---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 280.61"
title: "40"
number: "280.61"
heading: "Initial response."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/280.61"
---

# §280.61. Initial response.


Upon confirmation of a release in accordance with [§ 280.52](/cfr/40/280.52.md) or after a release from the UST system is identified in any other manner, owners and operators must perform the following initial response actions within 24 hours of a release or within another reasonable period of time determined by the implementing agency:

- (a) Report the release to the implementing agency (e.g., by telephone or electronic mail);
- (b) Take immediate action to prevent any further release of the regulated substance into the environment; and
- (c) **Identify and mitigate fire, explosion, and vapor hazards.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991, 6991(a), 6991(b), 6991(c), 6991(d), 6991(e), 6991(f), 6991(g), 6991(h), 6991(i).

### Source

Source: 80 FR 41623, July 15, 2015, unless otherwise noted.