Federal (baseline)
For Federal (baseline), general hazardous chemical threshold is 10,000 pounds; ehs threshold is 500 pounds or the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ), whichever is lower; special categories or chemicals is Gasoline at retail gas station: 75,000 gallons (all grades combined, tank(s) entirely underground in UST compliance); Diesel fuel at retail gas station: 100,000 gallons (all grades combined, tank(s) entirely underground in UST compliance); report name is Tier II; filing deadline is March 1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- State
- Federal (baseline)
- General hazardous chemical threshold
- 10,000 pounds verified
- EHS threshold
- 500 pounds or the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ), whichever is lower
- Special categories or chemicals
- Gasoline at retail gas station: 75,000 gallons (all grades combined, tank(s) entirely underground in UST compliance); Diesel fuel at retail gas station: 100,000 gallons (all grades combined, tank(s) entirely underground in UST compliance)
- Report name
- Tier II
- Filing deadline
- March 1 our reading
- Citation
- 40 CFR Part 370 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
the threshold level is 10,000 pounds (or 4,540 kg).
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Citation
ecfr.gov says citation is 40 CFR Part 370, as of 2026-08-15.
the threshold level is 10,000 pounds (or 4,540 kg).
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-J/part-370
epa.gov says citation is 42 U.S.C. 11022, EPCRA Section 312, as of 2026-08-15.
requires the owner or operator of facilities subject to Section 311 of EPCRA