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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of
1986 establishes requirements for federal, state and local
governments and industry regarding emergency planning
and "Community Right-to-Know" reporting on hazardous
and toxic chemicals. |
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| Section
312 |
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Reporting
under Section 312 of the Community Right-to-Know Act,
also known as SARA Title III or EPCRA, requires owners
or operators of a facility to submit an emergency and
hazardous chemical inventory to the State Emergency Response
Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committees, and
the local fire departments with jurisdiction over the
facility.
This inventory is submitted as a Tier
Two report that must be filed by March 1st of each year.
State and local agencies have the authority to modify
reporting requirements as long as the minimum federal
guidelines are bing addressed. It is important that the
owner or operator be familiar with the "Right-to-Know"
laws and that the reporting procedure he decides to use
satisfies state reporting requirements. |
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| Who
reports |
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Hazardous
chemicals covered by Section 312 are those for which facilities
are required to prepare or have available material safety
data sheets (MSDS) under Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations and that were present
at the facility at any time during the calendar year above
specified thresholds. |
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Federal rules require reporting these hazardous
chemicals if the inventory exceeds 10,000 pounds at any
one time, and for extremely hazardous chemicals when the
inventory exceeds 500 pounds or the Threshold Planning
Quantity (TPQ). |
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requirements |
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Many state commissions have additional
requirements or have incorporated the federal contents
into their own forms. For example, the State of Louisiana
requires reporting under lower threshold quantities. It
is important that the owner or operator be familiar with
the "Right-to-Know" laws and that the reporting
procedure he decides to use satisfies state reporting
requirements. |
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