Category: Reporting

Are You a Newbie to Biennial Reports?

Are you a large quantity generator (LQG) of hazardous waste? If so, you and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs), and, for the first year, certain recyclers are required to submit Hazardous Waste Reports (aka, biennial reports) by March 1, 2018. Because of a number of changes to the federal hazardous waste regulations, […]

Don’t Let Your Air Emissions Reporting Deadline Fly By

Major reporting deadlines for environment, health, and safety (EHS) managers are heavily weighted in the first half of the year—the reporting season, so to speak. Make sure you are prepared for the 2018 whirlwind of reporting activity.

Exemptions and Timeline for EPA’s Nano Reporting Rule

Yesterday we looked at the reporting requirements and applicability of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule establishing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for nanomaterials. Today we will review the exemptions and the compliance timeline for the nanomaterials reporting rule.

Are You Affected by EPA’s Nanomaterials Reporting Rule?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule establishing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for nanomaterials is effective. Today we will look at the reporting requirements and who must report. Tomorrow we will review the exemptions and the compliance timeline for the nanomaterials reporting rule.

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OSHA Delays Injury and Illness Reporting Deadline

On May 17, OSHA announced that it has delayed the July 1 filing deadline for injury and illness electronic reporting. The new filing deadline has yet to be determined, and no reason has been given yet for the postponement.

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EPA Issues Draft Guidance for Nanochemical Reporting

Following up on its final reporting and recordkeeping rule for manufactured (including imported) or processed nanoscale chemicals (January 12, 2017, FR), the EPA has issued a draft guidance document providing responses to questions the Agency has received from manufacturers and processors subject to the rule. The draft guidance is available for a 30-day public comment […]

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Should 9,500 Pounds of 1-Bromopropane Used at a Facility Be Included in the TRI Report?

Q. If a facility uses 9,500 pounds (lb) of 1-bromopropane for reporting year 2016, should it be included in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report? A. 1-bromopropane is on the list of chemicals required to be included in the 2016 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports.  However, the facility described in the question would not be […]

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Releases at Farms: Panel Vacates Reporting Exemption

In an April 11, 2017, opinion, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated EPA’s December 2008 final rule that generally exempted farms from the reportable quantity (RQ) requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) when ammonia […]