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15 USC § 2223b - Working group

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2223b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 2223b - Working group"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2223b"
section_name: "Working group"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–446, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.)"
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# § 2223b. Working group

For the purpose of carrying out section 2223a of this title, the Administrator shall establish a working group which shall, at a minimum, consist of—

**(1)** program officials from each of—

who develop and disseminate hazardous materials identification and response data, and who collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate hazardous materials incident data;

**(A)** the Environmental Protection Agency;

**(B)** the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;

**(C)** the Department of Transportation;

**(D)** the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and

**(E)** the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,

**(2)** State and local operational officials with emergency response or relevant regulatory responsibilities; and

**(3)** representatives of companies engaged in the manufacture and processing of chemicals.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–446, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safety Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2002—Par. (1)(E).  substituted “the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,” for “the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 60 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Domestic Security.