161.60—Minor uses.
(a) Minor use policy.
A minor use of a pesticide is a use on a “minor crop” (a crop which is planted on a small total amount of acreage) or a use which is otherwise limited such that the potential market volume of the product for that use is inherently small. EPA's policy concerning data requirements for minor uses of pesticides includes the following elements:
(1)
Since the market volume for a minor use of a pesticide is intrinsically low, and the risk associated with the use often is also correspondingly low, EPA will adjust the data requirements concerning the minor use appropriately.
(2)
A new data requirement pertinent to both an unregistered minor use and a registered major use will not be applied to a minor use applicant until it is applied to the major use registrations.
(3)
EPA will accept extrapolations and regional data to support establishment of individual minor use tolerances.
(4)
Group tolerances will be established to assist applicants for registration of products for minor uses as described in 40 CFR 180.34.
(b) Advice on data requirements to support minor uses.
Applicants for registration are advised to contact the appropriate EPA Product Manager of the Minor Use Officer for advice on developing data to support new applications for minor uses of pesticides.