[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55710-55711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26859]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6457-5]
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention
Subcommittee Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Clean Air Act section 112(r) required EPA to publish
regulations to prevent accidental releases of chemicals and to reduce
the severity of those releases that do occur. These accidental release
prevention requirements build on the chemical safety work begun by the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) which sets
forth requirements for industry, State and local governments.
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The goal of the Risk Management Program is to reduce chemical risk
at the local level. Risk Management Plans (RMPs), which contain a
summary of information about each facility's Risk Management Program,
were required to be submitted by June 21, 1999 by regulations under
section 112(r). Making the RMPs available to the public is intended to
stimulate communication between industry and the public to improve
accident prevention and emergency response practices at the local
level.
Over 14,000 RMPs were submitted from many different industry
sectors, and from both large and small businesses. Facilities are
required to update RMPs at least every 5 years, or more frequently if
there are important changes, such as the introduction of a new
regulated chemical into their production process. RMPs will be stored
in RMP*InfoTM for 15 years from the date of receipt.
On August 5, 1999, President Clinton signed legislation that
removed from coverage by the RMP program any flammable fuel when used
as a fuel or held for sale as fuel by a retail facility. The
legislation also limits access to the Off-Site Consequence Analysis
(OCA) sections of the RMP.
The Accident Prevention Subcommittee was created in September 1996
to advise EPA's Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
(CEPPO) on these chemical accident prevention issues, specifically,
section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: The Accident Prevention Subcommittee of the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on November 5, 1999 from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of States, 444 North
Capitol St., NW, Washington DC, near Union Station. Members of the
public are welcome to attend in person.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public desiring
additional information about this meeting, should contact Karen
Schneider, Designated Federal Official, U.S. EPA (5104), 401 M. St.,
SW, Washington DC 20460, via the Internet at:
[email protected], by telephone at (202) 260-2711 or FAX
at (202) 401-3448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
8:30-9:00--Opening Remarks--Jim Makris (8:30-9:00)
9:00-12:00--Discussion of Public Law 106-40, the Chemical Safety
Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act: focusing on
Section 2 of the law regarding flammable fuels removed from coverage
1:30-4:00--Discussion of Public Law 106-40, the Chemical Safety
Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act: focusing on
Section 3 of the law regarding public access to Off-Site Consequence
Analysis information
4:00-4:30--Comments from the Public
Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation in
person in Washington DC to the Subcommittee at the meeting, must
contact Karen Schneider in writing (by letter, fax, or email--see
previously stated information) no later than November 3, 1999, in order
to be included on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to the
Accident Prevention Subcommittee up through the date of the meeting.
Please address such material to Karen Schneider at the above address.
The Accident Prevention Subcommittee expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive or previously
submitted oral or written statements. In general, opportunities for
oral comment will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker
and no more than thirty minutes total. Written comments (twelve copies)
received sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week prior
to a meeting or teleconference), may be mailed to the Subcommittee
prior to its meeting.
Additional information on the Accident Prevention Subcommittee is
available on the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-pre.html.
If you would like to automatically receive future information on
the Accident Prevention Subcommittee and its Workgroups by email, you
can subscribe to the EPA-RMP Listserve by sending the following message
to [email protected]: SUBSCRIBE EPA-RMP
Example: SUBSCRIBE EPA-RMP John Smith.
Dated: October 7, 1999.
Karen Schneider,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 99-26859 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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