---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 22.1"
title: "40"
number: "22.1"
heading: "Scope of this part."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/22.1"
---

# §22.1. Scope of this part.

- (a) **These Consolidated Rules of Practice govern all administrative adjudicatory proceedings for—**
  - (1) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under [section 14(a)](/cfr/40/14.md?p=a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as amended ([7 U.S.C. 136l(a)](/usc/7/136l.md?p=a));
  - (2) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under sections 113(d), 205(c), 211(d) and 213(d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. [7413(d)](/usc/42/7413.md?p=d), [7524(c)](/usc/42/7524.md?p=c), [7545(d)](/usc/42/7545.md?p=d) and [7547(d)](/usc/42/7547.md?p=d)), and a determination of nonconforming engines, vehicles or equipment under sections 207(c) and 213(d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. [7541(c)](/usc/42/7541.md?p=c) and [7547(d)](/usc/42/7547.md?p=d));
  - (3) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty or for the revocation or suspension of any permit under section [105(a)](/cfr/40/105.md?p=a) and [(f)](/cfr/40/105.md?p=f) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act as amended (33 U.S.C. [1415(a)](/usc/33/1415.md?p=a) and [(f)](/usc/33/1415.md?p=f));
  - (4) The issuance of a compliance order or the issuance of a corrective action order, the termination of a permit pursuant to [section 3008(a)(3)](/cfr/40/3008.md?p=a-3), the suspension or revocation of authority to operate pursuant to [section 3005(e)](/cfr/40/3005.md?p=e), or the assessment of any civil penalty under sections 3008, 9006, and 11005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. [6925(d)](/usc/42/6925.md?p=d), [6925(e)](/usc/42/6925.md?p=e), [6928](/usc/42/6928.md), [6991e](/usc/42/6991e.md), and [6992d](/usc/42/6992d.md))), except as provided in [part 24](/cfr/40/part24.md) of this chapter;
  - (5) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under sections 16(a) and 207 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. [2615(a)](/usc/15/2615.md?p=a) and [2647](/usc/15/2647.md));
  - (6) The assessment of any Class II penalty under sections [309(g)](/cfr/40/309.md?p=g) and [311(b)(6)](/cfr/40/311.md?p=b-6), or termination of any permit issued pursuant to section 402(a) of the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. [1319(g)](/usc/33/1319.md?p=g), [1321(b)(6)](/usc/33/1321.md?p=b-6), and [1342(a)](/usc/33/1342.md?p=a));
  - (7) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under [section 109](/cfr/40/109.md) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ([42 U.S.C. 9609](/usc/42/9609.md));
  - (8) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under [section 325](/cfr/40/325.md) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (“EPCRA”) ([42 U.S.C. 11045](/usc/42/11045.md));
  - (9) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under sections 1414(g)(3)(B), 1423(c), and 1447(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended (42 U.S.C. [300g-3(g)(3)(B)](/usc/42/300g-3.md?p=g-3-B), [300h-2(c)](/usc/42/300h-2.md?p=c), and [300j-6(b)](/usc/42/300j-6.md?p=b)), or the issuance of any order requiring both compliance and the assessment of an administrative civil penalty under [section 1423(c)](/cfr/40/1423.md?p=c);
  - (10) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty or the issuance of any order requiring compliance under [Section 5](/cfr/40/5.md) of the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act ([42 U.S.C. 14304](/usc/42/14304.md)).
  - (11) The assessment of any administrative civil penalty under section 1908(b) of the Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (“APPS”), as amended ([33 U.S.C. 1908(b)](/usc/33/1908.md?p=b)).
- (b) The supplemental rules set forth in subparts [H](/cfr/40/subpartH.md) and [I](/cfr/40/subpartI.md) of this part establish special procedures for proceedings identified in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section where the Act allows or requires procedures different from the procedures in subparts [A](/cfr/40/subpartA.md) through [G](/cfr/40/subpartG.md) of this part. Where inconsistencies exist between subparts [A](/cfr/40/subpartA.md) through [G](/cfr/40/subpartG.md) of this part and subpart [H](/cfr/40/subpartH.md) or [I](/cfr/40/subpartI.md) of this part, subparts [H](/cfr/40/subpartH.md) or [I](/cfr/40/subpartI.md) of this part shall apply.
- (c) Questions arising at any stage of the proceeding which are not addressed in these Consolidated Rules of Practice shall be resolved at the discretion of the Administrator, Environmental Appeals Board, Regional Administrator, or Presiding Officer, as provided for in these Consolidated Rules of Practice.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 40176, July 23, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 30904, May 15, 2000; 79 FR 65900, Nov. 6, 2014; 81 FR 73970, Oct. 25, 2016]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1361; 15 U.S.C. 2615; 33 U.S.C. 1319, 1342, 1361, 1415 and 1418; 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g), 6912, 6925, 6928, 6991e and 6992d; 42 U.S.C. 7413(d), 7524(c), 7545(d), 7547, 7601 and 7607(a), 9609, and 11045.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 40176, July 23, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 40176, July 23, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 30904, May 15, 2000; 79 FR 65900, Nov. 6, 2014; 81 FR 73970, Oct. 25, 2016]