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~'l i ~'l' ~ f1 the carts do not leave the facility, and the grease is not chemically altered, what is the appropriate output type under which to report these? ANSWER: Output type 10, quantity disposed on site. II 48. QUESTION: As a byproduct, a business has outputs of a reportable substance. It sells the substance to another entity for other uses. How should this output be reported? 11 ANSWER: Anything sold by a facility is considered a product of that facility for pur- poses of this program, even ifit is not the primary product of the facility. These outputs should be reported as output type 2, quantity shipped from the facility in product. 11 !t ! H NOTE: Questions and Answers 49 through 53 are new for 2001. ~ -"- 49. QUESTION: The MSDS for a substance used in manufacturing lists several reportable chemicals, but indicates that the percentage of each chemical in the substance is the proprietary information of the supplier. What should be reported? 'r T 7 r . l ANSWER: Businesses are expected to use the best information readily available to them. It is not the policy of this program to require businesses to purchase new equip- ment, take additional measurements, or otherwise take extra steps to improve the quality of the information available. In a case such as this, however, an inquiry to the supplier would probably not be a major inconvenience and may be beneficial. If exact informa- tion is not forthcoming, perhaps the supplier would be willing to offer ranges which could be used (at their midpoint or another justifiable point) in estimating percentages. ~ t If no additional information can "be easily obtained, then the reporting business should make any reasonable assumptions that it can and report accordingly. For example, iffour reportable chemicals are listed as the only ingredients of the substance, it may be reason- able to assume that each chemical comprises 25 percent of the substance. That percent- age can then be applied to the entire quantity of the substance for purposes of reporting that chemical. As always, it is important for a reporting company to document its methodology for determining reported quantities. 50. QUESTION: Our company manufactures its product by mixing two substances, one of which includes a reportable chemical. The best information indicates that when the substances are mixed, there is a reaction that changes the reportable chemical into some- thing else. The finished product does not contain any reportable chemicals. How should we report the reportable chemical that is in one of the substances before the reaction takes place? F-15