Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions

Instructions for Completing Part I of EPA Form A
If you have submitted a Form A or Form R for previous
reporting years, a TRI Facility Identification Number has
been assigned to your facility. If you know your TRI Facility
Identification Number, complete Section 4. If you do not
know your TRI Facility Identification Number, contact the
EPCRA Call Center (see page 7). If your facility has moved,
do not enter your TRI facility identification number, you
should enter “New Facility.”
The TRI Facility Identification Number is established by the
first Form R submitted by a facility at a particular location.
This identification number is retained by the facility even if
the facility changes name, ownership, production processes,
SIC codes, etc. This identification number will stay with this
location. If a new facility moves to this location it should use
this TRI Facility Identification Number. Establishments of a
facility that report separately should use the TRI Facility
Identification Number of the facility.
You should enter “New Facility” in the space for the TRI
Facility Identification number if this is your first submission.
4.2 Federal Facility Designation
Executive Order 13148 directs federal facilities to comply
with Right-To-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention
Requirements. Please indicate in 4.2.C. if the reporting
facility is a federal facility or in 4.2.D if the submitter is a
contractor at a federal facility (GOCO). If the reporting
facility is not a federal facility, you should leave this space
blank. Form R allows a facility to report multiple
submissions for the same chemical if the facility is composed
of several distinct establishments. This data element provides
the option of reporting full or partial facility information on
Form R, however, this is not applicable for those facilities
taking advantage of the Alternate Threshold and Form A.
An explanation of this is provided in Section D.
4.3 Technical Contact
Enter the name and telephone number (including area code)
of a technical representative whom EPA or state officials may
contact for clarification of the information reported on Form
A. You should also enter an email address for this person. If
the technical contact does not have an email address you
should enter NA. This contact person does not have to be the
same person who prepares the report or signs the Form A and
does not necessarily need to be someone at the location of the
reporting facility. However, this person should be familiar
with the details of the report so that he or she can answer
questions about the information provided.
4.4 Intentionally Left Blank
4.5 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
Enter the appropriate four-digit Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) Code that is the primary SIC Code for
your facility in Section 4.5(a). Enter any other applicable
SIC Codes for your facility in 4.5 (b)–(f). Table I lists the
SIC codes within 10 (except 1011, 1081, and 1094), 12
(except 1241), 20–39, 4911 (limited to facilities that combust
coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating electricity for
distribution in commerce), 4931 (limited to facilities that
combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating
electricity for distribution in commerce), 4939 (limited to
facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of
generating electricity for distribution in commerce), 4953
(limited to facilities regulated under the RCRA Subtitle C, 42
U.S.C. section 6921 et seq.), 5169, 5171, and 7389 (limited to
facilities primarily engaged in solvents recovery services on a
contract or fee basis). If the report covers more than one
establishment, enter the primary four-digit SIC code for each
establishment starting with the primary SIC code for the
entire facility. You are required to enter SIC codes only for
those establishments within the facilities that fall within SIC
codes 10 (except 1011, 1081, and 1094), 12 (except 1241),
20–39, 4911 (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil
for the purpose of generating electricity for distribution in
commerce), 4931 (limited to facilities that combust coal
and/or oil for the purpose of generating electricity for
distribution in commerce), 4939 (limited to facilities that
combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating
electricity for distribution in commerce), 4953 (limited to
facilities regulated under the RCRA Subtitle C, 42 U.S.C.
section 6921 et seq.), 5169, 5171, and 7389 (limited to
facilities primarily engaged in solvents recovery services on a
contract or fee basis). If you do not know your SIC code,
consult the 1987 SIC Manual (see section B.2 of these
instruction for ordering information).
The North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS), is a new economic classification system that will
replace the 1987 SIC code system. EPA will address the SIC
code change, as it relates to EPCRA, in an upcoming Federal
Register notice. This upcoming change does NOT affect the
2003 EPCRA section 313 reporting.
4.6 Latitude and Longitude
Enter the latitude and longitude coordinates of your facility.
Sources of these data include EPA permits (e.g., NPDES
permits), county property records, facility blueprints, and site
plans. You can determine the latitude and longitude of your
facility using a siting tool found on the TRI Home page. For
information on the siting tool and instructions on how to
determine these coordinates see Appendix E. Enter only
numerical data. Do not preface numbers with letters such as
N or W to denote the hemisphere.
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