The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court recently issued two mandates to make the 2017 Risk Management Plan (RMP) Amendments rule effective. The RMP Rule requires facilities that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a RMP. These plans must be revised and resubmitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) every five years.
In January 2017, the USEPA finalized amendments to the Accidental Release Prevention Requirements for Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7). The rulings in August and September 2018 mean the amendments summarized on the USEPA’s website are now in effect. The amendments were intended to modify the following:
*Accident prevention program elements
*Emergency preparedness requirements
*Provisions related to sharing information with the public and local emergency planners/responders.
Click here to access all of the USEPA RMP compliance information.