40 CFR 110.6
For 40 CFR 110.6, governing statute is Clean Water Act section 311; triggering event is discharge of oil from a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act; notification deadline is immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge; notification recipient is National Response Center (NRC) (800-424-8802; in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 202-426-2675); required method is telephone to the National Response Center (NRC); if direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the Coast Guard or EPA predesignated On-Scene Coordinator (OSC), recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Regulation
- 40 CFR 110.6
- Governing statute
- Clean Water Act section 311 our reading
- Triggering event
- discharge of oil from a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act verified
- Notification deadline
- immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge verified
- Notification recipient
- National Response Center (NRC) (800-424-8802; in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 202-426-2675)
- Required method
- telephone to the National Response Center (NRC); if direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the Coast Guard or EPA predesignated On-Scene Coordinator (OSC)
- Follow-up requirement
- none specified in this section
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
shall, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge of oil from such vessel or facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act, immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC)
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-12
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/110.6