Toxic Chemical Release Form

There are three types of TAP emissions continuous, intermittent, and accidental. Both routine emissions associated with a batch process or a continuous process that is operated only occasionally can be intermittent sources. A dramatic example of an accidental emission was the release of methyl isocyanate [624-83-9] in Bhopal, India. As a result of this accident, the U.S. Congress created Tide III, a free-standing statute included in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. Title III provides a mechanism by which the pubHc can be informed of the existence, quantities, and releases of toxic substances, and requires the states to develop plans to respond to accidental releases of these substances. Eurther, it requires anyone releasing specific toxic chemicals above a certain threshold amount to aimuaHy submit a toxic chemical release form to EPA. At present, there are 308 specific chemicals subject to Title III regulation (37). 

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments Hst 189 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that the EPA must regulate to enforce maximum achievable control technology (MACT) to standards which are to be set by the year 2000. The 33/50 project calls for reduction of emissions of 17 specified solvents to predetermined levels by 1995. The SARA statute provides a mechanism by which the community can be informed of the existence, quantities, and releases of toxic chemicals, and requires that anyone releasing specific toxic chemicals above a threshold level to annually submit a toxic chemical release form to the EPA. The status of various ketones under these regulations is shown in Table 4. 

Facilities to submit initial toxic chemical release forms to USEPA and designated stale officials [Section 313(a)]... 

Release reporting. Manufacturing businesses with ten or more employees that manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a listed toxic chemical in excess of the established threshold must file annually a Toxic Chemical Release form with U.S. EPA and the state. Documentation supporting release estimates must be kept for three years. 

Reports were to be filed by facilities tliat have 10 or more full-time employees, are in SIC Codes 20 tlirougli 39, and manufactured or processed any of the listed chemicals in quiuUities in excess of 75,000 pounds in 1987, 50,000 pounds in 1988, or 25,000 pounds in 1989 mid tliereafter, in quantities exceeding 10,000 pounds in miy calendar year. Tlie toxic chemical release form (see Figure 2.6.1), finalized on February 16, 1988, includes the following information for released chemicals. 

The PPA also included specific source reduction actions in conjunction with the businesses required to file an annual toxic chemical release form under the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act. The additional toxic chemical source reduction and recycling report documents the amount of the chemical entering the waste stream, the amount that is recycled, and efforts to reduce source use. In turn, EPA is required to provide a detailed evaluation report of the source reduction program to Congress every 2 years. 

CFR372.22-38 42 use 13101 42 use 13106, (a) and (b) 4.6.1 Each owner or operator of a facility who is required to file an annual toxic chemical release form under 40CFR372.22, Covered Facilities for Toxic Chemical Release Reporting shall include a source reduction and recycling report for the preceding calendar year for the toxic chemicals on the report. 

How to determine if a facility must submit EPA form R (the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form)... 

Detailed instructions for completing the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form. 

Submission of EPA Form R. the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form, Is required by section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community RIght-to-Know Act (Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoiizatlon Act of 1986), Public Law 99-499. The Information contained in Form R constitutes a report, and the submission of a report to the appropriate authorities constitutes reporting. ... 

The Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Form, EPA Form R, consists of four parts ... 

The submissions of section 313 reports in magnetic media and computer-generated facsimile formats has been approved by EPA. Magnetic media submissions to EPA must follow basic specifications set forth by EPA in the document. Magnetic Media Submissions Instructions fEPA 560/4-90-008) which is also included in EPA s Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Package for 1989 (EPA 560/4-90-001). To order these documents, see the document request form in Appendix I. 

No additloruil monitoring or measurement of the quantities or concentrations of any toxic chemical released Into the environment, or of the frequency of such releases, Is required forthe purpose of completing this form, beyond that which Is required under other provisions of law or regulation or as part of routine plant operations. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE INVENTORY REPORTING FORM Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. also known as Title III of the Suoerfuhd Amehdments ahd Reauthorization Act ... 

The following Is a hypothetical example of how one manufacturer might complete the toxic chemical release inventory reporting Form R. The facility information is purely fictitious and does not represent any known manufacturing facility. The example begins with descriptions of the facility (a lead-acid storage battery manufacturer) and of the production process at the faciiity. The completion of each section of Form R is explained and a copy of Form R, as it would be completed by this facility, follows. 

Under EPCRA, the ERA established an inventory of routine toxic chemicals that require emissions reporting. Eacilities subject to Section 313 are required to submit a toxic chemical release inventory form or Eorm R for specified chemicals, which is completed on an annual basis and is submitted by July 1 of every year. Eorm R notifies public and governmental agencies about routine releases (releases that occur as a result of daily production use). Eorm R applies to facilities of ten or more employees in businesses (with standard industrial classification (SIC) codes 20 through 39) that manufacture or use certain toxic chemicals in excess of certain amounts. 

USEPA publishes toxic chemicals release (i.e., emissions inventory) form [Section 302(c)]... 

Figure 2.6.1 USEPA s Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form.

EPA. 1995f. Toxics Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form R and instructions Revised 1994 version. EPA 745-K-95-051. Washington DC U. S. EPA. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

EPA 1995. Toxic chemical release inventory reporting form R and instructions- Revised 1994 version. Office of Pollution Prevention, US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 745-K-95-051 Washington, DC. 

Also, Form R must be submitted to report the release of any toxic chemicals. The EPCRA requires the USEPA to track releases and make the information available to the public. In addition, facilities must submit yearly Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports for all permitted and non-permitted discharges (Davenport, 1992). The second goal of the EPCRA is emergency planning, primarily to improve preparedness on the state and local levels in the event of a toxic chemical release. SARA requires every state to create a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and also to identify local districts. These local districts are usually county governments, and they are... 

Toxic chemical release reporting Community right-to-know aluminum (fume or dust) aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) Yes 40 CFR 372.65 EPA 1987c... 

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