{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "asset_type": "notification-deadline", "body": "The mandatory notification deadlines triggered by workplace, environmental, and transportation incidents under US federal regulations, compared across all major reporting frameworks. Each record is one notification obligation under one regulation, carrying the triggering event, the clock (how fast you must report), who receives the notification, the required method, the threshold that activates the requirement, and any follow-up reporting obligation. Answers 'how fast must I report a workplace fatality to OSHA', 'who do I call for a chemical spill', 'what is the DOT hazmat incident notification deadline', 'do I need to notify the SERC or just the NRC', and 'which incidents require written follow-up within 30 days'. A single incident at a facility can simultaneously trigger 4-6 different federal notification requirements with different deadlines (8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, immediate, 30 days) and different recipients (OSHA, NRC, SERC, LEPC, EPA region).\n", "description": "The mandatory notification deadlines triggered by workplace, environmental, and transportation incidents under US federal regulations, compared across all major reporting frameworks. Each record is one notification obligation under one regulation, carrying the triggering event, the clock (how fast you must report), who receives the notification, the required method, the threshold that activates the requirement, and any follow-up reporting obligation. Answers 'how fast must I report a workplace fatality to OSHA', 'who do I call for a chemical spill', 'what is the DOT hazmat incident notification deadline', 'do I need to notify the SERC or just the NRC', and 'which incidents require written follow-up within 30 days'. A single incident at a facility can simultaneously trigger 4-6 different federal notification requirements with different deadlines (8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, immediate, 30 days) and different recipients (OSHA, NRC, SERC, LEPC, EPA region).", "file": "index.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "key_field": "regulation", "licence": "US federal regulation \u2014 17 USC 105, no copyright", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2607", "https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/110.6", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/302.6", "https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16", "https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-release-notification-rq-any-24-hour-period", "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/355.40"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "title": "Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "type": "dataset", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 15 USC 2607(e) / TSCA section 8(e)\n\n**Governing statute:** TSCA section 8(e)\n\n**Triggering event:** a person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately\n\n**Notification recipient:** EPA Administrator\n\n**Required method:** inform the Administrator\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none specified in this section\n\n> obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2607>\n", "deadline": "immediately", "file": "15-usc-2607-e-tsca-section-8-e.md", "followup": "none specified in this section", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "15-usc-2607-e-tsca-section-8-e", "method": "inform the Administrator", "recipient": "EPA Administrator", "regulation": "15 USC 2607(e) / TSCA section 8(e)", "source_quote": "obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2607"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "TSCA section 8(e)", "title": "15 USC 2607(e) / TSCA section 8(e) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a person who manufactures, processes, or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 29 CFR 1904.39\n\n**Governing statute:** OSH Act\n\n**Triggering event:** work-related in-patient hospitalization\n\n**Notification deadline:** 24 hours\n\n**Notification recipient:** OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Required method:** telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none\n\n> Employers are required to report each in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the hospitalization, for all hospitalizations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.\n\nSource: <https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table>\n", "deadline": "24 hours", "file": "29-cfr-1904-39-2.md", "followup": "none", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "29-cfr-1904-39-2", "method": "telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "recipient": "OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "regulation": "29 CFR 1904.39", "source_quote": "Employers are required to report each in-patient hospitalization within 24 hours of the hospitalization, for all hospitalizations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.", "sources": ["https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "OSH Act", "title": "29 CFR 1904.39 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "work-related in-patient hospitalization", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 29 CFR 1904.39\n\n**Governing statute:** OSH Act\n\n**Triggering event:** work-related amputation\n\n**Notification deadline:** 24 hours\n\n**Notification recipient:** OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Required method:** telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none\n\n> Employers are required to report each amputation within 24 hours of the amputation, for all amputations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.\n\nSource: <https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table>\n", "deadline": "24 hours", "file": "29-cfr-1904-39-3.md", "followup": "none", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "29-cfr-1904-39-3", "method": "telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "recipient": "OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "regulation": "29 CFR 1904.39", "source_quote": "Employers are required to report each amputation within 24 hours of the amputation, for all amputations occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.", "sources": ["https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "OSH Act", "title": "29 CFR 1904.39 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "work-related amputation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 29 CFR 1904.39\n\n**Governing statute:** OSH Act\n\n**Triggering event:** work-related loss of an eye\n\n**Notification deadline:** 24 hours\n\n**Notification recipient:** OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Required method:** telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none\n\n> Employers are required to report each loss of an eye within 24 hours of the loss of an eye, for all losses of an eye occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.\n\nSource: <https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table>\n", "deadline": "24 hours", "file": "29-cfr-1904-39-4.md", "followup": "none", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "29-cfr-1904-39-4", "method": "telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "recipient": "OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "regulation": "29 CFR 1904.39", "source_quote": "Employers are required to report each loss of an eye within 24 hours of the loss of an eye, for all losses of an eye occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident.", "sources": ["https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "OSH Act", "title": "29 CFR 1904.39 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "work-related loss of an eye", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 29 CFR 1904.39\n\n**Governing statute:** OSH Act\n\n**Triggering event:** work-related fatality\n\n**Notification deadline:** 8 hours\n\n**Notification recipient:** OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Required method:** telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none\n\n> Employers are required to report each fatality within 8 hours of the death, for all fatalities occurring within 30 days of the incident.\n\nSource: <https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table>\n", "deadline": "8 hours", "file": "29-cfr-1904-39.md", "followup": "none", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "29-cfr-1904-39", "method": "telephone or in person to OSHA Area Office; or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA; or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "recipient": "OSHA Area Office, or by telephone to 1-800-321-OSHA, or by electronic submission on OSHA.gov", "regulation": "29 CFR 1904.39", "source_quote": "Employers are required to report each fatality within 8 hours of the death, for all fatalities occurring within 30 days of the incident.", "sources": ["https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/2014/reporting-table"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "OSH Act", "title": "29 CFR 1904.39 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "work-related fatality", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 110.6\n\n**Governing statute:** Clean Water Act section 311\n\n**Triggering event:** discharge of oil from a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) (800-424-8802; in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 202-426-2675)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC); if direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the Coast Guard or EPA predesignated On-Scene Coordinator (OSC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none specified in this section\n\n> shall, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge of oil from such vessel or facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act, immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC)\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/110.6>\n", "deadline": "immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge", "file": "40-cfr-110-6.md", "followup": "none specified in this section", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-110-6", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC); if direct reporting to the NRC is not practicable, reports may be made to the Coast Guard or EPA predesignated On-Scene Coordinator (OSC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) (800-424-8802; in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 202-426-2675)", "regulation": "40 CFR 110.6", "source_quote": "shall, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any discharge of oil from such vessel or facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act, immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC)", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/110.6"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Clean Water Act section 311", "title": "40 CFR 110.6 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "discharge of oil from a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility in violation of section 311(b)(3) of the Act", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 265.56(d)(1)\n\n**Governing statute:** RCRA\n\n**Triggering event:** a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility where evacuation of local areas may be advisable\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately\n\n**Notification recipient:** appropriate local authorities\n\n**Required method:** direct notification to appropriate local authorities\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator within 15 days after the incident\n\n> If his assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, he must immediately notify appropriate local authorities\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56>\n", "deadline": "immediately", "file": "40-cfr-265-56-d-1.md", "followup": "written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator within 15 days after the incident", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-265-56-d-1", "method": "direct notification to appropriate local authorities", "recipient": "appropriate local authorities", "regulation": "40 CFR 265.56(d)(1)", "source_quote": "If his assessment indicates that evacuation of local areas may be advisable, he must immediately notify appropriate local authorities", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "RCRA", "title": "40 CFR 265.56(d)(1) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility where evacuation of local areas may be advisable", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 265.56(d)\n\n**Governing statute:** RCRA\n\n**Triggering event:** a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that could threaten human health or the environment outside the facility\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately\n\n**Notification recipient:** the government official designated as the on-scene coordinator for that geographical area, or the National Response Center (using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802)\n\n**Required method:** telephone or direct notification to on-scene coordinator or National Response Center\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator within 15 days after the incident\n\n> He must immediately notify either the government official designated as the on-scene coordinator for that geographical area, or the National Response Center (using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802)\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56>\n", "deadline": "immediately", "file": "40-cfr-265-56-d.md", "followup": "written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator within 15 days after the incident", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-265-56-d", "method": "telephone or direct notification to on-scene coordinator or National Response Center", "recipient": "the government official designated as the on-scene coordinator for that geographical area, or the National Response Center (using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802)", "regulation": "40 CFR 265.56(d)", "source_quote": "He must immediately notify either the government official designated as the on-scene coordinator for that geographical area, or the National Response Center (using their 24-hour toll free number 800/424-8802)", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "RCRA", "title": "40 CFR 265.56(d) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a release, fire, or explosion at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that could threaten human health or the environment outside the facility", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 265.56(i)\n\n**Governing statute:** RCRA\n\n**Triggering event:** any incident at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that requires implementing the contingency plan\n\n**Notification deadline:** within 15 days after the incident\n\n**Notification recipient:** Regional Administrator\n\n**Required method:** written report\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none beyond the written report\n\n> Within 15 days after the incident, he must submit a written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56>\n", "deadline": "within 15 days after the incident", "file": "40-cfr-265-56-i.md", "followup": "none beyond the written report", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-265-56-i", "method": "written report", "recipient": "Regional Administrator", "regulation": "40 CFR 265.56(i)", "source_quote": "Within 15 days after the incident, he must submit a written report on the incident to the Regional Administrator", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/265.56"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "RCRA", "title": "40 CFR 265.56(i) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "any incident at a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility that requires implementing the contingency plan", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 302.6\n\n**Governing statute:** CERCLA\n\n**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\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any release\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (1-800-424-8802; in Washington, DC 202-267-2675)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** none specified in this section\n\n> 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\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/302.6>\n", "deadline": "immediately, as soon as he or she has knowledge of any release", "file": "40-cfr-302-6.md", "followup": "none specified in this section", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-302-6", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center", "recipient": "National Response Center (1-800-424-8802; in Washington, DC 202-267-2675)", "regulation": "40 CFR 302.6", "source_quote": "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", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/302.6"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "CERCLA", "title": "40 CFR 302.6 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "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", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "followup, method, recipient, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 302.8\n\n**Governing statute:** CERCLA\n\n**Triggering event:** continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance that is stable in quantity and rate \u2014 initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately (initial telephone notification)\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) at 800-424-8802\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** initial written report within 30 days to EPA Headquarters; follow-up anniversary report annually to EPA Headquarters\n\n> Initial Telephone Notification\n\nSource: <https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting>\n", "deadline": "immediately (initial telephone notification)", "file": "40-cfr-302-8.md", "followup": "initial written report within 30 days to EPA Headquarters; follow-up anniversary report annually to EPA Headquarters", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-302-8", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) at 800-424-8802", "regulation": "40 CFR 302.8", "source_quote": "Initial Telephone Notification", "sources": ["https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "CERCLA", "title": "40 CFR 302.8 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance that is stable in quantity and rate \u2014 initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 40 CFR 355.32\n\n**Governing statute:** EPCRA\n\n**Triggering event:** continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) that is stable in quantity and rate \u2014 initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately (initial telephone notification)\n\n**Notification recipient:** State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to SERC and LEPC\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** initial written report within 30 days to SERC and LEPC\n\n> CERCLA Hazardous Substances and EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances\n\nSource: <https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting>\n", "deadline": "immediately (initial telephone notification)", "file": "40-cfr-355-32.md", "followup": "initial written report within 30 days to SERC and LEPC", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "40-cfr-355-32", "method": "telephone to SERC and LEPC", "recipient": "State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)", "regulation": "40 CFR 355.32", "source_quote": "CERCLA Hazardous Substances and EPCRA Extremely Hazardous Substances", "sources": ["https://www.epa.gov/epcra/cercla-and-epcra-continuous-release-reporting"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "EPCRA", "title": "40 CFR 355.32 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "continuous release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or EPCRA extremely hazardous substance (EHS) that is stable in quantity and rate \u2014 initial telephone notification for qualifying continuous release", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.15\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** a major transportation artery or facility is closed or shut down for one hour or more as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16\n\n> (iv) A major transportation artery or facility is closed or shut down for one hour or more\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15>\n", "deadline": "as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence", "file": "49-cfr-171-15-2.md", "followup": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-15-2", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.15", "source_quote": "(iv) A major transportation artery or facility is closed or shut down for one hour or more", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.15 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a major transportation artery or facility is closed or shut down for one hour or more as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.15\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** the operational flight pattern or routine of an aircraft is altered as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16\n\n> (v) The operational flight pattern or routine of an aircraft is altered\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15>\n", "deadline": "as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence", "file": "49-cfr-171-15-3.md", "followup": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-15-3", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.15", "source_quote": "(v) The operational flight pattern or routine of an aircraft is altered", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.15 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "the operational flight pattern or routine of an aircraft is altered as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
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{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.15(b)(4)\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** a release of a marine pollutant occurs in a quantity exceeding 450 L (119 gallons) for a liquid or 400 kg (882 pounds) for a solid during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16\n\n> A release of a\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15>\n", "deadline": "as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence", "file": "49-cfr-171-15-b-4.md", "followup": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-15-b-4", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.15(b)(4)", "source_quote": "A release of a", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.15(b)(4) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a release of a marine pollutant occurs in a quantity exceeding 450 L (119 gallons) for a liquid or 400 kg (882 pounds) for a solid during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
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{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.15(b)(6)\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** during transportation by aircraft, a fire, violent rupture, explosion or dangerous evolution of heat occurs as a direct result of a battery or battery-powered device\n\n**Notification deadline:** as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16\n\n> During transportation by aircraft, a fire, violent rupture, explosion or dangerous evolution of heat\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15>\n", "deadline": "as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence", "file": "49-cfr-171-15-b-6.md", "followup": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-15-b-6", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.15(b)(6)", "source_quote": "During transportation by aircraft, a fire, violent rupture, explosion or dangerous evolution of heat", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.15(b)(6) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "during transportation by aircraft, a fire, violent rupture, explosion or dangerous evolution of heat occurs as a direct result of a battery or battery-powered device", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.15\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** the general public is evacuated for one hour or more as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence\n\n**Notification recipient:** National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)\n\n**Required method:** telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16\n\n> (iii) The general public is evacuated for one hour or more\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15>\n", "deadline": "as soon as practical but no later than 12 hours after the occurrence", "file": "49-cfr-171-15.md", "followup": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1 within 30 days per 49 CFR 171.16", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-15", "method": "telephone to the National Response Center (NRC)", "recipient": "National Response Center (NRC) on 800-424-8802 (toll free) or 202-267-2675 (toll call)", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.15", "source_quote": "(iii) The general public is evacuated for one hour or more", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.15"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.15 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "the general public is evacuated for one hour or more as a direct result of a hazardous material during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, statute, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.16(a)(3)\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** a specification cargo tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or greater containing any hazardous material suffers structural damage to the lading retention system during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** within 30 days of discovery of the incident\n\n**Notification recipient:** Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation\n\n**Required method:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** report must be updated within one year if damage/loss changes by $25,000 or more or 10% of prior estimate\n\n> cargo tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or greater containing any hazardous material suffers structural damage to the lading retention system\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16>\n", "deadline": "within 30 days of discovery of the incident", "file": "49-cfr-171-16-a-3.md", "followup": "report must be updated within one year if damage/loss changes by $25,000 or more or 10% of prior estimate", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-16-a-3", "method": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report", "recipient": "Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.16(a)(3)", "source_quote": "cargo tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or greater containing any hazardous material suffers structural damage to the lading retention system", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.16(a)(3) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "a specification cargo tank with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or greater containing any hazardous material suffers structural damage to the lading retention system during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.16(a)(4)\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**Triggering event:** an undeclared hazardous material is discovered during transportation\n\n**Notification deadline:** within 30 days of discovery of the incident\n\n**Notification recipient:** Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation\n\n**Required method:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** report must be updated within one year if damage/loss changes by $25,000 or more or 10% of prior estimate\n\n> undeclared hazardous material is discovered\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16>\n", "deadline": "within 30 days of discovery of the incident", "file": "49-cfr-171-16-a-4.md", "followup": "report must be updated within one year if damage/loss changes by $25,000 or more or 10% of prior estimate", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-16-a-4", "method": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report", "recipient": "Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.16(a)(4)", "source_quote": "undeclared hazardous material is discovered", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.16(a)(4) \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "an undeclared hazardous material is discovered during transportation", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** 49 CFR 171.16\n\n**Governing statute:** Hazardous Materials Transportation Act\n\n**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\n\n**Notification deadline:** within 30 days of discovery of the incident\n\n**Notification recipient:** Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation\n\n**Required method:** written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report\n\n**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\n\n> Hazardous Materials Incident Report on\n\nSource: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16>\n", "deadline": "within 30 days of discovery of the incident", "file": "49-cfr-171-16.md", "followup": "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", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "49-cfr-171-16", "method": "written Hazardous Materials Incident Report on DOT Form F 5800.1, or electronic report", "recipient": "Information Systems Manager, PHH-60, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation", "regulation": "49 CFR 171.16", "source_quote": "Hazardous Materials Incident Report on", "sources": ["https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/171.16"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act", "title": "49 CFR 171.16 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "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", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, recipient, regulation, triggering_event", "verified": false}
{"asset": "incident-notification-deadlines", "body": "**Regulation:** EPCRA section 304 / 40 CFR 355.40\n\n**Governing statute:** EPCRA\n\n**Triggering event:** release of a reportable quantity of a CERCLA hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) within any 24-hour period\n\n**Notification deadline:** immediately \u2014 the facility must notify the SERC and LEPC\n\n**Notification recipient:** State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)\n\n**Required method:** immediate notification to SERC and LEPC\n\n**Follow-up requirement:** written follow-up emergency notice as soon as practicable after the release\n\n> if a release of an RQ of a CERCLA hazardous substance or an EHS occurs within any 24-hour period, the facility must notify the SERC and LEPC\n\nSource: <https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-release-notification-rq-any-24-hour-period>\n", "deadline": "immediately \u2014 the facility must notify the SERC and LEPC", "file": "epcra-section-304-40-cfr-355-40-2.md", "followup": "written follow-up emergency notice as soon as practicable after the release", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-12", "id": "epcra-section-304-40-cfr-355-40-2", "method": "immediate notification to SERC and LEPC", "recipient": "State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)", "regulation": "EPCRA section 304 / 40 CFR 355.40", "source_quote": "if a release of an RQ of a CERCLA hazardous substance or an EHS occurs within any 24-hour period, the facility must notify the SERC and LEPC", "sources": ["https://www.epa.gov/epcra/epcra-release-notification-rq-any-24-hour-period"], "stale_after": "2027-02-08", "statute": "EPCRA", "title": "EPCRA section 304 / 40 CFR 355.40 \u2014 Federal incident notification deadlines by regulation", "triggering_event": "release of a reportable quantity of a CERCLA hazardous substance or an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) within any 24-hour period", "type": "notification-deadline", "unverified_fields": "deadline, followup, method, regulation", "verified": false}
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