This training describes the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). It provides the implementing regulations and guidance for agencies to fulfill the responsibilities prescribed in the law, and prepares them to provide compliance assistance to facilities.

Participants will learn:

• The history of EPCRA;
• The requirements for state, tribal, and local agencies to prepare and protect the community from chemical emergencies;
• The requirements for industry to report the storage and releases of certain chemicals; and
• The release reporting requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as they relate to the EPCRA emergency release reporting requirements.

Online training: EPCRA (non-313) Online Training for States, Tribes, Local Emergency Planning Committees, Local Planners and Responders

Note: This training does not cover EPCRA Section 313 toxic chemical release inventory reporting provisions. For more information, see: Toxics Release Inventory.