40 CFR § 1.1 - Creation and authority.

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title: "40 CFR § 1.1 - Creation and authority."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1.1"
section_name: "Creation and authority."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_name: "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, 84 Stat. 2086 (July 9, 1970)."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 26721, June 28, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1.1 Creation and authority.

Reorganization Plan 3 of 1970, established the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Executive branch as an independent Agency, effective December 2, 1970.