40 CFR 68.39
§ 68.39 Documentation.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 68.39, § 68.39 Documentation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/178357
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The owner or operator shall maintain the following records on the offsite consequence analyses:
(a) For worst-case scenarios, a description of the vessel or pipeline and substance selected as worst case, assumptions and parameters used, and the rationale for selection; assumptions shall include use of any administrative controls and any passive mitigation that were assumed to limit the quantity that could be released. Documentation shall include the anticipated effect of the controls and mitigation on the release quantity and rate.
(b) For alternative release scenarios, a description of the scenarios identified, assumptions and parameters used, and the rationale for the selection of specific scenarios; assumptions shall include use of any administrative controls and any mitigation that were assumed to limit the quantity that could be released. Documentation shall include the effect of the controls and mitigation on the release quantity and rate.
(c) Documentation of estimated quantity released, release rate, and duration of release.
(d) Methodology used to determine distance to endpoints.
(e) Data used to estimate population and environmental receptors potentially affected.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.