Should My Facility Report
Question 1: Do you have substances for which you keep OSHA required Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)? Do you have 10,000 lbs. or more of any of these substances at any one time?
Yes: Your facility must report under §311/312.
Question 2: Do you have Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) in amounts equal to or above the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ), listed in the EPA Title III “List of Lists” or 500 lbs., whichever is lower? (If you are unsure whether your facility has these substances please contact our office and we will assist you.)
Yes: Your facility must report under §302, 311, and 312.
Question 3: Does your facility release substances listed in the Title III “Lists of Lists” in amounts above the Reportable Quantity (RQ)?
Yes: You must report under §304 and may have to report under §313.
Question 4: Does your facility import, manufacture, process or otherwise use any of the chemicals listed in 40 CFR 372.65?
Yes: You may need to report under §313.
Question 5: Do you have unplanned or continuous releases of EXTREMELY Hazardous Substances, CERCLA Hazardous Substances, or RCRA Hazardous Wastes?
Yes: You may need to report under §304 or CERCLA §103.
Copies of your report must be sent to the following three agencies:
SCSERC EPCRA Reporting Point, 2600 Bull St., Columbia, S.C. 29201-1708;
Florence County L.E.P.C., 6719 Friendfield Road, Effingham, S.C. 29541;
and your local fire department.
If you are unsure of which fire department, please call 843-665-7255 for assistance.
ALL REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING E-PLAN!
Local Emergency Planning Committee
The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) was established in 1986, when the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) was passed by Congress as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). This act was developed in response to a deadly chemical accident in Bhopal, India in 1984, which claimed the lives of thousands of people. EPCRA establishes requirements for a unique public/private partnership between federal, state and local governments and industry for planning and reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals and substances. There are four major areas involved in EPCRA: Emergency Planning for Hazardous Substances (EPCRA § 301/302/202); Reporting Chemical Accidents and Releases (EPCRA § 304); Hazardous Substances Inventory and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA § 311/312); and Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (EPCRA § 313).
IMPORTANT!
On March 6, 2008 Florence County Council passed Ordinance 21-2007/08 (Florence County Code, Chapter 8, Civil Defense, Article III, Hazardous Substance User and Reimbursement Fees). Among other things this new ordnance establishes an annual user fee of $50.00 per chemical, up to a maximum of $2,500 per business or industry, for any substance which requires an annual Tier Two report based on the guidelines contained in EPCRA. Payment of this new user fee must be submitted with the next annual Tier Two report. Please contact the Florence County Emergency Management Office at (843) 665-7255 if you have questions about this new requirement or wish to obtain a copy of the ordinance.
2015 LEPC Meetings and Location
The next meeting is scheduled for January 22, 2016.
It will be held at Bazen's Restaurant in Florence at 7:30 a.m.
If your company is interested in hosting a future meeting contact Mike Maynard at 843-665-7255.
The current membership of the Florence County LEPC
South Lynches Fire Department
CSX Railroad Police
Johnson Controls (Battery)
Health South
Florence Police Department
Johnsonville Fire Department
Hannah-Salem Friendfield Fire Department
Lake City Fire Department
West Florence Fire Department
SC DHEC EQC
GE Medical Systems
Vulcraft
Olanta Fire Department
Rock Tenn
Thermo-Fischer Scientific
Florence Fire Department
Department of Social Services
SC DHEC
Clemson Extension
Honda
Carolinas Hospital Systems
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence County EMS
Nan-Ya
Otis United Technologies