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rl ~.ll t I 11 1 J 11 Example: A raw material MSDS notes that a reportable hazardous substance is present as a contaminant at the level of 100 ppm. A business purchases 1,000,000 pounds of the raw material in a given year. In total, the business will have 100 pounds of the contami- nant. If the CAS number is listed, the business must report the contaminant if it had purchased 100 pounds of the contaminant as a pure substance. fl 4 r 1 t j H. IJse of Ranges: In estimating the amounts of hazardous substances to report, a business may consider the range of compositions that it receives .as articles during the year, and choose an average value within the range. For example, if the stainless steel that a busi- ness uses for manufacturing contains, among other substances, chromium, and the busi- ness generated 900 pounds of fumes, dust, filings or grindings from such articles, and the chromium content ranged from 6-8%, the business could choose 7% (or another percent- age they feel is more justifiable) and then report 63 pounds of chromium in the appropri- ate output category(ies). ! 1 t t i J ''1 .~ t i } Likewise, when an MSDS gives ranges of components of mix- tures, the business may report the midpoint of the range, or be prepared to explain their rationale for any other choice used for reporting. See Appendix F, Question 49 r, \ ". } Example: A MSDS gives the following composition: Material 1 50-60% Material 2 10-20% Material 3 20-30% Material 4 5-1 0%\ TOTAL 85-120% Reasonable Reporting: 55% 15% 25% -5.% 100% T " 1 VIII. ADMINISTRATION A. Enforcement Actions: The law gives the Toxics Board broad powers to enforce viola- tions. However, it is the intent of the Toxics Board to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the law. Companies that make an honest and conscientious effort to comply with the law and that work with the Toxics Board to continuously improve the quality of their reporting are unlikely to face enforcement actions. Blatant disregard for the law or the truth, or an unwillingness to provide adequate information as directed by the Toxics Board, however, is likely to result in enforcement actions. There will be intermediate cases of reporting errors involving gross inaccuracies and/or omissions and/or data accumulation process errors. Whether or not these errors result in enforcement actions will be a decision of the Toxics Board, which will take into account the factors listed in Section 8.2.C of the law. See Appendix F, Question 44 18