---
title: "Map release-notification duties after a resources incident"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/map-environmental-harm-duties-after-an-incident/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-PU20261022-5-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map release-notification duties after a resources incident

> From the incident note, list what was released, when, where, the quantity if the note states one, and whether the note already records a notification and to whom.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the incident note, list what was released, when, where, the quantity if the note states one, and whether the note already records a notification and to whom. Do not decide that a duty is engaged and do not write the notification. |
| What the lawyer must review | The person in charge of a vessel or of an offshore or onshore facility who knows of a release of a hazardous substance, other than a federally permitted release, in a quantity equal to or greater than a quantity set under 42 U.S.C. § 9602, must immediately notify the National Response Center (42 U.S.C. § 9603(a)). The reportable-quantity table was not opened, so do not state a quantity. Separately, 33 U.S.C. § 1321 requires the person in charge, as soon as that person knows of a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance in violation of § 1321(b)(3), to notify the appropriate federal agency immediately. Paragraph (b)(3) was not read past that cross-reference. You decide which duty applies and you write any notification. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Map environmental harm duties after an incident](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/map-environmental-harm-duties-after-an-incident.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the incident note, list what was released, when, where, the quantity if the note states one, and whether the note already records a notification and to whom. Do not decide that a duty is engaged and do not write the notification.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A federally permitted release is outside § 9603(a).
- Do not invent a telephone number for the National Response Center.

## Sources

- [42 U.S.C. § 9603, Notification requirements respecting released substances](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/9603) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1321, Oil and hazardous substance liability](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/33/1321) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*