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~" if . CHANGES FROM 2000 (continued): Extremely persistent bioaccumulative toxins (chemicals listed above with a reporting threshold of 0.022 pounds or less) are listed in the chemical list (Appendices C-l and C-2) with the desig- nator "EPBT" in the "Group" column. ... lr- Additional changes from 2000 take the form of clarifications based on our experience working with businesses required to report. They are: . Input Categories when Filings, Grindings, Fumes and Dust from Arti~les are Reported: The instructions state (Section VI-E) that filings, grindings, fumes and dust from articles are reportable, and that inputs may be calculated by summing reportable outputs. In this circum- stance, however, Input Category 3 (quantity produced at the facility) should not be used, since the substances were not chemically generated during processing, but existed already as part of articles used. Instead, appropriate percentages should be applied to the total pounds of the article in inventory at the beginning of the year (Input Category 1) and brought to the facility during the year (Input Category 4). Reporting of some quantity in Input Category 2 (waste stored at the facility at the beginning of the year) may also be appropriate. Working with Proprietary Information of Suppliers: In Appendix F, Questions and Answers, item 49 has been added. This pertains to reporting when specific information is not readily available because it is the proprietary information of a supplier to the reporting business. Characteristic Substances: Characteristic substances must be reported in the same manner as chemicals on the reportable substances list (Appendices C-l and C-2). Characteristic substances are those substances meeting any of the definitions given in Appendix D. Characteristic chemicals reported for 1998 and 1999 have been added to the list of reportable chemicals given in Appendices C-1 and C-2. NOTE: The following is a reprint of a note first published in this section in the 2000 handbook. Output Category 1, Quantity Consumed in the Facility's Processes: There has been some misunderstanding of this output category. The "Consumed" output category.does not mean simply that a substance was used If it was used but not chemically altered, then all outputs should be reported in categories other than "Consumed." The "Consumed" output category is to be used when a substance undergoes a chemical change. If the substance is chemically changed into a non-reportable substance in the facility's processes, then "Consumed" is the appropriate output type. If the change is to another reportable substance, then this is the appropriate output type for the original chemical, and the new chemical should be reported under Input Type 3, Quantity Produced at the Facility, and the appropriate outputs of the new chemical should be reported. Additional guidance regarding the "Consumed" output category is given in Appendix F, Ques- tions and Answers. See items 50, 52, and 53.