Tri-meweb - Cory Wagner

TRI-MEweb: The Future Is Now Cory Wagner 202-566-1555 [email protected] 1

What is TRI-MEweb? EPA’s on-line TRI electronic reporting system  

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No more software to download Can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection Enhanced Security File format is extensible mark-up language (XML) instead of flat file 2

Important Notice As part of the 2009 Federal Omnibus Bill, Congress mandated a removal of the TRI Burden Reduction Rule Threshold limits for the Form A usage return to under 500 lbs annual reporting amount and under 1,000,000 lbs processed, or manufactured, or otherwise used PBTs may not file Form A 3

What do I do if I have filed a Form A already? If you filed a Form A prior to March 11th that would be ineligible for the use of form A under the new thresholds, TRI asks that you revise the previously submitted form A with a Form R How do I do this? 

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The preferred method would be to submit a revision through TRI-MEweb for the chemical You may also use TRI-ME CD or paper 4

Why TRI-MEweb? Will promote internet reporting No need to email CDs No need to test operating system/software compatibility Application changes can be made instantly Will lead to earlier data releases due to increases in internet reporting 5

RY 2007 TRI-MEweb Full Release Approximately 7,238 (32%) facilities located in all states used the TRI-MEweb application to submit 33,347 (36%) chemical forms for RY 2006. 

Up from 3% of Forms in RY2006

As before, we generated a lot of feedback The were some issues….

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Issues Users had trouble finding the ESA Users had trouble knowing when their ESA was approved Submissions sometimes did not appear to the certifier

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Solutions Moved the ESA process out earlier in the registration Implemented an email to inform users when ESAs are approved In the process of upgrading the hardware in CDX to allow for better processing to make sure submissions don’t go into “purgatory” 8

TRI-MEweb RY2008 Available to all TRI reporters, including first time filers Release Date of: Soon Technical Contacts will receive an email with a facility access key 

If they didn’t, either contact the TRI regional coordinator or use the last year’s technical contact name and phone number method to access the application. 9

Current TRI-MEweb Features Pre-populates Current Year Forms Automated Section 8 Calculations Quicklists Trend Analysis Reports Dynamic TRI Assistance Library Electronic Withdrawals TRI-MEweb Tutorials

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New TRI-MEweb Features for RY2008 Facility Access Reporting by Part First Time Filer Reporting Toxic Equivalency Quotient (TEQ) Reporting for Dioxin Submission Review Package State Diskette Submission 11

Accessing a Facility Facilities will be e-mailed/mailed access keys as before Alternate option: 

Enter a facility’s ID, technical contact name and phone number to gain access

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Reporting By Part Under EPCRA 372.30 (c) , a facility may contain and submit form R one or more establishment 

Establishment: “an economic unit, generally at a single physical location, where business is conducted.”

TRI-MEweb now allows facilities to create establishments 

Previously, establishments were prepopulated for reporters that had reported by part 14

Reporting By Part

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First Time Filer Reporting TRI-MEweb now allows new TRI reporters to file electronically 

First Time Filer: A facility that has never filed a TRI Report previously

Unlike TRI-ME, there is no need for a wetink certification TRI-MEweb will generate a new TRI Facility ID (TRIFID) on the fly 17

First Time Filer Reporting

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TEQ Reporting for Dioxin Beginning RY2008, Dioxin reporters are required to file a Schedule 1 Report in addition to a Form R 

More Info: http://www.epa.gov/tri/lawsandregs/teq/teqpfinalrule.html

TRI-MEweb allows users to report Dioxin Form R and Schedule 1 IMPORTANT: TRI-ME does not allow the filing of Dioxin this year due to the new requirements for reporting and the imminent retirement of the application 20

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Review Package Implemented a “one stop shop” for reviewing a submission Users can see forms, xml, trend reports, and validation results

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State Diskette Submission Facilities will have the ability to submit diskettes/CDs this year 

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Note: The file that will be on the diskette/CD will be the TRI-MEweb XML file It will NOT be the flat files like TRI-ME produces

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Third Party Load EPA has established a third party load workgroup We will beta test TPL in production this year It will be available to all facilities next reporting year

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The Future Add additional the functionality of TRIMEweb (RY2009)   

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Third Party Load UTIL for TRI-MEweb? Pick list from FRS for RCRA landfills and POTWs? Partial Chemicals?

TRI-ME CD will not be produced next year

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TRI-MEweb Questions? Concerns? Comments?

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