Kansas Community Right to Know: What you need to know

Kansas Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (KEPCRA): Kansas Statutes Annotated (KS Stat. Ann.) 65-5701 to 65-5711

Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) 28-65-1 to 28-65-4

Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and chemical lists: KAR 28-65-3

Chemical inventory: KAR 28-65-3

Alternative reporting: KAR 28-65-3(d)

Fees: KAR 28-65-4

Penalties: KS Stat. Ann. 65-5708 and KS Stat. Ann. 65-5709

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Right-to-Know Program

Local emergency planning committees (LEPCs)

Local fire and police departments

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. Kansas follows the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) reporting requirements, with unique state-specific reporting procedures and additional state fee requirements for the following:

—Tier II chemical inventory reporting (EPCRA Section 312); and

—Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting (EPCRA Section 313).

For more information on the aforementioned EPCRA reporting requirements, see the national section COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW.

• Administration and enforcement. KDHE's Right-to-Know Program administers and enforces the requirements of the KEPCRA.

TIER II CHEMICAL INVENTORY REPORTING

KAR 28-65-3

Tier II reports are due March 1. Kansas provides two options for Tier II reporting:

• Electronic reporting using KDHE's online Tier II Reporting System; or
• Submittal of a hard copy report using KDHE's state-specific Tier II form.

The online reporting application generates fee calculation work sheets, certification letter, and Tier II hard ...