§ 136s. — Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC136s]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 6--INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II--ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
Sec. 136s. Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings
(a) Secretary of Agriculture
The Administrator, before publishing regulations under this
subchapter, shall solicit the views of the Secretary of Agriculture in
accordance with the procedure described in section 136w(a) of this
title.
(b) Secretary of Health and Human Services
The Administrator, before publishing regulations under this
subchapter for any public health pesticide, shall solicit the views of
the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the same manner as the
views of the Secretary of Agriculture are solicited under section
136w(a)(2) of this title.
(c) Views
In addition to any other authority relating to public hearings and
solicitation of views, in connection with the suspension or cancellation
of a pesticide registration or any other actions authorized under this
subchapter, the Administrator may, at the Administrator's discretion,
solicit the views of all interested persons, either orally or in
writing, and seek such advice from scientists, farmers, farm
organizations, and other qualified persons as the Administrator deems
proper.
(d) Notice
In connection with all public hearings under this subchapter the
Administrator shall publish timely notice of such hearings in the
Federal Register.
(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, Sec. 21, as added Pub. L. 92-516, Sec. 2, Oct.
21, 1972, 86 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 94-140, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 28,
1975, 89 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 100-532, title VIII, Sec. 801(l), Oct. 25,
1988, 102 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 102-237, title X, Sec. 1006(b)(1), (2),
Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1895; Pub. L. 104-170, title II, Sec. 234, Aug.
3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1509.)
Amendments
1996--Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 104-170 added subsec. (b) and
redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.
1991--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``the Administrator''
for ``he'' before ``deems'' and ``the Administrator's'' for ``his''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-532, Sec. 801(l), inserted headings for subsecs.
(a) to (c).
1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-140 inserted ``in accordance with the
procedure described in section 136w(a) of this title'' after ``Secretary
of Agriculture''.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-532 effective on expiration of 60 days
after Oct. 25, 1988, see section 901 of Pub. L. 100-532, set out as a
note under section 136 of this title.
Effective Date
For effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92-516, set
out as a note under section 136 of this title.
