EPA Emergency Planning and Community Right- To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Leather Tanning and Finishing Industry TABLE of CONTENTS Page
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United States Office of Pollution EPA 745-B-00-012 Environmental Protection Prevention and Toxics April 2000 Agency Washington, DC 20460 EPA Emergency Planning and Community Right- To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Leather Tanning and Finishing Industry TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENT ....................................................... vi OVERVIEW ............................................................... vii CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1-1 1.0 PURPOSE ..................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background on EPCRA Section 313 and PPA Section 6607 ........ 1-2 CHAPTER 2 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS................................... 2-1 2.0 PURPOSE ....................................................... 2-1 2.1 Must You Report?......................................... 2-2 2.2 SIC Code Determination .................................... 2-4 2.3 Number of Employees...................................... 2-6 2.4 Manufacturing, Processing, and Otherwise Use of EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals or Chemical Categories ......................... 2-8 2.5 Activity Categories ....................................... 2-10 2.6 Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals ......... 2-13 2.7 How Do You Report? ..................................... 2-15 2.8 Form R................................................. 2-16 2.9 Alternate Threshold and Form A............................. 2-17 2.10 Trade Secrets ............................................ 2-18 2.11 Recordkeeping ........................................... 2-19 CHAPTER 3 - EPCRA SECTION 313 CHEMICAL OR CHEMICAL CATEGORY ACTIVITY THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS .................................. 3-1 3.0 PURPOSE ....................................................... 3-1 3.1 Step 1 - Identify Which EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals or Chemical Categories are Manufactured (Including Imported), Processed, or Otherwise Used ........................................... 3-1 Qualifiers.......................................... 3-5 3.2 Step 2 - Identify the Activity Category and Any Exempt Activities for Each EPCRA Section 313 Chemical and Chemical Category ........ 3-8 3.2.1 Concentration Ranges for Threshold Determination ........ 3-12 3.2.2 Evaluation of Exemptions ............................ 3-13 3.2.2.1 De Minimis Exemption ........................ 3-14 3.2.2.2 Articles Exemption ........................... 3-17 3.2.2.3 Facility-Related Exemption ..................... 3-19 Laboratory Activity Exemption.................. 3-19 3.2.2.4 Activity-Related Exemptions (Otherwise Use Exemptions)................................. 3-19 3.2.3 Additional Guidance on Threshold Calculations for Certain Activities ......................................... 3-21 3.2.3.1 Reuse Activities .............................. 3-21 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page 3.2.3.2 Remediation Activities......................... 3-22 3.2.3.3 Recycling Activities ........................... 3-23 3.3 Step 3 - Calculate the Quantity of Each EPCRA Section 313 Chemical and Chemical Category and Determine Which Ones Exceed an Activity Threshold........................................ 3-23 CHAPTER 4 - ESTIMATING RELEASE AND OTHER WASTE MANAGEMENT QUANTITIES .............................................................. 4-1 4.0 PURPOSE ....................................................... 4-1 4.1 General Steps for Determining Release and Other Waste Management Activity Quantities .............................. 4-1 4.1.1 Step 1: Prepare a Process Flow Diagram ................. 4-3 4.1.2 Step 2: Identify EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals and Chemical Categories and Potential Sources of Chemical Release and Other Waste Management Activities ..................... 4-3 4.1.3 Step 3: Identify Release and Other Waste Management Activity Types ...................................... 4-4 4.1.4 Step 4: Determine the Most Appropriate Method(s) and Calculate the Estimates for Release and Other Waste Management Activity Quantities ....................... 4-16 4.1.4.1 Monitoring Data or Direct Measurement (code M) . 4-18 4.1.4.2 Mass Balance (code C) ........................ 4-19 4.1.4.3 Emission Factors (code E) ...................... 4-21 4.1.4.4 Engineering Calculations (code O) ............... 4-23 4.1.4.5 Estimating Release and Other Waste Management Quantities ................................... 4-25 4.2 Determination of Release and Other Waste Management Quantities from Leather Tanning and Finishing Operations................. 4-30 4.2.1 Beamhouse Operations .............................. 4-31 4.2.2 Tanyard Operations ................................. 4-37 4.2.3 Retanning, Coloring and Fatliquoring ................... 4-42 4.2.4 Finishing Operations ................................ 4-45 4.2.5 Wastewater Treatment ............................... 4-49 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Appendix A EPCRA SECTION 313 GUIDANCE RESOURCES Appendix B BASIC CALCULATION TECHNIQUES Appendix C LIST OF TOXIC CHEMICALS WITHIN THE WATER DISSOCIABLE NITRATE COMPOUNDS CATEGORY AND GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING Appendix D EPCRA SECTION 313, GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING AQUEOUS AMMONIA Appendix E UNIT CONVERSION FACTORS Appendix F EXCERPT FROM: LIST OF CHEMICALS WITHIN THE GLYCOL ETHERS CATEGORY Appendix G EMISSION FACTORS AND GUIDANCE FOR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA FROM THE LEATHER INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA iii LIST OF TABLES Page 2-1 SIC Codes Covered by EPCRA Section 313 Reporting .................. 2-4 2-2 EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals and Chemical Categories Reported by Leather Tanning and Finishing Facilities .............................. 2-9 2-3 Activity Categories ............................................. 2-11 2-4 Reporting Thresholds for EPCRA Section 313 Listed PBT Chemicals ..... 2-13 3-1 Reporting Thresholds............................................. 3-8 3-2 Definitions and Examples of Manufacturing Subcategories.............. 3-10 3-3 Definitions and Examples of Processing Subcategories ................. 3-11 3-4 Definitions and Examples of Otherwise Use Subcategories.............. 3-12 3-5 EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Threshold Worksheet .................. 3-26 3-6 Sample EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Threshold Worksheet ............ 3-27 4-1 Summary of Liquid Residue Quantities From Pilot-Scale Experimental Study ......................................................... 4-9 4-2 Potential Data Sources for Release and Other Waste Management Calculations................................................... 4-18 4-3 Release and Other Waste Management Quantity Estimation Worksheet .... 4-26 iv LIST OF FIGURES Page 2-1 EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Decision Diagram ...................... 2-3 4-1 Release and Other Waste Management Activity Calculation Approach...... 4-2 4-2 Possible Release and Other Waste Management Activity Types for EPCRA Section 313 Chemicals and Chemical Categories ....................... 4-5 4-3 Process Flow – Beamhouse Operations .............................. 4-34 4-4 Process Flow – Tanyard Operations ................................ 4-38 4-5 Process Flow - Retanning, Coloring, and Fatliquoring Operations ......... 4-43 4-6 Process Flow – Finishing Operations................................4-46 4-7 Process Flow – Wastewater Treatment .............................. 4-50 v ACKNOWLEDGMENT The U.S. EPA wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions made by the staff and members of Leather Industries of America, Inc. and Garden State Tanning, Inc. Without the insight provided by those in industry with actual experience in fulfilling the reporting requirements of EPCRA Section 313 we would not have been able to produce a document that we believe will be of great assistance to those who must prepare future EPCRA Section 313 reports. Special thanks go to Dr. Nicholas Cory, Technical Director, Leather Industries of America, Inc.; and Mr. Chris Ehret and Mr. Chuck Carbaugh of Garden State Tanning, Inc. for their hard work. vi OVERVIEW This document supersedes the booklet entitled Title III Section 313 Release Reporting Guidance, Estimating Chemical Releases from Leather Tanning and Finishing, dated February 1988. It is intended to assist establishments and facilities performing leather tanning and finishing in complying with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 and Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) Section 6607 reporting requirements, the preparation of Form R or the alternate certification statement, Form A. The EPCRA Section 313 program is commonly referred to as the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI). The principal differences in this new document include: & More detailed examples; & New EPCRA Section 313 regulations and guidance developed since 1988; & PPA Section 6607 reporting requirements; & U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA’s) interpretive guidance on various issues specific to leather tanning and finishing operations; and & EPCRA Section 313 issues regarding processes not discussed in the earlier documents. This document is designed to be a supplement to the annual issue of the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions (TRI Forms and Instructions). It is organized to provide a step-by-step guide to compliance with EPCRA Section 313 and PPA Section 6607, starting with how to determine if your facility must report and ending with guidance for estimating release and other waste management activity quantities. It is recognized that not all leather tanning and finishing establishments will have all unit