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Sections 302, 311, 312, 322, 324, 325, 327, 328, and 329 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) (Pub. L. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613, 42 U.S.C. 11002, 11021, 11022, 11042, 11044, 11045, 11047, 11048, and 11049).
73 FR 65478, Nov. 3, 2008, as amended at 91 FR 37036, June 22, 2026, unless otherwise noted.
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(a) You must report the hazardous chemicals present at your facility that meet or exceed the applicable threshold levels (threshold levels are in § 370.10) by either:
(1) Submitting an SDS for each hazardous chemical present at your facility that meet or exceed its applicable threshold level; or
(2) Submitting a list of all hazardous chemicals present at your facility at or above the applicable threshold levels. The hazardous chemicals on your list must be grouped by the specific health and physical hazards as listed in section 2 of the SDSs. The list must contain the chemical or common name of each hazardous chemical as provided on the SDS.
(b) Within 30 days of a request by the LEPC, as provided in § 370.10(b), you must also submit an SDS for any hazardous chemical present at your facility for which you have not submitted an SDS.
SDS reporting stated in § 370.30 is a one-time requirement. However, you must update the information in all of the following ways:
(a) Submit a revised SDS after you discover significant new information concerning a hazardous chemical for which an SDS was submitted.
(b) Submit an SDS, or a list as described in § 370.30(a), for any new hazardous chemical for which you become subject to these reporting requirements.
(c) Submit, as requested by the LEPC, an SDS for any hazardous chemical present at your facility which you have not already submitted, as provided in § 370.30(b).
(a) You must submit an SDS or a list to the LEPC, SERC, and fire department with jurisdiction over your facility, as provided in § 370.30(a).
(b) You must submit an SDS to the LEPC if requested, as provided in § 370.30(b).
(a) You must submit an SDS or a list, as provided in § 370.30(a), for a hazardous chemical subject to the reporting requirements of this part within three (3) months after you first become subject to the reporting requirements of this part, as provided in §§ 370.30 and 370.31(b).
(b) You must submit a revised SDS, as provided in § 370.31(a), within three (3) months after discovering significant new information about a hazardous chemical for which an SDS was submitted.
(c) You must submit an SDS requested by the LEPC, as provided in §§ 370.30(b) and 370.31(c), within 30 days of receiving the request.