40 CFR § 123.33 - Procedures for processing an Indian Tribe's application.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s123.33"
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title: "40 CFR § 123.33 - Procedures for processing an Indian Tribe's application."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "123.33"
section_name: "Procedures for processing an Indian Tribe's application."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "WATER PROGRAMS"
part_number: "123"
part_name: "STATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 14178, Apr. 1, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "123"
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# 123.33 Procedures for processing an Indian Tribe's application.
(a) The Regional Administrator shall process an application of an Indian Tribe submitted pursuant to § 123.32 in a timely manner. He shall promptly notify the Indian Tribe of receipt of the application.
(b) The Regional Administrator shall follow the procedures described in 40 CFR part 123, subpart D in processing a Tribe's request to assume the NPDES program.
[58 FR 67982, Dec. 22, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 64343, Dec. 14, 1994]