[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40 Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR370.21]

[Page 436]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 370--HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL REPORTING: COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW--Table of 
Contents
 
                    Subpart B--Reporting Requirements
 
Sec. 370.21  MSDS reporting.

    (a) Basic requirement. The owner or operator of a facility subject 
to this subpart shall submit an MSDS for each hazardous chemical present 
at the facility according to the minimum threshold schedule provided in 
paragraph (b) of Sec. 370.20 to the committee, the commission, and the 
fire department with jurisdiction over the facility.
    (b) Alternative reporting. In lieu of the submission of an MSDS for 
each hazardous chemical under paragraph (a) of this section, the owner 
or operator may submit the following:
    (1) A list of the hazardous chemicals for which the MSDS is 
required, grouped by hazard category as defined under Sec. 370.2 of this 
part;
    (2) The chemical or common name of each hazardous chemical as 
provided on the MSDS; and
    (3) Except for reporting of mixtures under Sec. 370.28(a)(2), any 
hazardous component of each hazardous chemical as provided on the MSDS.
    (c) Supplemental reporting. (1) The owner or operator of a facility 
that has submitted an MSDS under this section shall provide a revised 
MSDS to the committee, the commission, and the fire department with 
jurisdiction over the facility within three months after discovery of 
significant new information concerning the hazardous chemical for which 
the MSDS was submitted.
    (2) After October 17, 1987, the owner or operator of a facility 
subject to this section shall submit an MSDS for a hazardous chemical 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section or a list pursuant to 
paragraph (b) of this section within three months after the owner or 
operator is first required to prepare or have available the MSDS or 
after a hazardous chemical requiring an MSDS becomes present in an 
amount exceeding the threshold established in Sec. 370.20(b).
    (d) Submission of MSDS upon request. The owner or operator of a 
facility that has not submitted the MSDS for a hazardous chemical 
present at the facility shall submit the MSDS for any such hazardous 
chemical to the committee upon its request. The MSDS shall be submitted 
within 30 days of the receipt of such request.