low-risk and               12               12           57,750
                                                                    low-toxicity food-grade active
                                                                    ingredient(s); efficacy testing
                                                                    for public health claims required
                                                                    under GLP and following DIS/TSS
                                                                    or AD-approved study protocol
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.


                                                       Table 7.--Antimicrobials Division--New Uses
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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A440                                                           66  First food use; establish                        21               21           27,563
                                                                    tolerance exemption\1\
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A450                                                           67  First food use; establish                        21               21           82,688
                                                                    tolerance\1\
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A460                                                           68  Additional food use; establish                   15               15           11,025
                                                                    tolerance exemption
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A470                                                           69  Additional food use; establish                   15               15           27,563
                                                                    tolerance
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A480                                                           70  Additional use; non-food; outdoor;                9                9           16,538
                                                                    FIFRA section 2(mm) uses
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A490                                                           71  Additional use; non-food; outdoor;               15               15           27,563
                                                                    uses other than FIFRA section
                                                                    2(mm)
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A500                                                           72  Additional use; non-food; indoor;                 9                9           11,025
                                                                    FIFRA section 2(mm) uses
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A510                                                           73  Additional use; non-food; indoor;                12               12           11,025
                                                                    uses other than FIFRA section
                                                                    2(mm)
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A520                                                           74  Experimental Use Permit                           9                9            5,513
                                                                    application
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A521                                                           75  Review of public health efficacy                  4                3            2,100
                                                                    study protocol within AD; per AD
                                                                    Internal Guidance for the
                                                                    Efficacy Protocol Review Process;
                                                                    applicant-initiated; Tier 1
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A522                                                           76  Review of public health efficacy                 15               12           10,500
                                                                    study protocol outside AD by
                                                                    members of AD Efficacy Protocol
                                                                    Review Expert Panel; applicant-
                                                                    initiated; Tier 2
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.


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                                             Table 8.--Antimicrobials Division--New Products and Amendments
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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A530                                                           77  New product; identical or                         3                3            1,103
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; no data
                                                                    review or only product chemistry
                                                                    data; cite-all data citation, or
                                                                    selective data citation where
                                                                    applicant owns all required data,
                                                                    or applicant submits specific
                                                                    authorization letter from data
                                                                    owner. Category also includes
                                                                    100% re-package of registered end-
                                                                    use or manufacturing-use product
                                                                    that requires no data submission
                                                                    nor data matrix.
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A531                                                           78  New product; identical or                         4                4            1,575
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; registered
                                                                    source of active ingredient;
                                                                    selective data citation only for
                                                                    data on product chemistry and/or
                                                                    acute toxicity and/or public
                                                                    health pest efficacy, where
                                                                    applicant does not own all
                                                                    required data and does not have a
                                                                    specific authorization letter
                                                                    from data owner
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A532                                                           85  New product; identical or                         4                4            4,410
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; registered
                                                                    active ingredient; unregistered
                                                                    source of active ingredient; cite-
                                                                    all data citation except for
                                                                    product chemistry; product
                                                                    chemistry data submitted
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A540                                                           79  New end-use product; FIFRA section                4                4            4,410
                                                                    2(mm) uses only
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A550                                                           80  New end-use product; uses other                   6                6            4,410
                                                                    than FIFRA section 2(mm); non-
                                                                    FQPA product
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A560                                                           81  New manufacturing-use product;                   12               12           16,538
                                                                    registered active ingredient;
                                                                    selective data citation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A570                                                           82  Label amendment requiring data                    4                4            3,308
                                                                    submission\1\
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A571                                                           83  Cancer reassessment; applicant-                  18               18           82,688
                                                                    initiated
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A572                                                           84  Refined ecological risk and/or                   18               12           78,750
                                                                    endangered species assessment;
                                                                    applicant-initiated
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\1\EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees. Fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the FIFRA
  stated timelines listed in section 3(h) and are not subject to PRIA fees. Label amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR
  Notice 95-2 and PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to PRIA fees.

C. Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD)

    The Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division of OPP is 
responsible for the processing of pesticide applications for 
biochemical pesticides, microbial pesticides, and plant-incorporated 
protectants (PIPs).
    The fee tables for BPPD tables are presented by type of pesticide 
rather than by type of action: Microbial and biochemical pesticides, 
straight chain lepidopteran pheromones (SCLPs), and PIPs. Within each 
table, the types of application are the same as those in other 
divisions and use the same terminology as in Unit III. Tables 9 through 
11 of Unit IV.C. cover BPPD actions.

              Table 9.--Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division--Microbial and Biochemical Pesticides; New Products and Amendments
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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B580                                                           86  New active ingredient; food use;                 18               18           44,100
                                                                    establish tolerance\1\
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B590                                                           87  New active ingredient; food use;                 16               16           27,563
                                                                    establish tolerance exemption\1\
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B600                                                           88  New active ingredient; non-food                  12               12           16,538
                                                                    use\1\
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B610                                                           89  Food use; Experimental Use Permit                 9                9           11,025
                                                                    application; establish temporary
                                                                    tolerance exemption
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B620                                                           90  Non-food use; Experimental Use                    6                6            5,513
                                                                    Permit application
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B621                                                           91  Extend or amend Experimental Use                  6                6            4,410
                                                                    Permit
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B630                                                           92  First food use; establish                        12               12           11,025
                                                                    tolerance exemption
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B631                                                           93  Amend established tolerance                       9                9           11,025
                                                                    exemption
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B640                                                           94  First food use; establish                        18               18           16,538
                                                                    tolerance\1\
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B641                                                           95  Amend established tolerance (e.g.,               12               12           11,025
                                                                    decrease or increase)
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B650                                                           96  New use; non-food                                 6                6            5,513
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B660                                                           97  New product; identical or                         3                3            1,103
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; no data
                                                                    review or only product chemistry
                                                                    data; cite-all data citation, or
                                                                    selective data citation where
                                                                    applicant owns all required data,
                                                                    or applicant submits specific
                                                                    authorization letter from data
                                                                    owner. Category also includes
                                                                    100% re-package of registered end-
                                                                    use or manufacturing-use product
                                                                    that requires no data submission
                                                                    nor data matrix.
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B670                                                           98  New product; registered source of                 6                6            4,410
                                                                    active ingredient; all Tier I
                                                                    data for product chemistry,
                                                                    toxicology, non-target organisms,
                                                                    and product performance must be
                                                                    addressed with product-specific
                                                                    data or with request for data
                                                                    waivers supported by scientific
                                                                    rationales
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B671                                                           99  New product; food use;                           16               16           11,025
                                                                    unregistered source of active
                                                                    ingredient; requires amendment of
                                                                    established tolerance or
                                                                    tolerance exemption; all Tier I
                                                                    data requirements for product
                                                                    chemistry, toxicology, non-target
                                                                    organisms, and product
                                                                    performance must be addressed
                                                                    with product-specific data or
                                                                    with request for data waivers
                                                                    supported by scientific
                                                                    rationales
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B672                                                          100  New product; non-food use or food                12               12            7,875
                                                                    use having established tolerance
                                                                    or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    unregistered source of active
                                                                    ingredient; no data compensation
                                                                    issues; all Tier I data
                                                                    requirements for product
                                                                    chemistry, toxicology, non-target
                                                                    organisms, and product
                                                                    performance must be addressed
                                                                    with product-specific data or
                                                                    with request for data waivers
                                                                    supported by scientific
                                                                    rationales
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B680                                                          101  Label amendment requiring data                    4                4            4,410
                                                                    submission\2\
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B681                                                          102  Label amendment; unregistered                     6                6            5,250
                                                                    source of active ingredient;
                                                                    supporting data require
                                                                    scientific review
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B682                                                          103  Protocol review; applicant-                       3                3            2,100
                                                                    initiated; excludes time for HSRB
                                                                    review (pre-application)
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.

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\2\EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees. Fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the FIFRA
  stated timelines listed in section 3(h) and are not subject to PRIA fees. Label amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR
  Notice 95-2 and PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to PRIA fees.


                       Table 10.--Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division--Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (SCLPS)
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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B690                                                          104  New active ingredient; food or non-               6                6            2,205
                                                                    food use\1\
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B700                                                          105  Experimental Use Permit                           6                6            1,103
                                                                    application; new active
                                                                    ingredient or new use
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B701                                                          106  Extend or amend Experimental Use                  3                3            1,103
                                                                    Permit
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B710                                                          107  New product; identical or                         3                3            1,103
                                                                    substantially similar in
                                                                    composition and use to a
                                                                    registered product; no data
                                                                    review or only product chemistry
                                                                    data; cite-all data citation, or
                                                                    selective data citation where
                                                                    applicant owns all required data,
                                                                    or applicant submits specific
                                                                    authorization letter from data
                                                                    owner. Category also includes
                                                                    100% re-package of registered end-
                                                                    use or manufacturing-use product
                                                                    that requires no data submission
                                                                    nor data matrix.
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B720                                                          108  New product; registered source of                 4                4            1,103
                                                                    active ingredient; all Tier I
                                                                    data for product chemistry,
                                                                    toxicology, non-target organisms,
                                                                    and product performance must be
                                                                    addressed with product specific
                                                                    data or with request for data
                                                                    waivers supported by scientific
                                                                    rationales
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B721                                                          109  New product; unregistered source                  6                6            2,310
                                                                    of active ingredient
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B722                                                          110  New use and/or amendment to                       6                6            2,310
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption
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B730                                                          111  Label amendment requiring data                    4                4            1,103
                                                                    submission\2\
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\1\All uses (food and/or non-food) included in any original application or petition for a new active ingredient or a first food use that otherwise
  satisfy the conditions for the category are covered by the base fee for that application.
\2\EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees. Fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the FIFRA
  stated timelines listed in section 3(h) and are not subject to PRIA fees. Label amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR
  Notice 95-2 and PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to PRIA fees.


                            Table 11.--Biopesticide and Pollution Prevention Division--Plant Incorporated Protectants (PIPS)
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                                                                                                            Decision time (months)         FY 09/FY 10
                     EPA No.                           CR No.                    Action               ----------------------------------   Registration
                                                                                                            FY 09            FY 10       Service Fee ($)
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B740                                                          112  Experimental Use Permit                           6                6           82,688
                                                                    application; registered active
                                                                    ingredient; non-food/feed or crop
                                                                    destruct basis; no SAP review
                                                                    required\1\
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B750                                                          113  Experimental Use Permit                           9                9          110,250
                                                                    application; registered active
                                                                    ingredient; establish temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    no SAP review required\1\
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B760                                                          114  Experimental Use Permit                          12               12          137,813
                                                                    application; new active
                                                                    ingredient; non-food/feed or crop
                                                                    destruct basis; SAP review
                                                                    required; credit $78,750 toward
                                                                    new active ingredient application
                                                                    that follows
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B761                                                          115  Experimental Use Permit                           7                7           82,688
                                                                    application; new active
                                                                    ingredient; non-food/feed or crop
                                                                    destruct; no SAP review required;
                                                                    credit $78,750 toward new active
                                                                    ingredient application that
                                                                    follows
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B770                                                          116  Experimental Use Permit                          15               15          165,375
                                                                    application; new active
                                                                    ingredient; establish temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    SAP review required; credit
                                                                    $105,000 toward new active
                                                                    ingredient application that
                                                                    follows
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B771                                                          117  Experimental Use Permit                          10               10          110,250
                                                                    application; new active
                                                                    ingredient; establish temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    no SAP review required; credit
                                                                    $105,000 toward new active
                                                                    ingredient application that
                                                                    follows
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B772                                                          118  Amend or extend Experimental Use                  3                3           11,025
                                                                    Permit; minor changes to
                                                                    experimental design; established
                                                                    temporary tolerance or tolerance
                                                                    exemption is unaffected
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B773                                                          119  Amend or extend existing                          5                5           27,563
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit; minor
                                                                    changes to experimental design;
                                                                    extend established temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption
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B860                                                          120  Amend Experimental Use Permit;                    6                6           11,025
                                                                    first food use or major revision
                                                                    of experimental design
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B780                                                          121  New active ingredient; non-food/                 12               12          137,813
                                                                    feed; no SAP review required\2\
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B790                                                          122  New active ingredient; Non-food/                 18               18          192,938
                                                                    feed; SAP review required\2\
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B800                                                          123  New active ingredient; establish                 12               12          220,500
                                                                    permanent tolerance or tolerance
                                                                    exemption based on temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    no SAP review required\2\
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B810                                                          124  New active ingredient; establish                 18               18          275,625
                                                                    permanent tolerance or tolerance
                                                                    exemption based on temporary
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    SAP review required\2\
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B820                                                          125  New active ingredient; establish                 15               15          275,625
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    no SAP review required\2\
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B840                                                          126  New active ingredient; establish                 21               21          330,750
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    SAP review required\2\
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B830                                                          127  New active ingredient;                           15               15          330,750
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit
                                                                    application submitted
                                                                    simultaneously; establish
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    no SAP review required\2\
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B850                                                          128  New active ingredient;                           21               21          385,875
                                                                    Experimental Use Permit requested
                                                                    simultaneously; establish
                                                                    tolerance or tolerance exemption;
                                                                    SAP review required\2\
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B851                                                          129  New active ingredient; different                  9                9          110,250
                                                                    genetic event of a previously
                                                                    approved active ingredient; same
                                                                    crop; no tolerance action
                                                                    required; no SAP review required
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B852                                                          130  New active ingredient; different                  9                9          165,375
                                                                    genetic event of a previously
                                                                    approved active ingredient; same
                                                                    crop; no tolerance action
                                                                    required; SAP review required
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B870                                                          131  New use\1\                                        9                9           33,075
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B880                                                          132  New product; no SAP review                        9                9           27,563
                                                                    required\3\
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B881                                                          133  New product; SAP review                          15               15           82,688
                                                                    required\3\
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B890                                                          134  Amendment; seed production to                     9                9           55,125
                                                                    commercial registration; no SAP
                                                                    review required
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B891                                                          135  Amendment; seed production to                    15               15          110,250
                                                                    commercial registration; SAP
                                                                    review required
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B900                                                          136  Amendment (except B890);                 6                6           11,025
                                                                    no SAP review required; (e.g.,
                                                                    new IRM requirements that are
                                                                    applicant-initiated; or amending
                                                                    a conditional registration to
                                                                    extend the registration
                                                                    expiration date with additional
                                                                    data submitted) \4\
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B901                                                          137  Amendment (except B890);                12               12           66,150
                                                                    SAP review required\4\
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B902                                                          138  PIP protocol review                               3                3            5,513
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B903                                                          139  Inert ingredient tolerance                        6                6           55,125
                                                                    exemption; e.g., a marker such as
                                                                    NPT II; reviewed in BPPD
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B904                                                          140  Import tolerance or tolerance                     9                9          110,250
                                                                    exemption; processed commodities/
                                                                    food only
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\1\Example: Transfer existing PIP trait by traditional breeding, such as from field corn to sweet corn.
\2\May be either a registration for seed increase or a full commercial registration. If a seed increase registration is granted first, full commercial
  registration is obtained using B890.
\3\Example: Stacking PIP traits within a crop using traditional breeding techniques.
\4\EPA-initiated amendments shall not be charged fees. Fast-track amendments handled by the Antimicrobials Division are to be completed within the FIFRA
  stated timelines listed in section 3(h) and are not subject to PRIA fees. Label amendments submitted by notification under PR Notices, such as PR
  Notice 95-2 and PR Notice 98-10, continue under PR Notice timelines and are not subject to PRIA fees.

V. How to Pay Fees

    Applicants must submit fee payments at the time of application, and 
EPA will reject any application that does not contain evidence that the 
fee has been paid. EPA has developed a web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/fees/tool/index.htm to help applicants identify the fee 
category and the fee. All fees should be rounded up to the whole 
dollar. Payments may be made by check, bank draft, or money order or 
online with a credit card or wire transfer.

A. Online

    You may pay electronically through the government payment website 
www.pay.gov.
    1. From the pay.gov home page, under ``Find Public Forms.''
    2. Select ``search by Agency name.''
    3. On the A-Z Index of Forms page, select ``E.''
    4. Select ``Environmental Protection Agency.''
    5. From the list of forms, select ``Pre-payment of Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act Fee.''
    6. Complete the form entering the PRIA fee category and fee.
    7. Keep a copy of the pay.gov acknowledgement of payment. A copy of 
the acknowledgement must be printed and attached to the front of the 
application to assure that EPA can match the application with the 
payment.

B. By Check or Money Order

    All payments must be in United States currency by check, bank 
draft, or money order drawn to the order of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. On the check, the applicant must supply in the 
information line either the registration number of the product or the 
company number. A copy of the check must accompany the application to 
the Agency, specifically attached to the front of the application. The 
copy of the check ensures that payment has been made at the time of 
application and will enable the Agency to properly connect the payment 
with the application sent to the Agency.
    If you send the Agency a check, it will be converted into an 
electronic funds transfer (EFT). This means the Agency will copy your 
check and use the account information on it to electronically debit 
your account for the amount of the check. The debit from your account 
will usually occur within 24 hours and will be shown on your regular 
account statement.
    You will not receive your original check back. The Agency will 
destroy your original check but will keep the copy of it. If the EFT 
cannot be processed for technical reasons, you authorize the Agency to 
process the copy in place of your original check. If the EFT cannot be 
completed because of insufficient funds, the Agency may try to make the 
transfer up to two times.
    All paper-based payments should be sent to the following address:
    1. By U.S. Postal Service. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Washington Finance Center, FIFRA Service Fees, P.O. Box 979074, St. 
Louis, MO 63197-9000.
    2. By courier or personal delivery. U.S. Bank, Government Lockbox 
979074, 1005 Convention Plaza, SL-MO-C2-GL, St. Louis, MO 63197, (314) 
418-4990.

VI. How to Submit Applications

    Submissions to the Agency should be made at the address given in 
Unit VII. The applicant should attach documentation that the fee has 
been paid which may be pay.gov payment acknowledgement or a copy of the 
check. If the applicant is applying for a fee waiver, the applicant 
should provide sufficient documentation as described

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in FIFRA section 33(b)(7) and http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/fees/questions/waivers.htm. The fee waiver request should be easy to 
identify and separate from the rest of the application and submitted 
with documentation that at least 25% of the fee has been paid.
    If evidence of fee payment (electronic acknowledgement or copy of 
check properly identified as to company) is not submitted with the 
application, EPA will reject the application and will not process it 
further.
    After EPA receives an application and payment, EPA performs a 
screen on the application to determine that the category is correct and 
that the proper fee amount has been paid. If either is incorrect, EPA 
will notify the applicant and require payment of any additional amount 
due. A refund will be provided in case of an overpayment. EPA will not 
process the application further until the proper fee has been paid for 
the category of application or a request for a fee waiver accompanies 
the application and the appropriate portion of the fee has been paid.
    EPA will assign a unique identification number to each covered 
application for which payment has been made. EPA notifies the applicant 
of the unique identification number. This information is sent by e-mail 
if EPA has either an e-mail address on file or an e-mail address is 
provided on the application.

VII. Addresses

    New covered applications should be identified in the title line 
with the mail code REGFEE.
    1. By USPS mail. Document Processing Desk (REGFEE), Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7504P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    2. By courier. Document Processing Desk (REGFEE), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Room S-4400, 
One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202-4501.
    Couriers and delivery personnel must present a valid picture 
identification card to gain access to the building. Hours of operation 
for the Document Processing Desk are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Pesticides.


    Dated: July 28, 2008.
Marty Monell,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E8-17936 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S