Toxics Release Inventory Reporting
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Section 313
Your business must meet ALL of the following criteria
to be subject to the requirements of this section for any
particular year:
The facility is in one of the covered industries:
- Manufacturing
- Federal Facilities
- Metal and Coal Mining
- Electric Utilities (burning coal and/or oil for commercial distribution)
- Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment facilities (regulated under RCRA Subtitle C)
- Chemical and Allied Products - Wholesale
- Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants
- Solvent Recovery Services (fee or contract basis)
The facility manufactured (including imported) or processed or otherwise used a toxic chemical in excess of the threshold quantity during the calendar year. Threshold quantities that trigger reporting are 25,000 pounds manufactured or processed or 10,000 pounds otherwise used, except for certain Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Chemicals. Beginning with the 2000 reporting year, the threshold for the PBT chemicals was lowered to 100 pounds or less depending on the chemical.
EPA has developed a list of more than 600 toxic chemicals subject to reporting requirements of EPCRA Section 313. More information is available at the EPA TRI web site.
NOTICE TO TRI REPORTERS
The EPA has amended 40 CFR Part 372 to include the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Facilities are now required to use NAICS codes on Form R reports and Form A Certification Statements. Common NAICS codes for TRI reporting can be found at EPA’s website at http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/naics/ncodes.htm.
This new requirement was published in the Federal Register June 6, 2006 and can be viewed here.
Coming in July 2009 -- Facilities that report to EPA and the WA State Emergency Response Commission will be required to use 2007 NAICS codes on reporting forms for releases and other waste management quantities at the facility for the 2008 reporting year.
Further information on using NAICS Codes for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting can be found on the EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/tri/lawsandregs/naic/naic%20_update%2003_12.html. Additional information on NAICS can be found at www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.