# 40 CFR § 125.32: Method of application

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.32

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 CFR § 125.32
- **Heading:** Method of application
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 40—Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER D—WATER PROGRAMS > PART 125—CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM > Subpart D—Criteria and Standards for Determining Fundamentally Different Factors Under Sections 301(b)(1)(A), 301(b)(2) (A) and (E) of the Act

## Text

(a) A written request for a variance under this subpart D shall be submitted in duplicate to the Director in accordance with §§ 122.21(m)(1) and 124.3 of this chapter.
(b) The burden is on the person requesting the variance to explain that:
(1) Factor(s) listed in § 125.31(b) regarding the discharger's facility are fundamentally different from the factors EPA considered in establishing the national limits. The requester should refer to all relevant material and information, such as the published guideline regulations development document, all associated technical and economic data collected for use in developing each national limit, all records of legal proceedings, and all written and printed documentation including records of communication, etc., relevant to the regulations which are kept on public file by the EPA;
(2) The alternative limitations requested are justified by the fundamental difference alleged in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and
(3) The appropriate requirements of § 125.31 have been met.
[44 FR 32948, June 7, 1979, as amended at 65 FR 30913, May 15, 2000]

## Nearby sections

- [40 CFR § 125.1 § 125.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.1.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.2 § 125.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.2.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.3 § 125.3 Technology-based treatment requirements in permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.3.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.10 § 125.10 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.10.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.11 § 125.11 Criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.11.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.30 § 125.30 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.30.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.31 § 125.31 Criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.31.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.32 § 125.32 Method of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.32.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.56 § 125.56 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.56.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.57 § 125.57 Law governing issuance of a section 301(h) modified permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.57.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.58 § 125.58 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.58.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.59 § 125.59 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.59.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.60 § 125.60 Primary or equivalent treatment requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.60.md)
- [40 CFR § 125.61 § 125.61 Existence of and compliance with applicable water quality standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-125.61.md)

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