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of each criterion, factor, procedure, and requirement 

 applicable to a permit issued under section 1342 

 of this title, as the Administrator determines neces- 

 sary to carry out the objective of this chapter. 



(c) Each State desiring to administer its own 

 permit program for disposal of sewage sludge within 

 its jurisdiction may do so if upon submission of such 

 program the Administrator determines such program 

 is adequate to carry out the objective of this chapter. 

 (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title IV, § 405, as added 

 Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, § 2, 86 Stat. 884.) 



SUBCHAPTER V.— GENERAL PROVISIONS 



§ 1361. Administration. 



(a) Authority of Administrator to prescribe regula- 

 tions. 



The Administrator is authorized to prescribe such 

 regulations as are necessary to carry out his func- 

 tions under this chapter. 



(b) Utilization of other agency officers and employees. 



The Administrator, with the consent of the head 

 of any other agency of the United States, may 

 utilize such officers and employees of such agency 

 as may be found necessary to assist in carrying out 

 the purposes of this chapter. 



(c) Recordkeeping. 



Each recipient of financial assistance under this 

 chapter shall keep such records as the Administrator 

 shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose 

 the amount and disposition by such recipient of the 

 proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the 

 project or undertaking in connection with which 

 such assistance is given or used, and the amount of 

 that portion of the cost of the project or under- 

 taking supplied by other sources, and such other 

 records as will facilitate effective audit. 



(d) Audit. 



The Administrator and the Comptroller General 

 of the United States, or any of their duly authorized 

 representatives, shall have access, for the purpose 

 of audit and examination, to any books, documents, 

 papers, and records of the recipients that are perti- 

 nent to the grants received under this chapter. 



(e) Awards for outstanding technological achievement 

 or innovative processes, methods, or devices in 

 waste treatment and pollution abatement pro- 

 grams. 



(1 ) It is the purpose of this subsection to author- 

 ize a program which will provide official recognition 

 by the United States Government to those industrial 

 organizations and political subdivisions of States 

 which during the preceding year demonstrated an 

 outstanding technological achievement or an inno- 

 vative process, method, or device in their waste 

 treatment and pollution abatement programs. The 

 Administrator shall, in consultation with the appro- 

 priate State water pollution control agencies, estab- 

 lish regulations under which such recognition may 

 be applied for and granted, except that no appli- 

 cant shall be eligible for an award under this sub- 

 section if such applicant is not in total compliance 

 with all applicable water quality requirements under 

 this chapter, or otherwise does not have a satisfac- 

 tory record with respect to environmental quality. 



(2) The Administrator shall award a certificate 

 or plaque of suitable design to each industrial orga- 

 nization or political subdivision which qualifies for 

 such recognition under regulations established under 

 this subsection. 



(3) The President of the United States, the Gov- 

 ernor of the appropriate State, the Speaker of the 

 House of Representatives, and the President pro 

 tempore of the Senate shall be notified of the award 

 by the Administrator and the awarding of such 

 recognition shall be published in the Federal 

 Register. 



(f) Detail of Environmental Protection Agency per- 

 sonnel to State water pollution control agencies. 



Upon the request of a State water pollution con- 

 trol agency, personnel of the Environmental Pro- 

 tection Agency may be detailed to such agency for 

 the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 

 chapter. (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title V, § 501, as 

 added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, § 2, 86 Stat. 

 885.) 



§ 1362. Definitions. 

 Except as otherwise specifically provided, when 



used in this chapter: 



(1) The term "State water pollution control 

 agency" means the State agency designated by the 



" Governor having responsibility for enforcing State 

 laws relating to the abatement of pollution. 



(2) The term "interstate agency" means an 

 agency of two or more States established by or pur- 

 suant to an agreement or compact approved by the 

 Congress, or any other agency of two or more States, 

 having substantial powers or duties pertaining to 

 the control of pollution as determined and approved 

 by the Administrator. 



(3) The term "State" means a State, the District 

 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 

 Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 



(4) The term "municipality" means a city, town, 

 borough, county, parish, district, association, or 

 other public body created by or pursuant to State 

 law and having jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, 

 industrial wastes, or other wastes, or an Indian tribe 

 or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a 

 designated and approved management agency under 

 section 1288 of this title. 



(5) The term "person" means an individual, cor- 

 poration, partnership, association. State, municipal- 

 ity, commission, or political subdivision of a State, or 

 any interstate body. 



(6) The term "pollutant" means dredged spoil, 

 solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, 

 sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological 

 materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or 

 discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and 

 industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste dis- 

 charged into water. This term does not mean 

 (A) "sewage from vessels" within the meaning of 

 section 1322 of this title; or (B) water, gas, or other 

 material which is injected into a well to facilitate 

 production of oil or gas, or water derived in associ- 

 ation with oil or gas production and disposed of in a 

 well, if the well used either to facilitate production 

 or for disposal purposes is approved by authority of 



