[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28642-28664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13712]
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Part II
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Transportation
Coast Guard
Research and Special Programs Administration
Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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The National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance;
Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 1996 /
Notices
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
Research and Special Programs Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[FRL-5512-8]
The National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),
Minerals Management Service (MMS), Research and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as the chair of the
National Response Team (NRT), is announcing the availability of the
NRT's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance (``one plan''). This
guidance is intended to be used by facilities to prepare emergency
response plans. The intent of the NRT is to provide a mechanism for
consolidating multiple plans that facilities may have prepared to
comply with various regulations into one functional emergency response
plan or integrated contingency plan (ICP). This notice contains the
suggested ICP outline as well as guidance on how to develop an ICP and
demonstrate compliance with various regulatory requirements. The
policies set out in this notice are intended solely as guidance.
ADDRESSES: Additional copies of this one-plan guidance can be obtained
by writing to the following address: William Finan, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 5101, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC
20460. Copies of the ICP Guidance are also available by calling the
EPCRA/RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 (in the Washington, DC,
metropolitan area, (703) 412-9810). In addition, this guidance is
available electronically at the home page of EPA's Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention Office (http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Finan, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 5101, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC
20460, at (202) 260-0030 (E-Mail [email protected]
include ``one plan'' in the subject line). In addition, the EPCRA/RCRA/
Superfund Hotline can answer general questions about the guidance.
For further information and guidance on complying with specific
regulations, contact: for EPA's Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation:
Bobbie Lively-Diebold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
5203G, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, at (703) 356-8774 (E-
Mail Lively.B[email protected]), or the SPCC Information Line at
(202) 260-2342); for the U.S. Coast Guard's Facility Response Plan
Regulation: LCDR Mark Hamilton, U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant (G-MOR),
2100 2nd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, at 202-267-1983 (E-Mail
M.Hamilton/[email protected]); for DOT/RSPA's Pipeline Response
Plan Regulation: Jim Taylor, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room
2335, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 366-8860 (E-
Mail [email protected]); for pertinent OSHA regulations, contact
either your Regional or Area OSHA office; for DOI/MMS' Facility
Response Plan Regulation: Larry Ake, U.S. Department of the Interior--
Minerals Management Service, MS 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA
22070-4817 at (703) 787-1567 (E-Mail Larry__ [email protected]); for
EPA's Risk Management Program Regulation: William Finan (see above);
and for RCRA's Contingency Planning Requirements, contact the EPCRA/
RCRA/Superfund Hotline (see above).
The NRT welcomes comments on specific implementation issues related
to this guidance. Please provide us with information about the
successful use of this guidance, about problems with using this
guidance, as well as suggestions for improving the guidance. Send
comments to William Finan (see above) or to any of the other people
listed in the previous paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Presidential Review Findings
Section 112(r)(10) of the Clean Air Act required the President to
conduct a review of federal release prevention, mitigation, and
response authorities. The Presidential Review was delegated to EPA, in
coordination with agencies and departments that are members of the
National Response Team (NRT). The Presidential Review concluded that,
while achieving its statutory goals to protect public safety and the
environment, the current system is complex, confusing, and costly. It
identified several key problem areas and recommended a second phase to
address these issues. One of the issues identified by the Presidential
Review is the multiple and overlapping federal requirements for
facility emergency response plans.
NRT Policy Statement
This one-plan guidance is intended to be used by facilities to
prepare emergency response plans for responding to releases of oil and
non-radiological hazardous substances. The intent of NRT is to provide
a mechanism for consolidating multiple plans that facilities may have
prepared to comply with various regulations into one functional
emergency response plan or integrated contingency plan (ICP). A number
of statutes and regulations, administered by several federal agencies,
include requirements for emergency response planning. A particular
facility may be subject to one or more of the following federal
regulations:
EPA's Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation (SPCC and
Facility Response Plan Requirements)--40 CFR part 112.7(d) and 112.20-
.21;
MMS's Facility Response Plan Regulation--30 CFR part 254;
RSPA's Pipeline Response Plan Regulation--49 CFR part 194;
USCG's Facility Response Plan Regulation--33 CFR part 154,
Subpart F;
EPA's Risk Management Programs Regulation--40 CFR part 68;
OSHA's Emergency Action Plan Regulation--29 CFR
1910.38(a);
OSHA's Process Safety Standard--29 CFR 1910.119;
OSHA's HAZWOPER Regulation--29 CFR 1910.120; and
EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Contingency
Planning Requirements--40 CFR part 264, Subpart D, 40 CFR part 265,
Subpart D, and 40 CFR 279.52.
In addition, facilities may also be subject to state emergency
response planning requirements that this guidance does not specifically
address. Facilities are encouraged to coordinate development of their
ICP with relevant state and local agencies to ensure compliance with
any additional regulatory requirements.
Individual agencies' planning requirements and plan review
procedures are not changed by the advent of the ICP format option. This
one-plan guidance has been developed
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to assist facilities in demonstrating compliance with the existing
federal emergency response planning requirements referenced above.
Although it does not relieve facilities from their current obligations,
it has been designed specifically to help meet those obligations.
Adherence to this guidance is not required in order to comply with
federal regulatory requirements. Facilities are free to continue
maintaining multiple plans to demonstrate federal regulatory
compliance; however, the NRT believes that an integrated plan prepared
in accordance with this guidance is a preferable alternative.
The NRT realizes that many existing regulations pertaining to
contingency planning require review by a specific agency to determine
compliance with applicable requirements. It is not the intent of the
NRT to modify existing agency review procedures or to supersede the
requirements of a regulation.
This one-plan guidance was developed through a cooperative effort
among numerous NRT agencies, state and local officials, and industry
and community representatives. The NRT and the agencies responsible for
reviewing and approving federal response plans to which the ICP option
applies agree that integrated response plans prepared in the format
provided in this guidance will be acceptable and be the federally
preferred method of response planning. The NRT realizes that alternate
formats for integrating multiple plans already exist and that others
likely will be developed. Certain facilities may find those formats
more desirable than the one proposed here. The NRT believes that a
single functional plan is preferable to multiple plans regardless of
the specific format chosen. While they are acceptable, other formats
may not allow the same ease of coordination with external plans. In any
case, whatever format a facility chooses, no individual NRT agency will
require an integrated response planning format differing from the ICP
format described here. The NRT anticipates that future development of
all federal regulations addressing emergency response planning will
incorporate use of the ICP guidance. Also, developers of state and
local requirements will be encouraged to be consistent with this
document.
The ICP guidance does not change existing regulatory requirements;
rather, it provides a format for organizing and presenting material
currently required by the regulations. Individual regulations are often
more detailed than the ICP guidance. To ensure full compliance,
facilities should continue to read and comply with all of the federal
regulations that apply to them. Furthermore, facilities submitting an
ICP (in whatever format) for agency or department review will need to
provide a cross-reference to existing regulatory requirements so that
plan reviewers can verify compliance with these requirements. The
guidance contains a series of matrices designed to assist owners and
operators in consolidating various plans and documenting compliance
with federal regulatory requirements. (See Attachments 2 and 3.) The
matrices can be used as the basis for developing a cross-reference to
various regulatory requirements.
This guidance also provides a useful contingency planning template
for owners and operators of facilities not subject to the federal
regulations cited previously.
Integrated Contingency Plan Philosophy
The ICP will minimize duplication in the preparation and use of
emergency response plans at the same facility and will improve economic
efficiency for both the regulated and regulating communities. Facility
expenditures for the preparation, maintenance, submission, and update
of a single plan should be much lower than for multiple plans.
The use of a single emergency response plan per facility will
eliminate confusion for facility first responders who often must decide
which of their plans is applicable to a particular emergency. The
guidance is designed to yield a highly functional document for use in
varied emergency situations while providing a mechanism for complying
with multiple agency requirements. Use of a single integrated plan
should also improve coordination between facility response personnel
and local, state, and federal emergency response personnel.
The adoption of a standard plan format should facilitate
integration of plans within a facility, in the event that large
facilities may need to prepare separate plans for distinct operating
units. The ICP concept should also allow coordination of facility plans
with plans that are maintained by local emergency planning committees
(LEPCs),1 Area Committees,2 co-operatives, and mutual aid
organizations. In some cases, there are specific regulatory
requirements to ensure that facility plans are consistent with external
planning efforts. Industry use of this guidance along with active
participation on local and Area Committees will improve the level of
emergency preparedness and is therefore highly encouraged.
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\1\ LEPC plans are developed by LEPCs in coordination with
facility emergency response coordinators under section 303 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
\2\ Area Contingency Plans are developed by Area Committees
pursuant to section 4202(a)(6) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
(OPA).
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In some areas, it may be possible to go beyond simple coordination
of plans and actually integrate certain information from facility plans
with corresponding areas of external plans. The adoption of a single,
common ICP outline such as the one proposed in this guidance would
facilitate a move toward integration of facility plans with local,
state, and federal plans.
The projected results described above will ultimately serve the
mutual goal of the response community to more efficiently and
effectively protect public health, worker safety, the environment, and
property.
Scope
This one-plan guidance is provided for any facility subject to
federal contingency planning regulations and is also recommended for
use by other facilities to improve emergency preparedness through
planning. In this context, the term ``facility'' is meant to have a
wide connotation and may include, but is not limited to, any mobile or
fixed onshore or offshore building, structure, installation, equipment,
pipe, or pipeline.
Facility hazards need to be addressed in a comprehensive and
coordinated manner. Accordingly, this guidance is broadly constructed
to allow for facilities to address a wide range of risks in a manner
tailored to the specific needs of the facility. This includes both
physical and chemical hazards associated with events such as chemical
releases, oil spills, fires, explosions, and natural disasters.
Organizational Concepts
The ICP format provided in this one-plan guidance (See Attachment
1) is organized into three main sections: an introductory section, a
core plan, and a series of supporting annexes. It is important to note
that the elements contained in these sections are not new concepts, but
accepted emergency response activities that are currently addressed in
various forms in existing contingency planning regulations. The goal of
the NRT is not to create new planning requirements, but to provide a
mechanism to consolidate existing concepts into a single functional
plan structure. This approach would provide a consistent basis for
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emergency response concerns as it gains widespread use among
facilities.
The introduction section of the plan format is designed to provide
facility response personnel, outside responders, and regulatory
officials with basic information about the plan and the entity it
covers. It calls for a statement of purpose and scope, a table of
contents, information on the current revision date of the plan, general
facility information, and the key contact(s) for plan development and
maintenance. This section should present the information in a brief
factual manner.
The structure of the sample core plan and annexes in this guidance
is based on the structure of the National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS) Incident Command System (ICS). NIIMS ICS is a
nationally recognized system currently in use by numerous federal,
state, and local organizations (e.g., some Area Committees under OPA).
NIIMS ICS is a type of response management system that has been used
successfully in a variety of emergency situations, including releases
of oil or hazardous substances. NIIMS ICS provides a commonly
understood framework that allows for effective interaction among
response personnel. Organizing the ICP along the lines of the NIIMS ICS
will allow the plan to dovetail with established response management
practices, thus facilitating its ease of use during an emergency.
The core plan is intended to contain essential response guidance
and procedures. Annexes would contain more detailed supporting
information on specific response management functions. The core plan
should contain frequent references to the response critical annexes to
direct response personnel to parts of the ICP that contain more
detailed information on the appropriate course of action for responders
to take during various stages of a response. Facility planners need to
find the right balance between the amount of information contained in
the core plan versus the response critical annexes (Annexes 1 through
3). Information required to support response actions at facilities with
multiple hazards will likely be contained in the annexes. Planners at
facilities with fewer hazards may choose to include most if not all
information in the core plan. Other annexes (e.g., Annexes 4 through 8)
are dedicated to providing information that is non-critical at the time
of a response (e.g., cross-references to demonstrate regulatory
compliance and background planning information). Consistent with the
goal of keeping the size of the ICP as manageable as practicable, it is
not necessary for a plan holder to provide its field responders with
all the compliance documentation (e.g., Annexes 4 through 8) that it
submits to regulatory agencies. Similarly, it may not be necessary for
a plan holder to submit all annexes to every regulatory agency for
review.
Basic headings are consistent across the core plan and annexes to
facilitate ease of use during an emergency. These headings provide a
comprehensive list of elements to be addressed in the core plan and
response annexes and may not be relevant to all facilities. Planners
should address those regulatory elements that are applicable to their
particular facilities. Planners at facilities with multiple hazards
will need to address most, if not all, elements included in this
guidance. Planners at facilities with fewer hazards may not need to
address certain elements. If planners choose to strictly adopt the ICP
outline contained in this guidance but are not required by regulation
to address all elements of the outline, they may simply indicate ``not
applicable'' for those items where no information is provided. A more
detailed discussion of the core plan and supporting annexes follows.
Core Plan
The core plan is intended to reflect the essential steps necessary
to initiate, conduct, and terminate an emergency response action:
recognition, notification, and initial response, including assessment,
mobilization, and implementation. This section of the plan should be
concise and easy to follow. A rule of thumb is that the core plan
should fit in the glovebox of a response vehicle. The core plan need
not detail all procedures necessary under these phases of a response
but should provide information that is time critical in the earliest
stages of a response and a framework to guide responders through key
steps necessary to mount an effective response. The response action
section should be convenient to use and understandable at the
appropriate skill level.
The NRT recommends the use of checklists or flowcharts wherever
possible to capture these steps in a concise easy-to-understand manner.
The core plan should be constructed to contain references to
appropriate sections of the supporting annexes for more detailed
guidance on specific procedures. The NRT anticipates that for a large,
complex facility with multiple hazards the annexes will contain a
significant amount of information on specific procedures to follow. For
a small facility with a limited number of hazard scenarios, the core
plan may contain most if not all of the information necessary to carry
out the response thus obviating the need for more detailed annexes. The
checklists, depending on their size and complexity, can be in either
the core or the support section.
The core plan should reflect a hierarchy of emergency response
levels. A system of response levels is commonly used in emergency
planning for classifying emergencies according to seriousness and
assigning an appropriate standard response or series of response
actions to each level. Both complex and simple industrial facilities
use a system of response levels for rapidly assessing the seriousness
of an emergency and developing an appropriate response. This process
allows response personnel to match the emergency and its potential
impacts with appropriate resources and personnel. The concept of
response levels should be considered in developing checklists or
flowcharts designed to serve as the basis for the core plan. Note that
for those facilities subject to planning requirements under OPA,
response levels in the core plan may not necessarily correspond to
discharge planning amounts (e.g., average most probable discharge,
maximum most probable discharge, and worst case discharge).
Facility owners and operators should determine appropriate response
levels based on 1) the need to initiate time-urgent response actions to
minimize or prevent unacceptable consequences to the health and safety
of workers, the public, or the environment; and 2) the need to
communicate critical information concerning the emergency to offsite
authorities. The consideration and development of response levels
should, to the extent practicable, be consistent with similar efforts
that may have been taken by the LEPC, local Area Committee, or mutual
aid organization. Response levels, which are used in communications
with offsite authorities, should be fully coordinated and use
consistent terminology.
Annexes
The annexes are designed to provide key supporting information for
conducting an emergency response under the core plan as well as
document compliance with regulatory requirements not addressed
elsewhere in the ICP. Annexes are not meant to duplicate information
that is already contained in the core plan, but to augment core plan
information. The annexes should relate to the basic
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headings of the core plan. To accomplish this, the annexes should
contain sections on facility information, notification, and a detailed
description of response procedures under the response management system
(i.e, command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance). The
annexes should also address issues related to post accident
investigation, incident history, written follow-up reports, training
and exercises, plan critique and modification process, prevention, and
regulatory compliance, as appropriate.
The ICP format contained in this guidance is based on the NIIMS
ICS. If facility owners or operators choose to follow fundamental
principles of the NIIMS ICS, then they may adopt NIIMS ICS by reference
rather than having to describe the system in detail in the plan. The
owner or operator should identify where NIIMS ICS documentation is kept
at the facility and how it will be accessed if needed by the facility
or requested by the reviewing agency. Regardless of the response
management system used, the plan should include an organization chart,
specific job descriptions,3 a description of information flow
ensuring liaison with the on-scene coordinator (OSC), and a description
of how the selected response management system integrates with a
Unified Command.4 If a system other than NIIMS ICS is used, the
plan should also identify how it differs from NIIMS or provide a
detailed description of the system used.
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\3\ OPA 90 planning requirements for marine transfer facilities
(33 CFR 154.1035) require job descriptions for each spill management
team member regardless of the response management system employed by
the facility.
\4\ Under NIIMS ICS, the command module has traditionally been
represented by a single incident commander (supported by a command
staff) who directs efforts of and receives input from the four
supporting functional areas (planning, logistics, operations, and
finance). More recently, a Unified Command System as described in
the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP) found at 40 CFR part 300 has been used for larger spill
responses where the command module is comprised of representatives
from the federal government (i.e., federal on-scene coordinator),
state government (state on-scene coordinator), and the responsible
party working in a cooperative manner. Unified Command allows all
parties who have jurisdictional or functional responsibility for the
incident to jointly develop a common set of incident objectives and
strategies. Such coordination should be guided by procedures found
in the NCP (see figure 1a at 40 CFR 300.105(e)(1)) and the
applicable Area Contingency Plan.
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The NRT anticipates that the use of linkages (i.e., references to
other plans) when developing annexes will serve several purposes.
Linkages will facilitate integration with other emergency plans within
a facility (until such plans can be fully incorporated into the ICP)
and with external plans, such as LEPC plans and Area Contingency Plans
(ACPs). Linkages will also help ensure that the annexes do not become
too cumbersome. The use of references to information contained in
external plans does not relieve facilities from regulatory requirements
to address certain elements in a facility-specific manner and to have
information readily accessible to responders. When determining what
information may be linked by reference and what needs to be contained
in the ICP, response planners should carefully consider the time
critical nature of the information. If instructions or procedures will
be needed immediately during an incident response, they should be
presented for ready access in the ICP. The following information would
not normally be well-suited for reference to documents external to the
ICP: core plan elements, facility and locality information (to allow
for quick reference by responders on the layout of the facility and the
surrounding environment and mitigating actions for the specific
hazard(s) present), notification procedures, details of response
management personnel's duties, and procedures for establishing the
response management system. Although linkages provide the opportunity
to utilize information developed by other organizations, facilities
should note that many LEPC plans and ACPs may not currently possess
sufficient detail to be of use in facility plans or the ICP. This
information may need to be developed by the facility until detailed
applicable information from broader plans is available.
In all cases, referenced materials must be readily available to
anticipated plan users. Copies of documents that have been incorporated
by reference need not be submitted unless it is required by regulation.
The appropriate sections of referenced documents that are unique to the
facility, those that are not nationally recognized, those that are
required by regulation, and those that could not reasonably be expected
to be in the possession of the reviewing agency, should be provided
when the plan is submitted for review and/or approval. Discretion
should be used when submitting documents containing proprietary data.
It is, however, necessary to identify in the ICP the specific section
of the document being incorporated by reference, where the document is
kept, and how it will be accessed if needed by the facility or
requested by the reviewing agency. In addition, facility owners or
operators are reminded to take note of submission requirements of
specific regulations when determining what materials to provide an
agency for review as it may not be necessary to submit all parts of an
ICP to a particular agency.
As discussed previously, this guidance contains a series of
matrices designed to assist owners and operators in the plan
consolidation process and in the process of ensuring and documenting
compliance with regulatory requirements. The matrix in Attachment 2 to
this guidance displays areas of current regulations that align with the
suggested elements contained in this guidance document. When addressing
each element of the ICP outline, plan drafters can refer to this matrix
to identify specific regulatory requirements related to that element.
The matrices in Attachment 3 to this guidance display regulatory
requirements as contained in each of the regulations listed in the NRT
policy statement above (which are applicable to many facilities) along
with an indication of where in the suggested ICP outline these
requirements should be addressed. If a facility chooses to follow the
ICP outline, these matrices can be included as Annex 8 to a facility's
ICP to provide the necessary cross-reference for plan reviewers to
document compliance with various regulatory requirements. To the extent
that a plan deviates from the suggested ICP outline, plan drafters will
have to alter the matrices to ensure that the location of regulatory
requirements within the ICP is clearly identified for plan reviewers.
Integrated Contingency Plan Elements
Presented below is a list of elements to be addressed in the ICP
and a brief explanation, displayed in italicized text, of the nature of
the information to be contained in that section of the ICP. Attachment
1 presents the complete outline of the ICP without the explanatory
text. As discussed previously, the elements are organized into three
main sections: plan introduction, core plan, and response annexes.
Section I--Plan Introduction Elements
1. Purpose and Scope of Plan Coverage
This section should provide a brief overview of facility operations
and describe in general the physical area, and nature of hazards or
events to which the plan is applicable. This brief description will
help plan users quickly assess the relevancy of the plan to a
particular type of emergency in a given location. This section should
also include a list of which regulation(s) are being addressed in the
ICP.
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2. Table of Contents
This section should clearly identify the structure of the plan and
include a list of annexes. This will facilitate rapid use of the plan
during an emergency.
3. Current Revision Date
This section should indicate the date that the plan was last
revised to provide plan users with information on the currency of the
plan. More detailed information on plan update history (i.e., a record
of amendments) may be maintained in Annex 6 (Response Critique and Plan
Review and Modification Process).
4. General Facility Identification Information
a. Facility name
b. Owner/operator/agent (include physical and mailing address and phone
number)
c. Physical address of the facility (include county/parish/borough,
latitude/longitude, and directions)
d. Mailing address of the facility (correspondence contact)
e. Other identifying information (e.g., ID numbers, SIC Code, oil
storage start-up date)
f. Key contact(s) for plan development and maintenance
g. Phone number(s) for key contact(s)
h. Facility phone number
i. Facility fax number
This section should contain a brief profile of the facility and its
key personnel to facilitate rapid identification of key administrative
information.
Section II - Core Plan Elements
1. Discovery
This section should address the initial action the person(s)
discovering an incident will take to assess the problem at hand and
access the response system. Recognition, basic assessment, source
control (as appropriate), and initial notification of proper personnel
should be addressed in a manner that can be easily understood by
everybody in the facility. The use of checklists or flowcharts is
highly recommended.
2. Initial Response
a. Procedures for internal and external notifications (i.e., contact,
organization name, and phone number of facility emergency response
coordinator, facility response team personnel, federal, state, and
local officials)
b. Establishment of a response management system
c. Procedures for preliminary assessment of the situation, including an
identification of incident type, hazards involved, magnitude of the
problem, and resources threatened
d. Procedures for establishment of objectives and priorities for
response to the specific incident, including:
(1) Immediate goals/tactical planning (e.g., protection of workers
and public as priorities)
(2) Mitigating actions (e.g., discharge/release control,
containment, and recovery, as appropriate)
(3) Identification of resources required for response
e. Procedures for implementation of tactical plan
f. Procedures for mobilization of resources
This section should provide for activation of the response system
following discovery of the incident. It should include an established
24-hour contact point (i.e., that person and alternate who is called to
set the response in motion) and instructions for that person on who to
call and what critical information to pass. Plan drafters should also
consider the need for bilingual notification. It is important to note
that different incident types require that different parties be
notified. Appropriate federal, State, and local notification
requirements should be reflected in this section of the ICP. Detailed
notification lists may be included here or in Annex 2, depending upon
the variety of notification schemes that a facility may need to
implement. For example, the release of an extremely hazardous substance
will require more extensive notifications (i.e., to State Emergency
Response Commissions (SERCs) and LEPCs) than a discharge of oil. Even
though no impacts or awareness are anticipated outside the site,
immediate external notifications are required for releases of CERCLA
and EPCRA substances. Again, the use of forms, such as flowcharts,
checklists, call-down lists, is recommended.
This section should instruct personnel in the implementation of a
response management system for coordinating the response effort. More
detailed information on specific components and functions of the
response management system (e.g., detailed hazard assessment, resource
protection strategies) may be provided in annexes to the ICP.
This part of the plan should then provide information on problem
assessment, establishment of objectives and priorities, implementation
of a tactical plan, and mobilization of resources. In establishing
objectives and priorities for response, facilities should perform a
hazard assessment using resources such as Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs) or the Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS)
manual. Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide (NRT-1), developed
by the NRT to assist community personnel with emergency response
planning, provides guidance on developing hazard analyses. If a
facility elects to provide detailed hazard analysis information in a
response annex, then a reference to that annex should be provided in
this part of the core plan.
Mitigating actions must be tailored to the type of hazard present.
For example, containment might be applicable to an oil spill (i.e., use
of booming strategies) but would not be relevant to a gas release. The
plan holder is encouraged to develop checklists, flowcharts, and brief
descriptions of actions to be taken to control different types of
incidents. Relevant questions to ask in developing such materials
include:
What type of emergency is occurring?
What areas/resources have been or will be affected?
Do we need an exclusion zone?
Is the source under control?
What type of response resources are needed?
3. Sustained Actions
This section should address the transition of a response from the
initial emergency stage to the sustained action stage where more
prolonged mitigation and recovery actions progress under a response
management structure. The NRT recognizes that most incidents are able
to be handled by a few individuals without implementing an extensive
response management system. This section of the core plan should be
brief and rely heavily on references to specific annexes to the ICP.
4. Termination and Follow-Up Actions
This section should briefly address the development of a mechanism
to ensure that the person in charge of mitigating the incident can, in
coordination with the federal or state OSC as necessary, terminate the
response. In the case of spills, certain regulations may become
effective once the ``emergency'' is declared over. The section should
describe how the orderly demobilization of response resources will
occur. In addition, follow-up actions associated with termination of a
response (e.g., accident investigation, response critique, plan review,
written follow-up reports) should also be outlined in this section.
Plan drafters
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may reference appropriate annexes to the ICP in this section of the
core plan.
Section III--Annexes
Annex 1. Facility and Locality Information
a. Facility maps
b. Facility drawings
c. Facility description/layout, including identification of facility
hazards and vulnerable resources and populations on and off the
facility which may be impacted by an incident
This annex should provide detailed information to responders on the
layout of the facility and the surrounding environment. The use of maps
and drawings to allow for quick reference is preferable to detailed
written descriptions. These should contain information critical to the
response such as the location of discharge sources, emergency shut-off
valves and response equipment, and nearby environmentally and
economically sensitive resources and human populations (e.g., nursing
homes, hospitals, schools). The ACP and LEPC plan may provide specific
information on sensitive environments and populations in the area. EPA
Regional Offices, Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices, and LEPCs can
provide information on the status of efforts to identify such
resources. Plan holders may need to provide additional detail on
sensitive areas near the facility. In addition, this annex should
contain other facility information that is critical to response and
should complement but not duplicate information contained in part 4 of
the plan introduction section containing administrative information on
the facility.
Annex 2. Notification
a. Internal notifications
b. Community notifications
c. Federal and state agency notifications
This annex should detail the process of making people aware of an
incident (i.e., who to call, when the call must be made, and what
information/data to provide on the incident). The incident commander is
responsible for ensuring that notifications are carried out in a timely
manner but is not necessarily responsible for making the notifications.
ACPs, Regional Contingency Plans (RCPs), and LEPC plans should be
consulted and referenced as a source of information on the roles and
responsibilities of external parties that are to be contacted. This
information is important to help company responders understand how
external response officials fit into the picture. Call-down lists must
be readily accessible to ensure rapid response. Notification lists
provided in the core plan need not be duplicated here but need to be
referenced.
Annex 3. Response Management System
This annex should contain a general description of the facility's
response management system as well as contain specific information
necessary to guide or support the actions of each response management
function (i.e., command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance)
during a response.
a. General
If facility owners or operators choose to follow the fundamental
principles of NIIMS ICS (see discussion of annexes above), then they
may adopt NIIMS ICS by reference rather than having to describe the
response management system in detail in the plan. In this section of
Annex 3, planners should briefly address either 1) basic areas where
their response management system is at variance with NIIMS ICS or 2)
how the facility's organization fits into the NIIMS ICS structure. This
may be accomplished through a simple organizational diagram.
If facility owners or operators choose not to adopt the fundamental
principles of NIIMS ICS, this section should describe in detail the
structure of the facility response management system. Regardless of the
response management system used, this section of the annex should
include the following information:
Organizational chart;
Specific job description for each position; 5
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A detailed description of information flow; and
Description of the formation of a unified command within
the response management system.
b. Command
(1) List facility Incident Commander and Qualified Individual (if
applicable) by name and/or title and provide information on their
authorities and duties.
This section of Annex 3 should describe the command aspects of the
response management system that will be used (i.e., reference NIIMS ICS
or detail the facility's response management system). The location(s)
of predesignated command posts should also be identified.
(2) Information (i.e., internal and external communications).
This section of Annex 3 should address how the facility will
disseminate information internally (i.e., to facility/response
employees) and externally (i.e., to the public). For example, this
section might address how the facility would interact with local
officials to assist with public evacuation and other needs. Items to
consider in developing this section include press release statement
forms, plans for coordination with the news media, community relations
plan, needs of special populations, and plans for families of
employees.
(3) Safety.
This section of Annex 3 should include a process for ensuring the
safety of responders. Facilities should reference responsibilities of
the safety officer, federal/state requirements (e.g., HAZWOPER), and
safety provisions of the ACP. Procedures for protecting facility
personnel should be addressed (i.e., evacuation signals and routes,
sheltering in place).
(4) Liaison--Staff Mobilization.
This section of Annex 3 should address the process by which the
internal and external emergency response teams will interact. Given
that parallel mobilization may be occurring by various response groups,
the process of integration (i.e., unified command) should be addressed.
This includes a process for communicating with local emergency
management especially where safety of the general public is concerned.
c. Operations
(1) Operational response objectives
(2) Discharge or release control
(3) Assessment/monitoring
(4) Containment
(5) Recovery
(6) Decontamination
(7) Non-responder medical needs, including information on ambulances
and hospitals
(8) Salvage plans
This section of Annex 3 should contain a discussion of specific
operational procedures to respond to an incident. It is important to
note that response operations are driven by the type of incident. That
is, a response to an oil spill will differ markedly from a response to
a release of a toxic gas to the air. Plan drafters should tailor
response procedures to the particular hazards in place at the facility.
A facility with limited hazards may have relatively few procedures. A
larger more complex facility with numerous hazards is likely to have a
series of procedures
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designed to address the nuances associated with each type of incident.
d. Planning
(1) Hazard assessment, including facility hazards identification,
vulnerability analysis, prioritization of potential risks.
This section of Annex 3 should present a detailed assessment of all
potential hazards present at the facility, an analysis of vulnerable
receptors (e.g., human populations, both workers and the general
public, environmentally sensitive areas, and other facility-specific
concerns) and a discussion of which risks deserve primary consideration
during an incident. NRT-1 contains guidance on conducting a hazard
analysis. Also, ACPs and LEPC plans may provide information on
environmentally sensitive and economically important areas, human
populations, and protection priorities. Plan drafters should address
the full range of risks present at the facility. By covering actions
necessary to respond to a range of incident types, plan holders can be
prepared for small, operational discharges and large catastrophic
releases. One approach that is required by certain regulations, such as
the Clean Air Act (CAA) and OPA is to develop planning scenarios for
certain types and sizes of releases (i.e., worst case discharge).
Facilities may address such planning scenarios and associated
calculations in this section of Annex 3 or as part of a separate annex
depending on the size and complexity of the facility.
(2) Protection
This section of Annex 3 should present a discussion of strategies
for protecting the vulnerable receptors identified through the hazard
analysis. Primary consideration should be given to minimizing those
risks identified as a high priority. Activities to be considered in
developing this section include: population protection; protective
booming; dispersant use, in-situ burning, bioremediation; water intake
protection; wildlife recovery/rehabilitation; natural remediation;
vapor suppression; and monitoring, sampling, and modeling. ACPs and
LEPC plans may contain much of this information.
(3) Coordination with natural resource trustees.
This section should address coordination with government natural
resource trustees. In their role as managers of and experts in natural
resources, trustees assist the federal OSC in developing or selecting
removal actions to protect these resources. In this role, they serve as
part of the response organization working for the federal OSC. A key
area to address is interaction with facility response personnel in
protection of natural resources.
Natural resource trustees are also responsible to act on behalf of
the public to present a claim for and recover damages to natural
resources injured by an oil spill or hazardous substance release. The
process followed by the natural resource trustees, natural resource
damage assessment (NRDA), generally involves some data collection
during emergency response. NRDA regulations provide that the process
may be carried out in cooperation with the responsible party. Thus, the
facility may wish to plan for how that cooperation will occur,
including designation of personnel to work with trustees in NRDA.
(4) Waste management.
This section should address procedures for the disposal of
contaminated materials in accordance with federal, state, and local
requirements.
e. Logistics
(1) Medical needs of responders
(2) Site security
(3) Communications (internal and external resources)
(4) Transportation (air, land, water)
(5) Personnel support (e.g., meals, housing, equipment)
(6) Equipment maintenance and support
This section of the Annex 3 should address how the facility will
provide for the operational needs of response operations in each of the
areas listed above. For example, the discussion of personnel support
should address issues such as: volunteer training; management;
overnight accommodations; meals; operational/administrative spaces; and
emergency procedures. The NRT recognizes that certain logistical
considerations may not be applicable to small facilities with limited
hazards.
f. Finance/procurement/administration
(1) Resource list
(2) Personnel management
(3) Response equipment
(4) Support equipment
(5) Contracting
(6) Claims procedures
(7) Cost documentation
This section of Annex 3 should address the acquisition of resources
(i.e., personnel and equipment) for the response and monitoring of
incident-related costs. Lists of available equipment in the local and
regional area and how to procure such equipment as necessary should be
included. Information on previously established agreements (e.g.,
contracts) with organizations supplying personnel and equipment (e.g.,
oil spill removal organizations) also should be included. This section
should also address methods to account for resources expended and to
process claims resulting from the incident.
Annex 4. Incident Documentation
a. Post accident investigation
b. Incident history
This annex should describe the company's procedures for conducting
a follow-up investigation of the cause of the accident, including
coordination with federal, State, and local officials. This annex
should also contain an accounting of incidents that have occurred at
the facility, including information on cause, amount released,
resources impacted, injuries, response actions, etc. This annex should
also include information that may be required to prove that the
facility met its legal notification requirements with respect to a
given incident, such as a signed record of initial notifications and
certified copies of written follow-up reports submitted after a
response.
Annex 5. Training and Exercises/Drills
This annex should contain a description of the training and
exercise program conducted at the facility as well as evidence (i.e.,
logs) that required training and exercises have been conducted on a
regular basis. Facilities may follow appropriate training or exercise
guidelines (e.g., National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
Guidelines) as allowed under the various regulatory requirements.
Annex 6. Response Critique and Plan Review and Modification Process
This annex should describe procedures for modifying the plan based
on periodic plan review or lessons learned through an exercise or a
response to an actual incident. Procedures to critique an actual or
simulated response should be a part of this discussion. A list of plan
amendments (i.e., history of updates) should also be contained in this
annex. Plan modification should be viewed as a part of a facility's
continuous improvement process.
Annex 7. Prevention
Some federal regulations that primarily address prevention of
accidents include elements that relate to contingency planning (e.g.,
EPA's RMP and SPCC regulations and OSHA's Process Safety Standard).
This annex is designed to allow facilities to include
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prevention-based requirements (e.g., maintenance, testing, in-house
inspections, release detection, site security, containment, fail safe
engineering) that are required in contingency planning regulations or
that have the potential to impact response activities covered in a
contingency plan. The modular nature of the suggested plan outline
provides planners with necessary flexibility to include prevention
requirements in the ICP. This annex may not need to be submitted to
regulatory agencies for review.
Annex 8. Regulatory Compliance and Cross-Reference Matrices
This annex should include information necessary for plan reviewers
to determine compliance with specific regulatory requirements. To the
extent that plan drafters did not include regulatory required elements
in the balance of the ICP, they should be addressed in this annex. This
annex should also include signatory pages to convey management approval
and certifications required by the regulations, such as certification
of adequate response resources and/or statements of regulatory
applicability as required by regulations under OPA authority. Finally,
this annex should contain cross-references that indicate where specific
regulatory requirements are addressed in the ICP for each regulation
covered under the plan. As discussed previously, Attachment 3 contains
a series of matrices designed to fulfill this need in those instances
where plan drafters adhere to the outline contained in this guidance.
Attachment 1--ICP Outline
Section I--Plan Introduction Elements
1. Purpose and Scope of Plan Coverage
2. Table of Contents
3. Current Revision Date
4. General Facility Identification Information
a. Facility name
b. Owner/operator/agent (include physical and mailing address
and phone number)
c. Physical address of the facility (include county/parish/
borough, latitude/longitude, and directions)
d. Mailing address of the facility (correspondence contact)
e. Other identifying information (e.g., ID numbers, SIC Code,
oil storage start-up date)
f. Key contact(s) for plan development and maintenance
g. Phone number for key contact(s)
h. Facility phone number
i. Facility fax number
Section II--Core Plan Elements
1. Discovery
2. Initial Response
a. Procedures for internal and external notifications (i.e.,
contact, organization name, and phone number of facility emergency
response coordinator, facility response team personnel, federal,
state, and local officials)
b. Establishment of a response management system
c. Procedures for preliminary assessment of the situation,
including an identification of incident type, hazards involved,
magnitude of the problem, and resources threatened
d. Procedures for establishment of objectives and priorities for
response to the specific incident, including:
(1) Immediate goals/tactical planning (e.g., protection of
workers and public as priorities)
(2) Mitigating actions (e.g., discharge/release control,
containment, and recovery, as appropriate)
(3) Identification of resources required for response
e. Procedures for implementation of tactical plan
f. Procedure for mobilization of resources
3. Sustained Actions
4. Termination and Follow-Up Actions
Section III-Annexes
Annex 1. Facility and Locality Information
a. Facility maps
b. Facility drawings
c. Facility description/layout, including identification of facility
hazards and vulnerable resources and populations on and off the
facility which may be impacted by an incident
Annex 2. Notification
a. Internal notifications
b. Community notifications
c. Federal and state agency notifications
Annex 3. Response Management System
a. General
b. Command
(1) List facility Incident Commander and Qualified Individual
(if applicable) by name and/or title and provide information on
their authorities and duties
(2) Information (i.e., internal and external communications)
(3) Safety
(4) Liaison--Staff mobilization
c. Operations
(1) Operational response objectives
(2) Discharge or release control
(3) Assessment/monitoring
(4) Containment
(5) Recovery
(6) Decontamination
(7) Non-responder medical needs including information on
ambulances and hospitals
(8) Salvage plans
d. Planning
(1) Hazard assessment, including facility hazards
identification, vulnerability analysis, prioritization of potential
risks
(2) Protection
(3) Coordination with natural resource trustees
(4) Waste management
e. Logistics
(1) Medical needs of responders
(2) Site security
(3) Communications (internal and external resources)
(4) Transportation (air, land, water)
(5) Personnel support (e.g., meals, housing, equipment)
(6) Equipment maintenance and support
f. Finance/procurement/administration
(1) Resource list
(2) Personnel management
(3) Response equipment
(4) Support equipment
(5) Contracting
(6) Claims procedures
(7) Cost documentation
Annex 4. Incident Documentation
a. Post accident investigation
b. Incident history
Annex 5. Training and Exercises/Drills
Annex 6. Response Critique and Plan Review and Modification Process
Annex 7. Prevention
Annex 8. Regulatory Compliance and Cross-Reference Matrices
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ICP Citation(s)
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RCRA (40 CFR Part 264 Subpart D 1, 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart D 2, 40 CFR
Part 279.52(b) 3)
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264.52 Content of contingency plan:
(a) Emergency response actions.4
(b) Amendments to SPCC plan.
(c) Coordination with State and local II.2.b;III.3.a.
response parties 5.
(d) Emergency coordinator(s)............. II.2.a; III.2.
(e) Detailed description of emergency II.2.d.(3); II.2.e;
equipment on-site. II.2.f; III.3.f.(1);
III.3.f.(3);
III.3.f.(4).
(f) Evacuation plan if applicable........ III.3.b.(3).
264.53 Copies of contingency plan.
264.54 Amendment of contingency plan........ III.6.
264.55 Emergency coordinator................ II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).
264.56 Emergency procedures:
(a) Notification......................... II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.b.(2).
(b) Emergency identification/ II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
characterization.
(c) Health/environmental assessment...... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
(d) Reporting............................ II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.c.(3).
(e) Containment.......................... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).
(f) Monitoring........................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).
(g) Treatment, storage, or disposal of III.3.d.(4).
wastes.
(h) Cleanup procedures:..................
(1) Disposal......................... III.3.d.(4).
(2) Decontamination.................. III.3.c.(6).
(i) Follow-up procedures................. II.4.
(j) Follow-up report..................... III.4.a.
265.52 Content of contingency plan:
(a) Emergency response actions.6
(b) Amendments to SPCC plan.
(c) Coordination with State and local II.2.b; III.3.a.
response parties 7.
(d) Emergency coordinator(s)............. II.2.a; III.2.
(e) Detailed description of emergency II.2.d.(3); II.2.e;
equipment on-site. II.2.f; III.3.f.(1);
III.3.f.(3);
III.3.f.(4).
(f) Evacuation plan if applicable........ III.3.b.(3).
265.53 Copies of contingency plan.
265.54 Amendment of contingency plan........ III.6.
265.55 Emergency coordinator................ II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).
265.56 Emergency procedures:
(a) Notification......................... II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.b.(2).
(b) Emergency identification/ II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
characterization.
(c) Health/environmental assessment...... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
(d) Reporting............................ II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.c.(3).
(e) Containment.......................... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).
(f) Monitoring........................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).
(g) Treatment, storage, or disposal of III.3.d.(4).
wastes.
(h) Cleanup procedures:
(1) Disposal......................... III.3.d.(4).
(2) Decontamination.................. III.3.c.(6).
(i) Follow-up procedures................. II.4.
(j) Follow-up report..................... III.4.a.
279.52(b)(2) Content of contingency plan:
(i) Emergency response actions 8
(ii) Amendments to SPCC plan.
(iii) Coordination with State and local II.2.b; III.3.a.
response parties 9.
(iv) Emergency coordinator(s)............ II.2.a; III.2.
(v) Detailed description of emergency II.2.d.(3); II.2.e;
equipment on-site. II.2.f; III.3.f.(1);
III.3.f.(3); III.3.f(4).
(vi) Evacuation plan if applicable....... III.3.b.(3).
(3) Copies of contingency plan.
(4) Amendment of contingency plan............ III.6.
(5) Emergency coordinator.................... II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).
(6) Emergency procedures:
(i) Notification......................... II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.b.(2).
(ii) Emergency identification/ II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
characterization.
(iii) Health/environmental assessment.... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).
(iv) Reporting........................... II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.c.(3).
(v) Containment.......................... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).
(vi) Monitoring.......................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).
(vii) Treatment, storage, or disposal of III.3.d.(4).
wastes.
(viii) Cleanup procedures:
(A) Disposal......................... III.3.d.(4).
(B) Decontamination.................. III.3.c.(6).
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(ix) Follow-up report.................... III.4.a.
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112.7(d)(1) Strong spill contingency plan .........................
and written commitment of manpower,
equipment, and materials.10,11
112.20(g) General response planning III.3.d.(3); III.6.
requirements.
112.20(h) Response plan elements............. I.2; III.8.
(1) Emergency response action plan .........................
(Appendix F1.1):
(i) Identity and telephone number of III.3.b.(1).
qualified individual (F1.2.5).
(ii) Identity of individuals/ III.2.
organizations to contact if there is
a discharge (F1.3.1).
(iii) Description of information to II.2.a.
pass to response personnel in event
of a reportable spill (F1.3).
(iv) Description of facility's II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3);
response equipment and its location III.3.e.(6);
(F1.3.2). III.3.f.(1);
III.3.f.(3).
(v) Description of response II.2.b; III.3;
personnel capabilities (F1.3.4). III.3.e.(5);
III.3.f.(2);
(vi) Plans for evacuation of the III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5)
facility and a reference to
community evacuation plans (F1.3.5).
(vii) Description of immediate II.2.d.(2); III.3.c.(2);
measures to secure the source III.3.c.(4).
(F1.7.1).
(viii) Diagram of the facility (F1.9) III.1.a-b.
(2) Facility information (F1.2, F2.0).... I.4.b-d; III.1.
(3) Information about emergency
responses:
(i) Identity of private personnel and III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4)-
equipment to remove to the maximum (5); III.3.e.(5).
extent practicable a WCD or other
discharges (F1.3.2, F1.3.4).
(ii) Evidence of contracts or other III.3.e.(5); III.3.f.(5)
approved means for ensuring
personnel and equipment availability.
(iii) Identity and telephone of II.2.a; III.2.b-d;
individuals/organizations to be III.3.b.(2).
contacted in event of a discharge
(F1.3.1).
(iv) Description of information to II.2.a.
pass to response personnel in event
of a reportable spill (F1.3.1).
(v) Description of response personnel II.2.b; III.3;
capabilities (F1.3.4). III.3.e.(5);
III.3.f.(2).
(vi) Description of a facility's II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3);
response equipment, location of the III.3.e.(6);
equipment, and equipment testing III.3.f.(1);
(F1.3.2, F1.3.3). III.3.f.(3).
(vii) Plans for evacuation of the III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5).
facility and a reference to
community evacuation plans as
appropriate (F1.3.5).
(viii) Diagram of evacuation routes III.3.b.(3).
(F1.9)..
(ix) Duties of the qualified II.2.c; II.2.d.(1);
individual (F1.3.6). I.2.e; III.2.b-c;
III.3.c.(3);
III.3.d.(1); III.3.f.
(4) Hazard evaluation (F1.4)............. II.2.c; III.3.d.(1);
III.4.b.
(5) Response planning levels (F1.5, II.3.d.(1).
F1.5.1, F1.5.2).
(6) Discharge detection systems (F1.6, II.1.
F1.6.1, F1.6.2).
(7) Plan implementation (F1.7)........... II.2.d-f; II.3; II.4.
(i) Response actions to be carried II.2; III.3.d.(2).
out (F1.7.1.1).
(ii) Description of response III.3.d.(1).
equipment to be used for each
scenario (F1.7.1.1).
(iii) Plans to dispose of III.3.c.(5)-(6)
contaminated cleanup materials
(F1.7.2).
(iv) Measures to provide adequate III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4);
containment and drainage of spilled III.3.d.(2);
oil (F1.7.3). III.3.d.(4).
(8) Self-inspection, drills/ III.3.e.(6); III.5.
exercises, and response training
(F1.8.1-F1.8.3.2).
(9) Diagrams (F1.9).................. III.1.b.
(10) Security systems (F1.10)........ III.3.e.(2).
(11) Response plan cover sheet
(F2.0).
112.21 Facility response training and drills/ III.5.
exercises (F1.8.2, F1.8.3).
Appendix F Facility-Specific Response Plan: I.2.
12
1.0 Model Facility-Specific Response
Plan.
1.1 Emergency Response Action Plan.
1.2 Facility Information................ I.3; I.4.a; I.4.b-c;
I.4.h; II.2.a; III.1.
1.3 Emergency Response Information:
1.3.1 Notification.................. II.2.a; III.2.a-c.
1.3.2 Response Equipment List....... II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3);
III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3)-
(4).
1.3.3 Response Equipment Testing/ III.3.e.(6).
Deployment.
1.3.4 Personnel..................... II.2.b; III.3;
III.3.f.(2).
1.3.5 Evacuation Plans.............. III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5).
1.3.6 Qualified Individual's Duties. II.2.
1.4 Hazard Evaluation................... II.2.c.
1.4.1 Hazard Identification......... III.1.c; III.3.d.(1).
1.4.2 Vulnerability Analysis........ II.2.c; III.3.d.(1).
1.4.3 Analysis of the Potential for III.3.d.(1).
an Oil Spill.
1.4.4 Facility Reportable Oil Spill III.4.b.
History.
1.5 Discharge Scenarios:
1.5.1 Small and Medium Discharges... III.3.d.(1).
1.5.2 Worst Case Discharge.......... III.3.d.(1).
1.6 Discharge Detection Systems:
1.6.1 Discharge Detection By II.1.
Personnel.
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1.6.2 Automated Discharge Detection. II.1.
1.7 Plan Implementation................. II.2.
1.7.1 Response Resources for Small, II.2.d.(3); II.2.f;
Medium, and Worst Case Spills. III.3.c.(3);
III.3.d.(2);
III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3)-
(4).
1.7.2 Disposal Plans................ III.3.c.(5)-(6);
III.3.d.(4).
1.7.3 Containment and Drainage II.2.d; III.3.c.(4);
Planning. III.3.d.(2).
1.8 Self-Inspection, Drills/Exercises,
and Response Training:
1.8.1 Facility Self-Inspection...... III.3.e.(6).
1.8.2 Facility Drills/Exercises..... III.5.
1.8.3 Response Training............. III.5.
1.9 Diagrams............................ I.4; III.1.a-c.
1.10 Security........................... III.3.e.(2).
2.0 Response Plan Cover Sheet........... I.4.b; I.4.c; I.4.h;
III.1.
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USCG FRP (33 CFR part 154)
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154.1026 Qualified individual and alternate lI.2.a; III.3.b.(1).
qualified individual.
154.1028 Availability of response resources III.3.f or III.8;
by contract or other approved means. III.3.f.(5).
154.1029 Worst case discharge............... III.3.d.(1).
154.1030 General response plan contents:....
(a) The plan must be written in English.
(b) Organization of the plan 13.......... I.2.
(c) Required contents.
(d) Sections submitted to COTP...........
(e) Cross-references..................... III.8.
(f) Consistency with NCP and ACPs........ III.3.d.(3).
154.1035 Significant and substantial harm
facilities:
(a) Introduction and plan content........ III.1.
(1) Facility's name, physical and I.4.a; I.4.c-d; I.4.h-i
mailing address, county, telephone,
and fax.
(2) Description of a facility's I.4.c.
location in a manner that could aid
in locating the facility.
(3) Name, address, and procedures for I.4.b; II.2.a
contacting the owner/operator on 24-
hour basis.
(4) Table of contents................ I.2.
(5) Cross index, if appropriate...... III.8.
(6) Record of change(s) to record I.3; III.6.
information on plan updates.
(b) Emergency Response Action Plan:
(1) Notification procedures:
(i) Prioritized list identifying II.2.a; III.2.a-c.
person(s), including name,
telephone number, and role in
plan, to be notified in event of
threat or actual discharge.
(ii) Information to be provided III.3.b; III.2.a-c.
in initial and follow-up
notifications to federal, state,
and local agencies.
(2) Facility's spill mitigation II.2.d.(2); III.3.c.(2).
procedures 14.
(i) Volume(s) of persistent and
non-persistent oil groups.
(ii) Prioritized procedures/task II.2.
delegation to mitigate or
prevent a potential or actual
discharge or emergencies
involving certain equipment/
scenarios.
(iii) List of equipment and II.2.e-f; III.3.f.(3);
responsibilities of facility III.3.c.(1)-(5).
personnel to mitigate an average
most probable discharge.
(3) Facility response activities 15.. II.2.c; II.2.e-f; II.3;
II.4; III.3.c.(3).
(i) Description of facility II.1; II.2.
personnel's responsibilities to
initiate/supervise response
until arrival of qualified
individual.
(ii) Qualified individual's II.2.
responsibilities/authority.
(iii) Facility or corporate II.2.b; II.3; III.3.a;
organizational structure used to III.3.b.(2)-(4);
manage response actions. III.3.c; III.3.d.(1);
III.3.e-f.
(iv) Oil spill response II.2.d.(3); III.3.c.(4)-
organization(s)/spill management (5); III.3.e.(6);
team available by contract or III.3.f.(1)-(2);
other approved means. III.3.f.(5).
(v) For mobile facilities that II.2.d.(3).
operate in more than one COTP,
the oil spill response
organization(s)/spill management
team in the applicable
geographic-specific appendix.
(4) Fish and wildlife sensitive III.1.c; III.3.d.(1)-(2).
environments.
(i) Areas of economic importance II.2.c.
and environmental sensitivity as
identified in the ACP that are
potentially impacted by a WCD.
(ii) List areas and provide maps/
charts and describe response
actions.
(iii) Equipment and personnel II.2.e-f; III.3.f.(3);
necessary to protect identified III.3.c.(1)-(5).
areas.
(5) Disposal plan.................... III.3.d.(4).
(c) Training and exercises............... III.5.
(d) Plan review and update procedures.... III.6.
(e) Appendices........................... I.4.c; III.1.b.
(1) Facility specific information.... III.1.
(2) List of contacts................. II.2.a; III.2.a-c;
III.3.b.(1).
(3) Equipment lists and records...... III.3.e.(3); III.3.e.(6);
III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3)-
(5).
(4) Communications plan.............. III.3.b.(2).
(5) Site-specific safety and health III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(7);
plan. III.3.e. (1).
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(6) List of acronyms and definitions.
(7) A geographic-specific appendix.
154.1040 Specific requirements for
substantial harm facilities.
154.1041 Specific response information to be
maintained on mobile MTR facilities.
154.1045 Groups I-IV petroleum oils.
154.1047 Group V petroleum oils.
154.1050 Training........................... III.5.
154.1055 Drills............................. III.5.
154.1057 Inspection and maintenance of III.3.e.(6).
response resources.
154.1060 Submission and approval procedures.
154.1065 Plan revision and amendment III.6.
procedures.
154.1070 Deficiencies.
154.1075 Appeal Process.
Appendix C--Guidelines for determining and III.3.f.(3).
evaluating required response resources for
facility response plans.
Appendix D--Training elements for oil spill III.5.
response plans.
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DOT/RSPA FRP (49 CFR Part 194)
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194.101 Operators required to submit plans.
194.103 Significant and substantial harm: III.8.
operator's statement.
194.105 Worst case discharge................ III.3.d.(1).
194.107 General response plan requirements:
(a) Resource planning requirements....... III.3.d.
(b) Language requirements.
(c) Consistency with NCP and ACP(s)...... III.3.d.(3); III.8.
(d) Each response plan must include:
(1) Core Plan Contents:
(i) An information summary as I.4; III.1.
required in 194.113.
194.113(a) Core plan information summary:
(1) Name and address of operator......... I.4.b; I.4.d.
(2) Description of each response zone.... I.4.c.
(b) Response zone appendix
information summary:
(1) Core plan information summary........ I.4; III.1.
(2) III.6.
NamecaretOcaretScaretAcaretAcaretO
Submission and approval procedures.
194.121 Response plan review and update III.6.
procedures.
caretApendixcaretScaretAcaretAecommended I.2.
guidelines for the preparation of response
plans.
Section 1--Information summary........... I.4.b-c; II.2.a; II.2.f;
III.8.
Section 2--Notification procedures....... II.2.a; III.2;
III.3.b.(2);
III.3.e.(3).
Section 3--Spill detection and on-scene II.1; II.2.e-f;
spill mitigation procedures. III.3.c.(2).
Section 4--Response activities........... II.2.b; III.3.b.(1).
Section 5--List of contacts.............. II.2.a.
Section 6--Training procedures........... III.5.
Section 7--Drill procedures.............. III.5.
Section 8--Response plan review and III.6.
update procedures.
Section 9--Response zone appendices...... II.2.b; II.3; III.1.a-c;
III.3.
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OSHA Emergency Action Plans (29 CFR 1910.38(a)) and Process Safety (29
CFR 1910.119)
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1910.38(a) Emergency action plan:
(1) Scope and applicability.............. III.3.c.(1); III.3.d.
(2) Elements:
(i) Emergency escape procedures and II.2; II.2.c;
emergency escape route assignments. III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.
(ii) Procedures to be followed by II.2; II.2.c; II.2.e;
employees who remain to operate III.3.c.
critical plant operations before
they evacuate.
(iii) Procedures to account for all II.2.a; III.3.b.(2);
employees after emergency evacuation III.3.b.(3); III.3.c;
has been completed. III.4.
(iv) Rescue and medical duties for III.3.b.(3); III.3.c;
those employees who are to perform III.3.c.(7);
them. III.3.e.(1).
(v) The preferred means of reporting II.2.a; III.3.b.
fires and other emergencies.
(vi) Names or regular job titles of I.4.f; II.2.a;
persons or departments who can be III.3.b.(2);
contacted for further information or III.3.b.(4).
explanation of duties under the plan.
(3) Alarm system \16\.................... II.2.a; III.3.c.(3);
III.3.e.(3).
(4) Evacuation........................... II.2.d; III.3.b.(3);
III.3.c.(3); III.3.d;
III.3.d.(1).
(5) Training............................. III.3.e.(5); III.5.
1910.119 Process safety management of highly
hazardous chemicals:
(e)(3)(ii) Investigation of previous III.4; III.4.b.
incidents.
(e)(3)(iii) Process hazard analysis III.3.e.(3).
requirements.
(g)(1)(i) Employee training in process/ III.5.
operating procedures.
(j)(4) Inspection/testing of process III.3.e.(6).
equipment.
(j)(5) Equipment repair.................. III.3.e.(6).
(l) Management of change(s).............. III.5.
(m) Incident investigation............... III.4.a.
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(n) Emergency planning and response...... I.1; II.1; II.2; II.2.d;
III.2; III.2.a; III.2.b.
(o)(1) Certification of compliance....... III.6.
1910.165 Employee alarm systems:
(b) General requirements................. III.3.e.(3).
(b)(1) Purpose of alarm system........... III.2; III.2.a.
(b)(4) Preferred means of reporting III.2.
emergencies.
(d) Maintenance and testing.............. III.3.e.(6).
1910.272 Grain handling facilities:
(d) Development/implementation of I.1; III.2.
emergency action plan.
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OSHA HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)
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1910.120(k) Decontamination................. III.3.c.(6).
1910.120(l) Emergency response program...... I.1.
(1) Emergency response plan:
(i) An emergency response plan shall
be developed and implemented by all
employers within the scope of this
section to handle anticipated
emergencies prior to the
commencement of hazardous waste
operations.
(ii) Employers who will evacuate
their employees from the workplace
when an emergency occurs, and who do
not permit any of their employees to
assist in handling the emergency,
are exempt from the requirements of
this paragraph if they provide an
emergency action plan complying with
section 1910.38(a) of this part.
(2) Elements of an emergency response
plan:
(i) Pre-emergency planning and I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.c;
coordination with outside parties. III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.b.(4); III.3.d.
(ii) Personnel roles, lines of I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.a;
authority, and communication. III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);
III.3.e.(4).
(iii) Emergency recognition and II.1; III.7.
prevention.
(iv) Safe distances and places of III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2).
refuge.
(v) Site security and control........ III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2).
(vi) Evacuation routes and procedures II.2.d; III.3.b.(3)
(vii) Decontamination procedures..... III.3.c.(6).
(viii) Emergency medical treatment II.2.d; III.3.c.(7);
and response procedures. III.3.e.(1).
(ix) Emergency alerting and response II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f;
procedures. II.4; III.2; III.2.a;
III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.d.
(x) Critique of response and follow- II.3; III.4; III.4.a;
up. III.6.
(xi) PPE and emergency equipment..... III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3);
III.3.d.(2);
III.3.e.(6);
III.3.f.(3).
(3) Procedures for handling emergency
incidents:
(i) Additional elements of emergency
response plans:
(A) Site topography, layout, and III.1.c.
prevailing weather conditions.
(B) Procedures for reporting II.2.a; III.2.
incidents to local, state, and
federal government agencies.
(ii) The emergency response plan
shall be a separate section of the
Site Safety and Health Plan.
(iii) The emergency response plan III.3.e.
shall be compatible with the
disaster, fire, and/or emergency
response plans of local, state, and
federal agencies.
(iv) The emergency response plan III.5.
shall be rehearsed regularly as part
of the overall training program for
site operations.
(v) The site emergency response plan
shall be reviewed periodically and,
as necessary, be amended to keep it
current with new or changing site
conditions or information.
(vi) An employee alarm system shall
be installed in accordance with 29
CFR 1910.165 to notify employees of
an emergency situation; to stop work
activities if necessary; to lower
background noise in order to speed
communications; and to begin
emergency procedures.
(vii) Based upon the information II.2.c; II.2.d.
available at time of the emergency,
the employer shall evaluate the
incident and the site response
capabilities and proceed with the
appropriate steps to implement the
site emergency response plan.
1910.120(p)(8) Emergency response program: I.1
(i) Emergency response plan.
(ii) Elements of an emergency response
plan:
(A) Pre-emergency planning and I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.b;
coordination with outside parties. III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.b.(4); III.3.d.
(B) Personnel roles, lines of I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.c;
authority, and communication. III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);
III.3.e.(4).
(C) Emergency recognition and II.1; III.7
prevention.
(D) Safe distances and places of III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2)
refuge.
(E) Site security and control........ III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2)
(F) Evacuation routes and procedures. II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).
(G) Decontamination procedures....... III.3.c.(6).
(H) Emergency medical treatment and II.2.d; III.3.c.(7);
response procedures. III.3.e.(1).
(I) Emergency alerting and response II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f;
procedures. II.4; III.2; III.2.a;
III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.d.
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(J) Critique of response and follow- II.3; III.4; III.4.a;
up. III.6.
(K) PPE and emergency equipment...... III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3);
III.3.d.(2);
III.3.e.(6);
III.3.f.(3).
(iii) Training........................... III.5.
(iv) Procedures for handling emergency
incidents:
(A) Additional elements of emergency
response plans:
(1) Site topography, layout, and III.1.c; III.3.d.(1).
prevailing weather conditions.
(2) Procedures for reporting II.2.a; III.2.
incidents to local, state, and
federal government agencies.
(B) The emergency response plan shall III.3.e.
be compatible and integrated with
the disaster, fire and/or emergency
response plans of local, state, and
federal agencies.
(C) The emergency response plan
shall be rehearsed regularly as part
of the overall training program for
site operations.
(D) The site emergency response plan
shall be reviewed periodically and,
as necessary, be amended to keep it
current with new or changing site
conditions or information.
(E) An employee alarm system shall be
installed in accordance with 29 CFR
1910.165.
(F) Based upon the information II.2.d; II.2.e;
available at the time of the III.3.d.(1).
emergency, the employer shall
evaluate the incident and the site
response capabilities and proceed
with the appropriate steps to
implement the site emergency
response plan
1910.120(q) Emergency response to hazardous
substance releases:
(1) Emergency response plan.............. III.3.1.
(2) Elements of an emergency response
plan:
(i) Pre-emergency planning and I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.c;
coordination with outside parties. III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.b.(4); III.3.d.
(ii) Personnel roles, lines of I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.b;
authority, training, and III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);
communication. III.3.e.(4).
(iii) Emergency recognition and II.1; III.7.
prevention.
(iv) Safe distances and places of III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2).
refuge.
(v) Site security and control........ III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2).
(vi) Evacuation routes and procedures II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).
(vii) Decontamination procedures..... III.3.c.(6).
(viii) Emergency medical treatment II.2.d; III.3.c.(7);
and response procedures. III.3.e.(1).
(ix) Emergency alerting and response II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f;
procedures. II.4; III.2; III.2.a;
III.2.b; III.2.c;
III.3.d.
(x) Critique of response and follow- II.3; III.4; III.4.a;
up. III.6.
(xi) PPE and emergency equipment..... III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3);
III.3.d.(2);
III.3.e.(6);
III.3.f.(3).
(xii) Emergency response plan III.3.e; III.8.
coordination and integration.
(3) Procedures for handling emergency
response:
(i) The senior emergency response II.2.b; III.3; III.3.a;
official responding to an emergency III.3.b; III.3.b.(1);
shall become the individual in III.3.b.(2);
charge of a site-specific Incident III.3.e.(3).
Command System (ICS).
(ii) The individual in charge of the II.2.c; II.2.d;
ICS shall identify, to the extent III.3.c.(3).
possible, all hazardous substances
or conditions present and shall
address as appropriate site
analysis, use of engineering
controls, maximum exposure limits,
hazardous substance handling
procedures, and use of any new
technologies.
(iii) Implementation of appropriate II.2.c; II.2.d; II.2.e;
emergency operations and use of PPE. III.3.c; III.3.c.(1);
III.3.d.(1);
III.3.d.(2).
(iv) Employees engaged in emergency II.2.d.
response and exposed to hazardous
substances presenting an inhalation
hazard or potential inhalation
hazard shall wear positive pressure
self-contained breathing apparatus
while engaged in emergency response.
(v) The individual in charge of the III.3.c; III.3.e.(5).
ICS shall limit the number of
emergency response personnel at the
emergency site, in those areas of
potential or actual exposure to
incident or site hazards, to those
who are actively performing
emergency operations.
(vi) Backup personnel shall stand by II.2.d; III.3.e.(5).
with equipment ready to provide
assistance or rescue.
(vii) The individual in charge of the II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).
ICS shall designate a safety
official, who is knowledgeable in
the operations being implemented at
the emergency response site.
(viii) When activities are judged by III.3.b.(3).
the safety official to be an IDLH
condition and/or to involve an
imminent danger condition, the
safety official shall have authority
to alter, suspend, or terminate
those activities.
(ix) After emergency operations have III.3.c.(6).
terminated, the individual in charge
of the ICS shall implement
appropriate decontamination
procedures.
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(x) When deemed necessary for meeting
the tasks at hand, approved self-
contained compressed air breathing
apparatus may be used with approved
cylinders from other approved self-
contained compressed air breathing
apparatus provided that such
cylinders are of the same capacity
and pressure rating.
(4) Skilled support personnel.
(5) Specialist employees.
(6) Training III.5.
(7) Trainers.
(8) Refresher training.
(9) Medical surveillance and
consultation.
(10) Chemical protective clothing.
(11) Post-emergency response operations.
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EPA's Risk Management Program (40 CFR Part 68)
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68.20-36 Offsite consequence analysis....... III.3.d.(1).
68.42 Five-year accident history............ III.4.b.
68.50 Hazard review......................... III.3.d.(1).
68.60 Incident investigation................ III.4.a
68.67 Process hazards analysis.............. III.3.d.(1)
68.81 Incident investigation................ III.4.a
68.95(a) Elements of an emergency response
program:
(1) Elements of an emergency response
plan:
(i) Procedures for informing the II.2.a; III.2.
public and emergency response
agencies about accidental releases.
(ii) Documentation of proper first- III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).
aid and emergency medical treatment
necessary to treat accidental human
exposures.
(iii) Procedures and measures for II.1; II.2; II.3; II.4;
emergency response after an III.3.a-c.
accidental release of a regulated
substance.
(2) Procedures for the use of emergency III.3.e.(6).
response equipment and for its
inspection, testing, and maintenance.
(3) Training for all employees in III.5.
relevant procedures.
(4) Procedures to review and update the III.6.
emergency response plan.
68.95(b) Compliance with other federal
contingency plan regulations.
68.95(c) Coordination with the community
emergency response plan.
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Notes to Attachment 3
\1\ Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by
EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of
the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state
requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate
with their respective states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA
requirements.
\2\ Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by
EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of
the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state
requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate
with their respective states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA
requirements.
\3\ Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by
EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of
the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state
requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate
with their respective states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA
requirements.
\4\ Section 264.56 is incorporated by reference at Sec. 264.52(a).
\5\ Incorporates by reference Sec. 264.37.
\6\ Section 265.56 is incorporated by reference at Sec. 265.52(a).
\7\ Incorporates by reference Sec. 265.37.
\8\ Section 279.52(b)(6) is incorporated by reference at Sec.
279.52(b)(2)(i).
\9\ Incorporates by reference Sec. 279.52(a)(6).
\10\ Non-response planning parts of this regulation (e.g., prevention
provisions) require a specified format.
\11\ If a facility is required to develop a strong oil spill contingency
plan under this section, the requirement can be met through the ICP.
\12\ The appendix further describes the required elements in 120.20(h).
It contains regulatory requirements as well as recommendations.
\13\ Specific plan requirements for sections listed under 154.1030(b)
are contained in 154.1035(a)-(g).
\14\ Note: Sections 154.1045 and 154.1047 contain requirements specific
to facilities that handle, store, or transport Group I-IV oils and
Group V oils, respectively.
\15\ Ibid.
\16\ Section 1910.38(a)(3) incorporates 29 CFR 1910.165 by reference.
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Dated: April 18, 1996.
Elliott P. Laws,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Dated: April 22, 1996.
Rear Admiral James C. Card,
Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Directorate, U.S.
Coast Guard.
Dated: April 18, 1996.
Richard B. Felder,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, Research and Special
Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Dated: April 18, 1996.
John B. Moran,
Director of Policy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor.
Dated: April 18, 1996.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director, Offshore Minerals Management, Minerals Management
Service, Department of the Interior.
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