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This topic provides an overview of the reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA Title III). EPCRA requires regulated facilities that manufacture, use, or store certain amounts of hazardous chemicals to develop and implement emergency plans, report chemical inventories, and notify authorities in the event of a toxic release.
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Final Regulations 40 CFR 350 and 355 - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Regulations: Trade Secrecy Claims and Emergency Planning Notification 07/24/2020National
Notices 40 CFR 372 - Acetonitrile; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 03/05/2013National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Certain Chemicals; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 11/30/2022National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 12/04/2019National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate Category; Community Right-to- Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 07/14/2023National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate Category; Community Right-to- Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Correction 05/02/2024National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate Category; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 08/08/2022National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Natural Gas Processing Facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory 11/24/2021National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of Nonylphenol Category; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 06/20/2013National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of ortho-Nitrotoluene; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 03/13/2013National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Addition of ortho-Nitrotoluene; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 11/07/2013National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Community Right-to-Know; Adoption of 2012 North American Industry 07/18/2013National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Community Right-to-Know; Adoption of 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting 07/18/2013National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2021 06/03/2021National
Proposed Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Parent Company Definition for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting 09/28/2021National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Parent Company Definition for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting 10/21/2022National
Final Regulations 40 CFR 372 - Reporting; Correction 12/06/2022National
Questions & Answers A business switched ownership during the year 2015. Which company is responsible for Tier II reporting for 2015? 01/29/2016National
Questions & Answers A company melts scrap metal which contains manganese at less than 1%. During the melting process the manganese is converted to a manganese oxide and collected in a baghouse. Since the manganese is less than 1% in the scrap metal, does the de minimu 06/21/2012National
Questions & Answers A construction company, contracted to perform work at a manufacturer's site, brings hazardous chemicals onto the site to perform its construction activities. Who is responsible for reporting on hazardous chemicals? 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers A facility changed ownership during the third quarter of the 1999 calendar year. Which owner/operator is responsible for the submission of the Tier II form for the calendar year 1999? 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers A facility has hydrofluoric acid which the MSDS specifies is a mixture of 50% hydrogen fluoride and 50% water. For purposes of reporting, should the facility report on the hydrofluoric acid mixture or the 50% hydrogen fluoride? 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers A facility purchases non-industrial batteries, and later services the batteries by adding water or sulfuric acid. Are the batteries considered when calculating whether Section 311/312 thresholds have been triggered? 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers A facility sells automobile batteries wholesale. Are these batteries at the wholesaler's facility exempt from reporting under SARA Sections 311/312 due to the household product exemption under Section 311(e)(3)? 12/07/1999National
Notices Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2613.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0212); Comment Request 03/12/2020National
Notices Agency Information Collection Activities; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 03/03/2014National
Questions & Answers Ammonia and phosphoric acid are held in tanks. Both chemicals are sold to farmers to be used as fertilizers. They are also blended to produce a fertilizer. Are the chemicals held for blending exempt from the definition of 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers An EHS chemical, Sulfuric Acid, exceeds 500 pounds. Therefore aggregation of Sulfuric Acid containing compounds is required in TRI reporting. In that aggregation, are lab chemicals included or exempted? 10/17/2014National
Guidance Documents Appendix A to Part 355--The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their Threshold Planning Quantities  National
Questions & Answers Are batteries in vehicles reportable under Tier II? Why would this be a concern to emergency responders when more dangerous things are present like fuel tanks? 02/20/2017National
Questions & Answers Are lab chemicals reportable under Tier II?And if you have and EHS on-site above the reportable trigger, do you have to aggregate lab chems such as sulfuric acid? 10/30/2014National
Questions & Answers Are mining facilities required to notify under Sections 311 and 312? 12/07/1999National
Questions & Answers Are there any exemptions for the Cement Manufacturing industry as far as SARA or EPCRA reporting? 05/07/2004National
Questions & Answers Can 2 separate Tier IIs be submitted for the same physical address? And does the owner or operator of a non-public storage warehouse have the legal obligation to provide Tier II reporting on materials stored by its customers? 02/18/2016National
Questions & Answers Can the report of a mixture not add up to 100%? Many of the SDSs do not since they only report the hazardous materials. 02/18/2016National
Questions & Answers Can we claim lead blocks used as dead weight in our operation as an article since we do not modify these blocks in any way? Or, is this otherwise used? 05/20/2003National
Questions & Answers Can you discuss batteries and any exclusions from Tier II reporting? 02/20/2017National
Questions & Answers Can you provide some guidance on how to satisfy the requirements of the SDS information without revealing the names or CAS numbers of the chemicals we use in our mixtures? 02/18/2016National
Notices Chlorsulfuron; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting 12/09/2013National
Regulatory Analysis Community Right-To-Know  National
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