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On June 13, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended the release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to add the reporting exemption for air emissions from animal waste at farms provided in section 103(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). In addition, the EPA added the definitions of "farm" and "animal waste" to the EPCRA regulations to delineate the scope of this reporting exemption. This rule maintains consistency between the emergency release notification requirements of EPCRA and CERCLA in accordance with the statutory text, framework, and legislative history of EPCRA and is consistent with the Agency's prior regulatory actions.