California Code of Regulations
Title 27 - Environmental Protection
Division 3 - Electronic Submittal of Information
Subdivision 1 - Data Dictionary for Regulated Activities
Chapter 1 - FACILITY INFORMATION
1 - Business Activities
Universal Citation: 27 CA Code of Regs 1
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
| ID | ELEMENT | CODES/CRITERIA | LENGTH | TYPE | INFORMATION DESCRIPTION | CERS MINIMALLY REQUIRED FIELDS |
| 1 | Facility ID Number | 13 | AN | A facility identifier assigned by the local regulator supporting cross-linking of CERS and local data system records. Because CUPAs do not consistently apply the original regulatory definition of this field (2 AN county 3 AN jurisdiction 6 AN facility number), CERS accepts any alphanumeric string up to 13 characters. The original regulator goals of this field are fulfilled through the CERS ID and CERS System Field "FacilityRegulatorKey" (20.0084). | False | |
| 1a | CERS ID | Cal/EPA assigned, 8- or 9- digit ID assigned to a specific facility that never has leading zeroes (begins at 10000001). Cal/EPA does not anticipate using 9- digit CERS IDs until the year 2020 or beyond. | 9 | N | A CERS ID is a Cal/EPA-assigned, 8- or 9- digit ID to uniquely identify a facility in CERS. The CERS ID should remain unchanged across different owners/operators of a facility. | False |
| 2 | EPA ID Number | 12 digit identifier beginning with CA | 12 | AN | EPA Identification number for businesses that generate, recycle, or treat hazardous waste. For facilities in California, the number usually starts with the letters 'CA'. The number can be obtained from the Telephone Information Center at (916) 324-1781, (800)61-TOXIC or (800) 618-6942. | False |
| 3 | Business Name | 70 | AN | Full legal name of business. | TRUE | |
| 4 | Hazardous Materials On Site | Y = Yes | 1 | AN | Business must report that it has hazardous materials on site if: | True |
| N = No | - it is handled in quantities equal to or greater than 500 pounds, 55 gallons, or 200 cubic feet of gas (calculated at standard temperature and pressure), | |||||
| - it is handled in quantities equal to or greater than the applicable federal threshold planning quantity for an extremely hazardous substance listed in 40 CFR Part 355, Appendix A, | ||||||
| - radioactive materials are handled in quantities for which an emergency plan is required to be adopted pursuant to Part 30, Part 40, or Part 70 of Chapter 10 of 10 CFR, or pursuant to any regulations adopted by the state in accordance with those regulations. | ||||||
| -there is a local ordinance that requires reporting at lower thresholds. | ||||||
| Triggers requirement for chemical description data elements. | ||||||
| 4a | CalARP Regulated Substances | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Business must report that it has Regulated Substances stored onsite in quantities greater than the threshold quantities established by the California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) pursuant to 19 CCR 2770.5. | True |
| 5 | Own or Operate Underground Storage Tank | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facility must report if it owns or operates USTs containing hazardous substances defined in HSC § 25316. Triggers requirement for UST facility and tank data elements. | True |
| 8 | Own or Operate Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facility must report if it stores petroleum in aboveground storage tanks, containers, equipment, or tanks in underground areas of 55 gallons or more in shell capacity and: | True |
| - the facility's total aboveground petroleum storage capacity is 1,320 gallons or more; OR | ||||||
| - the facility has one or more petroleum tanks in an underground area as defined in HSC § 25270.2(o). | ||||||
| When determining the aggregate petroleum storage capacity for the facility, DO NOT include aboveground storage tanks, containers or equipment EXCLUDED under APSA. Refer to HSC § 25270.2(a) for APSA exclusions. | ||||||
| 9 | Hazardous Waste Generator | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facility must report if it generates hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" means a waste that meets any of the criteria for the identification of a hazardous waste adopted by the department pursuant to HSC 25141. "Hazardous waste" includes, but is not limited to, RCRA hazardous waste. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the term "hazardous waste" shall be understood to also include extremely hazardous waste and acutely hazardous waste. Triggers requirement to obtain and provide EPA Identification number. | True |
| 10 | Recycle | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facility must report if it recycles more than 100 kilograms per month of recyclable material under a claim that the material qualifies for exclusion or exemption pursuant to HSC 25143.2. This includes onsite and offsite facilities that recycle under this law. Triggers requirement for Recyclable Materials data elements. Persons that send recyclable material offsite to be recycled and that do not recycle onsite are not included in this category. | True |
| 11 | Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facility must report if it treats hazardous waste under an onsite tier. "Treatment" means any method, technique, or process which is designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste or any material contained therein, or removes or reduces its harmful properties or characteristics for any purpose. "Treatment" does not include the removal of residues from manufacturing process equipment for the purposes of cleaning that equipment. Amendments (effective 1/1/99) add exemptions from the definition of "treatment" for certain processes under specific, limited conditions. Refer to HSC § 25123.5(b) for these specific exemptions. | True |
| Treatment of certain laboratory hazardous wastes do not require treatment. Refer to HSC § 25200.3.1 for specific information. | ||||||
| Contact CUPA to determine if any exemptions or exclusions apply. Triggers requirement for onsite hazardous waste treatment data elements. | ||||||
| 12 | Financial Assurance | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facilities that treat hazardous waste under PBR or CA tiers are required to provide financial assurance for closure costs (per 22 CCR § 67450.13(b), HSC § 25245.4), unless they are exempt. Triggers requirement for financial assurance data elements. | True |
| 13 | Remote Waste Consolidation Site | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facilities must report if they collect hazardous waste initially at remote sites and subsequently transport the hazardous waste to a consolidation site they operate pursuant to HSC § 25110.10. Triggers requirement for remote hazardous waste consolidation data elements. | True |
| 14 | Hazardous Waste Tank Closure | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facilities must report if the tank being closed would be classified as hazardous waste, after its contents are removed. Classification could be based on: | True |
| - the facility's knowledge of the tank and its contents, | ||||||
| - testing of the tank, | ||||||
| - inability to remove hazardous materials stored in the tank, | ||||||
| - the mixture rule, or | ||||||
| - the listed wastes in 40 CFR 261.31, 40 CFR 261.32. | ||||||
| Triggers requirement for hazardous waste data elements. | ||||||
| 14a | RCRA Large Quantity Generator (LQG) | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Generate in any single calendar month 1,000 kilograms (kg) (2,200 pounds) or more of federal RCRA hazardous waste, or generate in any single calendar month, or accumulate at any time, 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or generate or accumulate at any time more than 100 kg (220 pounds) of spill cleanup materials contaminated with RCRA acute hazardous waste. | True |
| 14b | HHW Collection | Y = Yes N = No | 1 | AN | Facilities must report if they collect hazardous waste as a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection site. | True |
| 16 | Business Activities Comments | 1000 | AN | Other comments about the facility's business activities. | False | |
| 103 | Business Site Address | 70 | AN | Street address where facility is located. No post office box numbers are allowed. This information must provide a means to geographically locate the facility. The "Supplemental Location Text" field can also be used to capture additional information where the facility's formal address is unclear or not available. | True | |
| 103a | Supplemental Location Text | 30 | AN | Contains additional locational information where the formal address is unclear or not available. | False | |
| 104 | City (Business) | 60 | AN | City or locality name in which the facility/site is physically located. | True | |
| 105 | ZIP Code (Business) | 5- digit ZIP Code or 5- digit ZIP Code, a dash, and 4 digits (ZIP+4). First digit must be a 9. | 10 | AN | A valid, California ZIP code for the facility/site. | True |
1. New table filed 11-16-2004; operative 12-16-2004 (Register 2004, No. 47).
2. Amendment filed 12-18-2007; operative 1-17-2008 (Register 2007, No. 51).
3. Amendment filed 12-17-2013; operative 12-17-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 51).
4. Amendment of Data Element ID Nos. 4 and 8 filed 6-14-2018; operative 7-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 24).
5. Amendment filed 2-21-2019; operative 4-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 8).
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