Still confusing, TRI reporting requires careful organization
- ICF Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States)
Since 1988, Sec. 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) has required manufacturing facilities to report annually on toxic chemical releases and offsite transfers of more than 300 toxic chemicals above certain threshold quantities. EPCRA, a stand-alone regulation that also is incorporated in SARA as Title III, mandates that only facilities whose primary business is manufacturing products for commercial use report under the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) program. The list of regulated chemicals is dynamic. A petition process allows anyone to request additions or deletions from the chemical list, based on established toxicity criteria. The criteria involve health effects -- including evidence of reproductive dysfunction, neurological disorders, heritable genetic mutations, cancer, and teratogenic and other effects -- as well as significant adverse impacts to the environment. EPA must respond within 180 days to a petition, and any changes to the list must be promulgated under federal regulatory procedures. A petition submitted by a state governor becomes law if EPA fails to act within 180 days.
- OSTI ID:
- 5533820
- Journal Information:
- Hazmat World; (United States), Vol. 6:5; ISSN 0898-5685
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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2002 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Report for the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, Title III, Section 313
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