{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-166.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 166.40","heading":"Authorization.","body":"The head of a Federal or State agency, the Governor of a State, or their official designee, may issue a crisis exemption in situations involving an unpredictable emergency situation when:\n(a) An unpredictable emergency condition exists;\n(b) The time element with respect to the application of the pesticide is critical, and there is not sufficient time either to request a specific, quarantine, or public health exemption or, if such a request has been submitted, for EPA to complete review of the request; and\n(c) EPA has provided verbal confirmation that, for food uses, a tolerance or exemption from the requirement of a tolerance can be established in a timely manner, responsive to the projected timeframe of use of the chemical and harvest of the commodity, and that, for any use, the Agency has no other objection.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 166—EXEMPTION OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR USE OF PESTICIDES UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS","Subpart C—Crisis Exemptions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"65c6328c4ed9abfc895d47f93c54f032e20fa61e342599f2fa836c4f9cae19f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-166.35","next":"us/40-cfr-166.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}