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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AK42 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Parent Company Definition for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting 
Abstract: EPA finalized a rule to codify the definition of “parent company” for purposes of reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and to require the reporting of a foreign parent company when applicable. Facilities reporting to TRI including those with complicated corporate ownership structures, are required to identify their parent company in annual reporting forms. The lack of a codified definition for “parent company” caused reporting facilities and EPA to undertake efforts during each reporting cycle to clarify how the parent company data element should be represented on the form. The codified definition of “parent company” allows EPA to address various corporate ownership scenarios explicitly and reduce the reporting burden by resolving the regulatory uncertainty. The final rule clarified existing regulations to reporting facilities and add a foreign parent company data element, if applicable, while improving the Agency's data quality. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11023 Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/28/2021  86 FR 53577   
Final Rule  10/21/2022  87 FR 63950   
Final Rule Effective  12/20/2022 
Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0155.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program   Public Comment URL: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0155  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Griffin
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-1463
Email: griffin.stephanie@epa.gov

David Turk
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1527
Email: turk.david@epa.gov