[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR791.20]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 791_DATA REIMBURSEMENT--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Hearing Procedures

 

Sec.  791.20  Initiation of reimbursement proceeding.





    (a) When persons subject to a test rule are unable to reach an 

agreement on the amount or method of reimbursement for test data 

development as described in TSCA section 4(c)(3)(A), any of them may 

initiate a proceeding by filing two signed copies of a request for a 

hearing with a regional office of the American Arbitration Association 

and mailing a copy of the request to EPA, and to each person from whom 

they seek reimbursement, or who seeks reimbursement from them.

    (b) The request for hearing must contain the following:

    (1) The names and addresses of the filing party and its counsel, if 

any.

    (2) Identification of the test rule under which the dispute arose.

    (3) A list of the parties from whom reimbursement is sought or who 

are seeking reimbursement, a brief description of the attempts to reach 

agreement and a concise explanation of the issues on which the parties 

are unable to agree.

    (c) The request for a hearing shall be accompanied by the 

appropriate administrative fee, as provided in a current Fee Schedule of 

the American Arbitration Association.