[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR310.14]

[Page 407]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 310--REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Provisions
 
Sec. 310.14  Must I try to recover my costs from those potentially responsible for the emergency?

    Yes. Before applying for reimbursement from EPA, you must try to 
recover your costs from all known potentially responsible parties 
(PRPs). After you ask them for payment, you should give PRPs 60 days 
either to pay you, express their intent to pay you, or indicate 
willingness to negotiate. You must also try to get reimbursed by other 
sources (for example, your insurance company or your state). If you are 
not successful, you must certify on your reimbursement application that 
you made a good-faith, reasonable effort to recover your costs from 
other sources before applying to EPA. If you recover any portion of the 
costs from these sources after you receive reimbursement from us, you 
must return the recovered amount to EPA.