[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR66.22]

[Page 141-142]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 66_ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTIES BY 
 
            Subpart C_Calculation of Noncompliance Penalties
 
Sec.  66.22  Contracting out penalty calculation.

    Upon the failure of a source owner or operator, who does not submit 
a petition for reconsideration as provided in Sec.  66.13(a)(2), to 
submit the information described in Sec.  66.13(a)(1) within 45 days of 
receipt of a notice of noncompliance, or upon submission of incorrect 
information as determined pursuant to Sec.  66.51, the Administrator may 
enter into a contract with any qualified person who is not an affiliated 
entity and who has no financial interest in the owner or operator of the 
source to assist in determining the amount of the penalty assessment or 
payment schedule with respect to such source owner or operator. The cost 
of this contract may be added to the penalty to be assessed against the 
owner or operator of the source. The data used in calculating the 
penalty shall be furnished to

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the source owner or operator at the time that the penalty calculation is 
reported.