California Code of Regulations › Title 27 - Environmental Protection › Division 1 - General Functions and Responsibilities › Subdivision 4 - State Delegation › Chapter 1 - Unified Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Regulatory Program › Part II - Operations › Article 5 - Implementation and Maintenance of the Unified Program › Section 15188 - Reporting Requirements - Business Responsibilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Regulated businesses are required to meet the reporting requirements of any applicable Unified Program element.
(b) Regulated businesses shall report applicable required data to the UPA by electronic submission to CERS or the CUPA's local reporting portal.
(c) Regulated businesses shall verify the accuracy of the data and documents submitted.
(d) Regulated businesses shall comply with the established reporting timeframes (HSC, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Sections 25504, 25507, 25507.2, 25508, 25508.2 and 25512, effective January 1, 2014) or events (HSC, Division 20, Chapter 6.95, Section 25508.1, effective January 1, 2014) that trigger the requirements for regulated businesses to submit applicable required information into CERS. A UPA may establish other specific dates for submission of information consistent with state and federal law.
(e) If a regulated business believes a chemical or mixture reported in a Hazardous Material Business Plan submitted to CERS to be trade secret, the regulated business shall complete and sign the Trade Secret Disclosure (TSD) form (Appendix C) and upload it into CERS with the Hazardous Material Business Plan. The TSD form must be completed, signed and uploaded into CERS for each chemical or mixture claimed to be trade secret at the time of submitting the Hazardous Material Business Plan CERS submittal.
(1) For purposes of this subdivision, trade secret is defined in HSC Sections  25512(a) and (b), Government Code Section  6254.7(d), Evidence Code Section 1061(a)(1) and Civil Code Section  3426.1(d).
(2) The TSD form shall provide the following information:
(A) Chemical or common name(s) of the chemical or mixture believed to be trade secret.
(B) Whether the chemical or mixture is part of any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information that is believed to be trade secret.
(C) Whether any information about the chemical or mixture is part of a patent. If so, an explanation as to why the chemical or mixture is still believed to be trade secret.
(D) Whether the chemical or mixture is known only to certain individuals with a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate, produce, or compound an article of trade.
(E) Whether and how the chemical or mixture derives independent economic value, commercial value, or a business advantage, actual or potential, in the process it is used. If not, an explanation as to why the chemical or mixture is still believed to be trade secret.
(F) Whether the chemical or mixture is generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. If so, an explanation as to why the chemical or mixture is still believed to be trade secret.
(G) An explanation of how the regulated business is making reasonable efforts to maintain the secrecy of the chemical or mixture.
(3) For reporting trade secret information relating to the UST Program, refer to 23 CCR, Section  23 CCR, Section 2714.
(4) For reporting trade secret information relating to the CalARP Program and submittal of information in a risk management plan by a stationary source, refer to HSC Chapter 6.95, Section 25538.
(5) For reporting trade secret information relating to methods of hazardous waste handling and disposal as described in HSC, Chapter 6.5, Section 25173, refer to HSC Chapter 6.8, Section 25358.2.