South Carolina's Department of Environmental Services requires Tier II filing through E-Plan, and it stands out from most of its E-Plan neighbors on one point: the state itself doesn't charge a filing fee.
DES administers the state's Tier II program and requires E-Plan for every submission -- either entering data directly or importing a Tier2 Submit file into the system. No other reporting method is accepted.
Standard federal thresholds -- 10,000 pounds for hazardous chemicals, 500 pounds or the TPQ for extremely hazardous substances.40 CFR 370.10 Deadline is March 1st, covering the previous calendar year.
South Carolina's own guidance states plainly that the state doesn't charge Tier II reporting fees -- a genuine contrast to Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, its E-Plan-using neighbors, all of which do. But that's specifically the state level. Your county LEPC and local fire department may have their own fees and their own specific reporting preferences, and DES directs facilities to check with each of them separately rather than assuming "no state fee" means "no fee anywhere."
E-Plan's Submission Validation Report has to come back clean before you're able to submit at all -- the system won't let incomplete or inconsistent data through, which catches errors before they become a filing problem rather than after.
HazRecord keeps your inventory validated and current throughout the year, so the data going into E-Plan is clean before you ever hit submit, and your county-level LEPC and fire department requirements are tracked as their own item rather than assumed away.
This guide is for general informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. Facilities remain responsible for verifying and submitting required reports to the appropriate federal, state, tribal, and local agencies.
HazRecord helps facilities organize chemical inventory, SDS records, storage locations, and Tier II reporting preparation in one place.