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The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as SARA Title III, was enacted in October 1986. This law provides an infrastructure at the state and local levels to plan for chemical emergencies. Facilities that store, use, or release certain chemicals, may be subject to various reporting requirements. Reported information is then made publicly available so that interested parties may become informed about potentially dangerous chemicals in their community. EPCRA requirements include:

EPCRA §§301-312 are administered by EPA's Office of Emergency Management (OEM). EPA's Office of Information Analysis and Access (OIAA) implements the EPCRA §313 program.

EPCRA §§301-312 links include:

EPCRA Information Web Page
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Factsheet (PDF) (5 pp, 65K, About PDF)
40 CFR Part 355
40 CFR Part 370
Federal Registers
Guidance
LEPC Database
Regional Emergency Management Contacts
State Tier II Contacts
Tier2 Submit Software
Tier II Reporting Form and Instructions
Title III Consolidated List of Lists

EPCRA §313 (TRI) links include:

General Information
TRI Regulations
TRI Reporting Forms, Software, and Instructions
TRI Federal Registers
TRI Data
TRI Regional and State Contacts

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