Voluntarily submitted information
Voluntarily submitted information means business information in EPA's possession
(1) The submission of which EPA had no statutory or contractual authority to require; and
(2) The submission of which was not prescribed by statute or regulation as a condition of obtaining some benefit (or avoiding some disadvantage) under a regulatory program of general applicability, including such regulatory programs as permit, licensing, registration, or certification programs, but excluding programs concerned solely or primarily with the award or administration by EPA of contracts or grants.
Source
40 CFR § 2.201
Scoping language
For the purposes of this subpart: