40 CFR §271.5
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- (a)Any State that seeks to administer a program under this part shall submit to the Administrator at least three copies of a program submission. The submission shall contain the following:
- (1)A letter from the Governor of the State requesting program approval;
- (2)A complete program description, as required by § 271.6 describing how the State intends to carry out its responsibilities under this subpart;
- (3)An Attorney General's statement as required by § 271.7;
- (4)A Memorandum of Agreement with the Regional Administrator as required by § 271.8;
- (5)Copies of all applicable State statutes and regulations, including those governing State administrative procedures; and
- (6)The showing required by § 271.20(c) of the State's public participation activities prior to program submission.
- (b)Within 30 days of receipt by EPA of a State program submission, EPA will notify the State whether its submission is complete. If EPA finds that a State's submission is complete, the statutory review period (i.e., the period of time allotted for formal EPA review of a proposed State program under section 3006(b) of the Act) shall be deemed to have begun on the date of receipt of the State's submission. If EPA finds that a State's submission is incomplete, the review period shall not begin until all necessary information is received by EPA.
- (c)If the State's submission is materially changed during the review period, the review period shall begin again upon receipt of the revised submission.
- (d)The State and EPA may extend the review period by agreement.