[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40 Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR310.12]

[Page 384]
 
                   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. 310.12  What costs are NOT allowable?

    (a) Costs that are NOT allowable are expenditures you incur in 
providing what are traditionally local services and responsibilities. 
Examples include:
    (1) Routine firefighting;
    (2) Preparing contingency plans;
    (3) Training; and
    (4) Response drills and exercises.
    (b) Costs that are NOT allowable also include items such as 
supplies, equipment, and services that you routinely purchase to 
maintain your ability to respond effectively to hazardous releases when 
they occur. Examples of other costs that are NOT allowable are:
    (1) Purchase or routine maintenance of durable equipment expected to 
last one year or more, except when contaminated or damaged as described 
in Sec. 310.11(b)(4) and (b)(5);
    (2) Materials and supplies you did NOT purchase specifically for the 
response;
    (3) Rental costs for equipment that you own or that another unit of 
local government owns;
    (4) Employee fringe benefits;
    (5) Administrative costs for filing reimbursement applications;
    (6) Employee out-of-pocket expenses normally provided for in your 
operating budget (for example, meals or fuel);
    (7) Legal expenses you may incur due to response activities, 
including efforts to recover costs from PRPs; and
    (8) Medical expenses you incur due to response activities.

                          How to get Reimbursed