For those of us who live and work in states that have Risk Management Plan enforcement delegation (like Ohio), Risk Management Plan “fees” are nothing new. But now, Federal EPA is considering charging a “Fee” for those facilities that submit an RMP AND are under federal EPA RMP enforcement. There is no mention if this will be a “double fee” for those states already charging or if this new fee will only apply to those states under Federal RMP enforcement. In their FY 2019 document “EPA Budget in Brief”, EPA states the following regarding fees related to facilities under the RMP and SPCC rules:
NOTE: this information is FREE from EPA and can found in their FY 2019 budget proposal. The content below, the notations, highlights, and explanations, are for SAFTENG members.