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40 CFR 355.30: What facilities must comply with the emergency release notification requirements of this subpart?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER J—SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS
- PART 355—EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NOTIFICATION
- Subpart C—Emergency Release Notification
You must comply with the emergency release notification requirements in this subpart if both of these two conditions are met:
(a) You produce, use, or store a hazardous chemical at your facility; and
(b) You release a reportable quantity (RQ) of any EHS or of a hazardous substance as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA Hazardous Substance) at your facility. Certain releases are exempted from these requirements. Exempted releases are listed in § 355.31.
Note to paragraph (b):
In addition to the emergency release notification requirements of this subpart, releases of CERCLA hazardous substances are subject to the notification requirements under CERCLA. This is explained further in subpart D of this part.
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