IPC chides EPA over TRI reform.Bannockburn, IL -- IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. (ipc.org) in September issued a statement supporting the U.S. EPA's actions to amend the Toxics Release Inventory The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available database from the EPA that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities. program but noted concerns over its limited benefits to electronics manufacturers. In a statement, IPC environmental policy director Fern Abrams said, "IPC certainly appreciates the EPA's efforts, but we're a bit disheartened dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. that the EPA's proposals will not provide the manufacturing sector with burden reductions of any significance." Recent TRI TRI Toxics Release Inventory (US EPA) TRI Touch Research Institute TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne (French: internal rate of return) TRI Taux de Rentabilité Interne TRI Tile Roofing Institute Burden Reduction Initiatives announced by the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. include a proposed rule that would increase the number of TRI reporters eligible to use the short TRI Form A. Abrams said the move would have little benefit for most facilities. "While the EPA proposes allowing facilities reporting lead and other persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) ) chemicals to use the shorter Form A, it only applies if they are reporting zero releases," Abrams said. "When combined with the agency's failure to address enforcement concerns for facilities using Form A, it is likely that very few facilities will utilize this burden reduction option." EPA also plans to notify Congress of its intentions to change the TRI Reporting requirement from annual reporting to alternate-year reporting, thus providing some relief to a select number of TRI reporters, IPC said. Abrams said such a move would be "win-win for all involved" as it would cut the reporting burden in half across the board. Edited by Mike Buetow |
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