# 40 CFR 265.56(d)(1) — Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notification recipient:** appropriate local authorities _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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

## What the source says

> If his assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, he must immediately notify appropriate local authorities

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation](https://referencesource.org/incident-notification-deadlines/).