A facility, or other entity, is subject to EPCRA if it meets one or more of EPCRA’s threshold reporting requirements. These requirements include the presence of an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) as defined under EPCRA § 302; a release of an EHS or CERCLA hazardous substance defined by EPCRA § 304; the presence of certain quantities of a hazardous or toxic chemical as defined by EPCRA §§ 311-3; or facilities within certain Standard Industrial Classification codes and with 10 or more full-time employees, as defined by EPCRA § 313.

Facilities subject to EPCRA must comply with some primary requirements for reporting, planning, pollution prevention, emergency release notification and toxic chemical release inventory reporting. The following is EPA’s requirements for facility reporting: