40 CFR § 7.155 - Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination—reasonable factors other than age.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s7.155"
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title: "40 CFR § 7.155 - Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination—reasonable factors other than age."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "7.155"
section_name: "Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination—reasonable factors other than age."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 7.155 Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination—reasonable factors other than age.

A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by §§ 7.140 and 7.145 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.