Tier II Submissions

Facilities covered by The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) are required to file the Tier II report if they meet the following criteria:

• stored 10,000 pounds of a hazardous chemical during the previous year, or
• stored 500 pounds or the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) of any Extremely Hazardous Substance during the previous year.

All Tier II Reports must be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) using the online Tier II Reporting system available through STEERS. Facilities are also required to submit copies to the LOCAL Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC), and the local fire department. Grand Prairie facilities should submit copies to the Dallas County LEPC, Tarrant County LEPC and Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management(PDF, 41KB).

Tier II forms require basic facility identification information, employee contact information for both emergencies and non-emergencies, and the following information about chemicals stored or used at the facility:

• The chemical name or the common name as indicated on the material safety data sheet (MSDS).
• An estimate of the maximum amount of the chemical present at any time during the preceding calendar year and the average daily amount.
• A brief description of how the chemical is stored.
• The location of the chemical at the facility.
• Whether the owner of the facility elects to withhold location information from disclosure to the public.

Annual reporting is required by both federal and state law. You are required to report the hazardous materials you stored on-site during the previous calendar year by March 1st each year.

Visit the TCEQ Website for information on Tier II Chemical Reporting

For more information about Industrial Facilities, visit the Industrial Facilities Page.

Submit Tier II Chemical Reporting: