Vermont § 6615c - Information requests

§ 6615c. Information requests

• (a)(1) When the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that the Secretary has identified
  a person who may be subject to liability for a release or threat of release under
  section 6615 of this title, the Secretary may require the person to furnish information related to: (A) The type, nature, and quantity of any commercial chemical product or hazardous material
  that has been or is being used, generated, treated, stored, or disposed of at a facility
  or transported to a facility. (B) The nature or extent of a release or threatened release of a hazardous material from
  a facility. (C) Financial information related to the ability of a person to pay for or to perform
  the cleanup or information surrounding the corporate structure, if any, of such person
  who may be subject to liability for a release or threat of release under section 6615 of this title, provided that the person has notified the Secretary that he or she does not have
  the ability to pay, refuses to perform, or fails to respond to a deadline established
  under section 6615b of this title to commit to performing a corrective action. (2) A person served with an information request shall respond within 30 days of receipt
  of the request or by the date specified by the Secretary in the request, provided
  that the Secretary may require a person to respond within 10 days of receipt of a
  request when there is an imminent threat to the environment or other emergency that
  requires an expedited response. (3) When the Secretary submits a request for information under this section, the Secretary
  shall inform the person who received the request for information about the person’s
  right to object or not comply with the request for information. The information shall
  include the potential actions that the Secretary may pursue if the person objects
  to or does not comply with the request for information. (b)(1) A person who has received a request under subsection