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Steps 1 and 2
Exempt Releases
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Step 3
Is the release "federally permitted", "continuous" or excluded from reporting?
Yes
Step 3A
No emergency release notification is required for this release under EPCRA. However, internal DOE and/or state requirements may apply.
No
Return to
EPCRA Index
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Yes
Step 7
Is the released substance listed in 40 CFR 302.4 as a CERCLA HS?
No
Step 4
Is the released substance listed in 40 CFR 355 Appendices A or B as an EHS?
Yes
Step 5
Does the quantity released exceed an RQ or 1 pound if no RQ has been assigned?
Yes
No
No
Step 8
Does the quantity released exceed an RQ?
No
Step 9
No Federal reporting requirements. However, internal DOE and/or state requirements may apply.
Yes
Step 6
Is the released substance listed in 40 CFR 302.4 as a CERCLA HS?
Yes
Return to
EPCRA Index
or
Begin Module 4
No
Module 3, Steps 14-17:
Notification Requirements
Module 3, Steps 10-13:
Notification Requirements
This page was last updated on August 07, 2012
