EPA has established the following dates for facility owners and operators to comply with the revised rule requirements:
- Comply with emergency response coordination activities within ONE (1) year of the effective date of the final rule;
- Within THREE (3) years of when the owner or operator determines that the facility is subject to the emergency response program requirements of § 68.95, the owner or operator of a qualifying facility must develop an emergency response program in accordance with § 68.95;
- Correct or resubmit RMPs to reflect new and revised data elements within FIVE (5) years of the effective date of the final rule; and
- Comply with the following new provisions within FOUR (4) years of the effective date of the final rule:
- Third-party compliance audits,
- Root cause analysis as part of incident investigations,
- STAA,
- Emergency response exercises,
- Information availability provisions, and
- Public meetings.
The effective date of the rule is 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.
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