[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: 40CFR312.1]

[Page 394]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 312--INNOCENT LANDOWNERS, STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING ALL APPROPRIATE 
INQUIRY--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Introduction
 
Sec. 312.1  Purpose and applicability.


    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide standards and 
procedures for ``all appropriate inquiry'' for the purposes of CERCLA 
Section 103(35)(B).
    (b) Applicability. This section is applicable to: potential innocent 
landowners conducting all appropriate inquiry under Section 101(35)(B) 
of CERCLA; bona fide prospective purchasers defined under Section 
101(40) of CERCLA; contiguous property owners under Section 107(q) of 
CERCLA; and persons conducting site characterization and assessments 
with the use of a grant awarded under CERCLA Section 104(k)(2)(B).