Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 723.130 - Immediate Action
a) In the event
of a discharge of hazardous waste during transportation, the transporter must
take appropriate immediate action to adequately protect human health and the
environment (e.g., notify local authorities, dike the discharge
area).
b) If a discharge of
hazardous waste occurs during transportation and an official (of state or local
government or of a federal agency) acting within the scope of his or her
official responsibilities determines that immediate removal of the waste is
necessary to adequately protect human health or the environment, that official
may authorize the removal of the waste by transporters that do not have USEPA
identification numbers and without the preparation of a manifest.
c) An air, rail, highway, or water
transporter that has discharged hazardous waste must:
1) Give notice to the National Response
Center (800-424-8802 or 202-426-2675), if required by
49 CFR
171.15 (Immediate Notice of Certain Hazardous
Materials Incidents), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(b);
2) Report in writing to the Director, Office
of Hazardous Materials Regulations, Materials Transportation Bureau, Department
of Transportation, Washington, D.C. 20590, as required by
49 CFR
171.16 (Detailed Hazardous Materials Incident
Reports), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(b);
and
3) Give notice to the following
State agency:
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
110 East Adams
Springfield, Illinois 62706
217-782-7860
Notes
Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 881, effective December 20, 2006
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