---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 258.75"
title: "40"
number: "258.75"
heading: "Discounting."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/258.75"
---

# §258.75. Discounting.


The Director of an approved State may allow discounting of closure cost estimates in [§ 258.71(a)](/cfr/40/258.71.md?p=a), post-closure cost estimates in [§ 258.72(a)](/cfr/40/258.72.md?p=a), and/or corrective action costs in [§ 258.73(a)](/cfr/40/258.73.md?p=a) up to the rate of return for essentially risk free investments, net of inflation, under the following conditions:

- (a) The State Director determines that cost estimates are complete and accurate and the owner or operator has submitted a statement from a Registered Professional Engineer so stating;
- (b) The State finds the facility in compliance with applicable and appropriate permit conditions;
- (c) The State Director determines that the closure date is certain and the owner or operator certifies that there are no foreseeable factors that will change the estimate of site life; and
- (d) Discounted cost estimates must be adjusted annually to reflect inflation and years of remaining life.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 60339, Nov. 27, 1996]

### Source

Source: 56 FR 51029, Oct. 9, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1345(d) and (e); 42 U.S.C. 6902(a), 6907, 6912(a), 6944, 6945(c) and 6949a(c), 6981(a).

### Source

Source: 56 FR 51016, Oct. 9, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 60339, Nov. 27, 1996]