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[CITE: 42USC9602]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
  CHAPTER 103--COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND 
                                LIABILITY
 
  SUBCHAPTER I--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION
 
Sec. 9602. Designation of additional hazardous substances and 
        establishment of reportable released quantities; regulations
        
    (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    (b) Unless and until superseded by regulations establishing a 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.

(Pub. L. 96-510, title I, Sec. 102, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2772; Pub. 
L. 99-499, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1617.)


                               Amendments

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

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 9601, 9603, 11004 of this 
title; title 10 section 2692; title 26 section 198; title 33 section 
1319.
