Testimony dated 10/04/07 - Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, testified before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1055, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act. Testimony Summary; Questions & Answers dated 03/18/08.

Press Release dated 10/04/07 - The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reform will reward the nation’s small business environmental stewards, according to testimony by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan.

Research Report dated 06/2007 [PDF File] - Review and Analysis of the Effect of EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Phase II Burden Reduction Proposal on Tri Data Uses by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc. Research Summary.

Testimony dated 02/06/07 - Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, testified before the Environment and Public Works Committee, United States Senate concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's recent reforms of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting system; Questions & Answers dated 06/08/07.

Press Release dated 02/06/07 - Small business supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent reform of the TRI rule, according to testimony today by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan. Sullivan delivered his testimony before the United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

February 1, 2007 Washington Times Op-ed - by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas Sullivan. Entitled "Regulatory reform, not rollback," it focuses on EPA's reform of the TRI rule.

Press Release dated 12/18/06 - The Environmental Protection Agency has responded to small businesses and taken a step toward reducing their paperwork burden by reforming the TRI rule.

Letter dated 05/17/06 - The Honorable Charles Taylor and Norman Dicks [PDF File] or [html] - Chairman and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations regarding potential revisions to HR 5386, which could affect the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of reforms to the Toxic Release Inventory’s (TRI) annual reporting requirements; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/13/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File], or [text] - Comments on Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Burden Reduction Rulemaking - Phase II ; 70 Fed. Reg. 57822 (October 4, 2005)  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

October 15, 2005 Silicon Valley Business Journal (op-ed) - SBA Region IX Advocate Mike Hull’s op-ed in the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal focusing on EPA’s TRI paperwork relief benefits for small businesses.

Letter dated 10/14/04 - Environmental Protection Agency - Transmittal of the Report, Risk-Based Analysis of Form A and Form NS Toxics Release Inventory Reform Proposal Alternatives, prepared by E. H. Pechan & Associates. Fact Sheet Summarizing the Report.

Letter dated 04/14/04 - Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed Reforms to the Toxics Release Inventory Program: Streamlining Reporting and Preserving Data Integrity; Proposed Reforms to the Toxics Release Inventory Program Report by Jack Faucett Associates.

Letter dated 02/04/04 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Online Dialogue Phase II; 68 Fed. Reg. 62759 (November 5, 2003) [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Testimony dated September 25, 2003 - Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, submitted testimony to the Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals, Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program.   Fact Sheet Summarizing Testimony

Letter dated 09/02/03 -  Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Request for Comment on Renewal Information Collection: 68 Fed. Reg. 39071 (July 1, 2003) [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 04/09/01 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - EPA Review of Lead Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Rule.

Letter dated 8/21/98 - Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs - Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's request for OMB paperwork approval for Form A ("Short Form") for toxic chemical release inventory reporting. [PDF File]

Letter dated 2/23/98 - Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed renewal request for OMB No. 1070-0143 (EPA ICR No. 1704.05); 62 Fed. Reg. 67358 (December 24, 1997); Administrative Record No. 187; Docket Control No. OPPTS-0029; alternate threshold for low annual reportable amounts; toxic release inventory reporting.

Testimony dated April 17, 1997 - Jere Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, testified before the Subcommittee on Government Programs and Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction of the Committee on Small Business of U.S. House of Representatives on small business involvement in the regulatory process including discussion of TRI regulatory reform and Federal agencies' compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Letter Dated 12/24/96 - Environmental Protection Agency - Letter to Fred Hansen on new data on toxic release inventory report requirements - industry expansion; chemical wholesalers Docket No. OPPTS-400104.

Letter dated 09/25/96 - Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed rule on Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Report Requirements - Industry expansion; Docket No. OPPTS-400104, 61 Fed. Reg. 33,588, June 27, 1996.[PDF File]