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  • Facilities or vessels covered under CERCLA release reporting requirements

    What facilities or vessels are covered under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) release reporting requirements? CERCLA section 101(9) defines facility broadly to include any site or area where a hazardous substance is located, but the definition specifically excludes consumer products in consumer use. Vessel is defined in…

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  • What are the differences between Tier I and Tier II forms?

    The reporting under Section 312 is in two tiers, Tier I and Tier II. What are the general differences between the two forms? Section 312 includes a two tier approach. Tier I requires information (such as maximum amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility during the preceding year, an estimate…

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  • Trouble importing previous Tier2 Submit data

    I’m having trouble importing previous Tier2 Submit data into the current version of Tier2 Submit; what should I do? It is possible that the file has been corrupted or that the format is incompatible with the Tier2 Submit software. Note that Tier2 Submit can only import files that were made…

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  • No Supplier Notification Requirements for Tier II Chemical Inventory Reporting

    Under EPCRA Section 313, suppliers are required to notify customers that their mixtures or trade name products contain a TRI chemical. Are there similar supplier notification requirements for Tier II chemical inventory reporting under EPCRA Section 312? There is no supplier notification requirement for Tier II chemical inventory reporting. However…

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  • Definition of "environment"

    How is the term "environment" defined? CERCLA section 101(8) defines "environment" as "(A) the navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, and the ocean waters of which the natural resources are under the exclusive management authority of the United States under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976…

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  • Choosing the chemical name to list on the List of Hazardous Substances

    How does EPA choose the chemical name(s) to list for each substance on the List of Hazardous Substances at Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4? A single chemical may often be known by several different names. To avoid confusion, the Agency has limited the chemical names listed in 40 CFR…

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  • What items are covered by the term "rolling stock"?

    The definition of "facility" under EPCRA Section 329 states that "(f)or purposes of Section 304, term [i.e., facility] includes motor vehicles, rolling stock, and aircraft." The term "rolling stock" is not defined further. For purposes of EPCRA Section 304, what items are covered by the term "rolling stock"? The term…

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  • Person in charge for CERCLA release reporting

    How does one determine who is the person in charge? Determining who is the person in charge depends on a number of variables, including the specific operation involved, the management structure, and other case-specific considerations. EPA believes that it is unnecessary and impractical for the government to determine the person…

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  • Differences between the risk management program and EPCRA

    How do the Clean Air Act (CAA) risk management program requirements differ from the hazardous chemical reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)? The hazardous chemical reporting requirements under EPCRA sections 311 and 312 ( 40 CFR Part 370 ) are separate and distinct from those…

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  • Under "Business Activities" on the Company Details CDX web page, what does "Small Blender" mean?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The small blender business activity is in relation to §80.1440: "What are the provisions for blenders who handle and blend less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel per year?" The small blender business activity entry is for those…

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