Section 107-02-02-05 - Supplemental program information1.Funding level. Proposals are not limited to a specific dollar amount but the board's legislative appropriations are finite. The board reserves the right to increase or decrease the award based on its findings and on its level of available funds. 2.Funding period. Proposals may be submitted at any time. Reviews and grant awards will be made on a quarterly basis. proposals requiring up to two years of funding may be submitted, but the second year of funding is contingent upon availability of board funds and the applicant's satisfactory progress toward meeting project objectives. 3.Funding limitations. Applicants may not use minor use pesticide fund grants to pay for indirect costs, overhead costs, or equipment. If an equipment purchase is a necessary component of a project, other funds must be used to purchase the equipment. 4.Eligibility of applicants. An individual, company, or organization may request a minor use pesticide fund grant on behalf of a particular user community. Requests will not be accepted from pesticide manufacturers, dealers, or distributors. Qualified universities, the United States department of agriculture, or private researchers or laboratories may carry out funded projects. 5.Good laboratory practice standards. Any funded project involving pesticide residue data generation must allow acceptable scientific practices in accordance with 40 CFR, part 160, regarding good laboratory practice standards. Such funded projects include research towards: a. An application for registration, amended registration, or reregistration of a pesticide product under FIFRA sections 3, 4, or 24(c) [ 7 U.S.C. 136 a, 136a-1, or 136v ]. b. An application for an experimental use permit under FIFRA section 5 [ 7 U.S.C. 136 c ]. c. An application for an exemption under FIFRA section 18 [ 7 U.S.C. 136 p ]. d. A petition or other request for establishment or modification of a tolerance, for an exemption for the need for a tolerance, or for other clearance under FFDCA section 408. e. A petition or other request for establishment or modification of a food additive regulation or other clearance by the United States environmental protection agency under FFDCA section 409. f. A submission of data in response to a notice issued by the United States environmental protection agency under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B). g. Any other application, petition, or submission sent to the United States environmental protection agency intended to persuade it to grant, modify, or leave unmodified a registration or other approval required as a condition of sale or distribution of a pesticide. 6.Research protocols. [Reserved] N.D. Admin Code 107-02-02-05
Effective August 1, 2002.General Authority: NDCC 4-35-30
Law Implemented: NDCC 4-35-06.3; 40 CFR Part 160