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Important recurring Federal EPA deadlines

This document offers a summary of several important federal EPA deadlines that recur at a given frequency, e.g., annually, every other year, every three years, and every four years. Check the comparison table below for assistance in determining if any of the listed recurring deadline requirements may apply.

The table is provided as a reference tool. It is not a definitive source of compliance information and is not intended to replace the CFRs. The comparison table is also not comprehensive. There may be other recurring deadline requirements at the federal, state, and/or local levels. Moreover, it does not cover compliance or effective dates that are singular or random, and not recurring.

Federal regulatory citations:

40 CFR 98 — Mandatory greenhouse gas reporting

40 CFR 122 — EPA administered permit programs: the national pollutant discharge elimination system

40 CFR 141 — National primary drinking water regulations

40 CFR 167 — Registration of pesticide and active ingredient producing establishments, submission of pesticide reports

40 CFR 261 — Identification and listing of hazardous waste

40 CFR 262 — Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste

40 CFR 265 — Interim status standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities

40 CFR 266 — Standards for the management of specific hazardous wastes and specific types of hazardous waste management facilities

40 CFR 273 — Standards for universal waste management

40 CFR 370 — Hazardous chemical reporting: community right-to-know

40 CFR 372 — Toxic chemical release reporting: community right-to-know

40 CFR 711 — TSCA chemical data reporting requirements

40 CFR 713 — Reporting requirements for the TSCA inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade

40 CFR 761 — Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use prohibition

When	What	Who	Related CFR	More information
By January 15 of each year	Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee	Sections 3 and 24(c) registrations are subject to an annual maintenance fee. Specifically, a person who holds an active or suspended pesticide registration must pay an annual fee to keep the registration in effect.	None	https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/pesticide-registration-fees-and-fee-waivers
By January 30 for each year of permit coverage	Annual Report (for Industrial Stormwater)	Any facility covered by the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), an industrial stormwater permit used where federal EPA is the permitting authority. Permit locations and industrial activities eligible for this coverage are listed in the MSGP.	40 CFR 122.26	https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities
By March 1 each year	Hazardous Waste Annual Reporting	Person domiciled in U.S. who exports manifested hazardous waste to a facility outside the U.S.; or Small quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination; or Large quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination; or A universal waste transporter transporting a shipment of universal waste to a foreign destination; or Person who exports spent lead-acid batteries for reclamation in a foreign country.	40 CFR 262.83(g) 40 CFR 273.20 40 CFR 273.40 40 CFR 273.56 40 CFR 266.80	https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/information-exporters-resource-conservation-and-recovery-act-rcra-hazardous-waste
By March 1 of each year	Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Export Annual Reporting	Exporters of used, broken CRTs	40 CFR 261.39 (a)(5)(x)-(xi)	https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/requirements-transboundary-shipments-specific-wastes
By March 1 each year	Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory (or Tier II) Reporting	Any facility that is required by OSHA to prepare or have available a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical and that chemical was present at one time in an amount equal to or greater than the threshold amount during the previous calendar year.	40 CFR 370	https://www.epa.gov/epcra
By March 1 each year	Annual Production Reporting for Pesticide Establishments	Establishment (including importers), domestic or foreign, that produces a pesticide, active ingredient, or device.	40 CFR 167.85	https://www.epa.gov/compliance/pesticide-establishment-registration-and-reporting https://www.epa.gov/compliance/electronic-reporting-pesticide-establishments
By March 1 of each even-numbered year	Biennial Hazardous Waste Reporting	Generator who is a large quantity generator for at least one month of an odd-numbered year that ships any hazardous waste off-site to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility (TSDF) within the U.S.; or Generator who is a large quantity generator for at least one month of an odd-numbered year who treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste on site (this requirement also applies to large quantity generators that receive hazardous waste from very small quantity generators pursuant to 40 CFR 262.17(f)); or Owner or operator of a TSDF.	40 CFR 262.41 40 CFR 265.75	https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/biennial-hazardous-waste-report
By March 31 each year (if Saturday, Sunday, or federal Holiday, then by next business day)	Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting	Fossil fuel suppliers and industrial gas suppliers, manufacturers of vehicles and engines outside of the light-duty sector; or Certain downstream facilities that emit GHGs (primarily large facilities emitting 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) or more of GHG emissions per year)	40 CFR 98	https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting
From June 1 to September 30 at four-year intervals (i.e., 2020, 2024, 2028, etc.)	Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Submission	Manufacturer (or importer) that meets certain production volume thresholds, generally 25,000 lb or more, of a reportable chemical substance at any single site. However, a reduced reporting threshold (2,500 lb) applies to chemical substances subject to TSCA sections 5(a)(2), 5(b)(4), 5(e), 5(f), 5 civil actions, 6 rules, or 7 civil actions.	40 CFR 711	https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
By July 1 each year	Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting	Facility that has ten or more full-time equivalent employees, has one of the listed NAICS codes (or any NAICS code if a federal facility), and manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a listed toxic chemical over its threshold quantity.	40 CFR 372	https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program
By July 1 each year	Consumer Confidence Reporting for Drinking Water	Community water systems (CWSs), all size categories. CWS means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.	40 CFR 141	https://www.epa.gov/ccr
By July 1 each year	Record of Dispositions of PCBs/PCB Items	Owner or operator of facility that uses or stores at any one time 99.4 pounds or more of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contained in PCB containers, or one or more PCB transformers, or 50 or more PCB capacitors; or Owner or operator of a facility (including high efficiency boiler operations) used for the commercial storage or disposal of PCBs and PCB Items.	40 CFR 761.180	See the regulation. Also see the PCBs Inspection Manual at https://www.epa.gov/pcbs.
By July 1 every three years (2022, 2025, etc.)	Mercury Inventory Reporting	Companies, organizations, or individuals who manufactured or imported mercury or mercury-added products or otherwise intentionally used mercury in a manufacturing process. Exemptions are found in the regulation.	40 CFR 713	https://www.epa.gov/mercury/reporting-requirements-mercury-inventory-toxic-substances-control-act
By July 15 each year	Reporting for PCBs/PCB Items Handled as Waste	Owner or operator of a facility (including high efficiency boiler operations) used for the commercial storage or disposal of PCBs and PCB items.	40 CFR 761.180(b)	See the regulation. Also see the PCBs Inspection Manual at https://www.epa.gov/pcbs.

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This document offers a summary of several important federal EPA deadlines that recur at a given frequency, e.g., annually, every other year, every three years, and every four years. Check the comparison table below for assistance in determining if any of the listed recurring deadline requirements may apply.
The table is provided as a reference tool. It is not a definitive source of compliance information and is not intended to replace the CFRs. The comparison table is also not comprehensive. There may be other recurring deadline requirements at the federal, state, and/or local levels. Moreover, it does not cover compliance or effective dates that are singular or random, and not recurring. 
Federal regulatory citations:40 CFR 98 — Mandatory greenhouse gas reporting 
40 CFR 122 — EPA administered permit programs: the national pollutant discharge elimination system 
40 CFR 141 — National primary drinking water regulations  
40 CFR 167 — Registration of pesticide and active ingredient producing establishments, submission of pesticide reports 
40 CFR 261 — Identification and listing of hazardous waste 
40 CFR 262 — Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste 
40 CFR 265 — Interim status standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities 
40 CFR 266 — Standards for the management of specific hazardous wastes and specific types of hazardous waste management facilities 
40 CFR 273 — Standards for universal waste management 
40 CFR 370 — Hazardous chemical reporting: community right-to-know 
40 CFR 372 — Toxic chemical release reporting: community right-to-know 
40 CFR 711 — TSCA chemical data reporting requirements 
40 CFR 713 — Reporting requirements for the TSCA inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade 
40 CFR 761 — Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use prohibition
WhenWhatWhoRelated CFRMore information
By January 15 of each yearAnnual Pesticide Registration Maintenance FeeSections 3 and 24(c) registrations are subject to an annual maintenance fee. Specifically, a person who holds an active or suspended pesticide registration must pay an annual fee to keep the registration in effect.Nonehttps://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/pesticide-registration-fees-and-fee-waivers 
By January 30 for each year of permit coverageAnnual Report (for Industrial Stormwater)Any facility covered by the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), an industrial stormwater permit used where federal EPA is the permitting authority. Permit locations and industrial activities eligible for this coverage are listed in the MSGP.40 CFR 122.26https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities
By March 1 each yearHazardous Waste Annual ReportingPerson domiciled in U.S. who exports manifested hazardous waste to a facility outside the U.S.; or
Small quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination; or
Large quantity handler of universal waste who sends universal waste to a foreign destination; or
A universal waste transporter transporting a shipment of universal waste to a foreign destination; or
Person who exports spent lead-acid batteries for reclamation in a foreign country.40 CFR 262.83(g)
40 CFR 273.20
40 CFR 273.40
40 CFR 273.56
40 CFR 266.80https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/information-exporters-resource-conservation-and-recovery-act-rcra-hazardous-waste
By March 1 of each yearCathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Export Annual ReportingExporters of used, broken CRTs40 CFR 261.39 (a)(5)(x)-(xi)https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/requirements-transboundary-shipments-specific-wastes
By March 1 each yearEmergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory (or Tier II) ReportingAny facility that is required by OSHA to prepare or have available a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical and that chemical was present at one time in an amount equal to or greater than the threshold amount during the previous calendar year.40 CFR 370https://www.epa.gov/epcra
By March 1 each yearAnnual Production Reporting for Pesticide EstablishmentsEstablishment (including importers), domestic or foreign, that produces a pesticide, active ingredient, or device.40 CFR 167.85https://www.epa.gov/compliance/pesticide-establishment-registration-and-reporting  
https://www.epa.gov/compliance/electronic-reporting-pesticide-establishments
By March 1 of each even-numbered yearBiennial Hazardous Waste ReportingGenerator who is a large quantity generator for at least one month of an odd-numbered year that ships any hazardous waste off-site to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility (TSDF) within the U.S.; or  
Generator who is a large quantity generator for at least one month of an odd-numbered year who treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste on site (this requirement also applies to large quantity generators that receive hazardous waste from very small quantity generators pursuant to 40 CFR 262.17(f)); or
Owner or operator of a TSDF.40 CFR 262.41
40 CFR 265.75https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/biennial-hazardous-waste-report
By March 31 each year (if Saturday, Sunday, or federal Holiday, then by next business day)Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) ReportingFossil fuel suppliers and industrial gas suppliers, manufacturers of vehicles and engines outside of the light-duty sector; or
Certain downstream facilities that emit GHGs (primarily large facilities emitting 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) or more of GHG emissions per year)40 CFR 98https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting
From June 1 to September 30 at four-year intervals (i.e., 2020, 2024, 2028, etc.)Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) SubmissionManufacturer (or importer) that meets certain production volume thresholds, generally 25,000 lb or more, of a reportable chemical substance at any single site. However, a reduced reporting threshold (2,500 lb) applies to chemical substances subject to TSCA sections 5(a)(2), 5(b)(4), 5(e), 5(f), 5 civil actions, 6 rules, or 7 civil actions.40 CFR 711https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
By July 1 each yearToxics Release Inventory (TRI) ReportingFacility that has ten or more full-time equivalent employees, has one of the listed NAICS codes (or any NAICS code if a federal facility), and manufactured, processed, or otherwise used a listed toxic chemical over its threshold quantity.40 CFR 372https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program
By July 1 each yearConsumer Confidence Reporting for Drinking WaterCommunity water systems (CWSs), all size categories. CWS means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.40 CFR 141https://www.epa.gov/ccr
By July 1 each yearRecord of Dispositions of PCBs/PCB ItemsOwner or operator of facility that uses or stores at any one time 99.4 pounds or more of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contained in PCB containers, or one or more PCB transformers, or 50 or more PCB capacitors; or
Owner or operator of a facility (including high efficiency boiler operations) used for the commercial storage or disposal of PCBs and PCB Items.40 CFR 761.180See the regulation. Also see the PCBs Inspection Manual at https://www.epa.gov/pcbs.
By July 1 every three years (2022, 2025, etc.)Mercury Inventory ReportingCompanies, organizations, or individuals who manufactured or imported mercury or mercury-added products or otherwise intentionally used mercury in a manufacturing process. Exemptions are found in the regulation.40 CFR 713https://www.epa.gov/mercury/reporting-requirements-mercury-inventory-toxic-substances-control-act
By July 15 each yearReporting for PCBs/PCB Items Handled as WasteOwner or operator of a facility (including high efficiency boiler operations) used for the commercial storage or disposal of PCBs and PCB items.40 CFR 761.180(b)See the regulation. Also see the PCBs Inspection Manual at https://www.epa.gov/pcbs.
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