40 CFR § 310.10 - What are temporary emergency measures?

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title: "40 CFR § 310.10 - What are temporary emergency measures?"
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "310.10"
section_name: "What are temporary emergency measures?"
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "310"
part_name: "REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 9611(c)(11), 9623."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 8286, Feb. 18, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "310"
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# 310.10 What are temporary emergency measures?

(a) Temporary emergency measures are actions taken to control or eliminate immediate threats to human health and the environment.

(b) Examples of temporary emergency measures are:

(1) Site security;

(2) Controlling the source of contamination;

(3) Containing the release to prevent spreading;

(4) Neutralizing or treating pollutants released; and

(5) Controlling contaminated runoff.