---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1700.12"
title: "40"
number: "1700.12"
heading: "Petition requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1700.12"
---

# §1700.12. Petition requirements.


A petition for review of a determination or standard must include:

- (a) The discharge from [§ 1700.4](/cfr/40/1700.4.md) or [§ 1700.5](/cfr/40/1700.5.md) for which a change in determination is requested, or the performance standard from [§ 1700.14](/cfr/40/1700.14.md) for which review is requested.
- (b) **The scientific and technical information on which the petition is based.**
- (c) A detailed explanation of why the State believes that consideration of the new information should result in a change to the determination or the standard on a nationwide basis, and an explanation of how the new information is relevant to one or more of the following factors:
  - (1) **The nature of the discharge.**
  - (2) **The environmental effects of the discharge.**
  - (3) **The practicability of using a Marine Pollution Control Device.**
  - (4) The effect that installation or use of the Marine Pollution Control Device would have on the operation or operational capability of the vessel.
  - (5) **Applicable United States law.**
  - (6) **Applicable international standards.**
  - (7) **The economic costs of the installation and use of the Marine Pollution Control Device.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322, 1361.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 25134, May 10, 1999, unless otherwise noted.