Expediting Community Right-to-Know Initiatives

In simple terms

President Clinton directed the EPA Administrator to expedite rulemaking to expand Toxics Release Inventory reporting to additional industrial facilities (SIC codes 20-39) and to develop a process for collecting toxic chemical use information, with a progress report due by October 1, 1995. The memorandum reinforces implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 41791

Record & deadlines

Aug 8, 1995Signed
Signed by the President
Aug 11, 1995FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 60 FR 41791
Federal Register PDF
Date TBD
EPA to complete rulemaking on accelerated schedule for SIC code expansion
Oct 1, 1995
EPA progress report on chemical use reporting process

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Chemicals Other industrial

Mechanisms

LicensingProcurement

Role pressure

AdverseDownstream manufacturer — Expansion of TRI to SIC codes 20-39 and potential chemical use reporting increases compliance burden and disclosure requirements for manufacturing facilities
MixedDomestic producer — Pollution prevention incentives may reduce long-term costs but near-term reporting requirements impose administrative costs; mass balance reporting could expose proprietary process information

Geographies

Exposure dates

1995-10-01 — EPA progress report on chemical use reporting process

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

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Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

EPA shall complete rulemaking on accelerated schedule to consider adding SIC codes 20-39 to TRI reporting requirements
EPA shall develop and implement expedited process for consideration of toxic chemical use reporting including mass balance and materials accounting data
EPA shall report on progress of chemical use reporting effort by October 1, 1995
Executive department and agency heads shall assist EPA in implementing directive as quickly as possible

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

EPA to continue and expedite ongoing rulemaking on facility expansion
OMB and federal agencies to consult with EPA

Near term (90d)

EPA progress report on chemical use reporting process due October 1, 1995

Long term

Potential expansion of TRI to cover additional industrial sectors
Possible implementation of chemical use reporting (mass balance, materials accounting)

Risks & tensions

Accelerated rulemaking may compress public participation timeline
Chemical use reporting (mass balance, materials accounting) could face industry resistance over proprietary information concerns
Vague 'as appropriate' and 'consistent with' language in directive (a) leaves EPA discretion that may limit actual expansion
Memorandum explicitly disclaims enforceable rights, limiting judicial accountability