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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§9602 Designation of Additional Hazardous Substances and Establishment of Reportable Released Quantities; Regulations

Title 42 › CHAPTER 103 — COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY › SUBCHAPTER I — HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION › § 9602

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The EPA Administrator must make and update rules that add more hazardous substances to the list and set how much of each must be reported if released. The Administrator can pick one single reportable amount for a substance no matter where it is released. If a proposed rule was published by March 1, 1986, the final rule had to be issued by December 31, 1986. If not, a proposed rule had to be published by December 31, 1986 and the final rule by April 30, 1988. Until new rules are made, the reportable amount is one pound for hazardous substances, unless another law already set a different amount for a particular substance; in that case, use that other amount.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §9602

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(a)The Administrator shall promulgate and revise as may be appropriate, regulations designating as hazardous substances, in addition to those referred to in section 9601(14) of this title, such elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, and substances which, when released into the environment may present substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment, and shall promulgate regulations establishing that quantity of any hazardous substance the release of which shall be reported pursuant to section 9603 of this title. The Administrator may determine that one single quantity shall be the reportable quantity for any hazardous substance, regardless of the medium into which the hazardous substance is released. For all hazardous substances for which proposed regulations establishing reportable quantities were published in the Federal Register under this subsection on or before March 1, 1986, the Administrator shall promulgate under this subsection final regulations establishing reportable quantities not later than December 31, 1986. For all hazardous substances for which proposed regulations establishing reportable quantities were not published in the Federal Register under this subsection on or before March 1, 1986, the Administrator shall publish under this subsection proposed regulations establishing reportable quantities not later than December 31, 1986, and promulgate final regulations under this subsection establishing reportable quantities not later than April 30, 1988.”
(b)Unless and until superseded by regulations establishing a reportable quantity under subsection (a) of this section for any hazardous substance as defined in section 9601(14) of this title, (1) a quantity of one pound, or (2) for those hazardous substances for which reportable quantities have been established pursuant to section 1321(b)(4) of title 33, such reportable quantity, shall be deemed that quantity, the release of which requires notification pursuant to section 9603(a) or (b) of this title.

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1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–499 inserted provisions setting deadlines for promulgation of proposed and final

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 9602

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102