40 CFR § 1620.8 - Referral to Department of Justice.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s1620.8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 1620.8 - Referral to Department of Justice."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1620.8"
section_name: "Referral to Department of Justice."
chapter_name: "CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD"
part_number: "1620"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 2672; 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(N); 28 CFR 14.11."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 55513, Sept. 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1620"
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# 1620.8 Referral to Department of Justice.
When Department of Justice approval or consultation is required, or the advice of the Department of Justice is otherwise to be requested, under this regulation, the written referral or request will be transmitted to the Department of Justice by the General Counsel of CSB, or his or her designee.