Under Section 312 of Title III, facilities that store chemicals must provide specific information about the chemicals on site to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), and local fire department.
The threshold levels for reporting chemicals stored on site are:
- the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) or 500 pounds at any one time, whichever is less for extremely hazardous substances (EHS);
- 10,000 pounds at any one time for hazardous substances.
Download software applications for Section 312 – Tier Two-Emergency & Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting.
