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Procedures for Hearings Conducted Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 7--Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The purpose of this document is to clarify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or Agency) procedures for hearings in administrative complaints of discrimination in programs and activities receiving EPA assistance, as those procedures are set forth in 40 C.F.R. §§ 7.130 and 7.135.

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Procedures for Hearings Conducted Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 7--Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF)(18 pp, 71 K)