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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AD09 Publication ID: Spring 1999 
Title: TRI; Reporting Threshold Amendment for Certain Persistent and Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals (PBTs) 
Abstract: The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) currently requires reporting from facilities which manufacture or process at least 25,000 pounds of a listed chemical, or otherwise use 10,000 lbs of a listed chemical. These thresholds were initially established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) section 313(f)(1). Section 313(f)(2) of EPCRA gives the Administrator the power to establish a threshold amount for a toxic chemical different from the amount established by paragraph (1) and that such altered thresholds may be based on classes of chemicals. EPA is considering lowering the thresholds for those chemicals which it determines to be highly toxic at very low dose levels and/or have physical, chemical, or biological properties that make the chemicals persist for extended periods in the environment, and/or bioaccumulate through the food chain. Persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals are of particular concern in ecosystems such as the Great Lakes Basin due to the long retention time of the individual lakes and the cycling of the chemicals from one component of the ecosystem to another. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments; Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 11013 EPCRA 313    42 USC 11023    42 USC 11048    42 USC 11076   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/05/1999  64 FR 688   
Final Action  09/00/1999    
Additional Information: SAN No. 3880 OTHER DEADLINE: Presidential Initiative with Final Rule in place and effective by 12/31/99. AFFECTED SECTORS: Manufacturing industries in SIC codes 20-39 plus the following industries and SIC codes: Metal Mining (SIC code 10 except SIC codes 1011, 1081, and 1094); Coal Mining (SIC code 12 except SIC code 1241); Electric Utilities (SIC codes 4911, 4931, 4939); Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment (SIC code 4953); Chemicals and Allied Products-Wholesale (SIC code 5169); Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants (SIC code 5171); and, Solvent Recovery Services (SIC code 7389).
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Daniel R. Bushman
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Mail Code 7406M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0743
Email: bushman.daniel@epa.gov

Maria Doa
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0718
Email: doa.maria@epa.gov