TSCA Chemical data reporting (CDR) Rule

EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule requires manufacturers and importers of chemical substances included on the TSCA list to report manufacturing information for chemicals manufactured or imported in amounts of 25,000 lbs or greater for the reporting year, unless specifically excluded.

The CDR submission periods are from June 1 to September 30 at 4-year intervals, beginning in 2016. The 2012 CDR submission period, in which 2011 manufacturing, processing, and use and 2010 production volume information was reported, ended August 13, 2012.

For the 2016 and subsequent CDR reporting, any person who manufactured or imported 25,000 lb or more of a reportable chemical substance at any single site during any calendar year since the last principal reporting year must report the production volumes for each year since the last reporting year. However, the reporting threshold will be 2,500 lb per site for chemical substances that are:

• Subject of a rule proposed or promulgated under TSCA section 5(a)(2), 5(b)(4), or 6
• Subject of an order issued under TSCA section 5(e) or 5(f)
• Subject of relief that has been granted under a civil action under TSCA section 5 or 7

Manufacturers and importers must use e-CDRweb, EPA’s CDR electronic reporting tool.

If you have any questions, or would like to confirm if the TSCA CDR rule impacts your facility, please contact Sam Joshi at (215) 389-2811.