What RMP information will be available to the public under the new RMP Reconsideration Final Rule

Under the final RMP Reconsideration rule, members of the public can continue to obtain access to RMPs through three different means:

1. Read-only access to the full version of facility RMPs at reading rooms by appearing in person at a Federal reading room;
2. Read-only RMP access directly from the local emergency planning committee in the location where the person lives or works; or
3. Submitting a FOIA request to EPA.

In addition, the following information is available to the public and local emergency responders under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which was put in place before RMP: