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EPA Hosts Workshops for Businesses on Toxic Reporting

Release Date: 2/27/2001
Contact Information: Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543

Bonnie Smith, (215) 814-5543

PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host workshops in nine mid-Atlantic cities for businesses to learn how to comply with federal chemical and waste reporting requirements, commonly known as the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting.

The workshops will be held in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Meadville and Pittston, Pa.; Richmond and Roanoke, Va.; Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md.; and Charleston, W.Va. from March through June. For exact dates, locations and registration information, see the attached schedule.

Certain industries are required to submit to the EPA annual reports of their chemical releases into the air and water and their hazardous waste practices. These reports are used to compile the Toxic Release Inventory, a national database available to the public keeping them up-to-date on the environmental practices of plants in their communities. The inventory was established with the passage of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA).

Examples of manufacturers with ten or more employees that may be subject to TRI reporting requirements include metal mining, coal mining, electric generating plants, any commercial facility that treats, stores or disposes of hazardous waste, chemical and petroleum production bulk plants and terminals, and solvent recovery operations.

The workshop will present the requirements and offer hands-on exercises on how to fill out the reporting form, or Form R, along with supporting documentation. The workshop is scheduled to allow enough time to comply before the July 1, 2001 reporting deadline. The workshop will also cover a major change in reporting requirements for very toxic chemicals. That is, beginning in calendar year 2000 for reports due July 1, 2001, the reporting threshold for very toxic chemicals will be reduced from 25,000 or 10,000 pounds to as low as 10 pounds.

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Philadelphia, Pa. March 5-6
Crown, Cork & Seal, One Crown Way, 12200 Roosevelt Blvd. Registration at 703-318-4504 or www.epcra-tri.com
or
EPA Region 3 Office, 1650 Arch Street May 22, 24, 29, 31 & June 5
Registration at 703-534-1629

Roanoke, Va. April 3-4
Wyndham Roanoke Airport, 2801 Hershberger Road. Registration at 703-318-4504 or www.epcra-tri.com

Richmond, Va. April 10
Crowne Plaza, 444 East Canal Street. Registration at 703-534-1629.

Charleston, W.Va. April 18
University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Ave., S.E. Registration at 304-346-6264.

Baltimore, Md. April 24
Holiday Inn- BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road. Registration at 703-534-1629.

Hagerstown, Md. April 26
Four Points Hotel Sheraton, 1910 Dual Highway. Registration at 703-534-1629.

Pittsburgh, Pa. May 1
Wyndham Garden Hotel, 3454 Forbes Avenue. Registration at 703-534-1629.

Meadville, Pa. May 2
Days Inn. Registration at 814-878-5508.

Pittston, Pa. May 15
Cenvention Center, 1151 Oak Street. Registration at 570-655-5581.