Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act EPCRA

3 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 

The EPCRA was created nnder title 111 of the 1986 Snperfnnd Amendments and Reanthorization Act (SARA). One of the provisions of the EPCRA created the Toxics Release Inventory (TRl), which lists 16 metals (Table 7.3). The Toxic Chemical Activity Threshold triggers the TRl reporting reqnirements nnder EPCRA Section 313. These reqnirements apply to all federal facilities with more than 10 employees if an activity threshold is exceeded. There are three activity thresholds. If the facility mannfactnres a toxic chemical (including creating, importing, or coincidental mannfactnre), the activity threshold is 25,000 pounds within one calendar year. The activity threshold is the same if the facility processes a toxic chanical by incorporating it into a product. However, if the facility otherwise uses the toxic chemical, the activity threshold drops to 10,000 pounds. More detailed definitions of the terms manufacture, process, and otherwise use are provided in Title 40 C.F.R. Part 372.3. 

The CERCLA, commonly known as the Superfund, was enacted by the US Congress on December 11, 1980. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries, and provided broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or 

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) The U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) also known as the Community Right-To-Know Act or SARA, Title III provides for the collection and public release of information about the presence and release of hazardous or toxic chemicals in the nation s communities. The law requires... 

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 reauthorized CERCLA to continue cleanup activities around the country. Several site-specific amendments, definitions, clarifications, and technical requirements were added to the legislation, including additional enforcement authorities. Title HI of SARA also authorized the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). 

Provides information about all RCRA regulations and programs including the Resource Conseiwation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)/Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III. Operates weekdays from 9 00 a.m. to 6 00 p.m., EST, excluding Federal holidays. Sendees are also available in Spanish. 

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) SARA Title 11 contains the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA)... 

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA) is administered by the ERA and state and local agencies. It affects virtually all facilities that manufacture, use, or store hazardous chemicals. The following are the reporting requirements of the Act ... 

Endosulfan is listed as a toxic substance under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) (EPA 1995c). Disposal of wastes containing endosulfan is controlled by a number of federal regulations (see Chapter 7). 

According to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11023, industries are required to submit chemical release and off-site transfer information to the EPA. Section 313 of Title III of EPCRA requires owners and operators of certain facilities that manufacture, import, process, or otherwise use the chemicals on this list to report annually their release... 

The Senate Report on the 1990 CAAA stated that EHS includes substances specifically listed under EPA s Accidental Release Prevention Requirements (40 CFR 68) and substances listed under Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The definition also includes substances not necessarily listed that-due to their toxicity, reactivity, flammability, volatility, or corrosivity-may cause death, injury, or property damage as a result of short-term exposure upon release to the air. 

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) has provided firms and the public with plant-specific information revealing large inventories and emissions of toxic substances. 

The Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA) was passed in 1986 and made two major changes to the original CERCLA. First, it established the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) in Title III second, it increased spending for Superfund sites to 8.5 billion and provided new cleanup standards that use the best available technologies (Rosenbaum, 1995). 

An outline of the major environmental laws in the United States follows. These laws provide a framework for the basic standards used in the governance of environmental matters. The most important laws are the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA—now more often referred to as Superfund, a name derived from the passage of a later supplement to CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). A brief description of these acts follows ... 

In the event that an incident develops into a more serious accident, the resources required will be beyond those available on the plant or site. Local community emergency response providers will be brought into the site, and injured members of the workforce and local population will need treatment at local hospitals. The local community must be able to plan for such events and local emergency responders must be trained to cope with the hazards associated with the plant. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) ensures that the local community has access to the necessary information. 

Dibenz[fl, ] anthracene is listed in section 112 of the Clean Air Act listed under sections 304 and 307 of the Clean Water Act listed as an RCRA hazardous waste U063. Dibenz[a, ]anthracene is regulated under comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CERCLA) with a reportable quantity (RQ) of 1 pound. It is listed as an emergency planning and community right-to-know act (EPCRA) superfund amendments reauthorization act (SARA) 313 reportable substance. 

Ethyl benzene is listed under emergency planning and community right to know act (EPCRA) under section 313. 

In 1984, a deadly cloud of methyl isocyanate killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India. Shortly thereafter, there was a serious chemical release at a sister plant in West Virginia. These incidents underscored demands by industrial workers and communities in several states for information on hazardous materials. Public interest and environmental organizations around the United States accelerated demands for information on toxic chemicals being released to the environment. Against this backdrop, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted in 1986. 

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