40 CFR 302.6
For 40 CFR 302.6, governing statute is CERCLA; triggering event is release of a hazardous substance from a vessel or an offshore or onshore facility in a quantity equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity in any 24-hour period; notification deadline is immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any release; notification recipient is National Response Center (1-800-424-8802; in Washington, DC 202-267-2675); required method is telephone to the National Response Center, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.
- Regulation
- 40 CFR 302.6
- Governing statute
- CERCLA our reading
- Triggering event
- release of a hazardous substance from a vessel or an offshore or onshore facility in a quantity equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity in any 24-hour period
- Notification deadline
- immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any release verified
- Notification recipient
- National Response Center (1-800-424-8802; in Washington, DC 202-267-2675)
- Required method
- telephone to the National Response Center
- 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 release (other than a federally permitted release or application of a pesticide) of a
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-12
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/302.6