Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Monsanto Co.

Justice Blackmun, Circuit Justice.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U. S. C. §136 et seq. (1982 ed.), as amended in 1978, 92 Stat. 819, requires pesticide manufacturers to register their products with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prior to marketing them in the United States. The EPA decides whether to register a pesticide; it bases its decision on an evaluation of test data concerning the product’s effectiveness and potential dangers. These data typically are submitted by the pesticide’s manufacturer. Section 3(c)(1)(D) of FIFRA, 7 U. S. C. §…