40 CFR § 13.1 - Purpose and scope.

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title: "40 CFR § 13.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "13.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "13"
part_name: "CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a, 5512, and 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3711  and 3720A; 4 CFR parts 101-10."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 37270, Sept. 23, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 13.1 Purpose and scope.

This regulation prescribes standards and procedures for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) collection and disposal of debts. These standards and procedures are applicable to all debts for which a statute, regulation or contract does not prescribe different standards or procedures. This regulation covers EPA's collection, compromise, suspension, termination, and referral of debts.