40 CFR § 303.12 - Criminal violations covered by this award authority.

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title: "40 CFR § 303.12 - Criminal violations covered by this award authority."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "303.12"
section_name: "Criminal violations covered by this award authority."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "303"
part_name: "CITIZEN AWARDS FOR INFORMATION ON CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS UNDER SUPERFUND"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 9609(d), Executive Order No. 12580."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 26143, June 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 303.12 Criminal violations covered by this award authority.

(a) Failure to Give Required Notice of a Release of a Reportable Quantity of a Hazardous Substance, 42 U.S.C. 9603(a);

(b) Destruction or Concealment of Records Required under CERCLA to have been Retained, 42 U.S.C. 9603(d).