[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR17.8]

[Page 230]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 17_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT IN EPA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 17.8  Delegation of authority.

    The Administrator delegates to the Environmental Appeals Board 
authority to take final action relating to the Equal Access to Justice 
Act. The Environmental Appeals Board is described at 40 CFR 1.25(e). 
This delegation does not preclude the Environmental Appeals Board from 
referring any matter related to the Equal Access to Justice Act to the 
Administrator when the Environmental Appeals Board deems it appropriate 
to do so. When an appeal or motion is referred to the Administrator by 
the Environmental Appeals Board, all parties shall be so notified and 
the rules in this part referring to the Environmental Appeals Board 
shall be interpreted as referring to the Administrator.

[57 FR 5323, Feb 13, 1992]