Completing EPA Form

The following are specific instructions for completing each part of EPA Form R. The number designations of the parts and sections of these instructions correspond to those in Form R unless otherwise indicated. 

A sample of a completed Form R for a hypothetical facility reporting under Title III, section 313, is included as Appendix C. You may want to refer to this sample as you read through these instructions. 

Type or print information on the form in the units and format requested. 

1 Are you claiming the chemical Identity on page 3 trade secret  

Answer this question only after you have completed the rest of the report. The specific identity of the toxic chemical being reported in Part III, Sections 1.2 and 1.3, may be designated as trade secret. If you are making a trade secret claim, mark yes and proceed to Section 1.2. Only check Yes if it is your manufacturing, processing, or use of the chemical that is a trade secret. (See page 1 of these instructions for specific information on trade secrecy claims.) ff you checked no, proceed to Section 1.3 do not answer Section 1.2. 

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