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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AE95 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Availability of Information to the Public; Technical Amendment 
Abstract: Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 68 require certain stationary sources to report an Off-site Consequence Analysis (OCA), including a worst-case release scenario, in a Risk Management Plan (RMP) that is to be made available to the public. In response to concerns that posting OCA information on the Internet might increase the risk of terrorist and other criminal activities, on August 5, 1999, the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) was enacted. The Act requires the President to promulgate regulations governing the distribution of the OCA sections of RMPs that, in the opinion of the President, would minimize the likelihood of accidental releases and the risk of terrorist and other criminal activities associated with posting this information. The President delegated his rulemaking authority to the Attorney General and the Administrator of EPA, who jointly promulgated the required regulations at 40 CFR part 1400 in August 2000. Since the part 1400 regulations restrict the public's access to the OCA sections of RMPs in certain ways, the Agency has decided to withdraw an effort to revise 40 CFR part 68 to reflect the August 2000 rulemaking. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68.210   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7412(r)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Withdrawn  08/27/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sicy Jacob
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5104A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8019
Fax:202 564-2625
Email: jacob.sicy@epa.gov