EPA Announces New Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting Requirements for Persistent Bio accumulative Toxic (PET) Chemicals New Rule Effective January 1,2000 Onpctober29,1999(64FR58666)EPApublisheda The final rule also added vanadium compounds to the finalruleundersectionSlSofmeEmergencyPlanning EPCRA sections 13 lis - mUmCOmpOundstome and Community Right-to-Know Actof 1986 (EPCRA), expandedthe listing for whichlowerSti1eEPCRAsection313(i.e.TRI)report- fumeanddustqualifier. inenewnst f^^SS .forcertamPerslstentbioaccumulative (except when contained in an alloy) toxic (PBT) chemicals andadds certain other PBT f" —— chemicals to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals. Therulealso includes modifications to certain reporting exemptions andrequirements for the chemicals newly subjecttothe lower reporting thresholds. These PBT chemicals are of particular concern not only because they are toxic butalso because they remain in the environment for longperiods of time, are notreadily , destroyed, and build up or accumulatein body tissue. The new rule is effective January 1, 2000. Therefore, the new requirements apply for TRI reports on releases and waste man- agement for the year 2000, which must be submitted to the Agency by July 1, 200L EPAhas eliminated the de minimis exemptionforthe PBT chemicals in the table below. However, this action willnotaifecttheappUcabiliiyofthecfem/n/OTw exemp- tion to the supplier notification requirements (40 CFR 372.45(d)(l)). EPAhas also excluded all PBT chemi- cals from eligibility forthe alternate thresholdofl million poundsforreportingonFomAandeliminatediange . reporting foron-site releases and transfers off-site for furtherwastemanagementforthePBT chemicals affectedbythisrule. Inlhenewrule EPA has also provided guidance on the level of accuracy expected to bereportedforPBT chemicals. EPAisdevelopingreportingguidancefordioxinand dioxin-like compounds and otherPBT chemicals. Someofthis guidance willbeavailablebeginning in January,2000ontheTRIhomepageat httoy/www.epagov/tri. WHAT IS TRI AND HOW CAN I OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION? The Toxics Release Inventory Program was estab- lishedunder section 313 of the Community Right-to- Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). It requires certain facilities in covered SIC codes to report their releases of certain toxic chemicals to the state andfederal goveramentsiftheymanufacture,process,orother- wiseusemore than established threshold quantities of TRI-listed chemicals. Priortothisnewnilemakingon PBTs the threshold quantities were 25,000 pounds for manufacture or processing, and 10,000 pounds for "otherwiseuse"of TRI-listedchemicals. This rulemakingadds certainpersistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals (PBTs) to the list andreduces the reporting thresholds for thosePBTsand some others on the TRI list. For more information on TRI, including covered chemicals, SIC codes, guidance and other information see the TRI homepage at http://www.epa.gov/tri. For specific questions regardingreporting under TRI, including ques- tions concerning whether or not you need to report, contact the EPCRA hotline at 1-800-535- 0202, in Virginia and Alaska: 703-412-9877 or toH free TDD: 1-800-553-7672. Followingis the list ofPBT chemicals affectedby the newrule,andmeirnewreportingthresholds. The PBT chemicals newly added to the EPCRA section 313 listoftoxic chemicals are indicated by an asterisk. ------- Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals covered by the October 29, 1999 Rule Chemical Name or Chemical Category Aldria Benzo(gjh,i)perylene* Cblordane Dioxinand dioxin-like compounds category*1 Heptachlor Hexachlorobenzene Isodrin Methoxychlor Octacblorostyrene* Pendimethalin. Pentacblorobenzene* Polycyclic aromatic compounds category*2 Polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCBs) Tetrabromobisphenol A* Toxaphene Trifluralin Mercury Mercury compounds CASRN 309-00-2 191-24-2 57-74-9 NA 76-44-8 118-74-1 465-73-6 72-43-5 29082-74-4 40487-42-1 608-93-5 NA 1336-36-3 79-94-7 8001-35-2 1582-09-8 7439-97-6 NA Section 313 Reporting Threshold (in pounds unless noted otherwise) 100 10 10 0.1 gram 10 10 10 100 10 100 10 100 10 100 10 100 10 10 'manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical zTwo chemicals benzo(j,k)fluorene (206-44-0) and 3-methylcholanthrene (S5-49-5) were added to this category. ------- ------- ATTStfTIOHi U^ States IMPOKTAHT REGULATORY IHFGWIATIOH IHSIOi Environmental Protection Agency ffi0« TOT VHIJfO STATES &A (2844) WasWngton,DC 20460 Official Business Penalty for Private Use S300 ------- |