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The list of reportable chemicals is available on the Toxics Program's website (see link below), or in printed form upon request by contacting Toxics Program staff at 541-682-7118. To view the current list of reportable chemicals or to search for a particular chemical, go to: https:Hceapps.eugene-or.gov/toxics/chemical—list.aspx. To determine whether or not a chemical is reportable, check if the chemical matches a City listing. If the chemical cannot be found by matching name or CAS number, then determine if it is in one of the reportable chemical categories (see Table of Special Designations on pages 13 and 14) or if it is a reportable "characteristic" substance as defined by 40 CFR 261. If neither name nor CAS number nor category nor characteristic match the Eugene Toxics Program's definitions of reportable substances, then your substance is not reportable. When in doubt, contact Toxics Program staff at 541-682-7118 with the chemical's name and CAS number, whether the chemical is an EHS, EPBT and/or Radioactive, and be ready to provide an electronic copy of an SDS. The information will be forwarded to the Toxics Board for consideration. The Toxics Board will notify the business representative in writing whether a recommendation will be submitted to the City Manager requesting the substance be added to the list, or that the Toxics Board decided to reject the request (including the reason for rejection). The same process should be followed for those substances a business determines should be removed from the City's list. "Characteristic" substances as described in 40 CFR 261, Subpart C (Appendix D): Businesses are expected to conscientiously identify non -listed substances that "if it were in a container, would possess the characteristics of a hazardous waste, as defined in 40 CFR 261.20 through §261.24, authorized by RCRA." Substances that possess the characteristics of hazardous waste are commonly referred to as "characteristic chemicals" or "characteristic substances." In the list of reportable chemicals there are two columns: one entitled Characteristic; and another entitled Source Lists. Chemicals/substances with a "C", "I", "R", "T" (or any combination thereof) shown in the Characteristic column and a Toxics Program reporting business number in the Source Lists column, indicate that those chemicals were previously reported as characteristic by at least one reporting business, meaning that they do not appear on the Federal lists comprising the majority of Eugene's definition of "hazardous substance" (see Appendix. A, Article III -E). These characteristic substances are now reportable. If a business identifies a non -listed substance, and concludes that the substance does indeed possess the characteristics of a hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261.20 through §261.24, the business representative must: a. Verify the chemical's name and CAS number (or other designation used by the program); b. Verify whether the chemical is an EHS, EPBT and/or Radioactive; c. Obtain a copy of an SDS or laboratory analysis for the chemical as proof that the substance meets the requirements to be considered a characteristic chemical/waste (if no SDS or no laboratory analysis is available, a written account as to what has caused this chemical to be identified as a characteristic chemical/waste is acceptable); and d. Submit the above information to Toxics Program staff requesting Toxics Board consideration for the substance to be added to the list as a characteristic chemical. - 15 -