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  • Is there a time period that constitutes "present at the facility?"

    A facility owner/operator makes a specialty chemical by first producing one chemical- the reaction intermediate and then injecting chlorine into the reaction vessel to start the final reaction for the final product. The facility runs these batches 3-4 times a year. The reaction intermediate is present over 10,000 pounds on…

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  • Threshold determinations when there is no weight indicated on MSDS

    If the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and label for a particular liquid hazardous chemical does not indicate the weight of the substance, how should the facility owner or operator make threshold and applicability determinations for EPCRA §312 (Tier II) Reporting? If a liquid is not labeled in pounds, its…

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  • Federal recordkeeping requirements under EPCRA §§311 and 312

    Facilities subject to EPCRA §§311 and 312 must submit a material safety data sheet (MSDS) and an inventory form annually to the state emergency response commission (SERC), local emergency planning committee (LEPC), and local fire department. Are there federal recordkeeping requirements for facilities subject to EPCRA §§311 and 312? There…

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  • Are chemicals used at nursing home exempted under medical facility exemption?

    Are chemicals used at nursing homes exempt from reporting under Sections 311/312 due to the medical facility exemption under Section 311(e)(4)? While a nursing home is treated like any other medical facility for Section 311/312 purposes, Section 311(e)(4) does not exempt a medical facility from all Section 311/312 reporting. Section…

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  • How are the activities of "farm cooperatives" interpreted for reporting purposes?

    Farm cooperatives would be subject to Sections 311 and 312 reporting requirements.

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  • What are the differences between Tier I and Tier II forms?

    The reporting under Section 312 is in two tiers, Tier I and Tier II. What are the general differences between the two forms? Section 312 includes a two tier approach. Tier I requires information (such as maximum amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility during the preceding year, an estimate…

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  • Trouble importing previous Tier2 Submit data

    I’m having trouble importing previous Tier2 Submit data into the current version of Tier2 Submit; what should I do? It is possible that the file has been corrupted or that the format is incompatible with the Tier2 Submit software. Note that Tier2 Submit can only import files that were made…

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  • No Supplier Notification Requirements for Tier II Chemical Inventory Reporting

    Under EPCRA Section 313, suppliers are required to notify customers that their mixtures or trade name products contain a TRI chemical. Are there similar supplier notification requirements for Tier II chemical inventory reporting under EPCRA Section 312? There is no supplier notification requirement for Tier II chemical inventory reporting. However…

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  • How would the principal recipient access federal funds? Via reimbursement?

    Full Question: How would the principal recipient access federal funds? Via reimbursement? We understand that the award is funded incrementally according to our submitted annual budget, but we are wondering if this is done through a reimbursement system or if the funds are distributed at the beginning of the fiscal…

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  • Are there requirements or factors that limit how frequently the re-grant program distributes money?

    Full question: Are there requirements or factors that limit how frequently the re-grant program distributes money and/or how much money the re-grant program can distribute annually toward implementation of projects, assuming Congressional appropriations happen as anticipated? Answer: There are no eligibility requirements or limits to the frequency or amounts the…

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  • Will the recipient have to front the money to sub recipients? Or how would the initial year of funding be determined?

    The cooperative agreement will be funded incrementally, which means that it will be up to the principal recipient to plan for and budget that first year of funding and all additional years if funds are awarded. Please reference EPA General Terms and Conditions #5. If awarded, funds will be disbursed…

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