Compliance Briefing — June 2, 2025

Executive briefing: Facilities subject to the Toxics Release Inventory must submit Form R/Form A filings for the 2024 calendar year by July 1, 2025. The 2024 cycle retains the expanded PFAS list, requires full accounting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances without de minimis exemptions, and expects complete e-signature certification in TRI-MEweb.

Key compliance checkpoints

• Data validation. Reconcile production ratios, waste manifests, and abatement data against 2023 filings to catch anomalies.
• Supplier notifications. Issue section 313 notifications to downstream customers for all listed chemicals, including PFAS, by July 1.
• Certification readiness. Confirm responsible officials have active CDX accounts and backup certifiers in case of absence.

Control alignment

• Automation. Integrate laboratory information management systems and emission monitors with TRI calculation workpapers.
• Audit trails. Retain calculation methodologies, assumptions, and QA sign-offs in accordance with 40 CFR 372.10.
• Community engagement. Prepare public fact sheets summarising releases and pollution prevention projects ahead of July disclosures.

Enablement moves

• Lock cross-functional review meetings to finalise facility submissions two weeks before the deadline.
• Update PFAS inventories and procurement controls to reflect any new listed substances for reporting year 2025.
• Document variance analysis for board environmental, social, and governance (ESG) committees.

Sources

• EPA TRI reporting deadlines
• EPA TRI reporting year 2024 chemical list

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