---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 791.20"
title: "40"
number: "791.20"
heading: "Initiation of reimbursement proceeding."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/791.20"
---

# §791.20. Initiation of reimbursement proceeding.

- (a) When persons subject to a test rule are unable to reach an agreement on the amount or method of reimbursement for test data development as described in TSCA [section 4(c)(3)(A)](/cfr/40/4.md?p=c-3-A), any of them may initiate a proceeding by filing two signed copies of a request for a hearing with a regional office of the American Arbitration Association and mailing a copy of the request to EPA, and to each person from whom they seek reimbursement, or who seeks reimbursement from them.
- (b) The request for hearing must contain the following:
  - (1) **The names and addresses of the filing party and its counsel, if any.**
  - (2) **Identification of the test rule under which the dispute arose.**
  - (3) A list of the parties from whom reimbursement is sought or who are seeking reimbursement, a brief description of the attempts to reach agreement and a concise explanation of the issues on which the parties are unable to agree.
- (c) The request for a hearing shall be accompanied by the appropriate administrative fee, as provided in a current Fee Schedule of the American Arbitration Association.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2603 and 2607.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 31791, July 11, 1983, unless otherwise noted.