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Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), which is known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), encourages and supports emergency planning for chemical accidents and provides local governments and the public with information on chemical hazards in their communities. EPCRA's four components are Community Right-to-Know reporting, Emergency Planning and Notification, Emergency Release Notification, and Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) reporting.
  
 
 
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TypeTitleDateState
Questions & AnswersA chemical is made in batches 3 times a year. The reaction intermediate (an MSDS is required) is present over 10,000 pounds on those days that batches are run, but it not on site for 24 hours. Must the intermediate be reported on the Tier II? National
Questions & AnswersA facility spills greater than the RQ of an EHS on a concrete floor inside a building. Before it can be cleaned up, less than the RQ of the EHS enters the outside atmosphere via the window. Is there a reporting requirement under Section 304? National
NoticesAgency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification Requirements Under EPCRA Sections 302, 303, and 30412/26/2002National
NoticesAgency Information Collection Activities; Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 01/24/2008National
NoticesAgency Information Collection Activities; Trade Secret Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information02/27/2009National
Final RegulationsAmendments to the Hazardous Chemical Reporting Thresholds, Streamlining Requirements (40 CFR 355 and 370) June 8, 199806/08/1998National
Questions & AnswersAre research laboratories and medical facilities exempt from reporting under EPCRA Sections 311 and 312? National
Feature ArticlesBoost Your EPCRA Compliance09/01/2004National
Questions & AnswersCan the "de minimis" concept used in determining the threshold planning quantities in mixtures be applied in the determination of the reportable quantity for emergency release notification? National
Questions & AnswersDo facilities have to comply with the federal UST requirements or with state UST requirements to be eligible to use the new gasoline and diesel fuel thresholds? National
Questions & AnswersDo you apply the whole weight of an acid mixture toward the threshold reporting under EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 or just the percentage of acid stated on the material safety data sheet (MSDS)? National
Questions & AnswersEPCRA Question and Answer Letters (1987-1991) National
Questions & AnswersEPCRA Question and Answer Listing (1987 to 1999) National
Guidance DocumentsEPCRA section 313 chemical list for reporting year 2006 National
ChecklistsEPRCA Compliance Checklist: Getting Started National
Questions & AnswersEvery day a facility operator collects more than the RQ of a CERCLA hazardous substance in an open dumpster which is entirely enclosed in the facility. Is this a release of a CERCLA hazardous substance? National
Questions & AnswersFrequently Asked Questions about the February 11, 1999 Amendments to EPCRA regarding gasoline and diesel fuel thresholds National
Questions & AnswersHow are "continuous" and "federally permitted" releases interpreted? National
Questions & AnswersHow are transportation-related releases covered under Section 304? What is the responsibility of transportation owners or operators in the event of a spill or release of extremely hazardous substances or CERCLA hazardous substances? National
Questions & AnswersHow is an off-site release determined to be subject to Section 304 notification requirements? National
Questions & AnswersHydrogen chloride gas is introduced into water to form hydrochloric acid. The amount present after the saturation point (35%) is reached will remain in the gaseous state. Can the RQ assigned to hydrochloric acid be used for hydrogen chloride gas? National
Questions & AnswersIf a contractor brings an EHS on site to a facility over the threshold planning quantity, who is responsible to make the notification to the LEPC? National
Agency NewsImportant Note About Tier 2 Reporting Requirements02/27/2008National
Questions & AnswersIs a hazardous chemical considered "produced" if it is generated solely as a by-product that is immediately released to the air? Is the facility subject to release reporting if this by-product is the only hazardous chemical present on-site? National
Questions & AnswersMust any amount of a listed chemical contained within abandoned or discarded barrels, containers, or other receptacles be considered to determine if a specific reportable quantity has been exceeded under section 304 notification requirements? National
Feature ArticlesNew Managers Can Get a Head Start on EPCRA Reporting02/19/2001National
News BriefsPhosmet No Longer Extremely Hazardous02/01/2005National
Regulatory AnalysisSARA Title III National
Agency NewsTRI Data for 2001 Released07/01/2003National
News BriefsTrying to Make TRI Reporting Less Trying11/20/2003National
Questions & AnswersVarious FIFRA registered pesticides listed in 40 CFR Part 261 Subpart D have been applied to the ground in quantities greater than the RQ for those substances. Is notification under section 103(e) of SARA required for this activity? National
Questions & AnswersWhat is the relationship between RQs and TPQs? National
Questions & AnswersWhat is the reportable quantity for an F005 hazardous waste in which the exact composition of the waste is known? National
Questions & AnswersWhat is the significance of multiplying the amount of substance in molten form by 0.3 and how was this fraction chosen? National
Questions & AnswersWhat must a owner/operator do if the transportation related emergency release notification to the telephone operator has a different procedure for handling emergency calls, such as connecting the caller directly to the police or fire department? National
Questions & AnswersWhen is a release, such as evaporation of a reportable quantity into the air from a lined ditch open to the outside air, reportable? National
Questions & AnswersWho is responsible for notification under Section 302 if a threshold planning quantity of an extremely hazardous substance is present at a public warehouse used for storage by several unrelated companies? National