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 are listed in the left-hand box and include:
- Reporting Forms and Instructions: Developing guidance for facilities regarding how to report to the PRTR.
- Helpline/Email Support: Providing a mechanism for facilities to ask questions and obtain guidance about reporting to the PRTR.
- Release Estimation Techniques: Providing guidance on how release and transfer quantities should be estimated.
- Calculation Tools: Developing automated tools that estimate emissions based on activity and other data provided by the facility.
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)