40 CFR 265.56(d)(1)
For 40 CFR 265.56(d)(1), governing statute is RCRA; triggering event is a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility where evacuation of local areas may be advisable; notification deadline is immediately; notification recipient is appropriate local authorities; required method is direct notification to appropriate local authorities, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Regulation
- 40 CFR 265.56(d)(1)
- Governing statute
- RCRA our reading
- Triggering event
- a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility where evacuation of local areas may be advisable
- Notification deadline
- immediately verified
- Notification recipient
- appropriate local authorities verified
- Required method
- direct notification to appropriate local authorities
- Follow-up requirement
- written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator within 15 days after the incident
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
If his assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, he must immediately notify appropriate local authorities
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-12
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56