§35.4020. Is my community group eligible for a TAG?
40 C.F.R. § 35.4020
Yes, your community group is eligible for a TAG if—
You are a group of people who may be “affected” by a release or a threatened release at any facility listed on the National Priorities List (“NPL”) or proposed for listing under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) where a “response action” under CERCLA has begun;
Your group meets the minimum administrative and management capability requirements found in 2 CFR 200.302 by demonstrating you have or will have reliable procedures for record keeping and financial accountability related to managing your TAG (you must have these procedures in place before your group incurs any expenses); and
Your group is not ineligible according to paragraph (b) of this section.
No, your community group is not eligible for a TAG if your group is—
A “potentially responsible party” (PRP), receives money or services from a PRP, or represents a PRP;
Not incorporated as a nonprofit organization for the specific purpose of representing affected people except as provided in § 35.4045;
“Affiliated” with a national organization;
An academic institution;
A political subdivision (for example, township or municipality); or
Established or presently sustained by ineligible entities that paragraphs (b) (1) through (5) of this section describe, or if any of these ineligible entities are represented in your group.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[65 FR 58858, Oct. 2, 2000, as amended at 79 FR 76058, Dec. 19, 2014]
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9617(e); sec. 9(g), E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Source
Source: 65 FR 58858, Oct. 2, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997), 2 CFR 200.
Amendments
[65 FR 58858, Oct. 2, 2000, as amended at 79 FR 76058, Dec. 19, 2014]