The Risk Management Program (RMP) is implemented by the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). EPA and state and local implementing agencies conduct inspections at RMP facilities to determine compliance with RMP regulatory requirements, but because resources for conducting inspections are limited, within the past few years EPA has begun focusing more attention on high-risk facilities for RMP inspections. OEM requested an outcome evaluation of the RMP focusing on the role of inspections. OEM and ESD agreed that prior to committing to a full evaluation, they would conduct an evaluation scoping project to:
1) assess whether current data are adequate to support an evaluation, and
2) identify additional data collection that might be required.
Here is what they came up with…