Vermont is the only state in the country that's consolidated every one of its Local Emergency Planning Committees into a single statewide entity -- which genuinely simplifies one part of the process that's a real headache almost everywhere else.
Vermont's Division of Fire Safety, through its Community Right-to-Know Program, runs Tier II reporting via the Tier II Submit Portal. You register, then upload your .t2s file -- filing here is portal-based, not a direct email the way it is in several neighboring New England states.
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 for the previous calendar year.
Since 2022, Vermont has replaced its regional LEPCs with a single Statewide LEPC -- worth knowing if you're used to tracking down a different local committee for each facility. Send your .t2s file to DPS.StatewideLEPC@vermont.gov and you've covered every Vermont location at once, rather than managing separate LEPC relationships county by county.
Your local fire department is still its own separate requirement, and still needs its own copy directly.
Unlike states that charge at the point of submission, Vermont sends an invoice a few days after your report is received -- so don't expect to pay anything at the moment you upload. Once it arrives, payment can go by mail or eCheck through the portal. Fees scale with your chemical count and total pounds reported, and any extremely hazardous substance adds an additional flat fee on top of the base schedule.
HazRecord tracks your chemical totals and EHS flags continuously, so when Vermont's invoice arrives after submission, the amount is something you can sanity-check against your own records rather than take on faith.
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.
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