The emergency release notification requirements of this part are in addition to the release notification requirements of CERCLA. If you have a release of a CERCLA hazardous substance, you must comply with the emergency release notification requirements of this part and the release notification requirements of CERCLA section 103, codified at 40 CFR part 302 . Use this table to determine which emergency release notification requirements apply to your release:
If a reportable quantity of a substance is released within a 24-hour period at your facility | And if the release is reportable under EPCRA Section 304, you must | And if the release is reportable under CERCLA Section 103, you must |
(a) And the substance is on BOTH the list of EHSs (Appendices A and B of this part) AND the list of CERCLA Hazardous Substances (40 CFR 302.4 ) | Notify the LEPC and the SERC in accordance with §§ 355.40 through 355.43 of this part (except for a release during transportation or from storage incident to transportation; see § 355.42(b) ) | Comply with the release notification requirements of CERCLA section 103 and its implementing regulations ( 40 CFR part 302 ). Call the NRC at 800-424-8802. |
(b) And the substance is on the list of CERCLA Hazardous Substances (40 CFR 302.4 ) and not on the list of EHSs (Appendices A and B of this part) | Notify the LEPC and the SERC, in accordance with §§ 355.40 through 355.43 of this part (except for a release during transportation or from storage incident to transportation; see in § 355.42(b) ) | Comply with the release notification requirements of CERCLA section 103 and its implementing regulations (40 CFR part 302). Call the NRC at 800-424-8802. |
(c) And the substance is on the list of EHSs (Appendices A and B of this part) and not the list of CERCLA Hazardous Substances (40 CFR 302.4 ) | Notify the LEPC and the SERC in accordance with §§ 355.40 through 355.43 of this part (except for a release during transportation or from storage incident to transportation; see § 355.42(b) ) |
40 C.F.R. §355.60
This table only applies to reportable releases, not to exempt releases.