Section 3751.02 | Authority of director.
(A) The director of environmental protection shall:
(1) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are consistent with and equivalent in scope, content, and coverage to, and no more stringent than section 313 of the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1741, 42 U.S.C.A. 11023, and regulations adopted under that section:
(a) Identifying and listing toxic chemicals, establishing threshold quantities for any such chemical used, manufactured, or processed at a facility that differ from and supersede a threshold quantity prescribed in division (C) of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code, and establishing ranges of quantities of those chemicals to be used in preparing toxic chemical release forms under that section. The rules may establish different annual threshold quantities based upon whether a toxic chemical is used, manufactured, or processed at a facility or based upon classes of chemicals or categories of facilities.
(b) Adding or deleting standard industrial classification codes from the list in division (A)(1) of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code establishing the categories of facilities subject to the reporting requirements of that section;
(c) Applying the reporting requirements of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code to owners or operators of individual facilities in this state that manufacture, process, or otherwise use a toxic chemical, in addition to those subject to the reporting requirements of that section pursuant to the criteria contained in it or rules adopted under division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this section;
(d) Modifying the frequency for submitting the report required by division (A) of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code applicable to:
(i) All toxic chemical release forms required to be submitted by division (A) of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code;
(ii) A class of toxic chemicals or a category of facilities;
(iii) A specific toxic chemical;
(iv) A specific facility.
(e) Establishing procedures for receiving and fulfilling requests from the public for information held by the director under this chapter;
(f) Establishing procedures and criteria to protect trade secret and confidential business information from unauthorized disclosure;
(g) Identifying the types or categories of information submitted or obtained under this chapter and rules adopted under it that constitute confidential business information;
(h) Establishing other requirements or authorizations that the director considers necessary or appropriate to implement and administer this chapter.
(2) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code requiring that all claims for protection of information obtained under this chapter as a trade secret be submitted to the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency for determination under section 322 of the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1747, 42 U.S.C.A. 11042, and regulations adopted under that section.
(3) Prescribe and publish a uniform toxic release form to be used by owners or operators of facilities subject to the reporting requirements of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code. The form shall require the submission of only the information and certifications required by division (B) of section 3751.03 of the Revised Code and such additional information as is required to be provided on the uniform toxic chemical release form published by the administrator under section 313 of the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1741, 42 U.S.C.A. 11023.
(B) The director may:
(1) As the representative of the governor pursuant to section 313(b) of the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1741, 42 U.S.C.A. 10041, request the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency to apply the toxic chemical release reporting requirements of section 313 of that act to the owner or operator of any facility in this state that manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses a toxic chemical if, in the director's judgment, such reporting is warranted by the toxicity of the toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at the facility; the proximity of the facility to other facilities that release the toxic chemical or to population centers; or the history of releases of the toxic chemical at the facility;
(2) As the representative of the governor pursuant to section 313(e)(2) of the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 1741, 42 U.S.C.A. 11041, petition the administrator to, by regulation, add a chemical to or delete a chemical from the list of toxic chemicals subject to the toxic chemical release reporting requirements of section 313 of that act if, in the director's judgment, the chemical meets the criteria of paragraph (d)(2) or (3) of that section.
Available Versions of this Section
- December 14, 1988 – Senate Bill 367 - 117th General Assembly [ View December 14, 1988 Version ]
- September 29, 2017 – Amended by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly [ View September 29, 2017 Version ]