[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 21]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR122.7]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 122_EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT 
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A_Definitions and General Program Requirements
 
Sec.  122.7  Confidentiality of information.

    (a) In accordance with 40 CFR part 2, any information submitted to 
EPA pursuant to these regulations may be claimed as confidential by the 
submitter. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission in 
the manner prescribed on the application form or instructions or, in the 
case of other submissions, by stamping the words ``confidential business 
information'' on each page containing such information. If no claim is 
made at the time of submission, EPA may make the information available 
to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the 
information will be treated in accordance with the procedures in 40 CFR 
part 2 (Public Information).
    (b) Applicable to State programs, see Sec.  123.25. Claims of 
confidentiality for the following information will be denied:
    (1) The name and address of any permit applicant or permittee;
    (2) Permit applications, permits, and effluent data.
    (c) Applicable to State programs, see Sec.  123.25. Information 
required by NPDES application forms provided by the Director under Sec.  
122.21 may not be claimed confidential. This includes information 
submitted on the forms themselves and any attachments used to supply 
information required by the forms.

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