by Caltha Company | Jan 20, 2013 | EPCRA, FAQ, Hazardous Materials
EPCRA Section 312 includes a two tier approach. Tier I requires information (such as maximum amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility during the preceding year, an estimate of the average daily amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility, and the general...
by Caltha Company | Jan 16, 2013 | Caltha LLP Services, EPCRA
According to the annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) summary released by US EPA, total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8% from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased...
by Caltha Company | Dec 9, 2012 | EPCRA, Hazardous Materials, TSCA
EPA has initiated rulemaking to restrict the use of nonylphenol (NP) and its ethoxylates (NPEs) under a proposed significant new use rule (SNUR) using existing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority. EPA plans to issue the proposal in the next year. NP and NPEs...
by Caltha, LLP | Oct 16, 2012 | EPCRA, Hazardous Materials
In the July 13, 2012 final rule, US EPA has added new reporting requirements to Tier I and Tier II reporting forms it believes will be helpful for state and local agencies to develop or modify their community emergency response plans EPA is adding new data elements...
