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Table 5-1 Major Regulatory Reporting Requirements for Chemical SpirrS
Regulation Reference Reporting Requirements
Superfund 40 CFR 302.4 Immediately report to the Coast Guard’s
National Response Center (NRC) the release
of CERCLA hazardous substances in quanti-
ties equal to or greater than its reportable
quantity.

EPCRA 40 CFR 355 Report releases of a reportable quantity of a
hazardous substance to the state Emergency
Response Commission (SERC) for each
state likely to be affected. Also provide
notice to the local Emergency Planning
Committee (LEK) for any area affected by
the release.

RCRA 40 CFR 240-281 Notification to the NRC is required for
releases equal to or greater than the report-
able quantity of a RCRA hazardous waste. If
the waste also is on the CERCLA list, that
reportable quantity applies. If not, the report-
able quantity is 100 pounds if the waste is
ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic.

TSCA 40 CFR 76 1.120 et seq. Section Immediately report by telephone to the EPA
8(e) regional office any spill of a hazardous
chemical that “seriously threatens humans
with cancer, birth defects, mutation, death,
or serious prolonged incapacitation, or seri-
ously threatens the environment with large-
scale or ecologically significant population
destruction.” A written follow-up report is
required within 15 days.

CWA Oil: 40 CFR 1 10-1 14 Haz: 40 Report any oil spill that occurs into naviga-
CFR 116-1 17 ble waters or adjoining shorelines to your
regional EPA office and state water pollu-
tion-control agency if it violates water-qual-
ity standards, causes a sheen or discoloration
of the water or shoreline, or causes a sludge
or emulsion to be deposited beneath the sur-
face of the water or on the shoreline. Imme-
diate notification also is required to the NRC
for the release of a designated hazardous
substance in a reportable quantity during a
24-hour period if the spill is in or alongside
navigable waters.