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        <CFRTITLE>40</CFRTITLE>
        <CFRTITLETEXT>Protection of Environment</CFRTITLETEXT>
        <VOL>30</VOL>
        <DATE>2025-07-01</DATE>
        <COVERONLY>false</COVERONLY>
        <ORIGINALDATE>2025-07-01</ORIGINALDATE>
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            <PARENT HEADING="Title 40" SEQ="4">Protection of Environment</PARENT>
            <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)</PARENT>
            <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER J" SEQ="2">SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS</PARENT>
            <PARENT HEADING="PART 312" SEQ="1">INNOCENT LANDOWNERS, STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRIES</PARENT>
            <PARENT HEADING="Subpart C" SEQ="0">Standards and Practices</PARENT>
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        <SECTNO>§ 312.25</SECTNO>
        <SUBJECT>Searches for recorded environmental cleanup liens.</SUBJECT>
        <P>(a) All appropriate inquiries must include a search for the existence of environmental cleanup liens against the subject property that are filed or recorded under federal, tribal, state, or local law.</P>
        <P>(b) All information collected regarding the existence of such environmental cleanup liens associated with the subject property by persons to whom this part is applicable per § 312.1(b) and not by an environmental professional, may be provided to the environmental professional or retained by the applicable party.</P>
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