Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions

Instructions for Completing Part I of EPA Form R
by, or under common control with such person). A facility may
contain more than one establishment.”
EPCRA section 313 defines establishment as “an economic
unit, generally at a single physical location, where business is
conducted or where services or industrial operations are
performed.” Under section 372.30(c) of the reporting rule, you
may submit a separate Form R for each establishment, or for
groups of establishments in your facility, provided all releases
and other waste management activities and source reduction
activities involving the EPCRA section 313 chemical from the
entire facility are reported. This allows you the option of
reporting separately on the activities involving an EPCRA
section 313 chemical at each establishment, or group of
establishments (e.g., part of a covered facility), rather than
submitting a single Form R for that EPCRA section 313
chemical for the entire facility. However, if an establishment
or group of establishments does not manufacture, process, or
otherwise use or release or otherwise manage as waste an
EPCRA section 313 chemical, you do not have to submit a
report for that establishment or group of establishments for that
particular chemical. (See also Section B.2.a of these
instructions.)
A covered facility must report all releases and other waste
management activities and source reduction activities of an
EPCRA section 313 chemical if the facility meets a reporting
threshold for that EPCRA section 313 chemical. However, if
the facility is composed of several distinct establishments, EPA
allows these establishments to submit separate reports for the
EPCRA section 313 chemical as long as all releases and other
waste management activities of the EPCRA section 313
chemical from the entire facility are accounted for. Whether
submitting a report for the entire facility or separate reports for
the establishments, the threshold determination must be made
based on the entire facility. Indicate in Section 4.2 whether
your report is for the entire covered facility as a whole or for
part of a covered facility (i.e., one or more establishments).
Federal facilities and contractors at federal facilities
(GOCOs—Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities)
should check either 4.2c or 4.2d, but not both. Federal facilities
should check 4.2c, even if their TRI reports contain release and
other waste management information from contractors located
at the facility. Contractors at federal facilities, which are
required by EPCRA section 313 to file TRI reports
independently of the federal facility, should check 4.2d. This
information is important to prevent duplication of federal
facility data. (See Appendix A for further guidance on these
instructions.)
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 R.
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 certification
statement 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 Public Contact
Enter the name and telephone number (including area code) of
a person who can respond to questions from the public about the
report. If you choose to designate the same person as both the
technical and the public contact, you may enter “Same as Section
4.3” in this space. This contact person does not have to be the
same person who prepares the report or signs the certification
statement and does not necessarily need to be someone at the
location of the reporting facility. If your facility does not have
a public contact, provide the technical contact name and
telephone number in the public contact name and telephone
number fields.
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 solvent recovery services on a
contract or fee basis). If the report covers more than one
establishment, enter the primary 4-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 facility 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 instructions for
ordering information).
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