# 40 CFR 355.32 — Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation

For 40 CFR 355.32, governing statute is EPCRA; triggering event is continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) that is stable in quantity and rate — initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release; notification deadline is immediately (initial telephone notification); notification recipient is State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC); required method is telephone to SERC and LEPC, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Regulation:** 40 CFR 355.32
- **Governing statute:** EPCRA _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Triggering event:** continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) that is stable in quantity and rate — initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release
- **Notification deadline:** immediately (initial telephone notification)
- **Notification recipient:** State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
- **Required method:** telephone to SERC and LEPC
- **Follow-up requirement:** initial written report within 30 days to SERC and LEPC

## What the source says

> CERCLA Hazardous Substances and EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances

## Source

- https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting

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