40 CFR § 1400.10 - Limitation on public dissemination.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s1400.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 1400.10 - Limitation on public dissemination."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "1400.10"
section_name: "Limitation on public dissemination."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 112(r)(7); DISTRIBUTION OF OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION"
part_number: "1400"
part_name: "DISTRIBUTION OF OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(H)(ii)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 48131, Aug. 4, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1400"
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# 1400.10 Limitation on public dissemination.
Except as authorized by this part and by 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(H)(v)(III), Federal, State, and local government officials, and qualified researchers are prohibited from disseminating OCA information and OCA rankings to the public. Violation of this provision subjects the violator to criminal liability as provided in 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(H)(v) and civil liability as provided in 42 U.S.C. 7413.