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Frequently Asked Questions
2012 Chemical Data Reporting

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs ) are intended to clarify the reporting requirements for Chemical Data Reporting for the 2012 reporting period.

In EPA's August 16, 2011, Chemical Data Reporting rule, the Agency changed the name of its chemical reporting regulation from the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) Rule to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule, which is codified at 40 CFR 711. However, throughout this document, EPA has retained the use of the term "IUR" to reflect historic terminology and has used the term "CDR" to describe the revised reporting requirements under the new rule. In other words, EPA is using "IUR" to refer to the 2006 and earlier submission periods; it's using "CDR" to refer to the 2012 and later submission periods, to which the new rules apply.

These FAQs should be used for guidance only and are not a substitute for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. You should carefully review the CDR regulations, located at 40 CFR Part 711, for specific information on how to comply with CDR requirements.

General CDR Questions

  1. Purpose of the CDR
  2. 2012 Submission Period
  3. Guidance and Training

Determining the Chemical Substances Subject to the CDR Rule

  1. General
  2. Manufactured (including Imported) for Commercial Purposes - General
  3. Toll Manufacturers
  4. Importers
  5. Intentionally Blank
  6. Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory - General
  7. Mixtures
  8. Non-TSCA Uses
  9. Exemptions from Reporting

Determining if You Are a Manufacturer or Importer Required to Report

  1. Production Volume Threshold
  2. Small Manufacturer
  3. Certain Regulated Chemical Substances
  4. Small Quantities for R&D
  5. Articles
  6. Impurities
  7. Non-isolated intermediates

Determining the Information You Must Report

  1. Processing and Use Reporting Threshold
  2. Full Reporting for Chemical Substances
  3. Partial Exemptions from Reporting

Completing Form U

  1. General
  2. Reporting Standard
  3. Part I -- Company and Site Identification Information
  4. Part II Section A – Chemical Identification
  5. Part II Section B – Manufacturing Information
  6. Part III – Processing and Use Information
  7. Parts II and II -- Estimating Number of Workers Reasonably Likely to be Exposed to a Chemical Substance
  8. Part IV – Joint Submissions

Asserting Confidentiality Claims and Certification Statements

  1. General
  2. Part I – Company and Site Information
  3. Part II – Chemical Substance and Manufacturing Information
  4. Part III – Processing and Use Information
  5. Part IV – Joint Submissions

Other Issues

  1. Recordkeeping Requirements
  2. Penalties for Not Submitting a Report
  3. Submission Periods After 2012

 

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