# 49 CFR 171.16 — Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation

For 49 CFR 171.16, governing statute is Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; triggering event is any of the circumstances set forth in 49 CFR 171.15(b), or an unintentional release of a hazardous material or the discharge of any quantity of hazardous waste during transportation; notification deadline is within 30 days of discovery of the incident; notification recipient is Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; required method is written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.16
- **Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Triggering event:** any of the circumstances set forth in 49 CFR 171.15(b), or an unintentional release of a hazardous material or the discharge of any quantity of hazardous waste during transportation
- **Notification deadline:** within 30 days of discovery of the incident
- **Notification recipient:** Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
- **Required method:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report
- **Follow-up requirement:** report must be updated within one year if a death results, misidentification occurred, or damage/loss changes by $25,000 or more or 10% of prior estimate

## What the source says

> Hazardous Materials Incident Report on

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
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