§1.1. Creation and authority.
40 C.F.R. § 1.1
Reorganization Plan 3 of 1970, established the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Executive branch as an independent Agency, effective December 2, 1970.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, 84 Stat. 2086 (July 9, 1970).
Source
Source: 50 FR 26721, June 28, 1985, unless otherwise noted.