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Tier II reporting requirements in Alabama

Deadline: 1 March, yearly
Takes our file: Yes
Own thresholds: No — federal
Fee: $0 by email · $25 E-Plan
Filing route read: 2026-09-12

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How Alabama takes it

Alabama gives you two approved options, and one of them is E-Plan rather than the file.

The file we build is the one this state works from.

The filing is due 1 March each year and covers the calendar year before it. Alabama does not pass it on for you — we checked. Filing closes the state’s copy only; your local committee and fire department each need their own from you.

Before you send it — what else Alabama asks for

Alabama gives you two ways. Filing online through E-Plan costs $25 per facility per year. Uploading a Tier2 Submit file — the one we build — costs nothing. Either way, that only covers the state. Alabama says plainly that you also send it to your county emergency planning committee and your local fire department. Both of them decide what format they want, so call and ask before you send. Alabama takes the file we build. ADEM says “a .t2s file from Tier2Submit or E-plan will be the only two options for electronic filing for Tier II in Alabama,” and you can send it by email to al312@adem.alabama.gov. Two things to have ready. ADEM asks that “in the body of the e-mail, be sure to include your Master ID and the location information for each facility,” so find your Master ID before you send. If you have to ask for one, EPA’s page for Alabama says Master ID requests can take 7 to 14 business days, and ADEM will not be liable for a late report caused by a late request. If you are filing several sites in one email, list each one. And the filing is owed to three places, not one: ADEM’s page describes “yearly chemical inventory filing to the AERC, LEPC, and fire department.” E-Plan is the paid route. ADEM’s own page puts it at “$25 per year per facility to file Tier II report.”

Does Alabama set its own limits?

Alabama's own agency says it uses the federal thresholds, and we read that page rather than assuming it. We have not gone behind it to the state code, so we say that too.

Deadline trap: Alabama wants a Master ID on the report, and the number has to exist before you can file. ADEM says to look yours up on its eFile site: “If you have an ADEM permit associated with any activity on-site, your permit has an associated Master ID Number.” A site with no ADEM permit most likely has no Master ID and has to ask for one, so start well before 1 March. The number is tied to the place, not the year — ADEM says it “is location specific” and “will remain the same year-to-year.”

The words we read

Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), EPCRA programme page (adem.alabama.gov/epcra), read 2026-09-06 and 2026-09-12, together with US EPA’s Alabama section: “Alabama’s SERC requires electronic submission using one of the two approved filing options. Option 1: Filing online using E-Plan ($25 per facility per year) or; Option 2: Using the EPA’s Tier2 Submit Software and submitting the .t2s file to AL312@adem.alabama.gov (free). There are two state required fields: 1) Master ID #, and 2) Valid email address for proof of receipt.” ADEM points to EPA’s own EHS and TPQ lists rather than publishing Alabama thresholds. On the Master ID, the same page: “Go to ADEM’s eFile website: http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/. If you have an ADEM permit associated with any activity on-site, your permit has an associated Master ID Number.” · “This Master ID Number is location specific.” · “This number will remain the same year-to-year.” · “If you are unpermitted then you most likely do not have a Master ID Number.” · “If you are unsure contact: Beth Donaldson at beth.donaldson@adem.alabama.gov.” On the fee: “Yes. $25 per year per facility to file Tier II report.” On the recipients: “The Local Emergency Planning Committee where facility is located. Contact the appropriate county EMA to verify what format they require.” · “The local fire department where the facility is located. Contact the appropriate fire department to verify what format they require.” The page says nothing about how long a Master ID request takes, and nothing about who is liable for a report that is late because the Master ID came late.

2026

Where we read this

Alabama Department of Environmental Management / Alabama Emergency Response Commission, “EPCRA (SARA Title III)” (adem.alabama.gov/epcra), read 2026-09-06, 2026-09-07 and 2026-09-12: “A .t2s file from Tier2Submit or E-plan will be the only two options for electronic filing for Tier II in Alabama. Facilities are required to provide Tier II information to the following three (3) entities: The AERC — Electronic submission to ADEM of the Tier II report using E-Plan or Tier2Submit will fulfill this requirement. The Local Emergency Planning Committee … and the fire department.” Also: “In the body of the e-mail, be sure to include your Master ID and the location information for each facility.” · “Requires yearly chemical inventory filing to the AERC, LEPC, and fire department.” · submissions go to al312@adem.alabama.gov. On the fee: “Yes. $25 per year per facility to file Tier II report.” · “Alabama now accepts submittals via E-Plan at https://tier2.erplan.net/onlinefiling/filingLogin.htm. There is a fee associated with this service.” · “Tier2Submit can be used to submit data electronically with no cost.”E-Plan, 2025 User’s Guide (erplan.net/news/docs/EPlanTier2SubmitUsersGuide.pdf), read 2026-09-12: “For Tier II filing year 2025, UT Dallas institutes an E-Plan administrative charge from the organizations that use E-Plan for their online Tier II report.” Its table gives $0 for facilities in Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina or Warren County (Ohio) — “These states and Warren County (Ohio) have covered the cost of E-Plan service for all Tier II facilities within their jurisdiction” — and $25 per facility for all other states. The figure is set per filing year, so we recheck it every year.EPA, “State Tier II Reporting Requirements and Procedures” — Alabama (updated 28 May 2026), read 2026-10-12: “Please note: Master ID requests can take 7-14 business days to be processed. ADEM is not liable for late reports due to late Master ID requests.” ADEM’s own page gives no processing time.Checked 2026-09-12
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), EPCRA programme page (adem.alabama.gov/epcra), read 2026-09-06 and 2026-09-12, together with US EPA’s Alabama section: “Alabama’s SERC requires electronic submission using one of the two approved filing options. Option 1: Filing online using E-Plan ($25 per facility per year) or; Option 2: Using the EPA’s Tier2 Submit Software and submitting the .t2s file to AL312@adem.alabama.gov (free). There are two state required fields: 1) Master ID #, and 2) Valid email address for proof of receipt.” ADEM points to EPA’s own EHS and TPQ lists rather than publishing Alabama thresholds.On the Master ID, the same page: “Go to ADEM’s eFile website: http://app.adem.alabama.gov/eFile/. If you have an ADEM permit associated with any activity on-site, your permit has an associated Master ID Number.” · “This Master ID Number is location specific.” · “This number will remain the same year-to-year.” · “If you are unpermitted then you most likely do not have a Master ID Number.” · “If you are unsure contact: Beth Donaldson at beth.donaldson@adem.alabama.gov.”On the fee: “Yes. $25 per year per facility to file Tier II report.” On the recipients: “The Local Emergency Planning Committee where facility is located. Contact the appropriate county EMA to verify what format they require.” · “The local fire department where the facility is located. Contact the appropriate fire department to verify what format they require.” The page says nothing about how long a Master ID request takes, and nothing about who is liable for a report that is late because the Master ID came late.State guidance — the code wins where they differ · published 2026
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