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Under EPCRA Section 312, what must facilities submit annually to local emergency planning committees regarding hazardous chemicals stored on-site?
Answer: Tier I or Tier II inventory forms
EPCRA Section 312 requires facilities storing hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities to submit Tier I or Tier II chemical inventory forms annually.
Which section of the Clean Air Act requires facilities handling listed substances above threshold quantities to develop a Risk Management Plan?
Answer: Section 112(r)
Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act requires facilities with regulated substances above threshold quantities to prepare and submit Risk Management Plans to EPA.
During a federal environmental compliance inspection, what legal authority allows EPA inspectors to enter and examine a regulated facility?
Answer: Statutory right of entry provisions in environmental laws like CAA Section 114 and CWA Section 308
Major environmental statutes include specific right-of-entry provisions that authorize EPA inspectors to access, inspect, and sample at regulated facilities.
What does the term 'generator status' under RCRA refer to when classifying a facility?
Answer: The amount of hazardous waste generated per calendar month
RCRA classifies hazardous waste generators as very small, small, or large quantity generators based on the amount of hazardous waste produced per calendar month.
Which federal regulation requires underground storage tank owners to demonstrate financial responsibility for potential releases?
Answer: 40 CFR Part 280
40 CFR Part 280 establishes technical standards and financial responsibility requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks containing petroleum or hazardous substances.
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, what must manufacturers do before producing a new chemical substance not on the TSCA Inventory?
Answer: Submit a Premanufacture Notice to EPA at least 90 days before production
TSCA Section 5 requires manufacturers to submit a Premanufacture Notice to EPA at least 90 days before manufacturing or importing a new chemical substance.