40 CFR § 13.39 - Agency determination.

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title: "40 CFR § 13.39 - Agency determination."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "13.39"
section_name: "Agency determination."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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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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# 13.39 Agency determination.

(a) Following review of the evidence, EPA will issue a written decision.

(b) If EPA either sustains or amends its determination, it shall notify the debtor of its intent to refer the debt to the IRS for offset against the debtor's Federal income tax refund. If EPA cancels its original determination, the debt will not be referred to IRS.