40 CFR § 13.7 - Omission not a defense.

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title: "40 CFR § 13.7 - Omission not a defense."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "13.7"
section_name: "Omission not a defense."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_name: "CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS"
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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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# 13.7 Omission not a defense.

Failure by the Administrator to comply with any provision of this regulation is not available to a debtor as a defense against payment of a debt.