EPCRA Guidance Documents and Fact Sheets
This page contains guidance documents and fact sheets for the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
On this page:
- Overview Documents
- Chemical Accident Prevention Publications
- Emergency Planning (Sections 301, 302, and 303)
- Emergency Release Notifications (EPCRA Section 304 and CERCLA Section 103)
- Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting (Sections 311 and 312)
- EPCRA Amendments
- Local and Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC and TEPC) Resources
- Tribal Resources
- State Resources
- Industry Resources
- Survey Results
Overview Documents
EPCRA Quick Reference Fact Sheet (pdf)
EPCRA, CERCLA, Clean Air Act Section 112(r) Consolidated List of Lists
CERCLA Hazardous Substance Reportable Quantity (RQ) Adjustment Methodology
Chemicals in Your Community (pdf)
Chemical Accident Prevention Publications
- Chemical Safety Alerts
- Oil and Gas Storage Safety Alerts
- Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Advisories
- Topical Backgrounders
- Additional Documents
Emergency Planning (Sections 301, 302, and 303)
Technical Guidance for Hazard Analysis (pdf)
NRT-1: Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide (pdf)
Emergency Release Notifications (EPCRA Section 304 and CERCLA Section 103)
Frequently Asked Questions: America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Section 2018 (pdf)
Questions and Answers on Release Notification Requirements and Reportable Quantity Adjustments (pdf)
Animal Waste at Farms
Continuous Release Reporting
Guidance for Facilities for Reporting Requirements for Continuous Releases of Hazardous Substances
Emergency Response
Letter on Decontamination and First Responder Liability (pdf)
Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting (Sections 311 and 312)
Guidance on Reporting Options for Sections 311 and 312 and Some Interpretation (pdf) and 75 FR 39852; July 13, 2010
Guidance on Electronic Reporting and Signature under EPCRA Section 312 (pdf)
Tier I & II Reporting
Tier I Reporting Forms and Instructions
Tier II Reporting Forms and Instructions
EPCRA Amendments
America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA)
Guidance on the 2018 America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA), Amendments to EPCRA (pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions: America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Section 2018 (pdf)
List of state drinking water primary agencies
State Drinking Water Information Systems
EPCRA Regulatory Amendments
Fact Sheet: Amendments to Emergency Release Notification and Hazardous Chemical Reporting (pdf)
Local and Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC and TEPC) Resources
National LEPC-TEPC Handbook (January 2022, 550-K-22-001)
Energize Your Local Emergency Planning Committee (pdf)
LEPCs and Deliberate Releases: Addressing Terrorist Activities in the Local Emergency Plan (pdf)
Hazards Analysis on the Move: SARA Title III (EPCRA) and Conducting a Commodity Flow Study (pdf)
Sample Emergency Operations Plans
Tribal Resources
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention on Tribal Lands (pdf)
State Resources
Letter from EPA to All State Emergency Response Commissions (pdf)
Industry Resources
Trade Secret Forms and Instructions
Guidance: Ice Rinks EPCRA Reporting Guidance (pdf)
Fact Sheet: EPCRA Reporting Requirements for Fertilizer Retailers (pdf)