Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention Subcommittee's RMP Implementation Workgroup; Series of Conference Call Meetings; July 1997-August 1998

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention

Subcommittee's RMP Implementation Workgroup; Series of Conference Call

Meetings; July 1997-August 1998

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires covered

facilities to develop risk management programs to prevent accidental

releases of dangerous chemicals. Facilities are to submit risk

management plans (RMPs) to a central location by June 1999. The RMPs

will be electronically available to State and local governments and

citizens to help them understand local chemical hazards and take steps

to prevent accidents.

The Accident Prevention Subcommittee of the CAA Advisory Committee

was established in September 1996 to provide EPA with advice and

counsel on scientific and technical aspects of CAA section 112(r). In

October 1996, the Accident Prevention Subcommittee established the

Electronic Submission Workgroup which submitted its final

recommendations report on June 18, 1997. At its May 9th meeting, the

Accident Prevention Subcommittee established a second workgroup, the

RMP Implementation Workgroup, to ensure that all stakeholders have the

tools they need to implement a risk management program under CAA

section 112(r).

The RMP Implementation Workgroup will identify activities that must

be undertaken and products that must be developed. Additionally, the

Workgroup will make recommendations to EPA and the Accident Prevention

Subcommittee about the best methods for carrying out these activities.

The Workgroup will work with EPA to ensure that products are developed

and issues are addressed within appropriate time frames.

At a minimum the Workgroup will address the following:

1. Implementation guidance

2. Audit protocol and guidance

3. General guidance for industry

4. Technical (i.e., offsite consequence analysis) guidance

5. RMP*Info, RMP*Submit

6. Training

7. General duty clause guidance

8. Model RMP guidances

9. Outreach & communications strategy

10. Guidance for LEPCs

A. Technical guidance

B. How to use RMP information

11. Risk communication guidance

12. Qualified third party review (e.g., ISO 14001)

13. Response planning (integrated contingency planning)

The Workgroup will include 30-35 members, with balanced membership

from the following organizations: States, local government and LEPCs,

industry, environmentalists, non-profits, EPA CEPPO (HQ and Regions),

other EPA offices, and other groups.

DATES: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,

notice is hereby given that the RMP Implementation Workgroup will hold

the following monthly, two-hour meetings (all Eastern time). All

meetings are open to the public. The Workgroup will begin meeting on

July 22, 1997 and will complete its work by December 1998.

(1) July 22, 1997-- 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(2) August 20, 1997--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(2) September 17, 1997--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(3) October 15, 1997--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(4) November 19, 1997--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(5) December 17, 1997--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(6) January 21, 1998--2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(7) February 18, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(8) March 18, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(9) April 15, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(10) May 20, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(11) June 17, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(12) July 15, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(13) August 19, 1998 --2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All Workgroup meetings will be held at EPA Headquarters in

Washington, DC. The July 22, 1997

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meeting will be held at EPA Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington Information Center (WIC) Room 4 South. Future meeting

locations are yet to be determined and will be announced 1 week prior

to each meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Members of the public desiring additional

information about these meetings should contact Kate Narburgh, US EPA

(5104), 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460, via the Internet at:

[email protected]., by telephone at (202) 260-8247 or FAX

at (202) 260-7906.

Additional information on the Accident Prevention Subcommittee and

its workgroups are available on the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/

swercepp/rmp-wg.html.

If you would like to automatically receive future information on

the RMP Implementation Workgroup by e-mail, please send an e-mail to

Karen Shanahan at: [email protected] requesting to be put

on the e-mail list for this group.

Dated: July 1, 1997.

Karen Shanahan,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 97-17596 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]

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