Appeals of Fee and Waiver Decisions
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Appealing a Waiver Decision
- Do not pay the fee.
- Submit a written response, including a rationale explaining your basis for a different waiver determination.
- Once received by the Office of Pesticide Programs, your response will be reconsidered by the PRIA Waiver Workgroup.
- After the Agency has completed its review of the rebuttal, you will receive a telephone call from the Agency explaining the Agency’s decision.
- If the Agency changes the waiver determination and fees are still due, you will receive a new invoice from the Agency requesting payment.
- If the Agency determines that the waiver can be granted and you have already paid the portion of the fee due, you will receive a letter granting your waiver request.
- If the Agency decides to maintain its original decision on the waiver request, you will be instructed to remit payment.
Appealing an Invoice
- Do not pay the fee.
- Submit a written response, including an explanation of why the application should have been placed in another fee category.
- Your appeal will be forwarded to the appropriate divisional expert for review.
- Our review will take approximately 3-5 days.
- We will call you to explain our decision.
- If we deny your request, we will send you instructions on how to remit payment.
- If, after completing this process, you continue to disagree with the category determination for a particular application, you may appeal this decision to the division director of the appropriate regulatory division.
Submitting the Appeal
Submit the written response: | |
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By USPS Mail Document Processing Desk (WAIVER APPEAL) Office of Pesticide Programs (7504C) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 |
By Courier Document Processing Desk (WAIVER APPEAL) Office of Pesticide Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Potomac Yard Room S-4900 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 |