California Code of Regulations › Title 27 - Environmental Protection › Division 3 - Electronic Submittal of Information › Subdivision 1 - Data Dictionary for Regulated Activities › Chapter 1 - FACILITY INFORMATION › 1 - Business Activities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
ID
ELEMENT
CODES/CRITERIA
LENGTH
TYPE
INFORMATION
							 DESCRIPTION
CERS MINIMALLY REQUIRED
							 FIELDS
1
Facility ID
							 Number
13
AN
A facility identifier assigned by
							 the local regulator supporting cross-linking of CERS and local data system
							 records. Because CUPAs do not consistently apply the original regulatory
							 definition of this field (2 AN county 3 AN jurisdiction 6 AN facility number),
							 CERS accepts any alphanumeric string up to 13 characters. The original
							 regulator goals of this field are fulfilled through the CERS ID and CERS System
							 Field "FacilityRegulatorKey" (20.0084).
False
1a
CERS ID
Cal/EPA assigned, 8- or 9-
							 digit ID assigned to a specific facility that never has leading zeroes (begins
							 at 10000001). Cal/EPA does not anticipate using 9- digit CERS IDs until the
							 year 2020 or beyond.
9
N
A CERS ID is a
							 Cal/EPA-assigned, 8- or 9- digit ID to uniquely identify a facility in CERS.
							 The CERS ID should remain unchanged across different owners/operators of a
							 facility.
False
2
EPA ID Number
12 digit identifier
							 beginning with CA
12
AN
EPA Identification number for
							 businesses that generate, recycle, or treat hazardous waste. For facilities in
							 California, the number usually starts with the letters 'CA'. The number can be
							 obtained from the Telephone Information Center at (916) 324-1781, (800)61-TOXIC
							 or (800) 618-6942.
False
3
Business Name
70
AN
Full legal name of business.
TRUE
4
Hazardous Materials On Site
Y =
							 Yes
1
AN
Business must report that it has hazardous
							 materials on site if:
True
N = No
- it is handled in quantities equal to or greater than 500 pounds, 55
							 gallons, or 200 cubic feet of gas (calculated at standard temperature and
							 pressure),
-
							 it is handled in quantities equal to or greater than the applicable federal
							 threshold planning quantity for an extremely hazardous substance listed in 40
							 CFR Part 355 , Appendix A,
-
							 radioactive materials are handled in quantities for which an emergency plan is
							 required to be adopted pursuant to Part 30, Part 40, or Part 70 of Chapter 10
							 of 10 CFR, or pursuant to any regulations adopted by the state in accordance
							 with those regulations.
-there is a local ordinance that requires reporting at lower
							 thresholds.
Triggers requirement for chemical description data elements.
4a
CalARP Regulated Substances
Y =
							 Yes N = No
1
AN
Business must report that it has
							 Regulated Substances stored onsite in quantities greater than the threshold
							 quantities established by the California Accidental Release Prevention Program
							 (CalARP) pursuant to
							 19 CCR
							 2770.5.
True
5
Own or Operate Underground Storage
							 Tank
Y = Yes N = No
1
AN
Facility must report
							 if it owns or operates USTs containing hazardous substances defined in HSC
							 §
													25316. Triggers requirement for
							 UST facility and tank data elements.
True
8
Own or Operate Aboveground Petroleum
							 Storage Tank
Y = Yes N = No
1
AN
Facility must
							 report if it stores petroleum in aboveground storage tanks, containers,
							 equipment, or tanks in underground areas of 55 gallons or more in shell
							 capacity and:
True
-
							 the facility's total aboveground petroleum storage capacity is 1,320 gallons or
							 more; OR
-
							 the facility has one or more petroleum tanks in an underground area as defined
							 in HSC §
													25270.2(o).
When determining the aggregate petroleum storage capacity for the
							 facility, DO NOT include aboveground storage tanks, containers or equipment
							 EXCLUDED under APSA. Refer to HSC §
													25270.2(a) for
							 APSA exclusions.
9
Hazardous Waste Generator
Y = Yes N
							 = No
1
AN
Facility must report if it generates
							 hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" means a waste that meets any of the criteria
							 for the identification of a hazardous waste adopted by the department pursuant
							 to HSC 25141. "Hazardous waste" includes, but is not limited to, RCRA hazardous
							 waste. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the term "hazardous waste" shall be
							 understood to also include extremely hazardous waste and acutely hazardous
							 waste. Triggers requirement to obtain and provide EPA Identification
							 number.
True
10
Recycle
Y = Yes N =
							 No
1
AN
Facility must report if it recycles more than
							 100 kilograms per month of recyclable material under a claim that the material
							 qualifies for exclusion or exemption pursuant to HSC 25143.2. This includes
							 onsite and offsite facilities that recycle under this law. Triggers requirement
							 for Recyclable Materials data elements. Persons that send recyclable material
							 offsite to be recycled and that do not recycle onsite are not included in this
							 category.
True
11
Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment
Y
							 = Yes N = No
1
AN
Facility must report if it treats
							 hazardous waste under an onsite tier. "Treatment" means any method, technique,
							 or process which is designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological
							 character or composition of any hazardous waste or any material contained
							 therein, or removes or reduces its harmful properties or characteristics for
							 any purpose. "Treatment" does not include the removal of residues from
							 manufacturing process equipment for the purposes of cleaning that equipment.
							 Amendments (effective 1/1/99) add exemptions from the definition of "treatment"
							 for certain processes under specific, limited conditions. Refer to HSC §
													25123.5(b) for
							 these specific exemptions.
True
Treatment of certain laboratory hazardous wastes do not require
							 treatment. Refer to HSC §
													25200.3.1 for specific
							 information.
Contact CUPA to determine if any exemptions or exclusions apply.
							 Triggers requirement for onsite hazardous waste treatment data
							 elements.
12
Financial Assurance
Y = Yes N =
							 No
1
AN
Facilities that treat hazardous waste under PBR
							 or CA tiers are required to provide financial assurance for closure costs (per
							 22 CCR
							 §
														67450.13(b), HSC
							 §
													25245.4), unless they are exempt.
							 Triggers requirement for financial assurance data elements.
True
13
Remote Waste Consolidation Site
Y
							 = Yes N = No
1
AN
Facilities must report if they
							 collect hazardous waste initially at remote sites and subsequently transport
							 the hazardous waste to a consolidation site they operate pursuant to HSC §
													25110.10. Triggers requirement for
							 remote hazardous waste consolidation data elements.
True
14
Hazardous Waste Tank Closure
Y =
							 Yes N = No
1
AN
Facilities must report if the tank
							 being closed would be classified as hazardous waste, after its contents are
							 removed. Classification could be based on:
True
-
							 the facility's knowledge of the tank and its contents,
-
							 testing of the tank,
-
							 inability to remove hazardous materials stored in the tank,
-
							 the mixture rule, or
-
							 the listed wastes in 40 CFR
							 261.31,
							 40 CFR
							 261.32.
Triggers requirement for hazardous waste data elements.
14a
RCRA Large Quantity Generator
							 (LQG)
Y = Yes N = No
1
AN
Generate in any
							 single calendar month 1,000 kilograms (kg) (2,200 pounds) or more of federal
							 RCRA hazardous waste, or generate in any single calendar month, or accumulate
							 at any time, 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or generate or
							 accumulate at any time more than 100 kg (220 pounds) of spill cleanup materials
							 contaminated with RCRA acute hazardous waste.
True
14b
HHW Collection
Y = Yes N =
							 No
1
AN
Facilities must report if they collect
							 hazardous waste as a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
							 site.
True
16
Business Activities Comments
1000
AN
Other comments about the facility's business
							 activities.
False
103
Business Site Address
70
AN
Street address where facility is located. No
							 post office box numbers are allowed. This information must provide a means to
							 geographically locate the facility. The "Supplemental Location Text" field can
							 also be used to capture additional information where the facility's formal
							 address is unclear or not available.
True
103a
Supplemental Location Text
30
AN
Contains additional locational information where
							 the formal address is unclear or not available.
False
104
City (Business)
60
AN
City or locality name in which the facility/site
							 is physically located.
True
105
ZIP Code (Business)
5- digit ZIP
							 Code or 5- digit ZIP Code, a dash, and 4 digits (ZIP+4). First digit must be a
							 9.
10
AN
A valid, California ZIP code for the
							 facility/site.
True
1. New table
					 filed 11-16-2004; operative 12-16-2004 (Register 2004, No. 47).
2.
					 Amendment filed 12-18-2007; operative 1-17-2008 (Register 2007, No.
					 51).
3. Amendment filed 12-17-2013; operative 12-17-2013 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2013, No. 51).
4. Amendment of Data Element ID Nos. 4 and
					 8 filed 6-14-2018; operative 7-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 24).
5. Amendment filed 2-21-2019; operative
					 4-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 8).