Tier II Reporting

Tier II Reporting – The Basics

Idaho facilities covered by the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) must annually submit an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form to the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM), the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), and their local fire department. Facilities provide this information in Tier I or Tier II Form. Idaho requires use of the Tier2 Submit software or Tier II form (where applicable).

The deadline for 2022 submissions is March 1, 2023.

Tier II Reporting – The Specifics

Tier II Forms require basic facility identification information, employee contact information (both emergency and non-emergency), and information about chemicals stored or used at the facility, which include:

• The chemical name or the common name as indicated on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
• An estimate of the maximum amount of the chemical present at any time during the preceding calendar year and the average daily amount
• A brief description of the manner of storage of the chemical
• The location of the chemical(s) at the facility
• An indication of whether the owner of the facility elects to withhold location information from disclosure to the public (which must meet Federal provisions)

Please note that the list of required information in the Tier II Reports (beginning with Report Year 2018) has changed, as well as revisions to information which has been collected in past years. Click here for an overview of some of the changes.

Tier II Reporting – The Software

To help you comply with the annual chemical inventory reporting required by EPCRA, the Idaho Office of Emergency Management encourages electronic submission via Tier2 Submit software.

• Tier2 Submit is a free software available at.
  https://www.epa.gov/epcra/tier2-submit-software
• Completed Tier II Reports may be submitted to: tier2@imd.idaho.gov
• Reports must also be submitted to the facility’s LEPC & local Fire Department.

Significant Changes in Tier2 Submit 2022

• Updated the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes in the drop-down list to the latest 2022 values provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Developed NAICS Code mapping assistance feature for importing older .t2s files, in order to help users update older values that are no longer in the official 2022 NAICS list.
• Updated the Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) checks to match the latest regulatory information from the EPA List of Lists.
• Updated the county boundary checks to use the latest files from the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Updated State-specific fields.
• Added an official signature to the Windows installer file, which denotes the program developer and ensures that the program is genuine.
• Improved program behavior when dealing with special characters in path names.
• Made many smaller user interface refinements and enhancements.
• Fixed several small bugs.
• Revised the help topics.

You will find the following documents helpful in completing your inventory.

Tier II DOCUMENTS (All documents are PDF format)

• Tier II Quick Reference Guide
• Instructions
• Chemical Inventory Form (Updated November 2019)
• Confidential Location Form (rev 12/2018)
• Trade Secret Substantiation Form Instructions
• Trade Secret Substantiation Form
• Exemption Form
• Report Checklist

Other Information You May Find Useful

• EPA List of Lists (June, 2019)
• Facility Letter of Instruction (revised 12/27/2022)
• Counties/LEPCs/Fire Dept Letter (revised 12/27/2022)
• LEPC’s and Agencies Accepting Electronic Tier II Reports
• LEPC Contact List (revised 12/29/2020)
• Idaho County Designations

If you need further assistance, please call (208) 258-6584.