Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.30.3 How do the provisions of this part apply?

(a) The provisions of this part apply to science that serves as the basis for informing a significant regulatory action or influential scientific information, as well as to dose-response data underlying pivotal science, regardless of the source of funding or identity of the party conducting the science. The provisions of this part apply to significant regulatory actions for which a proposed rule was published in the Federal Register after January 6, 2021 and influential scientific information submitted for peer review after January 6, 2021.

(b) The provisions of this part do not apply to physical objects (like laboratory samples), drafts, and preliminary analyses, and influential scientific information or pivotal science that meet one or more of the exemptions identified in Section IX of the OMB Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review. In the event the procedures outlined in this part conflict with statutes the EPA administers, or their implementing regulations, the statutes and regulations will control. Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the provisions of this part do not apply to any other type of Agency action, including individual party adjudications, enforcement activities, site-specific actions, or permit proceedings.