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Businesses or industries that store, manufacture, or transport hazardous
substances and materials fall under the reporting requirements of SARA
Title III (Public Law 99-499), also known as the Emergency Planning and
Community Right To Know Act (EPRCA). The Environmental Protection Agency
is the enforcement arm for this legislation, and as such, has the
authority to inflict fines and penalties upon businesses and industries
for non-compliance. The Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency is the
repository for all SARA Title III information reported by businesses and
industries in the Lowndes County area. According to the legislation, there
are specific documents which businesses and industries must complete.
Following is a brief overview of the legislation, and the information,
which the Lowndes County Emergency Planning Committee requires businesses
and industries to submit:
The
following lists the SARA Title III reports and identifies who must receive
copies:
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SARA TITLE III
SECTION |
REPORT REQUIREMENT |
REPORT FORM |
REPORT DUE |
AGENCIES TO
RECEIVE REPORT |
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302 |
Emergency Planning
Notification |
Emergency
Planning Notification Confirmation Form |
Within 60 days after threshold reached |
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) |
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304 |
Emergency Chemical Release
– Initial
Notification |
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Within 15 minutes
after discovery |
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
All
LEPCs potentially affected by the release |
U.S.
Coast Guard National Response Center (NRC) at 800-424-8802 |
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304 |
Emergency Chemical Release – Follow-up |
Spill or Release
Report |
Within 1 weeks after initial notice |
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
All
LEPCs affected by the release |
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311 |
Material Safety Data Sheet Reporting |
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Within 3 months after threshold reached |
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
LEPC |
Local fire
department |
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312 |
Tier
Two – Emergency Planning & Hazardous Chemical Inventory |
Tier Two |
Annually, by March
1 |
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency |
LEPC |
Local fire
department |
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313 |
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Form R |
Form R |
Annually, by July
1 |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
EPCRA Reporting
Center |
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SUBTITLE A: EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NOTIFICATION
SECTION 303, Paragraph (d): Designate Facility Emergency
Coordinator
SECTION 304, Paragraph (b): Spill Reporting
SUBTITLE B: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Subtitle B applies to any hazardous chemical for which your facility is
required to prepare or have available a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
SECTION 313: Toxic Release Inventory Reporting
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