[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 21]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR148.24]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 148_HAZARDOUS WASTE INJECTION RESTRICTIONS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C_Petition Standards and Procedures
 
Sec. 148.24  Termination of approved petition.

    (a) The Director may terminate an exemption granted under Sec. 
148.20 for the following causes:
    (1) Noncompliance by the petitioner with any condition of the 
exemption;
    (2) The petitioner's failure in the petition or during the review 
and approval to disclose fully all relevant facts, or the petitioner's 
misrepresentation of any relevant facts at any time; or
    (3) A determination that new information shows that the basis for 
approval of the petition is no longer valid.
    (b) The Director shall terminate an exemption granted under Sec. 
148.20 for the following causes:
    (1) The petitioner's willful withholding during the review and 
approval

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of the petition of facts directly and materially relevant to the 
Director's decision on the petition;
    (2) A determination that there has been migration from the injection 
zone or the well that is not in accordance with the terms of the 
exemption, except that the Director may at his discretion decide not to 
terminate where:
    (i) The migration resulted from a mechanical failure of the well 
that can be corrected promptly through a repair to the injection well 
itself or from an undetected well or conduit that can be plugged 
promptly; and
    (ii) The requirements of Sec. 146.67(i) are satisfied.
    (c) The Director shall follow the procedures in Sec. 124.5 in 
terminating any exemption under this section.