The deadline for annual submission of SARA Title III Reports and Notifications is March 1, 2025.
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) requires facilities to report annually to US EPA, state, and local regulatory agencies. This report must include both the maximum storage amounts and the releases of reportable hazardous materials/chemicals that exceed certain thresholds. The report assists communities to plan for chemical emergencies.
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) requires facilities to report annually the storage (Tier II – Sections 302, 303, 311, and 312) and the release (Form R – Section 313) of reportable materials that exceed certain thresholds. Forms must be submitted each year to local, state, federal agencies, local fire departments, and local emergency planning committees, indicating the amounts of these reportable chemicals that your facility stores and uses.
There are two main reporting components under SARA Reporting:
- Tier II Reporting (Section 312) requires any facility that stores over 10,000 lbs of a hazardous chemical (any chemical that lists a hazard on its SDS) to report the chemical and its storage on the E-Plan system. This is required on an annual basis and provides emergency responders with the quantities of hazardous chemicals stored onsite and their associated hazards. Please note that Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) also need to be reported under Section 302 and have a much lower threshold for reporting. One common example is sulfuric acid which has a reporting threshold of 1,000 lbs and is oftentimes stored in lead-acid batteries.
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting (Section 313) requires any facility that uses a Section 313 Chemical exceeding an annual amount of 25,000 lbs per year to report the chemical to the EPA on the TRI-ME Web System. This threshold is for the Processing or Manufacturing of a particular chemical. There is also an additional reporting threshold of 10,000 lbs for chemicals that are “Otherwise Used”. These are chemicals that are not incorporated into a final product. The report includes calculation of all the possible ways that the chemical was released into the environment, whether that was to streams, landfills, or through emissions.
For more information, read the following article from our website:
How to Stay in Compliance with SARA Title III Regulations