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RIN: 2050-AD26

Publication ID: Fall 1996

Title: Risk Management Program for Chemical Accidental Release Prevention
Abstract: Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate by November 15, 1993, reasonable regulations and appropriate guidance to provide for prevention and detection of accidental releases of chemicals and for response to such releases. The regulations shall require the owner or operator of stationary sources at which a regulated substance is present to prepare and implement a risk management plan (RMP) that must include a hazard assessment to evaluate the potential effects of an accidental release of any regulated substance and must also include a five-year accident release history. The RMP must document a prevention program and document a response program that provides specific actions to be taken to protect human health and the environment in response to a release. The RMPs must be registered with EPA, the implementing agency, and any local agency with responsibility for planning for or responding to chemical accidents. EPA must establish a system for auditing the RMPs to ensure that plans are periodically updated. ^PFollowing promulgation of the final rule, regulated sources will have three years to comply with the RMP requirements. ^PEPA promulgated a list of substances and thresholds on January 30, 1994 (59 FR 4478), which determines which facilities must comply with the accident prevention regulations. In order to minimize the impact on smaller sources, EPA is developing model RMPs for industry sectors that utilize similar equipment and handle a single chemical. To further reduce the burden, EPA is developing lookup tables to assist facilities in evaluating the offsite consequence associated with the release of the most ubiquitous chemicals.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: State, local, or tribal governments
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 68
Legal Authority: PL 101-549 Clean Air Act Section 112(r)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Judicial	Court Decree - Settlement Agreement	05/24/1996
Final	Statutory		11/15/1993

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	10/22/1993	58 FR 54190
Supplemental NPRM	03/13/1995	60 FR 13526
Final Action	06/20/1996	61 FR 31668

Additional Information: SAN No. 2979. ^PRFA: Y
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Lyse Helsing Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 5101, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 260-6128