PRTR initiation - Providing compliance assistance
Providing compliance assistance to regulated entities involves providing training and support to help facilities calculate emissions and report accurate PRTR data on schedule. Types of compliance assistance include:
- Reporting Forms and Instructions: Developing guidance for facilities regarding how to report to the PRTR.
For a cost-effective management scheme, you may wish to implement the next sub-element (Reporting Forms and Instructions) or choose another element from the Management scheme elements list.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- OECD: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs): A Tool for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development - Guidance Manual for Governments (1996)
- OECD: Considerations for Ensuring Quality PRTR Data (2008)
- OECD, UNECE, UNEP: PRTR.net (2013)
- OECD: Guidance on Elements of a PRTR: Part 2 (Not Yet Available)
- UNITAR and IOMC: Designing the Key Features of a National PRTR System, UNITAR Guidance Series for Implementing a National PRTR Design Project, Supplement 2 (1997)
- UNITAR and IOMC: Guidance for Facilities on PRTR Data Estimation and Reporting, UNITAR Series of PRTR Technical Support Materials, No. 2 (1998)