Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Programs; Amendments to Hazardous Chemical Reporting Thresholds for Gasoline and Diesel Fuel at Retail Gas Stations
other · Rule · Published 1999-02-11 · Effective 1999-02-11 · 64 FR 7032
Document
Document number
99-3255
Federal Register citation
64 FR 7032
CFR reference
40 CFR 9
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
1999-02-11
Effective date
1999-02-11
EPA docket
FRL-6300-5
Abstract
In today's final rule, EPA is raising the thresholds that trigger Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) reporting and annual chemical inventory reporting under sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), for gasoline and diesel fuel stored entirely underground at retail gas stations that comply with requirements for underground storage tanks (USTs). Today's final rule promulgates new threshold levels of 75,000 gallons for gasoline and 100,000 gallons for diesel fuel. These new thresholds will relieve most retail gas stations from reporting gasoline and diesel fuel under EPCRA. The change is intended to reduce reporting burdens while preserving the important public health and safety benefits of the hazardous chemical reporting requirements.