SARA Title III Fact Sheet
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know
EPA
February 1990
(Revised)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Introduction.
The Emergency Planning and Com-
munity Right-to-Know Act of 1986 es-
tablishes requirements for Federal, State
and local governments and industry
regarding emergmcy planning and "com-
munity nght-to-know" reporting on
hazardous and toxic chemicals. This
legislation builds upon EPA's Chemi-
cal Emergency Preparedness Program
i CEPP) and numerous State and local
programs aimed at helping communi-
ties to better meet their responsibilities
in regard to potential chemical emer-
gencies. The community right-to-Joiow
provisions mil help to increase the
public s knowledge and access to infor-
mation on the presence of hazardous
chemicals in their communities and
releases of these chemicals into the
environment. States and communities,
working with facilities, will be better
aole to improve chemical safety and
protect public health and the environ-
ment.
S'oihing in this document should be
construed to indicate that EPA has
determined states have Title IU author-
ity over Indian reservations. For pur-
poses of this document, definition of
the terms "State" and "Governor" in-
cludes "Indian Tribe "and "Tribal Oiair-
man." EPA has issued a proposed rule
on March 29,1990, regarding the appli-
cation of the emergency planning and
community nght-to-know law to In-
dian lands.
The Emergency Planning and Com-
munity Right-to-Know Act (also known
as SARA Title HI) has four major sec-
tions: emergency plaining (Section
301-303), emergency release notifica-
tion (Section 304), community nght-to-
know reporting requirements (Sections
311 312) and toxic chemical release
inventory (Section 313). Information
from these four reporting requirements
will help States and communities de-
velop a broad perspective of chemical
hazards for the entire community as
well as for individual facilities.
Section 301*303:
Emergency Planning
The emergency planning sections are
designed to develop State.and local
governments' emergency response and
preparedness capabilities through
better coordination and planning,
especially within the community.
"State Emergency
Response Commission"
The Emergency Planning and Com-
munity Right-to-Know Act required
the Governor of each state to desig-
nate a State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC). ManySERCs
include public agencies and depart-
ments concerned with issues relating
to environment, natural resources,
emergency services, public health, oc-
cupational safety, and transportation.
Also, interested public and private
sector groups and associations with
experience in emergency planning and
community right-to-lcnow issues may
be included in the SERC. At this time,
all governors have established SERC.
The SERC must also have designated
local emergency planning districts and
appointed local emergency planning
committees (LEPC) for each district.
SERC have designated over 4,000 local
districts. Thirty-five State commis-
sions chose counties as the basic dis-
trict designation (often with separate
districts for municipalities), ten SERC
designated substate planning districts
and five SERC designated the entire
State as a district. The SERC is re-
sponsible for supervising and coordi-
nating the activities of the LEI'C, for
establishing procedures for receiving
and processing public requests for
information collected under other
sections of SARA Title III, and for
reviewing local emergency plans.
"Local Emergency
Planning Committee"
This LEPC must include, at a mini-
mum, elected state and local officials,
police, fire, civil defense, public health
professionals, environmental, hospi-
tal, and transportation officials as well
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SARA TITLE III KEY DATES
November 17. 1986
EPA initiated comprehensive review of
emergency systems (Section 305(b)).
March 17,1987
National Response Team published guidance
for preparation and implementation of emer-
gency plans (Section 303(f))).
April 17,1987
State governors appointed state emergency
response commissions (SERC) (Section
301(a)).
April 22,1987
EPA published Final List of Extremely
Hazardous Substances and Threshold
(Sections 302,303,304).
May 17, 1987
Facilities subject to Section 302 planning re-
quirements notified SERC (Section 302(c)).
July 17, 1987
SERC designated emergency planning
districts (Section 301(b)).
August 17. 1987
(or 30 days after
designation of
districts, which-
ever is sooner)
SERC appointed members of local emer-
gency planning committees (LEPCs) (Section
301(c)).
August 24, 1987
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
was revised to cover all employers with em-
ployees exposed to hazardous chemicals.
September 17, 1987
(or 30 days after
local committee
is formed, which-
ever is earlier)
Facilities notified LEPCs of selection of a
facility representative (Section 303(d)(1)).
October 15,1987
EPA published final format for emergency
inventory forms and reporting requirements
in the Federal Register (Sections 311 and
312).
October 17,1987
Manufacturing facilities submitted MSDS's
or lists of MDSD chemicals to SERC LEPC
and local fire department (Section 311(d)).
December 17,1987
EPA published a final rule four
chemicals from the Extremely Hazardous
Substance List (Section 302).
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as representatives of facilities subject
to the emergency planning require-
ments, community groups, and the
media. As soon as facilities are sub-
ject to the emergency planning re-
quirements, they must designate a
representative to participate in the
planning process. The LEPC must es-
tablish rules, give public notice of its
activities, and establish procedures for
handling public requests for informa-
tion.
The LEPCs primary responsibility is
to develop an emergency response
plan by October 17,1988 and review it
at least annually thereafter. In devel-
oping this plan, the LEPC evaluates
available resources for preparing for
and responding to a potential chemi-
cal accident. The plan must:
¦	identify facilities and transporta-
tion routes of extremely hazardous
substances;
¦	describe emergency response pro-
cedures, on-site and off-site;
¦	dctignatr a community coordina-
tor and facility coordinator(s) to
implement the plan;
¦	outline emergency notification
procedures;
¦	describe methods for determining
the occurrence of a release and the
probable affected area and popula-
tion;
¦	describe community and industry
emergency equipment and facili-
ties and the identity of persons re-
sponsible for them;
¦	outline evacuation plans;
¦	describe a training program for
emergency response personnel
(including schedules); and,
¦	present methods and schedules for
exercising emergency response
plans.
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"Emergency Response
Plans"
Id order (o assist the LEPCs in pre-
paring and reviewing plans. Congress
required the National Response Team
(NRT), composed of 14 Federal agen-
cies with emergency response respon-
sibilities, to publish guidance on emer-
gency response planning This guid-
ance, the "Hazardous Materials Emer-
gency PlanningGuide," was published
by the NRT in March 1987.
The emergency response plan must
be initially reviewed by the SERC and,
at least, annually by the LEPC. Re-
gional Response Teams, composed of
federal regional officials andstate rep-
resentatives. may review the plans and
provide assistance to the LEPCs upon
request.
Planning activities of LEPCs and fa-
cilities should be initially focused on,
but not limited to, the 360 extremely
hazardous substances published in the
Federal Register. Plans should be
comprehensive, addressing all hazard-
ous materials of concern and trans-
portation as well as fixed facilities.
The list includes the threshold plan-
ning quantities (minimum limits) for
each substance. Through rulemaking,
EPA can revise the list and threshold
planning quantities based on the tox-
icity, reactivity, volatility, dispersabil-
ity, combustibility, or flammability of
a substance.
Any facility that has present any of the
listed chemicals in a quantity equal to
or greater than its threshold planning
quantity is subject to the emergency
planning requirements. In addition,
the SERC or the Governor can desig-
nate additional facilities, after public
comment, to be subject to these re-
quirements. Covered facilities must
notify the SERC and LEPC that they
are subject to these requirements within
60 days after they begin to have pres-
ent any of the extremely hazardous
substances in an amount equal to or in
excess of threshold planning quanti-
ties.
In addition, the facility must notify the
EPA Regional Office of all facilities
subject to the emergency planning re-
quirements, including	desig-
nated by the SERC or the governor.
Section 304:
Emergency Notification
Facilities must immediately notify the
LEPCs and the SERCs likely to be af-
fected if there is a release into the en-
vironment of a listed hazardous sub-
aance that eagrds the reportable quan-
tity for that substance. Substances
'¦ ^ject to this requirement are those
the list of 360 extremely hazardous
substances as published in Federal
Register (40 CFR 355) or on a list of
725 substances subject to the emer-
gency notification requirements un-
der CERCLA Section 103(a) (40 CFR
302.4). Some chemicals are common
to both lists.
Initial notification can be made by
telephone, radio, or in person. Emer-
gency notification requirements involv-
ing transportation incidents can be
met by dialing 91L or in the absence of
911 emergency number, railing the
operator.
This emergency notification needs to
include:
¦	the chemical name;
¦	an indication of whether the sub-
stance is extremely hazardous;
a an estimate of the quantity released
into the environment;
¦	the time and duration of the re-
lease;
¦	whether the release occurred into
air, water, and/or land;
¦	any known or anticipated "acute
chronic health risks associated with
the emergency, and where neces-
sary, advice regarding medical at-
tention for exposed individuals;
¦	proper precautions, such as evacu-
ation; and,
¦	name and telephone number of
contact person.
Section 304 also requires a written
follow-up emergency notice after the
release. The follow-up notice or no-
tices must:
¦	update information included in the
initial notice, and
• provide information on
• actual response actions taken:
and
- advice regarding medical at-
tention necessary for exposed
individuals.
If LEPC are not yet formed, releases
should be reported to appropriate local
response officials.
Section 311-312:
Community Right-To*
Know Requirements
There are two community right-to-
know reporting requirements within
the Emergency Planning and Com-
munity Right-to-Know Act. Section
311 requires facilities that mrnt pre-
pare material safety data sheets
(MSDS) under the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations to submit either copies of
their MSDSs or a list of MSDS chemi-
cals to:
¦ the LEPC;
• the SERC; and.
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SAflA TITLE III KEY DATES (continued)
February 16.19SS
EPA published final toxic chemical release
regulations, form and instructions (Section
313(g)).
February 25,1988
EPA published a final rule delisting 36
chemicals from the Extremely Hazardous
Substance List (Section 302).
March i, 1988
(and annually
(hereafter)
Manufacturing facilities submit their
hazardous chemical inventory forms to
LEPC SERC and local fire department
(Section 312(a)(2)).
June 1988 .
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Final report on emergency systems study
submitted to Congress (Seoion 305(b)).
June 20. 1988
EPA published rule riraniiim
dioxide from the Toxic Chemical List
(Section 313).
July 1.1988
land annually
thereafter)
Covered facilities submitted initial toxic
chemical forms to EPA and designated state
officials (Section 313(a)).
July 29. 1988
EPA published final regulation governing
trade secret claims (Sections 322 and 323).
August 4, 1988
EPA clarified Reporting Dates for facilities
newly covered by the OSHA expansion of the
Hazard Communication Standard (Sections
311 and 312).
September 24,1988
(three months
after the OSHA
expansion)
Non- manufacturing facilities covered under
the new OSHA expansion as of June 24,
1988 submit MSDSs or a list of chemicals
present in quantities over the first year
threshold to the SERC, LEPC and local fire
department (Section 311).
October 17.1988
(and review at
test annually
thereafter)
LEPCs complete preparation of an emer-
gency plan (Section 303(a)).- -
March 1,1989
Non-manufacturing facilities submit their
emergency inventory forms to SERC LEPC
and local fire department (Section
312(a)(2)).
March 13. 1989
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OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard is
extended to cover the construction industry.
¦	the local fire department wuh juris-
diction over the facility.
If the facility owner or operator chooses
to submit a list of MSDS chemicals,
the list must include the chemical or
common name of each substance and
must identify the applicable hazard
categories. These hazard categories
are:
¦	immediate (acute) health hazard;
¦	delayed (chronic) health hazard;
¦	Ore hazard;
•	sudden release of pressure hazard;
and,
¦	reactive hazard.
If a list is submitted, the facility must
submit a copy of the MSDS for any
chemical on the list upon the request
of the LEPC orSERC. Also, EPAhas
established threshold quantities for
hazardous chemicals below which no
£adfity must report. The current thresh-
olds for Section 311 are:
¦	for extremely hazardous subaances;
500 pounds or the threshold plan-
ning quantity, whichever is lower.
•	for all other hazardous chemicals:
before October 17, 1990: 10.000
pounds: on or after October 17.
1990: zero pounds (Note: the zero
threshold will be revised pending
further study).
The initial submission of the MSDSs
or a list of MSDS chemicals was due
on October 17,1987, or three months
after the facility is required to prepare
or have available an MSDS under
OSHAregulations. Currently, OSHA
regulations require all employees to
have or prepare MSDSs for their
chemicals. Under the emergency
and community right-to-know
statute, facilities newiy covered by the
OSHA regulations must submit MSDSs
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or a list of S1SDS chemicals within 3
months after they become covered.
An MSDS or a revised list must be
provided when new hazardous chemi-
cals become present at a facility in
quantities at or above the established
threshold levels after the deadline. A
revised MSDS must be provided to
update' the original MSDS if signifi-
cant new information is discovered
about the hazardous chemical
Reporting under Section 312 requires
a facility to submit an emergency and
hazardous chemical inventory form to
the LEPC, the SERC, and the local
fire department with jurisdiction over
the facility. Hazardous chemicals
covered by Section 312 are those for
which facilities are required to pre-
pare or have available an MSDS un-
der OSHA's Hazard Communication
Standard and that were present at the
facility at any time during previous
calendar year above specified thresh-
olds.
# EPA established threshold quantities
for Section 312 for hazardous chemi-
cals below which no facility must re-
port. Currently those thresholds are:
¦	for extremely hazardous substances:
500 pounds or the threshold plan-
ning quantity, whichever is lower,
¦	tor all other hazardous chemicals:
January to December 1987 or first
year of reporung.„10,000 pounds.
January to December 1988 or sec-
ond year of reporting.,.10,000
pounds.
January to December 1989 or third
year of reporting...zero pounds.
(Note: On October 12,1989, EPA
issued an interim final rule eaend-
ing the threshold of the first two re-
porting years under the October
IS. 1987, section 311/312 Final Rule
for the manufacturing sector. A
final rule establishing final thresh-
olds is expected in the near future.
The zero threshold will be revised
pending further study).
The inventory form incorporates a
"two-tier" approach. Under Tier I,
facilities must submit the following
aggregate information for each appli-
cable hazard category:
¦	an estimate (in ranges) of the maxi-
mum amount of chcmiraU for each
category present at the facility at
any time during the preceding cal-
endar year,
¦	an estimate: (in ranges) of the aver-
age daily amount of chemicals in
each category; and
¦	the general location of hazardous
chemicals in each category.
If requested by an LEPC, SERC or
local fire department, the facility must
provide the following Tier n informa-
tion for each substance subject to the
request:
*
¦' the chemical name or the common
name as indicated on the MSDS;
¦	an estimate (in ranges) of the maxi-
mum amount of the chemical pres-
ent at any time during the preced-
ing calendar year,
•	a brief description of the manner of
storage of the chemical;
•	the location of the chemical at the
facility; and,
« an indication of whether the owner
elects to withhold location infor-
mation from disclosure to the pub-
lic.
EPA published a uniform format for
the inventory forms on October 15,
1987. Since many state commissions
have additional requirements or have
incorporated the federal contents in
their own forms, Tier I/n forms should
be obtained from the SERC The Tier
I information must be submitted tor
covered facilities annually on or be-
fore March 1.
The Tier II form may be sent by the i
facility instead of a Tier I form. The
public may also request Tier II infor-
mation from the SERC and the LEPC.
The information submitted by facili-
ties under Sections 311 and 312 must
generally be made available to the
public by LEPCs and SERCs during
normal working hours.
Section 313:
Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting
Section 313 of the Emergency Plan-
ning and Community Right-to-Know
Act of 1986 requires EPA to establish
an inventory of routine toxic chemical
emissions from certain facilities.
Facilities subject to this reporting re-
quirement are required to complete a
. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
Form (Form R) for specified chemi-
cals. The form must be submitted to
EPA and those state officials desig-
nated by the governor, on or before
July L 1988, and annually thereafter
on July 1.
These reports should reflect releases
during the preceding calendar year.
The purpose of this reporting require-
ment is to inform the public and gov-
ernment officials about routine re-
leases of toxic chemicals to the envi-
ronment It will also assist in research
and the development of regulations,
guidelines, and standards.
The reporting requirement applies to
owners and operators of facilities that
have 10 or more full-time employees,
that are in Standard Industrial Classi-
fication (SIC) codes 20 through 39
(L&,manufacturing facilities) and that
manufacture (including importing),
process or otherwise use a listed loxic
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5ARA title hi key pates (concluded)
March 29. 1989
EPA published final rule delisting melamine
crystal from the Toxic Chemical List (Section
313).
June 19, 1989
EPA released the 1987 Toxic Release Inven-
tory data.
April 30. 1989
Construction industry submit MSDS or a list
of chemicals present in quantities equal to or
in excess to the first year threshold to the
SERC LEPC and local fire department
(Section 311).
June 20.1989
EPA published final rule delisting sodium
sulfate from theToxic fThrmiratl itt (Section*
313).
October 12, 1989
EPA published interim final rule extending,
for manufacturing facilities, the reporting
thresholds of the first two years under the
October IS, 1987 final rule.
October 17,1989
Manufacturing facilities submit MSDS or a
list of chemicals overthe final threshold to the
SERC LEPC and local fire department
(Section 311).
December 1.1989
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Ef A published final rule adding nine chemi-
- cab to the Toxic Chemical List (Section 313).
December 14, 1989
EPA published final rule delisting sodium
hydroxide from the Toxic Chemical List
(Section 313).
February 14. 1990
EPA published final rule delisting non-
fibrous aluminum oxide from the Toxic
Chemical List (Section 313).
February 15, 1990
EPA published fiwi rule H»ii«ring <«
chemicals from the Extremely Hazardous
Substance List (Section 302) and changed the
threshold planning quantity for one substance
on the list.
March 1,1990
Construction industry submit their Emer-
gency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory
Forms to SERC LEPC and local fire de-
partment (Section 312(a)(2)).
June 20. 1991
Comptroller General submits Report to
Congress on toxic chemical release informa-
tion collection, use and availability (Section
313(k)).
October 17,1991
EPA submits to Congress a Mass Balance
Study (Section 313(1)).
chemical is excess of specified thresh*
old quantities.
Facilities manufacturing or process-
ing any of these chemicals in excess of
22,000 pounds in 1989 and thereafter
are required to submit the form by
July 1st of the following calendar year.
Facilities otherwise using listed tone
chemicals in quantities over 10,000
pounds in a calendar year are required
to submit toxic chemical release forms
by July 1 of the following calendar
year. EPA can revise these threshold
quantities and covered SIC codes.
The list of toxic chemicals subject to
reporting consisted initially of chemi-
cals listed for similar reporting pur-
poses by the States of New Jersey and
Maryland. There are over 300 chemi-
cals and categories on these lists.
Through rulemaking, EPA can mod-
ify this combined list. To date, EPA
has delisted six chemicals from and
added nine chemicals to the Toxic
0»»miral 1 i«f
. •
The final Tone Chemical Release Form
and regulations were published in the
Federal Register on February 16,1988.
NOTE: EPA has revised and updated
the Toxic Chemical Release Form since
that time. The following information
is required on the form:
¦	the name, location and type of
business;
¦	off-site locations to which the facil-
ity transfers toxic chemicals in waste;
¦	whether the chemical is manufac-
tured (including importation), proc-
essed, or otherwise used and the
general categories of use of the
chemical;
a an estimate (in ranges) of the maxi-
mum amounts of the toxic chemical
present at the facility at any time
during the preceding year,
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•	quantity of the chemical entering
each medium-air, land, and water-
. . -annually,
a waste treatment/disposal methods
and efficiency of methods for each
waste stream;
•	optional information on waste
minimization; and,
¦ a certification by a senior facility
official that the report is complete
and accurate.
Reports, are sent to EPA and desig-
nated state agencies. EPA established
and maintains a national toxic chemi-
cal inventory based on the data sub-
mitted. The public is able to access
this national database, and obtain the
data through other means. See the
Public Access Section of this docu-
ment for further details.
In addition to the toxic chemical re-
lease reporting requirements. Section
313 authorizes EPA to arrange for a
Mass Balance Study to be carried out
by the National Academy of Sciences
(NaS). The study will determine the
feasibility, utility, and alternatives to
collecting mass balance type informa-
tion as a supplement to the currently
required toxic release data.' A report
of this study must be submitted by
EPA to Congress no later than Octo-
ber 17,1991. An interim report from
NAS is due to EPA in early 1989.
Other SARA Title
III Provisions
Trade Secrets
Section 322 of the Emergency Plan-
ning and Community Right-to-Know
Act addresses trade secrets as they
apply to emergency planning, com-
munity right-to-know, and toxic chemi-
cal release reporting Any facility may
withhold the specific chemical iden-
tity on these submittals. No trade
secrets are allowed to be d aimed under
Section 304 of the statute. The with-
holder must show that:
«
¦	the information has not been dis-
closed to any person other than a
member of the local planning
committee, a government "ft"*"1,
an employee of the withholder or
someone bound by a confidential-
ity agreement; measures have been
taken to protect the confidentiality,
and the withholder intends to con-
tinue to take such measures;
¦	the information is not required to
be disclosed to the public under any
other Federal or State law,
• the information is likely to cause
substantial harm to the competitive
position of the withholder, and,
¦	the chemical identity is not readily
discoverable through reverse engi-
neering
However, even if chemical identity
information can be legally withheld
from the public, Section 323 provides
for disclosure of this information to
health professionals who need the in-
formation for diagnostic and treat-
ment purposes or local health officials
who need the information for preven-
tion and treatment activities. In non-
emergency cases, the health profes-
sional receiving the information must
sign a confidentiality agreement with
the facility and provide a written state-
ment of need. In medical emergency
siuatioDS, the health professional must,
if requested by the facility, provide
these documents as soon as circum-
stances permit
Information claimed as a trade secret
and substantiation for that claim must
be submitted to EPA. More detailed
information on the procedure for
submitting trade seaecy claims can
be found in the trade secrets final rule,
published in the Federal Register (40
CFR 350. Any person may challenge
trade secret claims by petitioning EPA
The Agency must then review the daim
and rule on its validity.
The trade secret regulations cover the
process for submission of claims , peti-
tions for disclosure and the review
process for petitions.
SARA Title m Penalties
Section 32S of the Emergency Plan-
ning and Community Right-to-Know
Act addresses the penalties for failure
to comply with the requirements of
this law. Civil and administrative
penalties ranging from up to SIQ.OOO-
575,000 per violation or per day per
violation can be assessed to facilities
that fail to comply with the emergency
planning (Section 302), emergency
notification (Section 304), community
right-to-know (Sections 311 and 312),
toxic chemical release (Section 313)
and trade secret (Sections 322 and
323) reporting requirements.
Criminal penalties up to 150,000 or
five years in prison may also be given
to any person who knowingly and will-
fully fails to provide emergency re-
lease notification. Penalties of not
more than S20.000 and/or up to one
year in prison may be given to any per-
son who knowingly and willfullv dis-
closes any information entitled to
protection as a trade secret. In addi-
tion, Section 326 allows citizens to ini-
tiate civil actions against EPA, state
emergency response commissions, and/
or the owner or operator of a facility
for failure to meet the requirements
of the emergency planning and com-
munity right-to-know provisions. A
state emergency response commission,
local emergency planning committee,
state or local government may insti-
tute actions against facility owner/
operators for failure to comply with
Title III requirements. In addition,
states may sue EPA for failure to
provide trade secret information.
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Training Grants
Section 305(a) of the Emergency Plan-
ning and Community Right-to-Know
Act authorizes the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to provide S5
million for each of fiscal years 1987,
1988.1989, and 1990 for training grants
to support state and local governments.
These training grants are designed to
improve emergency planning, prepar-
edness. mitigation, response, and re-
covery capabilities. Such programs
must provide special emphasis to haz-
ardous chemical emergencies. The
training grants may not exceed 80 per-:
cent of the cost of any such programs.
The remaining 20 percent must come
from non-federal sources. These train-
in; grants are coordinated within each
state by the state emergency response
commission.
Emergency Systems
Study
Under Section 305(b), EPA is required
to review emergency systems for
monitoring, detecting, preventing and
warning of accidental releases of ex-
tremely hazardous substances at rep-
resentative US. facilities that produce,
use, or store these substances. EPA
reported interim findings to Congress
in May 1987 and issued a final report
Of finding* inH r*fwmm»iiH«rinfn to
Congress in June-1988.
Public Access
Section 324 of the Emergency Plan-
ning and Community Right-to-Know
Act provides for public access to in-
formation gathered under this law.
Under this section, all material safety
data sheets, hazardous chemical in-
ventory forms, toxic chemical release
form follow-up emergency notices, and
the emergency response plan must be
made available during normal work-
ing hours by the SERC andLEPC. In
order to inform the public of the availa-
bility and location of the information
provided tothe LEPC, the LEPC must
publish a notice annually in the local
newspaper. In addition. Toxic Re-
lease Inventory (Section 313) infor-
mation collected by EPA is available
by telecommunications and other
means. This information can be ac-
cessed through a variety of sources.
On June 19,1989, EPA released the
Toxic Release Inventory - A National
Perspective", which summarizes the
information that was submitted for
the 1987 Toxic Release Inventory. A
computerized on-line database of the
Toxic Release Inventory data is avail-
able through the National Library of
Medicine's TOXNET on-line system
24 hours a day. The complete Toxic
Release Inventory on magnetic tape is
available from the National Technical
Information Service (NT1S). Also
available through NTIS on magnetic
tape is a complete listing of the 1987
Toxic Release Inventory reporting fa-
cilities. Diskettes containing state spe-
cific Toxic Release Inventory are also
available from NTIS. Interested par-
ties may view the 1987 Toxic Release
Inventory data on microfiche at se-
lected Federal Depository and public
libraries.
j j For more information contact the Emergency Planning &
; Community Right-to-Know Information Hotline:
i
Hotline: 1-800-535-0202
(in Washington, DC: (202)479-2449)
Hours: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
(Eastern Time)
Monday -Friday
This is NOT an
1;	emergency number
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Chemical Lists Associated With
Emergency Planning/ Community Right-to-Know
List
Section
Purpose

§302: Emergency Planning
{304: Emergency Notification
5311/312: Material Safety Data
Sheets and Emergency
. Inventory
¦	Facilities with more than thresh-
old planning quantities of these
substances must notify the SERC
andLEPC.
¦	Initial focus for preparation of
emergency plans by local emer-
gency planning committees.
¦	Certain releases of these sub-
stances in excess of the report-
able quantity (RQ) trigger sec-
tion 304 notification to SERC and
LEPC.
• Separate and lower thresholds are
established for these substances
of concern for the MSDS and
Tier I/n reporting requirements.
Substances
(360 Substances)
(40 CFR 355)
Substances requiring notification
under Section 103 (a) of CERCLA
(724 Substances)
(40 CFR 302.4)
§304: Emergency Notification
•
¦ Certain releases of these sub-
stances in excess of the RO trig-
ger section 304 notification to
SERC and LEPC as well as sec-
. tion 103(a) requirement for Na-
tional Response Center notifica-
tion.

§304: Emergency Notification
§311: Material Safety Data Sheets
§312: Emergency and Hazardous
Chemical Inventory
¦	Identifies fan lines subject to emer-
gency notification requirements.
¦	MSDS or list of MSDS chemicals
provided by covered facilities to
SERC LEPC and local fire de-
partments.
¦	Tier I/n emergency and hazard-
ous chrmiral inventory forms must
be provided by facilities to SERC.
LEPC and local fire departments.
physical or health hazards under
OSHAs Hazard Communication
Standard (29 CFR 1910,1200)
(This is a performance standard;
there is oic list of chemicals.)
Tokic Chemicals
§313: Tone Chemical Release Re-
porting
• These chemicals are reported on
an emissions inventory to inform
goveramea nffiriah and the public
about the release of toxic chemi-
cals into the environment.
(332 chemical/chemical categories)
(40 CFR 372)
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