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Dear Mr. Owner/Operator:

As you may be aware, all facility Tier II filings for the 2000 calendar year are due to the LEPC by March 1, 2001. This year all reports are to be filed electronically and submitted on a 3" disk, using the Tier 2 WIN 3.0 (Windows) reporting software. If you did not use this program for filing last year, it is available to be downloaded from the US Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Emergency Preparedness website: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/tier2.htm. Instructions on downloading and using the program are included. Copies of the Tier II forms and instructions are also available on the website.

Retail gasoline stations with inventories in underground storage tanks of less than 75,000 gallons at any one time, that are in compliance with state and federal UST requirements are no longer required to file annual Tier II reports with the LEPC or SERC. Initial reports are required when a gasoline station is first opened and updates are required when the emergency contacts or other pertinent information for the retail gasoline station are changed. This change only applies to retail gasoline stations, facilities that store gasoline and other fuels for their own vehicles or other use are still required to submit annual Tier II Reports. Additional information is available from the US EPA EPCRA hotline at 800-536-0202 or 617-918-1832.

Tier II Report filings may be made by mailing the disk along with a signed letter of certification to the Framingham Local Emergency Planning Committee c/o Framingham Fire Department, 10 Loring Drive, Framingham, MA 01702. When filing electronically, the signed cover letter of certification shall be mailed to the LEPC at the above address. Copies of the filing must also be submitted to the Mass State Emergency Response Commission, PO Box 1496, Framingham, MA 01701-0317.

The letter of certification shall state:

"I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted on the Tier II Form dated ____ for [Name of Facility], and that based on my inquiry of those individuals responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete."

The signed Letter of Certification fulfills the legal requirement for the signature of the facility owner/operator or owner/operator's authorized representative.

Detailed information is located on the EPA website at www.epa.gov , general questions may be e-mailed to Jennifer de Carvalho of the Framingham Fire Department at jld@framinghamma.org, or by phone to the EPCRA Hotline at 617-918-1832.

Sincerely,

Michael L. Smith, Chief
Framingham Fire Department
Civil Defense Director