Connecticut State Emergency Response Commission

Reporting Resources and Guidance

Connecticut Tier II Reporting

New online platform for receiving Tier II Reports due March 1, 2023

The Connecticut State Emergency Response Commission and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will be using the Hazconnect® Tier II Manager system to manage EPCRA Tier II chemical inventory reports due March 1, 2023. 


To use the Hazconnect® Tier II Manager platform please first register for a system user account.  This allows us to link your facility's account data to your user account so that you can work from your existing information when submitting your next report.  Here's how:

1. Sign up as a User at this link: https://connecticut.hazconnect.com/Account/Login.aspx

2. Click on the REGISTER button in the middle of the page.

3. Choose Reporting Facility/Business User then click Next.

4. Enter your information. Please be sure you enter information in the “Facility Details” text box at the bottom of the screen to inform CT DEEP of facility reports you have submitted in the past. Using this information CT DEEP will link the previous year’s report for that facility to your new user account so you can start with data pre-populated.

5. Once your User account is approved, you will receive a notification and then you can begin submitting the next year’s report. If you don’t see previously submitted reports in your account, please contact us at DEEP.CTEPCRA@ct.gov.

 Click to access Tier II Manager platform

Tutorial for How to Submit Tier II Reports Online in Tier II Manager

Connecticut will also continue to accept submittal of reports via EPA's Tier2 Submit™ Software with electronic file submissions sent to DEEP.CTEPCRA@ct.gov

Facilities are still required to submit reports to their Local Emergency Planning Committee and fire department.   The LEPC contacts list is on the LEPC page. 

WEBINAR:
EPCRA Tier II Reporting Requirements for Connecticut Facilities

Thursday, January 26, 2023, 1:30-3pm ET

Register at: [Registration closed]

 

The Connecticut State Emergency Response Commission and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Connecticut continue to accept submittal of reports via EPA's Tier2 Submit™ Software with electronic file submissions sent to DEEP.CTEPCRA@ct.gov. 

Connecticut SERC and DEEP will also be using the Hazconnect® Tier II Manager system to manage EPCRA Tier II chemical inventory reports due March 1, 2023. 

EPA Tier2 Submit software provides facilities with a simplified, easy-to-use reporting process for the EPCRA Tier II Report. For this webinar, EPA New England’s Len Wallace, will provide a live demonstration of EPA’s 2022 Tier2 Submit reporting software, and answer questions from attendees.

Representatives from the State of Connecticut will provide additional information on state-specific requirements.

 

Previous EPA/CT DEEP Webinars on Tier II Reporting

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Requirements 

(commonly referred to as TRI or Form R's)
 
Due by July 1 each year.
 
Section 22a-611 of the CGS, EPCRA Section 313
  
TRI Reporting Instructions and form

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions Revised 2022 Version (View Document)

Overview of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (SARA Title III)

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a federal law, also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), requires states, local governments, Indian Tribes, and facilities to establish local chemical emergency preparedness programs for their communities. Sections 311 and 312 of SARA Title III address hazardous chemical inventory reporting. 

The implementing regulations for hazardous chemical reporting are codified in 40 CFR part 370.

EPCRA is intended to provide the public, local governments, fire departments, and other emergency officials with information concerning the potential chemical risks in their communities.  This information enables State and local officials to better prevent chemical releases and plan and prepare for releases of chemicals, including Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHSs) and to provide the public, local governments, fire departments, and other emergency officials with information concerning chemical releases and the potential chemical risks in their communities. 


Over 2,200 facilities in Connecticut annually submit hazardous chemical inventories to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (which administers the State Emergency Response Commission) and to Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) and local fire departments. 

The implementing regulations for emergency planning, emergency release notification and the chemicals subject to these regulations (EHSs) are codified in 40 CFR part 355. 

Refer to the EPA Factsheet, Guide to EPCRA, for more information.

Refer to Links to Connecticut and federal laws and implementing regulations for EPCRA  
There are five (5) separate EPCRA reporting requirements for subject facilities:  

Emergency Planning and Notification
Section 22a-607 of the CGS, EPCRA Sections 301, 302 and 303

Emergency Release Notification  (includes CERCLA hazardous substances)
Section 22a-608 of the CGS, EPCRA Section 304

Hazardous Chemical Reporting Requirement
Matrix - Do you need to Report?
Section 22a-609 of the CGS, EPCRA Section 311

Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirements(commonly referred to as Tier II)
Due by March 1 each year.
Matrix - Do You need to Report?
Section 22a-610 of the CGS, EPCRA Section 312

Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Requirements (commonly referred to as TRI or Form R's)
Due by July 1 each year.
Section 22a-611 of the CGS, EPCRA Section 313
  
TRI Reporting Instructions and form

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions Revised 2022 Version (View Document)


Additional Reporting Requirements Programs   

There are also additional reporting requirements that do not fall under EPCRA but are relevant to some facilities.
  • State Spill/Release Reporting;
  • Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards;
  • Municipal Records Retention;
  • Notice to the Local Fire Marshal; and
  • The Annual Report of Carcinogenic Substances. 
 
Content Last Updated February 27, 2023