Association Develops Guidance Document on EPA's Chemical Data Reporting Requirements

The Association has developed a comprehensive guidance document for member companies on the new reporting requirements of the Chemical Data Reporting rule (formerly known as the "Inventory Update rule") of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act.

The fundamental changes to the reporting requirements under the new rule are that:

• Electronic reporting is now required;
• Companies now must report by-products;
• Reporting is on a four-year, rather than a five-year, cycle;
• The manufacturing or importing threshold for reporting is 25,000 lbs. per chemical per year.

The deadline for reporting to EPA is June 30, 2012.

The Association's guidance document will soon be available for download from the Association's bookstore. To request a copy in the meantime, or for further information about the new reporting requirements, please contact Paul Sohi, Manager of Environment, Health & Safety, at (703) 358-2976 or psohi@aluminum.org.