Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 2.djvu/698

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110 STAT. 1490 PUBLIC LAW 104-170—AUG. 3, 1996 SEC. 103. TOLERANCE REEVALUATION AS PART OF REREGISTRATION. Section 4(g)(2) (7 U.S.C. 136a-l(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(E) As soon as the Administrator has sufficient information with respect to the dietary risk of a particular active ingredient, but in any event no later than the time the Administrator makes a determination under subparagraph (C) or (D) with respect to pesticides containing a particular active ingredient, the Administrator shall— "(i) reassess each associated tolerance and exemption from the requirement for a tolerance issued under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a); "(ii) determine whether such tolerance or exemption meets the requirements of that Act; "(iii) determine whether additional tolerances or exemptions should be issued; Federal Register, "(iv) publish in the Federal Register a notice setpublication, ting forth the determinations made under this subparagraph; and "(v) commence promptly such proceedings under this Act and section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as are warranted by such determinations.". SEC. 104. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL. Section 25(d) (7 U.S.C. 136w(d)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking "The Administrator shall" and inserting: "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator shall"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Establishment. " (2) SCIENCE REVIEW BOARD. —There is established a Science Review Board to consist of 60 scientists who shall be available to the Scientific Advisory Panel to assist in reviews conducted by the Panel. Members of the Board shall be selected in the same manner as members of temporary subpanels created under paragraph (1). Members of the Board shall be compensated in the same manner as members of the Panel.". SEC. 105. NITROGEN STABILIZER. (a) SECTION 2. —Section 2 (7 U.S.C. 136) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking "or" after "defoliant," and inserting ", or nitrogen stabilizer" after "desiccant"; (B) at the end of paragraph (3) by striking "and"; (C) at the end of paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (D) at the end by adding the following: "(5) in the case of a nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, or urease production through action affecting soil bacteria."; (2) in subsection (u), by striking "and" before "(2)" and by inserting "and (3) any nitrogen stabilizer," after "desiccant,"; and (3) at the end by adding the following: