---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 3.1"
title: "40"
number: "3.1"
heading: "Who does this part apply to?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/3.1"
---

# §3.1. Who does this part apply to?

- (a) This part applies to:
  - (1) Persons who submit reports or other documents to EPA to satisfy requirements under [Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations](/cfr/40.md) (CFR); and
  - (2) States, tribes, and local governments administering or seeking to administer authorized programs under [Title 40 of the CFR](/cfr/40.md).
- (b) **This part does not apply to—**
  - (1) Documents submitted via facsimile in satisfaction of reporting requirements as permitted under other parts of [Title 40](/cfr/40.md) or under authorized programs;
  - (2) Electronic documents submitted via magnetic or optical media such as diskette, compact disc, digital video disc, or tape in satisfaction of reporting requirements, as permitted under other parts of [Title 40](/cfr/40.md) or under authorized programs; or
  - (3) Documents and information submitted under grants, cooperative agreements, or financial assistant regulations contained in [Title 40](/cfr/40.md).
- (c) This part does not apply to any data transfers between EPA and states, tribes, or local governments as a part of their authorized programs or as a part of administrative arrangements between states, tribes, or local governments and EPA to share data.

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 59879, Oct. 13, 2005, as amended at 74 FR 59106, Nov. 17, 2009]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 to 136y; 15 U.S.C. 2601 to 2692; 33 U.S.C. 1251 to 1387; 33 U.S.C. 1401 to 1445; 33 U.S.C. 2701 to 2761; 42 U.S.C. 300f to 300j-26; 42 U.S.C. 4852d; 42 U.S.C. 6901-6992k; 42 U.S.C. 7401 to 7671q; 42 U.S.C. 9601 to 9675; 42 U.S.C. 11001 to 11050; 15 U.S.C. 7001; 44 U.S.C. 3504 to 3506.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 59879, Oct. 13, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 59879, Oct. 13, 2005, as amended at 74 FR 59106, Nov. 17, 2009]