What facilities and chemicals are regulated under the emergency release notification requirements?
Any facility that accidentally releases into the environment one of the following types of chemicals in an amount greater than or equal to the minimum reportable quantity as required by the Emergency Planning and Notification regulation: • Extremely Hazardous Substances (Emergency Planning and Notification, 40 CFR part 355) • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) hazardous substances (Designation, Reportable Quantities, and Notification, 40 CFR part 302) The Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act includes both the Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) and the CERCLA hazardous substances:
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