Inspections and subpoenas

For purposes of administering this chapter, the Administrator, and any duly designated representative of the Administrator, may inspect any establishment, facility, or other premises in which chemical substances, mixtures, or products subject to subchapter IV are manufactured, processed, stored, or held before or after their distribution in commerce and any conveyance being used to transport chemical substances, mixtures, such products, or such articles in connection with distribution in commerce. Such an inspection may only be made upon the presentation of appropriate credentials and of a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises or conveyance to be inspected. A separate notice shall be given for each such inspection, but a notice shall not be required for each entry made during the period covered by the inspection. Each such inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness and shall be conducted at reasonable times, within reasonable limits, and in a reasonable manner.

( Pub. L. 94–469, title I, § 11 , Oct. 11, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2032 ; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 99–519, § 3(c)(1) , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2989 ; amended Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1021(b)(2) , (3), Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3923 ; Pub. L. 114–182, title I, § 19(j) , June 22, 2016 , 130 Stat. 507 .)