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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§136s Solicitation of Comments; Notice of Public Hearings

Title 7 › CHAPTER 6 — INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER II — ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL › § 136s

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before publishing regulations under this subchapter, the Administrator must ask the Secretary of Agriculture for input under section 136w(a). For regulations about public‑health pesticides, the Administrator must also ask the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 136w(a)(2). The Administrator may seek input from interested people and experts when suspending or canceling registrations, and must give timely notice of all public hearings in the Federal Register.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §136s

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(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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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, § 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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Reference

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 136s

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110