40 CFR 262.263

§ 262.263 Amendment of contingency plan.

United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective

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Citation: 40 CFR 262.263, § 262.263 Amendment of contingency plan, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/185496
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The contingency plan must be reviewed, and immediately amended, if necessary, whenever: (a) Applicable regulations are revised; (b) The plan fails in an emergency; (c) The generator facility changes—in its design, construction, operation, maintenance, or other circumstances—in a way that materially increases the potential for fires, explosions, or releases of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents, or changes the response necessary in an emergency; (d) The list of emergency coordinators changes; or (e) The list of emergency equipment changes.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.