700.49 Failure to remit fees.

(a) EPA will not consider a TSCA section 5 notice to be complete unless the appropriate certification under §700.45(g) is included and until the appropriate remittance under §700.45(c) has been submitted as provided in §700.45(g). EPA will notify the submitter of a section 5 notice that it is incomplete in accordance with §§720.65(c) and 725.33(b)(1) of this chapter.

(b) Failure to submit the appropriate remittance specified under §700.45(c) for a test order, test rule, enforceable consent agreement, or EPA-initiated risk evaluation as provided in §700.45(g) is a violation of TSCA and enforceable under section 15 of the Act.

(c) EPA will not initiate a manufacturer-requested risk evaluation the request for which the Agency has otherwise determined to be complete unless EPA has determined to grant the request and the appropriate initial remittance under §700.45(c) has been submitted as provided in §700.45(g).

(d) Failure to submit the appropriate final remittance specified under §700.45(c) for a manufacturer-requested risk evaluation as provided in §700.45(g) is a violation of TSCA and enforceable under section 15 of the Act.

[62 FR 17932, Apr. 11, 1997; 83 FR 52719, Oct. 17, 2018]