Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Chemicals; Lowering of Reporting Thresholds for Certain PBT Chemicals; Addition of Certain PBT Chemicals; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Reporting

EPA is lowering the reporting thresholds for certain persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals that are subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). EPA is also adding a category of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals and establishing a 0.1 gram reporting threshold for the category. In addition, EPA is adding certain other PBT chemicals to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals and establishing lower reporting thresholds for these chemicals. EPA is removing the fume or dust qualifier from vanadium and adding all forms of vanadium with the exception of vanadium when contained in alloys. EPA is also adding vanadium compounds to the EPCRA section 313 list of toxic chemicals. However, EPA is not lowering the reporting thresholds for either vanadium or vanadium compounds. EPA is taking these actions pursuant to its authority under EPCRA section 313(f)(2) to revise reporting thresholds and pursuant to its authority to add chemicals and chemical categories that meet the EPCRA section 313(d)(2) toxicity criteria. The additions of these chemicals are based on their carcinogenicity or other chronic human health effects and/or their significant adverse effects on the environment. Today's actions also include modifications to certain reporting exemptions and requirements for those toxic chemicals that are subject to the lower reporting thresholds. This document also announces the effective date of Sec. 372.27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which contained information collection requirements and which was originally published in the Federal Register on November 30, 1994.