---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 35.511"
title: "40"
number: "35.511"
heading: "Criteria for approving an application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/35.511"
---

# §35.511. Criteria for approving an application.

- (a) After evaluating other applications as appropriate, the Regional Administrator may approve an application upon determining that:
  - (2) The application meets the requirements of all applicable federal statutes; regulations; circulars; executive orders; and EPA delegations, approvals, or authorizations;
  - (3) The proposed work plan complies with the requirements of [§ 35.507](/cfr/40/35.507.md) of this subpart; and
  - (4) The achievement of the proposed work plan is feasible, considering such factors as the applicant's existing circumstances, past performance, program authority, organization, resources, and procedures.
- (b) If the Regional Administrator finds the application does not satisfy the criteria in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the Regional Administrator may either:
  - (1) Conditionally approve the application if only minor changes are required, with grant conditions necessary to ensure compliance with the criteria, or
  - (2) **Disapprove the application in writing.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[66 FR 3795, Jan. 16, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 76055, Dec. 19, 2014]

### 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); Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461, 2499 (1988).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 3795, Jan. 16, 2001, 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

[66 FR 3795, Jan. 16, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 76055, Dec. 19, 2014]