40 CFR § 791.1 - Scope and authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s791.1"
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title: "40 CFR § 791.1 - Scope and authority."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "791.1"
section_name: "Scope and authority."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "791"
part_name: "DATA REIMBURSEMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2603 and 2607."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 31791, July 11, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 791.1 Scope and authority.

(a) This part establishes procedures and criteria to be used in determining fair amounts of reimbursement for testing costs incurred under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2603(a)).

(b) Section 4(c) of TSCA requires EPA to develop rules for the determination of fair and equitable reimbursement (15 U.S.C. 2603 (c)).