---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 1604.4"
title: "40"
number: "1604.4"
heading: "Information required in an accidental release report."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/1604.4"
---

# §1604.4. Information required in an accidental release report.


The report required under [§ 1604.3(c)](/cfr/40/1604.3.md?p=c) must include the following information regarding an accidental release as applicable:

- (a) The name of, and contact information for, the owner/operator;
- (b) The name of, and contact information for, the person making the report;
- (c) The location information and facility identifier;
- (d) The approximate time of the accidental release;
- (e) A brief description of the accidental release;
- (f) **An indication whether one or more of the following has occurred—**
  - (1) Fire;
  - (2) Explosion;
  - (3) Death;
  - (4) Serious injury; or
  - (5) Property damage;
- (g) The name of the material(s) involved in the accidental release, the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number(s), or other appropriate identifiers;
- (h) If known, the amount of the release;
- (i) If known, the number of fatalities;
- (j) If known, the number of serious injuries;
- (k) Estimated property damage at or outside the stationary source; and
- (l) Whether the accidental release has resulted in an evacuation order impacting members of the general public and others, and, if known:
  - (1) The number of persons evacuated;
  - (2) Approximate radius of the evacuation zone; and
  - (3) The type of person subject to the evacuation order (i.e., employees, members of the general public, or both).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(C)(iii); 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(6)(N).

### Source

Source: 85 FR 10094, Feb. 21, 2020, unless otherwise noted.