Preparing for a Risk Management Plan

June 2006

Preparing for a Risk Management Plan

David Cotter, Senior Environmental Engineer, Capaccio Environmental Engineering, Inc.

If you are the owner or operator of a Risk Management Program covered facility under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (40 CFR Part 68), then you should be prepared for a potential audit of your Risk Management Plan (RMP) by your local implementing agency. The implementing agency for most states is the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To date approximately 15 areas (states, territories, and counties) have been granted delegated authority as implementing agencies. A complete list of delegated agencies can be found on the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) web site at the following address:http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/ content/112r-sts.htm