40 CFR § 7.140 - General prohibition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s7.140"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 7.140 - General prohibition."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "7.140"
section_name: "General prohibition."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-7 and 6101  29 U.S.C. 794; 33 U.S.C. 1251nt."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 1659, Jan. 12, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "7"
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# 7.140 General prohibition.

No person in the United States may, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving EPA assistance.