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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Frequent Questions

This page has the top questions you may have about these topics.

Emergency Planning (EPCRA 301-303)

Applicability of EPCRA §§302 and 304 to EHSs produced on-site

Calculating EHS quantities within landfills

Would pesticide sprayed on ground count towards §302 threshold?

Reporting responsibility under EPCRA §302 for a facility with several unrelated companies?

LEPC request of notification for exempt chemicals

Are on-site contractors responsible for EHSs brought on-site?

State refusing to comply with the emergency planning provisions

Calculating vulnerability zone distances for EHSs in solutions

Can state and local laws supersede EPCRA?

Transportation exemption and EPCRA emergency planning

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MSDS / Tier II Reporting (EPCRA 311/312)

Fulfilling original signature requirement for EPCRA Tier II when submitting electronically

Can the Tier II form serve as a list of hazardous chemicals?

Hazardous chemicals used for medical or research purposes

Change of ownership and responsibility for Tier II reporting

How does a facility report batteries for Tier II?

MSDS requirements for mixtures made on-site and not distributed into commerce

Inspections of facilities with chemicals present below TPQ

General reporting requirements and thresholds for EPCRA 311

LEPC request for MSDS for substance not defined as a hazardous chemical

EPCRA Requirements for a facility located within the planning districts of two LEPCs

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Release Notification (EPCRA 304/CERCLA 103)

Releases from animal waste to non-air environmental media

The meaning of the phrase "as soon as practicable" for emergency release notification

Notification if a SERC or LEPC has not yet been established

Reporting hazardous substance mixtures

What are extremely hazardous substances (EHSs)?

Who must be notified when a release occurs?

Releases from a facility onto a public roadway that runs through the facility

Are written follow-up notifications required after the initial telephone notifications?

Does the research laboratory exemption under Section 304 apply to Section 302?

Health information language requirements for Section 304 notifications

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Other EPCRA

What is meant by "molten" and "in solution" when describing extremely hazardous substances?

Public access of Title III documents

Does an LEPC have to consist of one individual representative from each organization?

Can members of SERCs and LEPCs be sued?

Liability of individuals as members of SERCs and LEPCs

Are landfills covered under Title III of SARA since they are covered by RCRA?

Designating a facility subject to emergency planning requirements

Are mobile boosters eligible for the transportation exemption?

Civil action attorney and court fees, awarding of fines

Chemicals in facility pipelines and the EPCRA transportation exemption

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Tier2 Submit & CAMEO

Range Code or Specific Weight for Maximum Amount and Average Daily Amount on Tier II Form

No Street Address Availability Tier II Reporting

Entering Alternative Storage Types and Pressure and Temperature Conditions on Tier II Form

Completing Tier II Forms When Information Has Not Changed

Tier2 Submit software and confidential chemical location information

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Last updated on August 8, 2024
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