PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 1739
cals in categories of health and physical hazards as set forth under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and regulations promulgated under that Act. (B) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The information referred to in subparagraph (A) is the following: (i) An estimate (in ranges) of the maximum amount of hazardous chemicals in each category present at the facility at any time during the preceding calendar year. (ii) An estimate (in ranges) of the average daily amount of hazardous chemicals in each category present at the facility during the preceding calendar year. (iii) The general location of hazardous chemicals in each category. (C) MODIFICATIONS.—For purposes of reporting information under this paragraph, the Administrator may— (i) modify the categories of health and physical hazards as set forth under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and regulations promulgated under that Act by requiring information to be reported in terms of groups of hazardous chemicals which present similar hazards in an emergency, or (ii) require reporting on individual hazardous chemicals of special concern to emergency response personnel. (2) TIER II INFORMATION.—An inventory form shall provide the following additional information for each hazardous chemical present at the facility, but only upon request and in accordance with subsection (e): (A) The chemical name or the common name of the chemical as provided on the material safety data sheet. (B) An estimate (in ranges) of the maximum amount of the hazardous chemical present at the facility at any time during the preceding calendar year. (C) An estimate (in ranges) of the average daily amount of the hazardous chemical present at the facility during the preceding calendar year. (D) A brief description of the manner of storage of the hazardous chemical. (E) The location at the facility of the hazardous chemical. (F) An indication of whether the owner elects to withhold location information of a specific hazardous chemical from disclosure to the public under section 324. (e) AVAILABILITY OF TIER II INFORMATION.— (1) AVAILABILITY TO STATE COMMISSIONS, LOCAL COMMITTEES,
AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.—Upon request by a State emergency planning commission, a local emergency planning committee, or a fire department with jurisdiction over the facility, the owner or operator of a facility shall provide tier II information, as described in subsection (d), to the person making the request. Any such request shall be with respect to a specific facility. (2) AVAILABILITY TO OTHER STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.—A
State or local official acting in his or her official capacity may have access to tier II information by submitting a request to the State emergency response commission or the local emergency planning committee. Upon receipt of a request for tier II information, the State commission or local committee shall,
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