Coal Mining Facilities

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000046567
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Coal Mining Facilities
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Coal Mining Facilities. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: This document includes examples of chemical management activities that coal mining facilities may conduct, illustrating how these activities should be considered for EPCRA Section 313 reporting purposes. This chapter also notes area where potential errors in reporting might be encountered generally by coal mining facilities, which are based on information from written comments received from industry representatives, as well as from comments made by participants in EPA-sponsored EPCRA workshops.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.0 PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.1 Background on EPCRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Chapter 2 - Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.0 PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Must You Report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.2 Definition of “Facility” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2.3 SIC Code Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2.4 Number of Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2.5 Manufacturing, Processing, and Otherwise Use of EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 2.6 Activity Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2.7 How Do You Report? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 2.8 Form R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 2.9 Form A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 2.10 Trade Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 2.11 Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Chapter 3 - EPCRA Section 313 Threshold Determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.0 PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.1 Step 1. Determining which EPCRA Section 313 chemicals are manufactured (including imported), processed, or otherwise used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.2 Step 2. Determining the quantity of each EPCRA Section 313 chemical manufactured (including imported), processed, or otherwise used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 3.2.1 Concentration Ranges for Threshold Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44 3.2.2 Evaluation of Exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45 3.2.2.1 Coal Extraction Activities Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46 3.2.2.2 Laboratory Activities Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47 3.2.2.3 De minimis Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47 3.2.2.4 Article Exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51 3.2.2.5 Exemptions That Apply to the Otherwise Use of EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52 3.2.3 Additional Guidance on Threshold Calculations for Certain Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54