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Health and Safety Code—HSC DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEAL THAND SAFETY PROVISIONS[24000-26250] (Division 20 enacted by Stats, 1939, Ch. 60) CHAPTER 6.95. Hazardous Materials Release Response Plaits and Inventory[25500- 25547.8] (Chapter 6.95 added by Stats. 1985, Ch, 1167, Sec. 1) ARTICLE 1. Business and Area Plans[25500-25519] (Article I repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 419, Sec. 3) 25510. (a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), the handler or an employee, authorized representative, agent, or designee of a handler, shall, upon discovery, immediately report any release or threatened release of a hazardous material, or an actual release of a hazardous substance, as defined in Section 374.8*of the Penal Code, to the UPA, and to the office, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to this section. The handler or an employee, authorized representative, agent, or designee of the handler shall provide all state, city, or county fire or public health or safety personnel and emergency response personnel with access to the handler's facilities. *Penal Code 374.8,- "(e) 74.8:"(c)For purposes of this section, "hazardous substance"means either of the following: (1)Any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics,poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released into the environment, including, but not limited to, hazardous waste and any material that the administering agency or a handler, as defined in Chapter 6.91 (commencing with Section 25410)of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, has a reasonable basis for believing would be injurious to the health and safety of persons or harmful to the environment if released into the environment." Cal0ES states: "All significant spills or threatened releases of hazardous materials, including oil and radioactive materials, must be immediately reported." Respectfully Request Removal: The small leak cited did not pose a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety, nor pose a threatened release into any navigable waterways, nor was it a significant release(estimated 118 milliliters of diesel fuel was spilled)nor was the spill significant/ofa noticeably or measurably large amount. In addition, Diesel Nuel 68476-34-6 not listed in any table as a hazardous substance or extremely hazardous substance as defined in cited Penal Code 374.8(C)(1)40CFR Pt 355 App. A and 3