CFR > Title 40 - Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER J—SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS (Parts 300–375) > PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN > SUBPART F—State Involvement in Hazardous Substance Response (§300.500 to §300.525) > 300.520—State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

300.520—State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

(a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations to be conducted by EPA with potentially responsible parties during each fiscal year.
(b) The state must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate.
(c) The state is not foreclosed from signing a consent decree if it does not participate substantially in the negotiations.