8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1507-42.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1507-42.3 - Purpose

The CEPC proposes a rule requiring the owner or operator of a facility subject to EPCRA Section 312 (Tier II) Chemical Inventory reporting to use the U.S. EPA Tier2 Submit software, as updated or modified over time, to prepare their Tier II report. Using the Tier2 Submit software, the facility submits its report as an electronic file in the Tier2 Submit format either via e-mail or by a mailed CD/diskette to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability (DEHS).

Instructions for downloading the Tier2 Submit software, and requirements for the validation and submission of reports to DEHS on behalf of the CEPC will be updated each year on Internet pages maintained by both DEHS and the CEPC to reflect any changes to web and mailing addresses or any other changes regarding the validation process and/or Tier2 Submit software.

The main benefits of receiving Tier II reporting in the Tier2 Submit format are:

1) Streamlining data processing so that updated Tier II data is available to emergency planners and responders more quickly;

2) Allowing the efficient import of Tier II data into the most commonly available emergency management software tools; and

3) Reducing manual data entry errors that lower data accuracy.

This rule change is intended to make clarifying changes to the reporting fields in order to reduce the burdens of reporting and using the data. These changes are expected to increase efficiencies and reduce reporting burden for regulated facilities. As DEHS continues to only receive fewer than three (3) filings using paper instead of Tier II submit software each year, this provision is being modified to require facilities to petition the CEPC, with a written statement of why computer based reporting is impossible, at least three months prior to the reporting deadline.

8 CCR 1507-42.3