[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 31]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR791.39]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 791_DATA REIMBURSEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B_Hearing Procedures
 
Sec.  791.39  Fees and expenses.

    (a) Administrative fees. (1) As a not-for-profit organization, the 
American Arbitration Association shall prescribe an Administrative Fee 
Schedule and a Refund Schedule to compensate it for the cost of 
providing administrative services. The schedule in effect at the time of 
filing or the time of refund shall be applicable.
    (2) The administrative fees shall be advanced by the initiating 
party or parties, subject to final apportionment by the hearing officer 
in the award. The administrative fee is increased by 10 percent of the 
original for each additional party.
    (3) Fees and expenses in excess of the limit contained in section 
26(b) of TSCA ($2,500 per person, or $100 per small business) will be 
paid by EPA.
    (b) Expenses. Subject to paragraph (a)(3) of this section, all 
expenses of the hearing, including the cost of recording (though not 
transcribing) the hearing and required traveling and other expenses of 
the hearing officer and of American Arbitration Association 
representatives, and the expenses of any witness or the cost of any 
proofs produced at the direct request of the hearing officer, shall be 
borne equally by the parties, unless they agree otherwise, or unless the 
hearing officer, in the award, assesses such expenses or any part 
thereof against any specified party or parties.
    (c) Hearing officer's fee. Hearing officers will normally serve 
without a fee. In prolonged or special cases the American Arbitration 
Association in consultation with the Administrator may

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determine that payment of a fee by the parties is appropriate and may 
establish a reasonable amount, taking into account the extent of service 
by the hearing officer and other relevant circumstances of the case. Any 
arrangements for compensation shall be made through the American 
Arbitration Association and not directly between the parties and the 
hearing officer.