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## N ew Jersey De part m en t of E nvi r on me ntal Pr otec ti on

T itle 7, C hapter

31

T oxic C atast r ophe P r evention A ct Pr ogra m

Con so l id ated Rul e Docu m ent

Authority: N.J.S.A. 13:1B -3, 13:1D-9, 13:1K-19 et seq., a nd 26:2C- 1 et seq.

Eff ective Date: Fe bru ary 9, 2009, Readoption ;

March 16, 2009, Amend ments and Repe als.

Op erative D ate: March 16, 2010

– rep eal of N.J.A.C. 7:31-3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5 and 3.6; ne w

N.J.A.C. 7:31- 7.1 (c)9 throu gh 12; amend men ts to N .J.A.C. 7:31-1.1(c )3v;

deletion of and n ew N.J.A.C. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii; and deletion o f N .J.A.C.

7:31-11.4(c ) Table I I I

penalties 10 - 14, 108 - 208, a nd 522 - 540.

Exp iration D ate: Fe bru ary 9, 2014

Rev ision date o f the Consoli dated Ru le Do cu men t: M arch 16, 2009



### Explanation of the Con solidat ed R ule Do cument

The purpos e of th is docum ent is to f aci li tate und erstanding o f the T o xic Catastrophe

Prevention A ct (TC P

A) re g ula tor

y requirem ents by com

bin in g the N

. J. A.C. 7:31 rule te x t with

the a dop ted tex t of the F ede ral Chem ica l Ac ciden t Prev en tion r ules at 40 C FR 68. I n the TCP A

rules, s ect ion 1, par ag raph (a ) o f e ach s ubchapter of N .J.A.C. 7:31 incorporates by re feren ce the

cor respondin g subpar t of 40 C FR 68, and par ag raph s (b) a nd (c ) deta il the EP

A provisions t hat

ar e not incorpor a ted and those tha t a re c han ged, re spect ively

. Th is do cu men t g ives a

co mb inat ion o f the tex t from the N.J.A.C. 7:31 and the F ede ral 40 C FR 68. Fo r eas e o f r eading,

the tex t o f addi ti onal Ne w Jersey requirem ents h as been inserted at t he end o f the EP A provis ion

to which e ach is related. I n m any c ases, these a dd it ional Ne w J er sey requiremen ts a c tually

appea r in a dif f erent locat ion in the o f

ficial Ne w Jerse y rule. Ho wever

, the rule cites r e mai n the

sam e as they a

re in t he codified rule.

A mend ments to t he T CP

A r ule published i n the Mar ch 16, 2009 Ne w Jersey Register a re

highlighted in y el lo w t hus.

Th is docu m e nt shou ld be used as a guidance docu m en t only

. The r eadopted rules and

a m end m e nts o f the T

ox ic C ata str ophe P r even t ion Ac t (T CP A) P r ogra m ar e publ ished i n the

Mar ch 16, 2009 Ne w Jers ey Regist er , and all of th e Depar t m en t’ s rules ar e co m piled in T it le

7 of the N e w Jerse y Ad mi nistrative Cod e. S hould there be any discrepanci es between this te xt

and the off

ic ial version of

the rules, the of

fi cia l version will govern. 

### The TCP A rule i ncorpora tes

portions of 40 C F R 68 b y r e fer ence. Pl ease r ef er to the Code of F ed eral Regulations fo r th e

officia l text of 40 C FR

68.

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T able o f Co nt ents

SU BCHA P TER

1

. GEN ERA L

PR OVI SI ON S

Pa ge

7:3 1

- 1 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 7

§6 8. 1 Scope. 7

§6 8. 3 Def

init io ns

. 7

§6 8. 10 Ap pl ic abil it y

. 10

§6 8. 12 Gene ra l r eq ui re men ts

. 11

§6 8. 15 Man a gem ent. 11

7:3 1- 1 .2 Co nstruc tion 12

7:3 1- 1 .3 Pur

pose 12

7:3 1- 1 .4 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce o f the C ode of F edera l Re gulat io ns 13

7:3 1- 1 .5 Sta te definit io ns 14

7:3 1

- 1 .6 Se ver abil it y 23

7:3 1- 1 .7 Pra ct ic e wher e these rul es d o n ot g o v ern 23

7:3 1- 1 .8 Docum ent avail abil it y 23

7:3 1- 1 .9 Pro hibi tion s 24

7:3 1

- 1 .1 0 Preve nt io n of ca tast ro phi c ac cid ents 25

7:3 1

- 1

. 1 1 A Fee s ( Ef fe ct i ve on June 21 , 19 99) 25

7:3 1

- 1 .1 2 Re le ase of inf or ma tion b y

in suran ce c ar ri ers 29

SU BCHA P TER

2

. HA Z ARD AS S ES SM ENT

7:3 1- 2 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 31

§6 8. 20 Ap pl ic abil it y

. 31

§6 8. 22 Of

f si te co nsequence ana l y sis par am e te rs. 31

§6 8. 25 W

or st

- case re le ase scena rio ana l y sis. 32

§6 8. 28 Alt ern ative re le ase scena rio ana l y sis

. 34

§6 8. 30 Def

inin g of f sit e i mpa cts

- - po pula tion

. 35

§6 8. 33 Def

inin g of f sit e i mpa cts

- - en vironm ent. 35

§6 8. 36 Rev i ew an d up da te. 36

§6 8. 39 Docum enta tion. 36

§6 8. 42 Fi ve

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y

. 36

Ap pendix A to Part 6 8 – Table o f Toxic Endp oints 38

7:3 1

- 2 .2 RH S Haza rd As sessmen t 41

SU BCHA P TER

3

. MI

NI MUM REQUI R EMEN TS F O R A PR OGRAM 2 TCP

A R IS K

MANA G EMEN T PR OGRAM

7:3 1- 3 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 43

§6 8. 48 Saf

et y inf or ma tion. 43

§6 8. 50 Haza rd r e view

. 44

§6 8. 52 Standa rd Oper at in g procedur e s. 44

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§6 8. 54 EHS opera tor T r a inin g

. 45

§6 8. 56 Ma inten ance. 45

§6 8. 58 Compl ianc e audits. 46

§6 8. 60 Incident in vesti gat io n. 46

7:3 1- 3 .2 E m er ge ncy resp onse 47

7:3 1

- 3 .3 T ri ennia l r ep or t s 47

7:3 1

- 3 .5 Haza rd r e view r eport 48

7:3 1

- 3 .6 In her entl y safer te ch nolo g y r e view 48

SU BCHA P TER

4

. MI

NI MUM REQUI R EMEN TS F O R A PR OGRAM 3 TCP

A R IS K

M ANAGEM ENT PRO GRAM

7:3 1- 4 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 51

§6 8. 65 Process safety inform at ion

. 51

§6 8. 67 Process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t for s pe cif ic pi ec es of

EHS equip ment or opera tin g pr oc edures. 52

7:3 1- 4 .2 Process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t for s pe cif ic pi ec es of

EHS equip ment or opera tin g al te rnat i ve s 54

§6 8. 69 Standa rd Oper at in g procedur e s. 56

7:3 1- 4 .3 Standa rd oper at in g pr o cedures 57

§6 8. 71 EHS opera tor T r a inin g

. 58

7:3 1

- 4 .4 EHS Oper ator t ra inin g 58

§6 8. 73 Me chani ca l int e grit y / preve nt i ve m ain tenan ce 59

7:3 1

- 4 .5 Me chani ca l int e grit y/preve nt i ve m ain tenan ce pro gram 60

§6 8. 75 Man a gem ent of chan ge. 60

7:3 1

- 4 .6 Man a gem ent of chan ge 61

§6 8. 77 Pre

- sta rtup r e view

. 62

7:3 1

- 4 .7 Saf

et y rev i ew s: desi gn and pre- star tu p 62

§6 8. 79 Compl ianc e audits. 63

§6 8. 81 EHS a cc ident or potenti al ca tast ro phic e vent in vesti gat io n. 63

§6 8. 83 E mp lo y e e part ic ipat io n. 64

§6 8. 85 Hot w ork per mi t. 64

§6 8. 87 Co nt ra ctors. 64

7:3 1- 4 .8 E m er ge ncy resp onse 65

7:3 1

- 4 .9 An nual reports 65

7:3 1

- 4 .1 0 Obli gat io ns u po n te mpora r y discontinuance of E HS use, s tor a ge and

handlin g 66

7:3 1

- 4

. 1 1 New co ver ed pr o cesse s - construc tion and new EHS ser vic e 67

7:3 1

- 4 .1 2 In her entl y safer te ch nolo g y r e view 68

SU BCHA P TER

5

. E MERG ENC Y

RES PONSE

7:3 1- 5 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 71

§6 8. 90 Ap pl ic abil it y

. 71

§6 8. 95 E m er ge ncy resp onse pr o gra m. 71

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7:3 1- 5 .2 E m er ge ncy resp onse pr o gra m 72

SU BCHA P TER

6

. EX TRAORD IN ARI L Y H A ZA RDOU S SU BST

AN C ES

7:3 1- 6 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 75

§6 8. 100 Pur

pose. 75

§6 8. 1 1 5 Th resh old det er min at io n. 75

§ 6 8. 126 Exclusion. 77

§6 8. 130 Li st o f su bstances. 77

7:3 1- 6 .2 Th resh old qua nt it y dete rm ina tion 77

7:3 1- 6 .3 Ex trao rdinar il y haza rd ou s su bs t ance list 79

SU BCHA P TER

7

. RI SK MANAGEME NT P LA N A ND T CP A PRO GRAM S UBMI SS IO N

7:3 1- 7 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 10 3

§6 8. 150 Su

b mis sion. 10 3

§6 8. 151 As ser tion o f c la ims of confident ia l b usi n e ss inf or ma tion. 10 3

§6 8. 152 Su

bstanti at in g c la ims of confidenti al b usi ness infor ma tion. 10 4

§6 8. 155 Ex ecut i ve summ ary

. 10 4

§6 8. 160 Reg istr at io n. 10 5

§6 8. 165 Of

f si te co nsequence ana l y sis

. 10 6

§6 8. 168 Fi ve

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y

. 10 6

§6 8. 170 Preve nt io n pro gram /Pro gra m 2. 10 7

§6 8. 175 Preve nt io n pro gram /Pro gra m 3. 10 7

§6 8. 180 E m er ge ncy resp onse pr o gra m. 10 8

§6 8. 185 Ce rti fic at ion

. 10 9

§6 8. 190 Up da tes. 10 9

§ 6 8. 195 Required correc tions. 10 9

7:3 1- 7 .2 TCP

A Ris k Man a gem ent Pl an su b mis sion an d up da tes 11 0

7:3 1- 7 .3 Ris k m anagem ent pro gram and RM P

- ini ti al evalua tion 11 1

7:3 1- 7 .4 T ra n sf

er of risk man a ge men t pr o gra m 11 1

7:3 1- 7 .5 Schedule f or ris k m anagem ent pro gram i mpl em ent at io n 11 2

SU BCHA P TER

8

. OTH ER FE DERA L REQU IREM ENTS

7:3 1- 8 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce 11 5

§6 8. 200 Re cord k eepin g. 11 5

§6 8. 220 Au di t s. 11 5

7:3 1- 8 .2 Au di t s 11 7

SU BCHA P TER

9

. W OR K P LA

N/ EH SARA

7:3 1- 9 .1 W

or k plan prepa ra tion 11 9

7:3 1

- 9 .2 Gene ri c sco pe o f work 11 9

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7:3 1- 9 .3 Sel ec tion of cons ul tants 12 2

7:3 1- 9 .4 Pro posal r eq ui re me nts 12 2

7:3 1- 9 .5 EHSARA report 12 4

SU BCHA P TER

1 0. CON F I DEN TI A LIT Y A ND T RADE SECR ETS

7:3 1

- 1 0. 1 Scope and ap pl ic abil it y 12 7

7:3 1

- 1 0. 2 Gene ra l pro v isio ns 12 7

7:3 1

- 1 0. 3 Ex clusio ns f rom confid entia l infor ma tion and privilege d tr ade

sec re t or securi t

y infor ma tion 12 8

7:3 1

- 1 0. 4 Co nfid entia li t y c la ims 13 0

7:3 1

- 1 0. 5 De te rm ina tion of confident ia lity cl ai ms 13 2

7:3 1

- 1 0. 6 Pet it io ns to withhold privilege d tr ade se cre t or secur it y infor ma tion 13 4

7:3 1

- 1 0. 7 De te rm ina tion s of pe tit io ns to wi th hold pri vilege d t rade secr et or

secur it y inf or ma tion 13 7

7:3 1

- 1 0. 8 Ma inta inin g the confid entia li t y and securi t

y of confidenti al

infor ma tion 14 0

7:3 1

- 1 0. 9 Disclos ur e of confidenti al inf or ma tion 14 1

7:3 1

- 1 0. 10 W

r on g ful a cc es s or disclo sur e 14 3

7:3 1

- 1 0. 1 1 Use of confid entia l infor ma tion in rule mak in g , reviewin g

ext raordin ari l y

hazardou s s ub stan ce a cc ident ris k asses s ment r eports

and risk m an a ge ment pr o gra ms, an d enfor ce me nt proce edin gs 14 4

SU BCHA P TER

1 1

. CI VI L A DMI

NI STRA T IVE PENA L

T I ES AND REQUES TS F OR

ADJUD ICA

T OR Y H EAR IN GS

7:3 1

- 1 1 .1 Auth or it y and pur po se 14 5

7:3 1

- 1 1 .2 Procedur es for iss uan ce of ad ministr at i ve orders and asses s ment

of civil adm inistr at i ve penal ties and pa yment o f suc h pena lti es 14 5

7:3 1

- 1 1 .3 Procedur es to r eq u e st an adju di ca tor

y he ar in g 14 6

7:3 1

- 1 1 .4 Ci vil ad min i st ra tive pena lt y dete rm ina tion 14 8

7:3 1- 1 1. 5 Grac e period applicabi li t y; procedures 25 3

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SU BCHA P TER

1

. GEN ERA L PRO VI SI ONS

7:3 1

- 1 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) This su

bchapt er incorpora tes b y ref er enc e 4 0 C FR 68 S ub pa rt A, includin g al l futur e

a me ndm ents and su pplem ents exc ept as pro v ided below

.

(b) The followin g pro vi sio ns o f 40 CF R Part 6 8 S ub part A are not incorporated b y

ref eren ce : 4 0 CF R

68 .2, Stay ed pro vi sion s; 4 0 CF R 6 8. 10(b) and 40 C FR 68 .1 0(e) Ap plic abili t

y; and

40 CF R 68 .1 2(b) and (c) , General requirem ents.

§6 8. 1 Scope, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pe cif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C. 7:31-1. 1( c)1i throu g h

iv

Th i s ch apte r sets for th th e list of reg ula ted su bstances and thresh olds, and the r equire m ents

for ow ne rs or opera tors o f sta tionar y s ources conce rnin g the pre vention o f a cc ident al r el eas e s.

§6 8. 3 Def

init io ns

, as incorpora ted b y re fe renc e with speci fied ch an ge s a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-1. 1( c)2i

throu g h v

F or th e p urpo ses of this Par t:

Ac cident al r el ease m eans an una nt ic ipat ed e mission of a r e g ul ated s ub stan ce or other

ext re me l y ha z ardo us su

bstanc e into the a mbi ent a ir f rom a stat io na r

y so urc e.

Ac t me ans the Cl ean Air Ac t as am ended (42 U .S. C. 74 01 e t seq .)

Adm ini st ra tive cont rol s m ea n writ ten procedur al m e chanis ms used for haza rd cont rol.

Adm ini st ra tor me ans the ad minist ra tor of th e U .S. En viro n men ta l Pr ot ec tion A ge nc y

. AI ChE/CCPS m eans th e A me ri can I n sti tute of Chem ic al Engi ne ers/Cent er for C he mi ca l

Process Safe t

y

. AP I me ans the Am er ic an Petrol eum I ns ti tute.

Art ic le me ans a m anufa ctur ed ite m, as def ined u nder 29 C FR 19 10 .12 00(b), that i s for med to

a s pec ifi c sha

p e or de sig n durin g m anufa ctur e, tha t ha s end u se funct io ns dependent in wh ol e or in

par t u po n the sha

pe or de si gn d

urin g end use, and tha t does n ot re le ase or otherwise r e sult in

expo sure to a reg ula ted su bs t ance u nder norm al co ndit io ns o f processin g and u se.

ASME m ea n s the Ame ri can Soci et y o f Me chani ca l En ginee rs.

CA S m ea n s the C he mi ca l Ab st ra cts Ser vic e.

Ca tastrophic r el eas e me ans a m ajo r unc ontrol led e mission

, fi re, or explosi on, in v ol vi n g o ne

or mor e r e gulat ed su

bstanc es that presents i m min ent and s ub stant ia l en dan ger m ent to publi c heal th

and the en vironm ent.

Cl a ssifi ed inform at ion m e ans ` `cl as sif ied infor ma tion' ' as def ined in the Classifi ed

In form at ion Procedur es Act, 1 8 U. S.C. Ap p. 3, sect ion 1(a) as ` `an y inf or ma tion or m at er ia l that has

be en det er min ed b y the United Stat es Go v ern men t pur suant to an execu ti ve or de r

, s t atute, or

r e gulat io n, to requir e prote ct io n again st unauth or i z ed disclos ur e for r easo ns o f nat io n al secur it y

. ''

Co nden s ate me ans h y dr oc arbon l iq uid separ at ed from natura l ga s th at conden ses due to

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ch an ge s in te mpe ra ture, pr e ss ur e, or b oth, an d r em ains liquid at s t an da rd co ndit io ns.

Co vered process m e ans a pr o cess tha t has an E HS present as dete rm ined un de r N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 6 .3. A petroleum refining pr ocess unit ha vi ng an EHS present is co nsidered a sin gle co vered

process

Crude oil m ea n s an y na tura ll y oc curr in g , u nre fined pet roleu m liquid.

Desi gnated a genc y m ea n s the s t ate, loc al, or Fe der al age ncy desi gnated b y

the stat e u nder the

pro vi sion s of § 6 8. 215(d).

DOT m eans the Unit ed Stat es Dep art me nt of T r ans port at io n.

Env iron ment al re cep tor m e ans natur al ar eas s uch as national or sta te parks

, forests, or

monu ments; of

fic ia ll y de sig nat ed wildlif e sanctu ari es, pr e s er

ves, r efu ges

, or a re as; and Fe de ra l

wild erness a re as, th at could be exp osed at an y tim e to to xi c concen tra tions

, r adiant he at, or

o verpress ur e g re ate r than or equal to th e end points pro vi d ed in § 6 8. 22(a ), as a r e sult o f an a cc ident al

r el ease an d tha t c an be identif ied on loc al U . S. Geolo gic al Sur ve y m aps

. Field g as me ans ga s extr ac ted fro m a prod uc tion wel l before the g as en te r s a natura l g a s

processin g plant.

Hot w ork m eans wor

k in vol v in g e le ct ri c or g as weldin g, cu ttin g, br a zin g, or si mil ar fla me or

spark

- pro duc in g o pe ra tion s.

Impl em ent in g agenc y me ans the stat e or loc al a genc y tha t o bta in s de legation for an

a cc ident al r el eas e pre vention pr o gra m u nder su bpart E, 40 C FR part 6 3. Th e imp le me ntin g a genc y

m a y

, b ut is n ot requir ed to, be the stat e or loca l ai r pe rm it tin g a genc y

. I f n o stat e or loc al a genc y is

gra nt ed delegation, E P

A will be th e imp le me ntin g a genc y for th at sta te.

In jur y m eans an y ef

f ec t o n a human that r e sults eith er from dir ec t ex pos ur e to to xi c

conc entr at io ns; radi ant he at; or o verpr e ss ur es from ac cid enta l re le ases or f rom th e dire ct

conseq uen ces of a va

por c lo ud explosio n (such as fl yi n g g las s, debr i s, an d ot he r pr oj ec til es) from an

a cc ident al r el eas e and th at r eq ui res m edi ca l tr ea tm en t or h os pit al i z ation.

Ma jor chan ge m ea n s int ro duct io n of a new process

, process eq uip men t, or r e gulat ed

su bstance, an al te ra tion of process che mist r y that r es ults in an y chan ge to safe o per at in g lim its, or

other al te ra tion th at int ro duces a new haza rd

. Me chani ca l int e grit

y me ans the process of ens ur in g that pr oc es s equipm ent is fabr ic at ed from

the pro pe r ma te ri als of con stru ction and is pr oper l y in st all ed, m ain ta ined, and r epla ced to preve nt

f ailur es an d a cc ident al r el eas e s.

Medi ca l t re at men t m eans tr ea tm en t, ot he r than fi r st aid, adm iniste red b y a ph y s i cian or

r e gister ed pr of

es sional pe r son ne l un der s t an din g orde r s fro m a p h y sici an.

Mi ti gat io n or m it i gat io n s y s t em me ans s pe cif ic a ct i vit ies, te ch nolo gies, or equip ment

desi gne d or deplo ye d to cap ture or control s ub stanc es u po n lo ss of conta inm ent to m inim ize

expo sure of the p ubli c or the en viro n ment. Pas si ve mi tigation m eans eq uip men t, de vic es, or

t echnolo g i e s that fu

n ction without hum an, m ech anic al, or other en er g y inp ut. Active m it i gat io n

m ea n s equipm ent, de vic es, or t echnolo g i e s that need h um an, m ec hani ca l, or ot he r ener g y inp ut to

funct io n.

NA IC S m ea n s North Am er ic an I n du stry Classific at ion S y ste m.

Na tura l ga s processin g plant (ga s plant ) me ans an y pr o cessi n g site en ga ged in the extr ac tion

of natura l ga s l iq

uids from fie ld g as

, fra ct io n ation of m ixed na tura l g as liquids to natur al ga s

pro duc t s, or b oth, c lassifi ed as North A me ri can I nd ustria l Clas sif

ic at io n S y s te m (NAI CS) co de

2 1 1 1 12 (pr e vio usl y

Standard In du stri al Clas sif ic at io n (SI C) code 1 32 1).

N FP A me ans the Na tional Fire Prote ct io n As socia tion.

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Of f si te m eans ar eas be y on d the pro pe rt y bo un da r

y o f the s ta tionary so ur ce, and ar eas within

the pro pe rt

y bo un da r

y to which the pu

bli c ha s ro ut ine an d u nrest ric ted ac cess durin g or out side

bu sines s ho urs

. OS HA m eans the U.S . Oc cu

p ationa l Safe t

y and Hea lth Administ ra tion

. Ow n er or opera tor m eans an y perso n wh o ow ns

, l eases, o per at es, cont rol s, or s uper vises a

f ac ili t y

. Pet roleu m ref

inin g pr oc es s u nit me ans a process unit used in an establ is h ment pri ma ri l y

en ga ged in petrol eum r efinin g as def ined in N AI CS code 3 24 1 1 for petrol eum r efinin g (for me rly S I C

code 29 1 1) and u sed for the followin g: Pr oducin g t rans port at io n fue l s (such as ga soline, diese l fuels,

and j et fuels), heat in g f u els (such as kerosene, fuel g as di sti ll at e, and fue l oil s), or lubri cants;

Sepa ra tin g petrol eum ; or Separ at in g

, c ra ckin g

, re ac tin g, or re form in g inte rm edi at e petrol eum

str ea ms. Exa mpl es of suc h unit s inc lu d e, b ut a re not li mi ted to, pet roleu m based s ol vent u nits,

a lk y l ation units, ca ta l yti c h y drotr ea tin g, ca ta l ytic h y droref inin g

, c at aly ti c h y dr oc ra ckin g

, c at alytic

r eform in g, c at alytic c ra ckin g, c ru d e di st ill at io n, lube oil processin g

, h y dr o gen pr od u ction,

isom er i z ation, pol ymer izat io n, th erm a l pr oc es ses, and blen din g, s we et enin g

, and t re at in g pr oc es ses.

Pet roleu m r efinin g pr oc es s unit s inc lu d e s ulfur plants. E ach pet roleu m ref inin g pr oc es s unit ha vi n g

an EHS present i s a s in gle co ver ed pr o cess

. Po pula tion m e ans th e p ublic.

Process me ans an y

ac tivit y i n v ol vi n g a reg ula ted su bstance includin g an y use, s torage,

m anufa ctur in g

, handlin g, or o n

- site mo ve men t of such s ub stan ces, or combina tion of these a ct i viti es.

F or th e p urpo ses of this defini tion, an y g r ou p of v es sels that a re inte rconnec ted, or se p ara te v es sels

tha t a re lo ca ted suc h tha t a r e gulat ed s ub stanc e could be in v ol ved in a p ot entia l r el ease, shall be

consi d ered a si n gle proc es s.

Pro duc ed wate r m ea n s wa te r extr ac ted f rom th e ea rth fro m an oil or natur al g as pr oduct io n

we ll, or that i s separ at ed from oil or natura l ga s a ft er ex tra ct ion

. Pu bli c m ea n s an y pe r son ex cept emp lo yees or contr ac tors at th e stat io na r y so urc e.

Pu bli c r ec eptor m ea n s of

f si te r esidenc es

, institut io ns (e. g.

, sch ools, ho spita ls), in dustri al,

co mm e rc ia l, an d o f

fi ce buildin g s, park s, or re cr ea tional a re as inhabit ed or oc cu pi ed b y th e publi c at

an y ti me with out restr ic tion b y the sta tionar y so urc e w he re m e mbe rs of the p ublic could be exp osed

to toxic conc entr at io ns, r adian t hea t, or o verpr e ss ur e, as a r es ul t of an a cc ident al re le ase.

Reg ula ted s ub stanc e i s an EHS listed in T abl e I

, Parts A

, B

, C

, or D of N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-6. 3( a)

and (c ).

Repl ac em en t in ki nd me ans a r epla ce me nt tha t satisfi es the desi g n s pe cif ic at io ns

. Reta il fac ili t

y me ans a s tationa r

y so urce at w hich more than one- half o f the income is

obtained from dire ct sales to end u sers or at w hich mor e than o ne- half o f the f uel sol d, b y vo lume, i s

sol d throu gh a c ylinder exchange pr og ram.

RM P me ans the risk man a ge men t plan requir ed u nder su bpar t G of this part.

Sta tionary s ource me ans an y buildin g s

, structur es, equip ment, insta ll at io ns

, or su bs t ance

e mi tt in g stationa r

y ac tiv it ies w hich belon g to the sam e indu str ia l g r ou p, which ar e lo ca ted o n one or

mo re contig uo us pr oper ti es

, w hi ch a re u nder the control of the sam e pers on (or perso ns u nder

co mm on cont rol), and from w hi ch an a cc ident al re le ase m a y occur

. The t er m s t ationa r y so urc e doe s

not appl y to tr ans port ation, inc lu din g stora ge incid ent to transp or ta tion

, of an y re gulat ed su bstanc e or

an y other extr em e l y hazardo us su bs t ance un der the pro vi sion s of this pa rt. A s t ationa r y s ource

inc lu d e s t rans port at io n conta iners use d for st or a ge not incident to t rans port at io n and tr an sp or ta tion

cont aine r s connec ted to equipm ent a t a sta tionary s ource for loadin g or unl oadin g. T ransp or ta tion

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inc lu d e s, b ut is n ot l im it ed to

, transp or ta tion s ubje ct to o versi g ht or reg ula tion un de r 49 C F R par ts

19 2, 1 93

, or 1 95

, or a sta te natura l ga s or hazardo us liquid pro gram for which the sta te ha s in ef

fe ct a

c er tif ic at io n to DOT u nder 49 U.S .C. sect io n 60 10 5. A sta tionary s ource d oes n ot inc lu d e natura lly

oc currin g h y droca rb on r eserv oirs. Pro pe rti es shall n ot be consider ed contig uo us s olely be cause of a

r ai lroad or pi p elin e rig ht

- of

- wa y

. Th resh old qua nt it

y me ans the quantit y s pecifi ed for EHSs pur suant to N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 6

. T ypica l m et eorolo gic al co ndit io ns me ans the t emp er atur e, win d speed, c lou d co ver

, and

a tmosp h eri c stabili t

y cl as s, prevail in g a t the s it e ba sed o n dat a g ather ed a t or nea r th e sit e or from a

loc al me teo rolo gica l stat io n.

V es se l me ans an y re ac tor

, tank, drum, barr el, c ylinder

, v at, ket tl e, boile r

, pi pe, ho se, or ot he r

cont aine r

. W or st

- case re le ase m eans the rel eas e of the lar ge st q uanti t y of a r e gulat ed s ub stanc e fro m a

ve ssel or pr oc es s lin e fa ilure that results in th e g rea test distan ce to an endp oint def ined in § 68 .2 2( a).

§6 8. 10 A pplic abi lit

y

, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 1 .1(c )3i

throu g h v

( a) A n o wner or opera tor of a fa cil it y tha t u ses, manufac tures, s tores or has the capabili ty of

pro ducing at least the threshold q uantity of an EHS as determ ined un der N .J.A.C. 7: 31-6 s hall

comply with the requirem en ts of this Chapter. Deter min at ion of w hether a thresh old quantit y is

present at the fac ili ty s hall be made usi ng the s um of the EHS in ve ntory of all co vered processes at

the faci li t y. The EHS in ve ntory of a cov ered process shall be the greatest of the instantaneous stati c

inv entor y of the EHS contained and s tored, the h ourl y ge nerat ion rat e of the EHS, or the amount o f

the EHS that can be rele ased in one ho ur from any EHS eq uipm ent within a co vered pr ocess. The

ow ner or o pera tor shall co mpl y no l at er than the l atest o f the f ol lowin g dates:

(1) Th e sched ul e set for th in N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .5;

(2) Thr ee y ears af

te r the dat e on which a r e gulat ed s ub stan ce is fi r st listed un de r § 68 .1 30; or

(3) Th e date o n w hi ch a r e g ul ated su bstanc e is first present at or ab o ve a thr es hold q uant it y at

the fac il it y

. F or new co ver ed pr o cesse s, in ac cordan ce wi th th e requir em en t s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4

. 1 1

.

( c) A co vered process is s ubject to Pro gram 2 require me nts if it doe s n ot mee t Pr og ram 3

require me nts. Ho wever, any cov ered pr ocess that is s ubject to Pr og ram 2 require men ts shall, on or

aft er March 16 , 20 10 , be su bject to onl y Pr og ram 3 require men ts.

(d) Pro gram 3 el i gi bi li t

y r eq ui re men ts

. A co vered proc es s is su bj ec t to Pr o gra m 3

. if the

process d oes n ot m ee t th e requir em en t s of paragraph (b) o f

this sect io n, and if

e ithe r of the followin g

conditions is me t:

(1) The pr o cess is in NA IC S code 3 22 1 1, 3 24 1 1

, 32 5 1 1

, 3 25 18 1, 32 51 88, 3 25 192

, 3 25 19 9,

32 52 1 1, 3 25 3 1 1 , or 3 25 32; or

(2) The pr o cess is s ubjec t to the O SHA process safe t y ma nagem ent s tanda rd, 2 9 C FR

19 10 .1 19

. (N ot e: thi s del et io n will be operat ive on Mar ch 16 , 2 01 0.)

(f ) The pro vi sion s of thi s par t shall not ap ply to an O ut er Co nt inenta l Shelf (` `OC S' ') so urc e,

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as defin ed in 40 C FR

55 .2

.

§6 8. 12 Gener al r equire m ents, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed chan ges a t N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1-

1. 1( c)4i throu gh ii i

( a) Gener al r eq

ui re me nts. The o wner or oper ator of a stat io na r y s ource su

bje ct to thi s par t

ch apte r shall su

bm it a s in gle RM P

, as pro vi ded in §6 8. 150 with ch an ge s spec ifi ed a t N.J.A.C. 7:3 1-

7. 1( c)1 and 2 to 6 8. 185(b). Th e RM P shall include a reg istr at io n tha t re fle cts a ll covered processes

.

Note that the r ep eal o f 4 0 C FR 68 .1 2( c) will be operativ e on Mar ch 16

, 2 01 0. At that

t i me para graph ( c) belo w w ill be dele ted.

( c) Pro gram 2 requir em ents. I n addi tion to m ee ting the r equire m ents of pa rag r ap h ( a) of this

sec tion, the o wner or oper ator of a stat io na r y s ource with a pr oc es s s ubjec t to Pr o gra m 2, as pro vi ded

in § 68 .10(c ) with chan ges spec ifi ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-1. 1( c)3i v

, shall :

(1) De velop and i mpl em ent a m anagem ent s y ste m as pro vi d ed in § 68 .1 5 with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 1 .1(c )5;

(2) C ond uc t a hazard as sessm ent as pr o vided in § 6 8. 20 throu g h 6 8.4 2

, with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 2 .1(c )1 an d 2 an d N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 2 .2.

(3) Impl em ent the Pro g r am 2 preve nt io n steps pro vi d ed in § 6 8. 48 thro u gh 68 .6 0 with

ch an ge s speci fi ed a t N.J.A.C. 7: 31-3. 1( c)1- 1 0and N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-3. 2 thro u gh 3 .5 or i mpl em ent the

Pro gram 3 pr e vention steps pr o vided in Se cs

. 68 .6 5 throu g h 6 8. 87 ; with chan ges s pec ifi ed at

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1- 23 and N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 2 throu g h 4. 1 1

(4) De velop and i mpl em ent an em er genc y resp on se pro gram as pr o vided in § 68 .90 to 68 .9 5

with ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-5. 1( c)1- 4 and N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-5. 2;

(5) S ubm it as par t of the RMP the dat a o n preve nt io n pr o gra m e le men ts for Pro gram 2

processes as pro vi d ed in § 6 8. 17 0.

(d) Pro gram 3 requir em ents. I n addi tion to m ee ting the r equire m ents of pa rag r ap h ( a) of this

sec tion, the o wner or oper ator of a stat io na r y s ource with a pr oc es s s ubjec t to Pr o gra m 3, as pro vi ded

in § 68 .10(d) with chan ges spec ifi ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-1. 1( c)3 v . s hal l:

(1) De velop and i mpl em ent a m anagem ent s y ste m as pro vi d ed in § 68 .1 5 with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 1 .1(c )5;

(2) Co nduct a ha z ard as sessm ent as pr o vided in § 68 .2 0 throu g h 68 .42 ;

, with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 2 .1(c )1 an d 2.

(3) Impl em ent the preve nt io n r eq ui re men ts of § 68 .65 throu gh 6 8. 87 with chan ge s speci fied

a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1- 2 4 and N.J.A.C. 7:31-4. 2 thro u gh 4. 12.

(4) De velop and i mpl em ent an em er genc y resp on se pro gram as pr o vided in § 68 .90 to 68 .9 5

of this pa rt with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-5. 1( c)1- 4 and N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-5. 2; an d

(5) Su b mit as pa rt of the RM P the dat a on preve nt io n pro g r am el em en t s for Pro gram 3

processes as pro vi d ed in § 6 8. 17 5.

§6 8. 15 Mana ge men t, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed ch an ge s a t N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 1 .1(c )5i

throu g h i v

( a) The o wner or o per ator with pr oc es ses shall de velop a man a ge men t s y stem to o ver s ee the

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i mpl em ent at io n of the r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am el em en t s.

(b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall as si gn a q ual ifi ed pers on or p osition th at has the o vera ll

r es po nsibil it

y for th e de velopm ent, imp le me nta tion, an d int e gra tion of the r is k m anagem ent pro gram

e le me nts.

( c) W hen r es pon sibil it

y f or imp le men tin g indi vid u al r eq ui re me nts o f this part i s assi g ned to

perso ns ot he r than the pe r son id entif ied un der paragrap h (b) of this sect io n, the na mes or po sitions of

these people s hal l be doc u men ted an d the lines of authori t y defined thro u gh an or

ga niza tion cha rt or

si mil ar d ocu ment.

i. The man a ge men t s y ste m s hal l include a d ocu ment at io n plan which shall: (1) pr o vide a list

ident if yin g al l doc u men ta tion r equired b y this chapte r includin g the d ocum ent t itl e, ident ifi ca tion

numbe r

, and storage loc at io n ; and (2) de sc ribe ho w the ow n er or opera tor o f a co vered pr oc es s will

store, m ain ta in an d up da te a ll d ocu ment at io n r eq ui red b y thi s ch apte r

. i i. The m anagem ent s y ste m shall pr o vide a me ans of t ra ckin g an d re cordin g the EHS

in ventor y at the fa ci lity again st the Ris k Mana ge ment Plan regi str at io n q uanti t y to ens ur e that the

EHS r e gistra tion q uanti t

y of ea ch r e gi st er ed co vered process i s not exce eded.

7: 31-1. 2 Co nstruc tion

( a) Th ese rules shall be l iber al l y con strued to per mi t the Depar tm ent to dischar ge its

sta tutor y fu n ctions

.

(b) Th e C om missioner m a y a mend or r epea l thi s chapt er in conform anc e with the

Adm ini st ra tive Proc ed

ur e Ac t, N .J.S.A. 52: 14B

- 1 et seq., and N.J.A. C. 1:3 0

- 1 e t seq

.

7:3 1- 1 .3 Pur

pose

( a) Th e g enera l purp ose o f thi s chapt er is to prote ct the publi c from c at astrop hi c

a cc idents from che mi ca l r el eas e s of extr aordina rily ha z ardo us su bstanc es to the en viro n ment b y

ant ic ipat in g the c ir cumst anc es that could r es ul t in s uch r el eases an d requir in g pre cau tionar y and

pre em ptive ac tion s to pre vent suc h r el eases.

(b) In or d er to a chieve thi s ge ner al p urp ose, this chapte r est ablishes:

1. Th e ext raordina ri l y hazardo us s ub stanc e l i st w hi ch

, a mon g other thin g s

, is

use d to det er min e the f

ac il iti es s ubjec t to the T

o xi c Ca tastrophe Preve nt io n Act pr o gra m;

2. Th e procedur e s to be followed b y o wners or o per ators su bje ct to the pr o gra m;

3. Th e m inim um requir em en t s for an a cc ept able ris k m anagem ent pro gram ;

4. Th e requir em ents for an ex trao rdinar il y hazardo us su bs t ance risk r ed

u ction

work pl an and a cc ident r i sk as sessm ent;

5. Th e c rit er ia f

or sele ct in g an in d epen d ent con sultan t to perform an

ext raordin ari l y

hazardou s s ub stan ce a cc ident ris k asses s ment ;

6. Fee s for the ad min i st ra tion o f the TCP A Pro gram ;

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7. Th e r eq

ui re men ts for e m er ge ncy

resp onse plan s:

8. Th e reportin g r eq ui re me nts for o wners and oper ators su bje ct to the T

oxic

Ca tastrophe Preve nt io n Act Pr o gra m;

9. Adm ini st ra tive penal ti es for tho se f ac ili ti es w hi ch vi ola te the Act, this

ch apte r or an y

or d er or con sent a gre em ent i ss u ed pur suant th ere to; and

10

. Th e incorpora tion b y r efe ren ce o f speci fied pro vi sion s of the Fe der al

Chem ic al Ac cident Pr e vention Pro vi sion s a t 4 0 C F R Part 68

.

7:3 1- 1 .4 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce o f the C ode of F edera l Re gulat io ns

( a) Unless speci fic al l y ex cluded b y th e s e rules, w hen a pr o visi on of th e C ode of F edera l

Reg ula tion s (C F R) is incorpora ted b y re fe renc e, a ll notes, co m men ts

, appendic es, di a grams, t ables,

for ms, fi gures, publi ca tion s an d al l futur e a m endm ents and su pplem en t s ar e also incorpora ted b y

r efe ren ce.

(b) W hen a pro v isio n of 4 0 C FR Part 6 8 is incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence a ll inte rnal

r efe ren ces co nt ained ther ein ar e also incorpora ted b y ref er enc e f or the pur

po ses o f that pro v isio n,

unles s otherwise n oted. E ach int ern al r efe ren ce to 40 C FR Par t 68 shall be int erpr et ed to in clude, in

addit io n to the F eder al ci ta tion, an y chan ge s or del et io ns to tha t cit at ion b y the corr es pon din g stat e

su bchapt er

. F or ex amp le, a ll ref er enc es wi thin th e C F R to 40 C FR Par t 68 shall inc lu d e the ch an ge s,

addit io ns an d del et io ns w hi ch N.J.A.C. 7:31 m ak es to 40 C FR Par t 6 8.

( c) Pro vi sion s of th e C F R w hi ch a re exc lu ded fro m incorpor ation b y r ef er ence in these

rul es a re exc lu ded in the ir ent ir et y

, unles s otherwise s pec ifi ed. I f ther e is a c ro ss r ef er ence to a

f eder al ci ta tion which wa s s pec ifi ca lly ent ir el y ex cluded fro m incorp or at io n, the c ro ss r efe ren ced

c it at io n is n ot incorpora ted b y v irtue of the c ro ss ref

er enc e.

(d) Fe der al statut es and r e gulat io ns tha t a re c it ed in 40 C F R Par t 6 8 tha t a re not

speci fic al l y ado pt ed b y r ef er ence shall be used to assi st in int erpr et in g the Fe de ra l r e gulat io ns in 40

C FR Par t 6 8.

( e) In the eve nt tha t th ere a re inconsi st enci es or du pl ic at io ns in r eq

ui re me nts in th e

pro vi sion s incorpor at ed b y r efe ren ce fro m 4 0 C FR Par t 6 8 and the rul es set f or th in this ch apte r

, the

pro vi sion s incorpora ted b y ref er enc e fro m 40 C FR Part 6 8 s hal l pre vai l, exc ept where the rul es set

forth in this chapte r a re mor e strin gent.

(f ) Nothin g in these pr o vi sion s incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence fro m the C F R shall af fe ct the

Depa rt men t' s authority to enforc e statut es, rul es, pe rm its or or d ers adm iniste red or is sued b y the

Com missio n er

.

(g ) An y

f utur e addit io n al Su bpar t s of 4 0 C F R Part 68 a re incorpora ted b y ref er enc e.

7:3 1- 1 .5 Sta te definit io ns

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( a) Th e followin g wor ds an d t er ms, w hen use d in this ch apte r

, shall ha ve the f ol lowin g

m ea nin g s, unless the co nt ext c le ar l y indic at es ot he rwise:

" Acut e to xi city conc entr at io n " or "A TC" me ans a min imu m l etha l co nc entr at ion w hi ch is

great er th an th e Th resh old Limit V alu e (TL V) or th e S hort T

e rm Expo sure Limi t (ST E L) as defined

b y the A me ric an Co nfe ren ce of Go v ern men ta l I nd ustria l H y g ienists, and equi val ent to the lowest of

the f ol lowin g thre e c at e gories: one

- t enth o f the med ian l etha l concen tra tion ( LC 50 ); or one ti mes the

lowest l etha l concen tra tion ( LC LO ) of t e st data f or an y ma m m a li an s pe cies in t e st period s up to eig ht

ho urs; or the Imm edi at el y Dan gerou s to L ife an d Hea lth (ID L H) co n cent ra tion

. L C

5 0 , L C LO , ID L H,

TL V

, an d ST E L ha ve been defin ed b y the U.S

. Depa rt men t of Hea lth and Hum an Ser vic es in th e

" Reg istr y of T o xi c Ef f ec ts of C he mi c al Su

bstanc e" (R

TECS) and the Na tional I nstitute of

Oc cu p ationa l Safe t

y and Hea lth (NI OSH) "Pocke t Gui d e to C he mi ca l Haza rd s ".

" A gent of th e Depar tm ent " me ans a perso n, includin g a co ns ul tant or a contra cto r

, authorized

b y the Depa rt men t to ac t for i t in imp le men tin g th e Act and this chapte r

.

" AN SI" m e ans A me ri can Na tional St an da rd s I nstitute.

" Bu d get

- expenditur e v arian ce " m eans the dif f eren ce, ei ther po sit i ve or ne gative

, betwe en the

gr os s expen di tures and the spen din g plan (bud get) of the sam e fisca l y ear o f the TCP A pr o gra m.

W her e bu d get exc eeds expen di tures, this dif f eren ce i s po sit i ve.

" Chan ge" me ans an y modif ic at io n in existin g E HS equip ment or proc ed ur es w hi ch a re

dir ec tl y in v ol ved wi th an E HS

, inc lu din g ad di tion s or dele tions

. C han ge doe s not include routine

m ain ten ance, w hi ch m ea n s the repa ir or r epla ce m ent in kin d of existin g EHS equip ment to pro vi d e

continuity of oper at io n, or repl ac em en t with identi ca l equip ment.

" Cla im an t" me ans an y

perso n wh o s ubmi ts a confidenti al it y cl ai m un de r this chapte r

.

" Com missio n er" me ans the Com missio ne r o f the Depar tm ent of En vironm enta l Pr ot ec tion

and Ener g y

or the pe r son de legated to ac t on his beha lf.

" Co nfid entia l cop y" m eans a cop y of an y inform at ion s ubmi tted to the Depar tm ent pur suant

to the Ac t or this ch apte r which conta in s al l the r equired infor ma tion inc lu din g an y inf or ma tion

which the c la im an t requests to be t re at ed as co nf identi al. The confid entia l cop y shall be l abel ed as

suc h and al l confident ia l inform at ion cont ained the re in s hal l be cl ea rly identi fied.

" Co nfid entia l infor ma tion " me ans inform at ion r equired to be su bm it ted or di sc lo sed to the

Depa rt men t p urs uant to this ch apte r

, the publ ic di sc lo sure of which w ould comp et itivel y

disad va nt a ge the o wner or opera tor or co mprom ise the se curity of th e co ver ed proc es s or its

opera tions; co nsistin g of n on

- priv il e ged tr ade sec re t inform at ion, proprie ta r y infor ma tion and

no n

- pri vileged secur it

y inform at ion

.

" Co nfid entia li t

y c la im " or "c la i m " me ans a wri tten r equest ma de b y an ow ne r or o per ator o f

a co vered process p urs uant to this chapt er to wi th hold from p ublic di sc lo sure c er ta in inform at ion

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r eq ui red to be su bm itt ed to the Depa rtm en t.

" Co nseq u ence analy si s " m eans the de te rm ina tion of the potent ia l con sequenc e of an EHS

r el ease o n the su rroun din g po pula tion, usi n g di spersion

, the rm al or o v erpr es sure analy si s and, a t a

m ini mum

, identi f

yi n g potent ia l p op ul at io ns expo sed to the toxi c, ther ma l or o verpress ur e end point

for e ach E HS

.

" Depa rt men t" m eans the New J ers e y Depa rtm en t of Enviro n ment al Pr ot ec tion an d En er g y

.

" Dis p ersio n an al ys is" me ans the c al cula tion, b y m eans of EP A O f fsit e Co nseq u ence A na l y sis

loo k- u p tabl es or a mode l ac cep tabl e to the Dep art me nt, of the a mbi ent concen tra tions of an EHS

a fte r i t s r el ease, t akin g into a ccount the ph y s i ca l and ch em ic al stat es an d pro p ert ies of the EHS, the

r el ease scena rio an d the g eo g raphic al, top o graphic al, g eol o gic al and m et eorolo gic al cha ra ct er isti cs

of the en vironm ent, w hich will influen ce the migra tion, mo ve men t, dis pe rsio n, or de gradat io n o f the

EHS in the env iron ment.

" EHS ac cid ent" m e ans an un pl an n ed

, u nforese en or u nintended in cident, situation, condition,

or set of ci rcu mstan ces w hi ch dire ct l y or in di re ct l y

r es ul t s in an EHS r ele ase.

" EHS equipm ent" m e ans that equip ment within a co ver ed proc es s wh ose fai lure or i mprope r

opera tion could dir ec tly or in di re ct l y result in or contr ib ut e to an EHS a cc ident, includin g

, but not

l im it ed to, ve ssels

, pipin g

, comp ress ors, pumps

, instrum ent at io n and el ec tr ic al equip ment. EHS

equip ment includes f

ire su ppres sion, risk m it i gat io n, E HS re le ase dete ct ion equipm ent, and EHS

shi ppin g conta iner ha ndlin g eq uip men t.

" EHS o per ator " m ea n s an e mplo yee wh o is dire ctly in vol ve d with an EHS and quali fi ed and

t ra ined in th e o pe ra tion s of E HS equip ment an d procedur es

.

" EHS pr oc edure " m eans a step of an oper ation in vol vi n g an E HS

, w hi ch if con duct ed

i mproper l y

, could dir ec tly

or in di re ct l y

r e sult in or contr ib ut e to an EHS a cc ident.

" EHS r el ease " me ans a dischar ge or em issio n of an EHS from a pie ce of EHS equip ment in

which it i s cont ained

, exc lu din g dischar ge s or em is sions oc currin g p urs uant to and in comp lian ce

with the co ndit io ns o f an

y St ate perm it or reg ula tion

.

" EHS serv i ce " m e ans th e han dl in g , u se, ma nufac ture, s tor a ge or g enera tion o f an EHS.

" E le ct ri ca l c lassifi ca tion" me ans the e le ct ric al ar ea or b ub bl e cl as sif ic at io n a cco rdin g to the

Na tional El ec tr ic al Co d e (N EC) w hi ch pro vi des th e NEC g ro up n u mber of the fl am m abl e or

co mbu stibl e s ub stanc e(s) han dl ed, stored or u sed. The NEC m a y be o bta ined fro m the Nationa l Fire

Prote ct io n As socia tion, 1 1 T r acy Drive, A v on , MA 0 23 22

.

" E le ct ri ca l one

- line dia gra m " m e ans a dia gra m includin g legen d of the el ec tr ic al p ower

distribution s y ste m that could contr ib ut e to an EHS re le ase sh owin g s uch it ems as po we r con sum ers,

the cha in of su

ppl y ba ck throu g h star te rs

, di str ibution cen te r s, s ub stat ion s to the m a in f eede r

,

e me r genc y po we r su

ppl y

, and connec tion s to v ariou s components

. F o r compl ex s y stems, the

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one

- line dia gra m m a

y be a gr ou

p of draw in g s.

" E m er ge ncy condition " m e ans an y s itu ation a t a co vered pr oc es s d urin g w hi ch an EHS

r el ease i s in pro g r e ss or wi ll oc cur bec au se n o pre ventive m e asures w ould be ef fe ct i ve.

“ Em e r genc y r es po nse t ea m” m ea n s tho se pers on n el ident ifi ed in the e me r genc y r es pon se

plan that r e spo nd to an e me r genc y at the fa ci li t

y w hich in v ol ves an E HS

. F u nct io ns for which the

e me r genc y r es po nse te am s hall be resp on sibl e include ac tivities s uch as a la rm identif ic at ion and

r es po nse, r e spo nse to an EHS re le ase, use of e me r genc y prot ec ti ve equip ment, r escue procedur es

,

evacua tion procedures, m ed ic al as sist ance, a ct io n plan s for dea lin g with speci fi c sc enar io s, and

speci fic al l y as sig ned e me r genc y r es po nse d

uti es

. O wners or o pe ra tors of a co vered process may

a rr an ge with o utside pro v ide r s for an y portion of th e s e fu nc tion s as needed.

" E mp lo y e e" m e ans an y pers on a llowed or perm it ted to work b y an o wner or opera tor o f a

co ver ed pr o cess

, exc ept tha t independent contr ac tors

, su bcontra cto r s, con sult ants and e mplo yees of

af f il ia ted co mpanies or corpora tion s shall not be co nsider ed em plo yees o f the o wner or opera tor of a

co ver ed pr o cess

.

" Ex te rnal for ces and e vents" m e ans for ces of nature or sabotage or suc h eve nts as

neig hb orin g fi res or explo sion s, neig hb orin g EHS r el eas e s, el ec tri ca l p ower fa ilur es, and intrusio ns

of exte rna l tr an sp or ta tion v ehicl es such as a ir cr aft, shi ps, t ruck s or auto mo bi les.

" Ex trao rdinar il y haza rd ou s a cc ident r i sk " me ans a potenti al f or an EHS re le ase which could

pro duc e a si gnific ant l ikel ih oo d tha t perso ns expo sed m a y s uf fer acut e he alth ef

f ec ts resultin g in

de ath or perm anen t di sabi li t y

.

" Ex trao rdinar il y hazardo us su bs t ance a cc ident risk as sessm ent" or " EHSARA" me ans a

r e view and safe t

y e valua tion of tho se opera tion s at a co vered pr o cess w hi ch in vo l ve the g enera tion,

storage , or han dl in g of an extr aordinar il y ha za rd ous su bstance.

" Ex trao rdinar il y Haza rd ous Su bstanc e" or " EHS" me ans an y su bs t ance or ch em ic al on the

ext raordin ari l y

hazardou s s ub stan ce l ist in T able I in N.J.A.C. 7:31

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" Ex trao rdinar il y Haza rd ous Su bstanc e L ist" m e ans th e list of s ub stan ces and ch em ic al

co mpo un ds set forth in T

able I o f N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

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" Ex trao rdinar il y Hazardou s Su bstanc e Ri sk Reduct io n W o rk Plan " or "work plan" m ea n s the

docum ent de velo ped b y the Depar tm ent for ea ch co ver ed proc es s a t w hi ch is ge ner at ed, st or ed, or

handled an ext raordina ri l y hazardo us s ub stanc e, sett in g forth the scope and deta il of the E HS ARA to

which the covered process wi ll be su bm it ted.

"Fac il it y" m e ans the combin ation of a ll s tru ctures, buildin g s

, and pr oc es ses tha t ar e loc at ed

on a s in gle pr oper t

y site or on conti gu ou s or adja cent pro p erty sit es and that a re un der co mm on

control o f the sam e ow ne r or o per ator

. F aci li t y shall not include a rese ar ch an d de velop ment

l ab or ator y

, which m ea n s a s pec ia ll y de sig nat ed ar ea u sed prim ar ily for rese ar ch, de velo p men t, an d

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t estin g ac tivit y

, and not pri ma ri l y in v ol ved in the pro duc tion of g o od s for co m me rc ia l sale, in which

ext raordin ari l y ha za rdo us s ub stan ces a re use d b y or un der the su pervi sion of a te chnic al l y q ual ifi ed

perso n. Facili t

y shall in clude pilot plant scal e opera tion s as specif ied a t 40 C FR 6 8. 1 1 5(b)(5) (ii ) with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 1( c)4

.

"Fai lure mode and ef

f ec ts ana l y sis" or "FMEA" me ans a s pe cif ic al l y de sig ned m ethod to

ident if y the conce i vable wa

ys th at EHS equip ment or i t s components c an fa il and the ef f ec t o f the

f ailur e o n the s y stem wi th respe ct to an EHS r el ease. The fa ilur e an d ef fe cts ar e de te rm ined in a

stu d y of u pdat ed pi pin g and instrum ent diagrams th at descr ibe the co vered process takin g into

consi d era tion pr o cess ch em istr y

, standard opera tin g pr oc edures, ma int enanc e procedur e s, opera tor

job de sc ript io ns

, process flow di a grams, E HS in ventor y t abula tion s, el ec tr ic al one

- l ine diag r ams and

other d ocu ments. Th e result in g q ua lit at i ve ana l y sis is tr an sl at ed into a qua nt it at i ve F MEA w hen

pro b abili ti es of the fa ilur e of components ar e as si gned. The r e sults o f the F MEA ar e report ed for a

unit or s y ste m o f a co vered process o n an F MEA t able. Th e results ente red on an F MEA t able f or

e ach equipm ent ite m or component s tudied a re as f ol low s: the identi fi ca tion number of the it e m, the

na me of th e it em

, entr ies of fai lure modes o f the ite m and for e ach entr y o f f ailur e mod e, the other

equip ment p ot enti ally af

fe ct ed with the eq

uip ment ident ifi ca tion numbe r and the ef fe ct of the fa ilur e

on tha t equipm ent, a c lassifi ca tion of th e cr it ic al it

y r ankin g of

th e fa ilure ba s ed on quanti t y or ra te o f

the potenti al EHS rel eas e, the pro babi li t y o f the fai lure and the su g ge sted ac tion in te rms of

equip ment or procedur e to pre vent the fai lure or to m it i gat e the results o f the fai lure.

"Fault t re e an al ys is" or "FT A" me ans the ana l y sis of the lo gic dia gra m construc ted fro m a

stu d y of the up da ted pipin g and instru ment dia gra ms that de sc ribe the co ver ed pr oc es s t akin g into

consi d era tion pr o cess ch em istr y

, standard opera tin g pr oc edures, ma int enanc e procedur e s, opera tor

job de sc ript io ns

, process flow di a grams, E HS in ventor y t abula tion s, el ec tr ic al one

- l ine diag r ams and

other d ocu ments. Th e lo gic diag r am will co nt ain the co n ce i vable hum an or m e chani ca l eve nt

seq u ences tha t could r es ul t in an EHS ac cid ent. Th e lo gic diagram is ca ll ed a faul t tr ee and

r epresents a qual ita tive ana l y sis of the hazards

. Res ul ts of the F T A ar e report ed for a unit or s y s t em

on a tabl e. Ente red on th e tabl e a re the descr iption s of th e v ariou s co mbinat io ns o f equip ment or

procedur al fa ilur es that c an l ead to an EHS r ele ase. The comb inat io ns a re det er min ed b y sol v in g the

f ault t re e lo gic diagram for the m ini ma l cut sets, th at is, the sm all est co mbinat io n of equipm ent or

procedur al f

ai lures, w hi ch i f al l occu r

, will r es ul t in the " top e vent"

, that i s the EHS re le ase. Th e

t able is a ls o ente red with a c rit ic al it y r an kin g based on the q uanti t y or ra te of the potenti al EHS

r el ease, a pr obabi lity for the r es pe ct i ve fa ilur es and the su g ge st ed ac tion in t er ms of eq uip men t or

procedur e to pre vent the fai lure or to mi tigate the r es ults o f the fai lure. The ana l y sis of the lo gic

diagram inc lu des the id entif ic at io n of " min im al cut sets." W hen pr obabil it ies ar e assi g ned to ea ch

e le me nt of the e vent se quenc e, a quantit at i ve fault tr ee is obta ined which gi v es the pr obabi lity or

fr equenc y of occur ren ce of the E HS r el eas e.

“Feasible” me ans capabl e of being s uccessfully acco mplished, takin g into ac count

env ironmenta l, pu blic health and safet y, le gal, technolo gical, and economic fac tors.

"Fire wa te r s y stem pi pin g diag r am " m e ans o ne or mo re diagrams re leva nt to th e co ver ed

process an d i t s potenti al re le ases sh owin g tha t p ort io n of the sit e plan that includes fir e wat er p umps

and piped distr ib ut io n s y ste m s ho win g the loca tion of br anches for fir e monitors, fi re h y drants,

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sprin kl ers and de lu ge s y stems an d, where a vai labl e, the sizes and desi g na tion numbe rs of head er and

su b-he ader pipin g and pi pin g s pec ifi ca tions

.

“F unctional Grou

p” m eans a gr ou

p of chem ic al compoun ds that have simil ar structural

and/or mole cula r fea tures w hich impar t simila r ph ys ical chara ct er istics to the compoun ds in that

gr ou p.

“Gra ce period” me ans the period of tim e afforded u nder N.J.S.A

. 13: 1D- 1 25 et seq

.,

com monl y kn ow n as the Grac e Period La w, for a pers on to correc t a minor vi olation in order to

av oid imposition of a penalt y that w ould be ot herwise applic able for such vi olation.

" Haza rd ana l y sis" me ans a s y stem at ic identif ic at io n o f the p otent ia l co ndit io ns tha t m a y

r es ul t in an EHS ac cid ent.

" Haza rd and operabi li t

y st ud y" or "HA ZO P " m eans a s y stem a ti c stu d y of u pdat ed pi pin g and

instrum ent di a grams that desc ribes the co ver ed pr o cess t akin g into con side ra tion proc es s che mist r y

, standard o per at in g pr oc edures, m ain tenan ce procedur e s, EHS opera tor jo b desc riptions

, pr oc es s f lo w

diagrams, EHS in ventor y tabula tion s, e le ct ri ca l o ne

- l ine dia gra ms and other docum ents

. The st ud y

is perfor med b y a mul tidiscipl inary te am to ident if y hazard or operabi li t

y pro bl ems th at wo uld r e sult

in an EHS ac cident. Deviations from the desi gn v alue of ke y par am e te rs (f lo w

, t em pe ra ture,

co mpo sit io n, tim e, qua nt it y

, et c.) of ea ch se gment of the co ver ed process and its pr oc edures a re

stu di ed usi n g g u ide w ords (s uch as, mor e of

, less of

, n one of, par t o f, m ore than and other) to co nt rol

the exa min at ion and e valu ation. Re sults of the HA ZO P stu d y s hal l be r ep or ted b y tabula tion for a

unit b y ke y equip ment, s uch as v es sels or pipe lines, and process par am et er

. Th e results a re ent er ed

on the tabl e as follow s: g ui de w ord, causes o f the de viat io n, con sequenc es of the dev i ation in te rms

of a potenti al EHS re le ase, the c ri tic al ity ba s ed on th e q uant it y or r at e of p otent ia l r ele ase and the

su g ge st ed a ct ion in t er ms of equip ment or proc ed ur e to m it i gat e the dev i ation.

" Haza rd u nit " m ea n s the me asure of in ventor y of an EHS expressed as mu lt iples of i ts

thr es hold q uanti t

y , u sed in ca lcul at in g TCP

A fees.

“Hea t of re ac tion” or ∆ H R means the change in the amount of heat ener gy of the su bstances

contained in a pr ocess v es sel that occurs d uring a chemi ca l reac tion expressed as calori es per g ram;

or s pecifi ca lly, the energ y content of the rea ct ion pr od ucts minus the energ y content o f the reac tants.

The heat of rea ct ion includes heat ener gies s uch as the heat of decomposition, heat of explosio n or

heat of combustion depending on the chemi ca l rea ct ion(s) taking plac e.

“I nherent l y safer technolog y ” me ans the principles or techniques that can be incorp orat ed in

a co vered process to mini miz e or elim ina te the potential for an EHS rel eas e.

"In ventor y" m eans the in stantaneous stati c q uantity o f the EHS co ntained and st ored in a

process, the h ourl y g eneration rat e of the EHS in a process, or the amount of the EHS that can be

rel eased in one h our from the process

, whiche ver is g reatest

.

" Man a gem ent s y s te m " m ea n s the composite of or ga niza tional structur e, plan nin g a ct i viti es,

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r es po nsibil iti es, pra cti ces, pr oc edures, processes and r es ourc es for de velo pin g, imp le me ntin g,

a chievi n g, r e view in g , e valua tin g and m ain ta inin g the r eq ui red Ris k Man a gem ent Pro gram

.

“M at er ia l def

ic iency” m eans an inadequa c y or om i ssio n of an ow ne r ’ s or o per ato r ’ s ris k

m anagem ent pro gram tha t r ed uc es the ef

f ec tive ness of the r is k m anagem ent pro gram

.

“M aximu m achi e vabl e te mpe ra ture ” me ans the hi gh est temp era ture that can be att ained

durin g abn orm al co nditions in a pr ocess ve ssel takin g into considerat ion the ve ssel desi gn , heatin g

and coolin g s ys tems connected to the v es sel, and the potential che mi ca l rea ct ions inv ol vi ng the

ve ssel’s co ntents. Ab norma l con ditions include scenarios suc h as:

1. A ve ss el ha vi ng a steam heatin g s ys tem w here maximu m heatin g is ap plied to the ve ssel;

2. A ve ss el ha vi ng a coolin g s ys tem where there is a total los s of co oling;

3. An ex other mi c rea ct ion ge nerat in g heat that takes plac e in side the ve ss el;

4. Co nta min ation to the normal ve ssel contents causing an exother mi c rea ct ion;

5. Exte rnal fire; and

6. Unintended ratio or amounts of reac tion in gredients.

" Oper at in g a lt erna tive" m eans an a lte rna ti ve pr oc edure, sc h ed ul e or pr o cess che mist r

y or a

co mbina tion th ereof.

" O verpress ur e an al ys is" me ans the co mp ut at io n of the distanc e tha t a c ri te rion level of

o verpress ur e ext en ds from the c ente r of a explo sion d ue to a r el eas e/ig nit io n scena rio of a fl am m abl e

su bstance.

"P erso n " m ea n s corpor ations

, co mpanies, ass oc ia tion s, s oci et ies, fir ms, partne rs hips and

joint stock comp anies, as well as indi vid u als, and shall a ls o inc lu de al l p oli ti ca l su bdi v isio ns o f this

Sta te or an y age nc ies or in st rum enta li ti es ther eof, and an y l e gal s uc cess or

, repr esenta tive, a gent or

age n c y of the foreg oin g

.

"P et it io n to withh old pri vilege d trad e secr et or secur it y inform at ion" or " pe tit io n " me ans a

wri tt en request m ade b y an ow ne r or o pe ra tor of a co vered proc es s p urs u ant to thi s ch apte r to

withhold f

rom disclos ur e to the Dep art me nt c er ta in inf or ma tion which is pri vilege d t rade secr et or

secur it y inf or ma tion.

"P et it io ne r" m eans an y perso n wh o su bm its a pet ition to with hold pri vil e ged t rad e secr et or

secur it y inf or ma tion un de r this ch apte r

.

"P ipin g an d in stru men t diagram " or "P&I D " me ans one or mor e de ta iled dia gra ms includin g

l e gen ds an d c it at io ns of r efe ren ced doc u men t s sh owin g : ever y it em of EHS equipm ent and its

ident ifi ca tion numbe r ( includin g in st all ed spare equip ment ); e very pipe includin g si ze,, f lo w

dir ec tion, id entif

ic at io n number an d indic at io n of A NSI pipin g s pe cif

ic at io n and break betw een

pipin g s pec ifi ca tion s; s ym bols and ident ifi ca tion of ever y in stru men t in cludin g instru ment fu n ction

to sh ow t rip s and inte rlocks repr esented in a ccord ance with I n stru ment S oci ety of A me ri ca s t an da rd s

or a standa rd adequat e for the cond uc t o f a safet y r e view or hazard anal ysi s wi th an appropri at e

s ym bol lege nd sh ow n; e very val ve; the f ai l s afe po sition of co nt rol val ve s or n on

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val ve s in the case of instrum ent ai r or p ower fa ilur e; stea m t raps; r epres enta tion of ins ul ation or heat

t ra cin g of pipin g

, EHS eq uip men t and instru ments; si zes of all i mport ant eq uip ment no zzles with

loc at io n s ho wn schem at ic al l y to r ef le ct fu nc tion and e levation, suc h as

, drains

, v ent s, flus hin g

connec tion s and s t ea m connec tions; ref er enc es to int er

- fa cin g with other dia gra ms describin g

process, service, t re at me nt, dis po sa l, or uti li t y s y s t ems; data o n t

y pe, si ze, and set press ur es of ever y

r el ief val ve and re li e vin g dev i ce ; instru ments to monitor e ar l y dete ct io n o f abn or ma l con di tion s or an

EHS re le ase; where c ri ti ca l, the r el ative e levation s betwe en equipm ent and of ke y pi pin g; notes or

s ym bols o n s uch ite ms as sl ope of c rit ic al pi pin g to av oid p ocke t s, or

, w he re cr iti ca l s ymm et ri ca l

pipin g; n ot es o n e ach it em of EHS equip ment, s uch as, m a te ri al of construct io n, de si gn te mpe ra ture,

desi gn press ur e, de sig n th erm a l dut y of he at ex chan gers, desi gn c apa ci t y and d ynam ic he ad o f

rot at in g equipm ent, et c.

"Pot enti al c at astrop hi c e vent" me ans an incident tha t could have re aso nabl y r es ul ted in a

c at astrop hi c r el ease o f an EHS.

"P riv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion" me ans t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion

which the Dep art me nt has dete rm ined the o wner or opera tor of a co ver ed pr o cess is enti tl ed to

withhold fro m and n ot disclose to the Depar tm ent ; co nsistin g of tr ade secr et or secur it y infor ma tion

which i s n ot ot he rwise requir ed to be di sc lo sed to e ithe r th e pu bli c or to an y g o v ern ment al age ncy or

ent it y b y an y Fe de ra l or s t ate law or r e gulat io n, and which has ne ver been r el eased to an y perso n

other than the ow ne r 's or oper ator's e mplo yees in vo l ved in its u se.

"P rocess chem ist r

y" m eans the ch em ic al r ea ct io ns which a re re leva nt to po ssi bl e scena rios of

EHS r el ease, in cludin g inform at ion on r aw m at er ia ls, int er me dia tes, pro ducts, and wast e pro ducts.

"P rocess flow di a gram " me ans one or mor e dia gra ms of a co ver ed proc es s inc lu din g l e gen ds

and c it at io ns of r efe ren ced d ocu ments sh owin g th e use, ge ner at io n, storage or handlin g of an E HS

, i te ms of equip ment ( gr oup s of du pl ic at e equipm ent m a

y be repr esented b y one s ymb ol, i f de si red),

flow of ma te ri al from it em to it em , simpl ifi ed ba si c control loop s or ma jor cont rol sc h em es, p oints of

dischar ge to the en vironm ent, and sh owin g or cros s

- ref er enc in g docum ents which gi v e deta ils of

m at er ia l bal ance, flows

, raw ma te ri als, pr od uc ts, inte rm edi at es, tr ea tm ent ch em ic als, o per at in g

conditions of te mpe ra ture, press ur e, and str ea m cha ra ct er istics, o per at in g cycles an d batch si zes

wher e appli cabl e. A proc es s flow dia gra m in cludes

, or r efe ren ces, a block flow di a gram tha t depic ts

the re ce ipt, han dl in g and storage s t ep s at the stat io n ar y so ur ce of sh ippin g conta iners of th e EHS.

"Publi c cop y" m eans a cop y of an y inf or ma tion s ubmi tted to the Depa rt men t pur suant to the

Ac t or thi s ch apte r w hi ch i s ident ic al to th e confidenti al co p y ex cept that an y co nf identi al

infor ma tion shall be dele ted. Th e p ublic cop y c an be a p hotocop y of the confident ia l cop y

, with the

confident ia l inform at ion black ed out.

" Qual ifi ed pers on or po sit io n " m ea n s the me mb er o f m anagem ent wh o has the o vera ll

r es po nsibil it

y for th e de velop ment, imp le me nta tion and int e gra tion of the risk m anagem ent pro g ra m

e le me nts for the f

ac ili t y an d w ho s hal l p os ses s su f fi ci ent corp or at e authorit y and t echni ca l

ba ck g rou nd to ad

ju di ca te i ss u e s r el at in g to the exe cution of th e risk m an a ge ment pr o gra m based on

infor ma tion pro vi ded b y m anufa cturin g, en ginee rin g, ma int enanc e, saf et y and en vironm enta l

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r epresent at i ves

.

“R ate of en er

g y re le ase” me ans the amount of heat energ y rele ased in a specified unit of tim e

durin g a che mi ca l rea ct ion inv ol vi ng an EHS.

“R ea ct i ve hazard s ub stan ce ” or “RH S ” m e ans an EHS that is a su bstance, or co mbina tion of

su bstances, w hich is cap able of prod uc in g toxi c or fla m ma ble EHSs or u nder g oin g u nintent io n al

ch em ic al t ransform at ion s pro duc in g en er g y and c au sin g an extr aordinar il y hazardo us a cc ident risk

. RH Ss ar e ident ifi ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-6. 3( a), T abl e I, Part D

, Gro up I ( List o f In di vi dua l Rea ct i ve

Haza rd Su

bstanc es).

“Rea ct i ve hazard s ub stance (RHS) mixtur e” me ans an EHS that is a combinat ion o f

su bstances intentional l y mixed in a process v es sel and is capable of un derg oin g an exotherm ic

che mic al reac tion w hich pr od uces to xic or fla mm abl e EHSs or energy

. R HS mixtures include a

rea ct ant, pr od

uct, or b yp ro duct that is a chem ic al su bs tance or a mixtur e o f s ub stances hav in g o ne or

more chemi ca l functional gr ou ps s pecif ied in N .J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3 (a), Tabl e I

, Part D, Gro up I I. RH S

mixtur e doe s not include no n-rea ct in g su bs tances suc h as s olv ents

. A n RH S mixture ha s a heat o f

rea ct ion w hich, b y con ve ntion, is ex pressed as a ne gative val ue for an exotherm ic rea ct ion, that ha s

an abs olute val ue g reate r than or eq ual to 10 0 calori es per g ram of RH S mixtur e

.

" Reg iste red EHS " m ea n s an EHS l i st ed in the Ris k Managem ent Plan for a covered process

.

" Re liab ili t

y st ud y" m ea n s the dete rm ina tion of the pro babi li t y o f a piec e of EHS equip ment

per form in g i t s r eq

ui red funct io n in the desir ed mann er un de r al l r elevant con di tion s and on th e

oc casion or durin g the t im e int er vals w hen it i s requir ed to s o perfor m. It includes th e an al ysi s of the

f ailur e of EHS equipm ent to perfor m i ts norm al requir ed fu nc tion.

" Ris k as sessm ent" m e ans the e valu ation of th e r es ul ts of q uant it ative an al yse s to fac il it at e

de velop ment of an ef

f ec tive r is k r ed

uc tion plan. The q

uanti ta tive an al yse s shall consi st of an

est im at e of the quanti t

y

, ra te and durat io n of EHS re le ased, a di spersion analy si s, a conseq uen ce

an al ys is, and an esti ma te of the pro b abili t y or fr eq u enc y of the un desir ed e vent.

" Ris k as sessm ent se ction " m e ans al l Depart m ent pers onnel en ga ged in the followin g

a ct i viti es conc ernin g the review of r is k m an a ge ment pro grams de veloped b y ow ne rs and opera tors

to ens ur e the ir co mpli anc e with TCP A: det ai led r e view of the risk man a ge men t pr o gra ms; c re at ion

and i mpl em ent at ion of w ork plan s; review of s ubmit ta ls to construct and oper at e new EHS co ver ed

processes; and periodic in spec tion s and au di ts of risk man a ge men t pr o gra ms.

" Ris k m anagem ent pro gram " m ea n s the s um tot al o f pro grams for th e p urpo se of m inim izin g

ext raordin ari l y ha za rdo us ac cid ent ris ks, includin g, b ut not l im it ed to, requir em ents for safe t y rev i ew

of de sig n f

or new and existin g eq uip men t, requir em ents for standard opera tin g proc ed ur es,

r eq ui re me nts for pre ventive m aint enanc e pr o gra ms, r equire m ents for o per ator t ra inin g and a cc ident

in vesti gat io n pr oc edures, r eq ui re me nts for ris k as sessm ent for s pe cif ic pie ces o f eq

uip men t or

opera tin g a lt erna ti ves, r eq ui re men ts for e m er ge ncy r es pon se plannin g

, and int erna l or exte rna l audit

procedur es to ens ur e pr o gra ms a re bein g ex ecut ed as pl an ned. Ri sk man a ge ment pro gram includes

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all ac tivities perform ed an d documents prepar ed p urs uant to 40 CF R 68 .1 2(c) an d (d) as incorporat ed

by refe renc e at N.J.A. C. 7: 31-1. 1(c).

" Ris k r ed u ction plan" me ans the plan de veloped as a r es ul t of a ha z ard ana l y sis

, risk

asses s ment or EHSARA which id entif ies the r i sk r eduction m e asures, r eco mm ends corr ec tive

a ct io ns, and pro v ides for sc h ed ul in g and i mpl em en ta tion of r em edi al a ct ion s.

"S ecu rity inform at ion" m e ans infor ma tion the r el eas e of which could ei ther compro mise the

ph y s i ca l secur it

y of the co ver ed proc es s or its opera tion s, or ad versel y af f ec t national secur it

y

. Ex amp les inc lu de, but ar e not lim it ed to, off site conseq uence anal ysi s data and q uantiti es and

locat ions o f EHSs at fac il iti es.

"S ewe r s y s t em pi pin g dia gra m " m e ans one or mor e diagrams r el e vant to the covered process

and i ts p ot entia l re le ases sh owi n g tho se portion s of th e sit e pl an that inc lu d e the ch em ic al sewe rs

, sanit ar y se w ers an d storm wat er sewe rs dr ainage s y stems in th e co vered proc es s or the adjoinin g

a re as.

"S it e plan" m eans a di a gram of the stationa r y s ource sh owin g ex ac t loc at ion s to scal e of all

units or a re as, wa rehou ses, b uildin gs

, road s, ac cess wa y s, wa lkwa y s, pa rkin g ar eas, fen ces, g ates and

pro p erty lines plu s the co ver ed pr o cess

.

"S tanda rd o pe ra tin g pr o cedures " or "SOP" m eans the d ocum ents set tin g forth the opera tin g

procedur es coverin g a ll de ta ils o f opera tion in v ol vin g an EHS that ar e cur rent l y in ef fe ct at the

co ver ed pr o cess

.

"Substanti at io n " m ea n s the writ ten su bm itt al o n a Depa rtm en t pr o vided form w hi ch s up ports

e ithe r a confid entia li t

y c la im or a pet it io n to withh old pri vil e ged trad e sec re t or securi t y inform at ion.

" T ab le to p ex erc ise" m ea n s an a ct i vit y in which the pa rti cip ant s a re g ather ed inf or ma lly to

descr ibe ac tion s to be t aken to resp ond to a pre

- planned s i mula ted EHS r el ease scen ario ba sed u po n

the em er ge n c y

r e spo nse plan as if i t wer e an a ctua l r ele ase, to inc lu de d ocu ments re leva nt to th e EHS

r el ease scenar io s uch as sit e plans

, equip ment a rr an gem ent pl an s and lo ca l stre et m aps re fe renc ed b y

the part ic ipants durin g the exer cise.

" TCP A " m ea n s the T

oxic Catast ro phe Pr e vention Ac t, N

. J. S.A. 1 3:lK

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" TCP A pr o gra m opera tin g expen se " m ea n s the co st for norm al TCP A pro gram o per at in g

i te ms s uch as p osta ge, te lepho ne, t ravel su pplies and da ta m an a ge ment s y ste ms.

" Th er ma l an al ysi s " me ans the co mputa tion of the distan ce f rom th e cen te r of a fir eba ll tha t a

c ri te rion ther m al r adia tion do se extends s ub sequent to s pec ifi c re le ase/ i gnition scena rios of a

fl am m ab le su

bstanc e.

" T ot al spen din g pl an of the TCP A pro g r am " me ans the tot al annual estim a ted cost of

opera tin g the TCP

A pr o gra m appro ved b y

the Depar tm ent for th e fisca l year be gi nnin g July 1

.

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" T ra de secr et " m ea n s inform at ion conce rnin g a for mul a, proc es s, de vic e or comp ila tion

which an ow ne r or o per ator of a co ver ed process use s to g ain a b usines s ad vant a ge o ver comp eti tors

wh o do not kn ow or u se it.

"What if C he cklist " m eans a m ethod of ha za rd ana l y sis based on a s y stem a ti c st ud y of

up da ted pipin g and instru ment dia gra ms that de sc ribe the co ver ed pr oc es s t akin g into co nsider at io n

process che mis tr

y

, s t an da rd opera tin g procedur e s, ma int enanc e proc ed ur es, EHS oper ator job

descr iption s, pr o cess flow diag r ams, EHS in ventor y t ab ul at io ns

, e le ct ri ca l one

- l ine diag r ams and

other d ocu ments. Th e st ud y is co mpo sed of a co mpreh en sive l ist of question s prepa red in ad vance

fro m st ud y of the docum ents b y t ea m m e mbe rs ei ther in conf eren ce or independent l y u suall y

cor resp ondin g to thei r in divi dual back gr oun d. Re sults of the st ud y shall be r ep or ted for a u nit on a

t able. The results ar e ent er ed o n the t able as follows: the "wh at if " q uestion an d i t s cor resp ondin g

conseq uen ce /hazard, the c ri tic al ity ba s ed on th e q uant it y or r at e of the potenti al r el eas e and th e

r eco mm ended a ct io n in t erms o f equip ment or procedur e to mi tigate the conseq uen ce /hazard.

7:3 1

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( a) If an y sect io n, su bsect ion

, pr o visi on, c lause, or p ort io n o f this chapt er is adjud ge d

unco nstitut io n al or in valid b y a court o f comp et ent jur is di ct io n, the r em aind er of this chapt er shall

not be af fe ct ed ther eb y

and s hal l re ma in in full for ce an d ef f ec t.

7:3 1- 1 .7 Pra ct ic e wher e these rul es d o n ot g o v ern

Th e Depa rtm en t may r escind, am end or ex p an d theses rules fro m ti me to ti me , and s uch rules

shall be f iled with th e Of

fi ce of Administ ra ti ve L aw as pro vi ded b y the A d ministr at i ve Proc ed ur e

Ac t, N.J.S. A. 52:1 4B-1 e t se q. I n an y m a tt er conc ernin g che mi ca l ac cid ent pre vention tha t a rises n ot

g o v erned b y these rul es

, the Depar tm ent shall exer cise its di sc re tion wi thin th e authority of N.J.S.A

. 13: 1B- 3 , 1 3:1D-9, 13:1 K- 1 9 et se q., 2 6:2C-1 e t seq. and a ll other leg isla tivel y confe rred po w ers.

7:3 1- 1 .8 Docum ent avail abil it y

( a) Co pi es of the C F R (40 C FR Pa rt 6 8) as ado pt ed and incorpor at ed b y r efe ren ce a re

avail able for rev i ew

. P ublic at ion s incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce within th e Co de of Fe der al r e gulat io ns

a re also avail able for review

. Th e s e may be r e view ed b y cont ac tin g the Depar tm ent a t:

New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

Bure au o f Rel eas e Pre vention

P O B ox 4 24

T r enton NJ 08 62 5- 0 42 4

T e lepho ne (6 09)6 33-72 89

(b) Co pi es of the C F R (40 C FR Pa rt 6 8) as ado pt ed and incorpor at ed b y r efe ren ce m a y

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be purchased fro m the fol lo win g s ources:

U .S. G o vernm ent Print in g Of fic e

S uperint endent of D ocu ments

Ma il Stop: S COP

W a shin g ton , DC 2 04 02-9 32 8

U. S. Go v ern men t Printin g Of fi ce B oo kstore

Ro o m 1 10 , 2 6 F edera l Plaza

New Y ork, N Y 1 02 78-0 08 1

U. S. Go v ern men t Printin g Of fi ce B oo kstore

Ro be rt Morr is Buildin g

1 00 North 1 7th Stre et

Philad elphia. P

A 1 91 03

( c) C opies o f the C F R (40 C F R Par t 68) as ad opt ed and incorpora ted b y re fe renc e here in a re

a ls o availab le for r e view a t the f ol lowin g p ublic libr ar ies:

New J ersey

Stat e Li bra r

y

PO Bo x 52 0, 1 85 W

es t Sta te Stre et

T re nton , NJ 08 62 5- 0 52 0

Newark Pu

bli c Li bra r

y

5 W a shin g ton Str ee t

Newark, NJ 07 10 1

7:3 1- 1 .9 Pro hibi tion s

( a) No ow n er or opera tor of a co ver ed pr oc es s shall handle, use, m anuf ac ture, ge ner at e

or s tore an EHS, exc ept in a m anner which co mpli es with the TCP A, thi s chapte r

, and the appro ve d

r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am.

(b) No ow n er or opera tor of a f ac ili t y for which ther e is n o pre vio usl y appro ved r is k

m anagem ent pro gram shall construc t a new co ver ed pr oc es s or util i z e an existin g proc es s for a new

EHS serv i ce unless the o wner or opera tor has compl ied with N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 3 .4 (Pro g r am 2) or

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1 1 (Pro gra m 3)

.

1. As of Mar ch 1 6, 2 01 0, n o o wner or opera tor of a f ac ili t y for which the re is no

previ ou sl y ap pro ved risk m an a ge ment pr o gra m shall co nstruc t a new co ver ed pr o cess or

uti lize an exist in g pr o cess for a new E HS service u nless th e o wner or oper ator has comp lied

with N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1 1.

( c) No ow n er or opera tor of a newl y construc ted co ver ed pr oc es s or an existin g proc es s

bein g util ized for a new EHS service a t a fa cil it y for w hich ther e is n o previ ou sl y appro ved risk

m anagem ent pro g ra m shall be gin o pe ra tin g that co ver ed process until the Depar tm ent and the o wner

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or opera tor ha ve exe cuted a con sent agree m ent cont ainin g an appro ved ris k m anagem ent pro gram

.

(d) No o wner or o per ator of a fa cil it y with an appro ve d risk ma nagem ent pr o gra m s hal l

opera te a new pr oc es s or utilize an existin g co vered process for a new EHS ser vic e before su bm itt in g

to the Dep art me nt the d ocu ment at io n requir ed b y N.J.A.C

. 7: 31

- 3 .4(c ) or (d) (Pro gra m 2) or

N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-4. 1 1(c) or (d) (Pro gram 3)

, an d the fee r equired b y N.J.A. C. 7:31

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. The o wner or

opera tor shall not o pe ra te th e new co vered process before ex ecut in g a consent ag r ee men t to u pdat e

the ap pro ved risk m an a ge ment pr o gra m for th e new co vered process.

1. As of Mar ch 1 6, 2 01 0, n o o wner or oper ator of a f ac ili t y with an appro ved

r i sk m an a ge ment pro g r am shall opera te a new proc es s or utilize an existin g co vered pr oc es s

for a new E HS service before su b mit tin g to the Depar tm ent th e d ocu ment at io n r eq ui red b y

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1 1(c ) or (d) (Pro gram 3) and th e fe e r eq ui red b y N .J.A.C. 7: 31-1. 1 1.

( e) No ow n er or opera tor of a co ver ed pr oc es s shall f ail to pro vi d e the Depa rt men t with

an y infor ma tion r eq

ui red to be s ubmi tt ed to th e Depar tm ent p urs uant to th e T CP A or this chapt er

.

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( a) Th e Depart m ent may tak e such ac tions as it de ems nec es sary in or de r to prote ct

human he al th f

rom an E HS r el eas e. Such ac tion s m a y include, but shall n ot be li mi ted to

, iss uin g

suc h orders as may be ne cessar y to prot ec t the he alth of pers ons wh o m a y s ubjec t to s uch a r el ease.

(b) Th e Depa rtm en t may in clude in the orders, at its di sc re tion , the f ol lowin g :

1. A r equire m ent that the ow ne r or o per ator i m med ia te l y s ubmi t a r i sk

m anagem ent pro gram to the Dep art me nt for r e view;

2. A r equire m ent that the ow ne r or o per ator perfor m a safe t y review

, hazard

an al ys is or r is k asse ssm ent;

3. A requir em en t that the ow ne r or o per ator im m edi at el y take ris k r ed u ction

a ct io ns or i mpl em en t a r i sk reduc tion pl an;

4. A requir em en t that the ow ne r or o per ator ce ase opera tin g u nti l the ident ifi ed

r i sk or ris ks ha ve been aba ted; or

5. An y other r eq

ui re men t the Dep art me nt dete rm ines i s nec es sary to ca rr y out

the p urp oses o f the TCP

A or this chapte r

.

( c) W hen the Depa rtm en t is sues an orde r or takes other appropri at e a ct io n pur suant to

this sec tion, suc h or de r or ac tion shall n ot be de em ed to af f ec t th e avail abil it

y of, or pre clude the u se

of, an y ot h er enfor ce me nt pro vi sion

.

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. 1 1 A Fee s

( a) Aft er June 2 1, 1 99 9, e ach ow ne r or o per ator of a sta tionar y so urc e s ubjec t to this

ch apte r shall pa y an annual fe e to the Depar tm ent. The annual fe e s hall be comput ed in a cco rdanc e

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with (b), ( c) and (i ) thro u gh ( m) belo w

, and billed and re mi tt ed in ac cordan ce with (f) thro u gh (h)

below

.

(b) Th e Depart m ent s hal l as ses s an nua l f ees th at include a ba se f ee, a co vered pr oc es s

der i ved fe e, an d an in ventor y derive d fee. Th e base fe e u nit ra te, co ver ed process derived fe e u nit

r at e, and in ventor y derived fe e u nit ra te shall be c al cul at ed us in g the data fro m the TCP A datab a s e as

of October 1 of the cur rent year

.

( c) Th e Depa rtm en t s hal l ann u ally dete rm ine d urin g the month of October th e ba s e fe e

and the co ver ed pr o cess and in ve ntory derive d f ee unit r at es , t akin g the fol lo win g s t ep s:

1. Est ablish the spe ndin g plan b y proje ct in g th e a mount of mone y requir ed to

fun d the TCP

A pro g r am d

urin g the fisc al year in w hi ch o wners or o per ators shall be ch ar ged f ees

based o n the followin g da ta :

i. Th e co st of Depar tm ent staf f in a ll p osition s o f the TCP A pr o gra m for

which fe es ar e char ge d for the curr ent fisc al year;

i i. Th e cost of f

rin ge benefi ts for those staf f m e mbe rs id entif

ied a t (c )1i

abo ve, c al cula ted as a per cent a ge of thei r salar ies, which perc ent a ge is set b y the New Je rse y

Depa rt men t o f the T re asur y ba s ed u

po n co sts ass oc ia ted with pensio ns

, heal th benef its, wor k ers '

co mpensat io n, di sabi li t

y benef its, un used s i ck l eave, an d the emp lo yer 's s har e of F IC A;

i ii. In dir ec t costs a ttr ib ut able to th ose s taf f m e mbe rs ident ifi ed a t (c)1i

abo ve. "I ndir ec t costs" m e ans costs incurr ed f or a co mmon or joint pur pose, be n efi tin g mo re than

one cost o bje ct i ve, and not r eadi l y as sig nable to th e cost o bje ct i ve s pec ifi ca ll y benef it ed without

ef for t dis prop or tionat e to the r es ul t s a chieved

. In dir ec t co sts shall be c al cula ted a t the ra te neg oti ated

annual l y betw een the Dep art me nt and the United St ates Env iron ment al Prot ec tion A genc y

,

mu lt iplied b y

the tot al o f sal ar ies and f rin ge benefi ts;

i v

. Th e esti ma te d T CP A pro gram opera tin g ex p en ses; and

v

. Th e b ud g et ed annual cost of l e gal ser vic es r en de red b y the

Depa rt men t of L aw and P ublic Safe t y , Di vi sion o f La

w

, in connec tion with the TCP A pr o gra m;

2. Su

btr ac t a p ositi ve dif

fe ren ce or add a ne gat i ve dif fe renc e of the

"bud get

- expen di ture v arian ce " o f the s pen din g plan f or the TCP

A pr o gra m of the prior fisca l y ear

, det er min ed b y th e Depa rt men t as of Octobe r 1 of the cur rent fisc al y ea r

, fro m the amount o f mone y

r eq ui red to fu nd the TCP

A pr o gra m dete rm ined in ( c)1 abo ve to det er min e the net money requir ed.

3. Proje ct the tot al a mount to be co nt ributed b y the in ventor y der i ved fee to the

ag g regate f

ee o f e ach ow n er or opera tor

. Th is proj ec tion shall be ba sed on the f ol lowin g data and

steps:

i. De te rm ine th e s um o f hazard units a t a ll covered processes r e giste red

as of October 1 of th e fisca l year d urin g w hi ch th e dete rm ina tion is m ad e; and

i i. De te rm ine th e contribution of th e a g gre gat e in ventor y fe es to be

col le ct ed as f

or t y per cen t of th e net mon e y r eq ui red as dete rm ined a t ( c)2 abo ve; and

i ii. De te rm ine the v alue of the u nit in ventor y deri ved f ee in dolla rs per

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hazard unit b y

di v idin g ( c)3i i b y ( c)3i.

4. De te rm ine the tota l amount to be cont ributed b y the co vered pr oc es s deri ved

f ee to the a g gre gate fe e of ea ch o wner or oper ator of a covered process

. The dete rm ina tion s hal l be

based o n the followin g da ta and step s:

i. De te rm ine the n u mber of co ver ed processes as of Oc to b er 1 o f the

fisc al y ear durin g which the det er min at io n is ma de ;

i i. De te rm ine th e contribution of th e a g gre gat e co ver ed pr oc es s fe es to

be col le ct ed as f

or t y per cen t of th e net mon e y r eq ui red as dete rm ined a t ( c)2 abo ve; and

i ii. De te rm ine th e v alue of the unit co ver ed pr oc es s der i ved f ee in dolla rs

per co vered process b y

di vidin g (c )4ii b y

( c)4i.

5. De te rm ine th e tota l a mou nt to be cont ributed b y the base fe e to the ag g regate

f ee of e ach ow ne r or o pe ra tor

. Th e det er min at io n shall be based o n the followin g da ta and step s:

i. De te rm ine the tota l n umbe r o f f ac ili ti es as of Oc to b er 1 o f the fisca l

year d urin g w hi ch th e dete rm ina tion is m ad e;

i i. De te rm ine th e contribution of th e a g gre gat e base fe e to be col le ct ed

as twenty perc ent of the ne t mone y requir ed as de te rm ined a t (c )2 ab o ve; an d

i ii. De te rm ine th e v alue of the base f ee in dolla rs pe r o wner or oper ator

b y di vi din g ( c)5i i b y

(c )5i.

6. E ach y ear

, the Depar tm ent shall prepar e an An nual TCP A Fee Sc h ed

ul e

Report. Durin g the m onth of De ce mbe r

, the Dep art me nt shall publ i sh a summ ary inc lu din g the fe e

schedule in the New Je rse y Re gi st er sett in g f or th the adjusted base fe e, covered pr oc es s de ri ved, and

in ventor y derive d u nit ra tes an d the o per at i ve date the reof. Th e n oti ce shall stat e that the report is

avail able, and shall dir ec t int erest ed pers ons to conta ct the Depa rtm en t for a cop y of the r ep or t. Th e

Depa rt men t shall pro vi de a cop y of th e report to e ach pers on requestin g a cop y

.

(d) An ow n er or opera tor of a new co vered proc es s with n o EHS s r e gister ed w ho

r e gisters an ext raordina ri l y hazardo us s ub stanc e with the Depar tm ent shall s ubmi t the annual f ee f or

tha t c al en d ar year comput ed in a cco rdanc e with (b), ( c) and (i ) thro u gh ( m) below in a cco rdanc e

with the bill r ec eive d fro m the Depar tm ent.

( e) An ow n er or opera tor ha vin g pre vio usl y r e gister ed EHS s wh o is reg iste rin g a new

co ver ed pr o cess or inc re asin g the EHS in ventor y shall su b mit the in ventor y der i ved f ee f or the

inc re me nta l EHS in ventor y

, co mputed in ac cordan ce with (i) below

, in a cco rdance with the bill

r ec eive d fro m the Depar tm ent.

(f ) Th e ann u al f

ees ar e asses sed on the basis o f the fisca l y ear an d shall not be pr or at ed

or r efu nded.

(g ) Ex cept for the fees s ubmi tted p ursuant to (d) and (e) abo ve, the Depa rtm en t, durin g

the month o f Janua r

y

, wil l se nd e ach o wner or oper ator a bill for e ach stat io n ar y s ourc e sta tin g the

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f ee for th at c al endar year

.

1. Th i s bil l s hal l inc lu de the base fe e and fe es c al cul at ed u sin g in ve ntory and

co ver ed proc es s dat a from the ow ne r or o per ator's Ris k Mana ge ment Plan o n fi le with the

Depa rt men t as of th e pre vio us October 1.

(h) Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l pa y his/ h er fe e b y check or money orde r

, pa yable to

" T re asur er

, Stat e o f New J ersey" prior to Fe bruary 28 of the y ear in which it is bill ed. An y ow ne r or

opera tor wh o has not paid the annual f ee b y the d

ue dat e wil l be asse ssed a 25 per cen t la te fee. Th e

ch eck or mone y or de r shall be su bm it ted in ac cordan ce wi th th e re mi tt anc e infor ma tion conta ined o n

the bill.

( i) F or the p urpo se of c al cula tin g fe es, "inve ntory" as u sed in this section m e ans the

m axi mum q

uanti t y for e ach EHS report ed b y the ow ne r or o per ator of a co ver ed process on the Ri sk

Man a gem ent Pl an su

b mit ted to the Dep art me nt in a ccord ance with N .J.A.C. 7: 31

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( j)- (l ) (R e s er

ved)

( m) Th e an nual f

ee for th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor of a sta tionary so urc e s hal l be the s um of

the ba se fee and th e s um o f the co vered process derive d fe e for e ach covered process and the sum of

e ach E HS in ventor y de ri ved fe e exc ept as pro v ided a t (o) and (p) below

.

(n) (R e s er

ved)

(o) Th e ann u al f

ee for an ow n er or opera tor wh o ha s t empor ar il y di scontinued u se,

handlin g

, st or a ge or ge ner at io n of al l EHS s a t the fa cil it y an d has s i gned a con sent agree m ent or

consent a gre em en t adden du m p urs u ant to N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 4. 10 (for the Pro gram 3 co vered processes)

shall be 25 pe rc ent of the base fe e.

(p) Th e annual fe e for an o wner or oper ator w ho has obtained a te mpora r y

disco nt in u ance in a cco rdanc e with N.J.A. C. 7: 31-4. 10 for o ne or mor e EHS s, b ut has r et ained ot h er

EHSs at th e f

ac ili t y tha t ar e r e gister ed in the most cur rent Ri sk Mana ge men t Plan in amounts that

m ee t or ex ce ed thresh old quantit ies shall be the f ul l base fe e and the co ver ed pr o cess and in ve ntory

f ees for the r e gister ed EHS s.

(q) E ach o wner or opera tor su bm it tin g a co nf

identi al it y c la im su

bstanti at io n form in

a cco rdance with N

. J.A .C. 7: 31

- 10 .5(d) shall su bm it a fe e of $ 35 0. 00 in 19 88 dolla rs

, adjusted

pur suant to (u) below b y the Co ns u me r Pri ce In dex fro m Jul y 1 98 8 to the month in which the cl ai m

is s ubmi tt ed, for the r e view of the cl ai m at the ti me of s ubmi tt in g the cl ai m s ub stanti at ion for m. The

f ee shall be s ubmi tted in a cco rdance with the r em it tan ce inf or ma tion cont ained on the bil l.

(r ) E ach ow ne r or o per ator su bm it tin g a peti tion to withhold pri vil e ged tr ade secr et or

secur it y inform at ion in ac cordanc e with N.J.A.C

. 7: 31

- 1 0. 6 s hal l su bm it a fe e o f $ 35 0.0 0 in 19 88

dolla rs

, adjusted pur suant to (u) below b y the Co ns u me r Pric e In dex from Jul y 19 88 to the month in

which the c la im is s ubmi tt ed, for the r e view o f hi s or her peti tion at the ti m e of s ubmi tt in g th e

pet it io n su

bs t antia tion form. Th e fe e shall be su bm it ted in ac cordan ce wi th th e re mi tt anc e

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infor ma tion conta ined o n the bill.

(s) An y fee u nder this chapt er that is su bje ct to N.J.A.C

. 7:1 L shall be pa yabl e in

insta llm en t s in a ccord ance with N .J.A.C. 7: 1 L.

( t) E ach o wner or opera tor su bm it tin g an ex emp tion r equest in ac cordanc e with

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

- 6 .3(e ) s hal l su bm it a fe e of $ 27 5. 50 in 1 98 8 d oll ars, adju st ed p urs uant to (u) below b y

the C on sum er Pri ce I nde x fro m July 1 98 8 to the month in which the ex emp tion r equest is m ad e, for

the rev i ew o f the request. Th e fe e shall be su b mit ted in a ccord ance with the r em it tan ce infor ma tion

cont ained on the bil l pro v ided b y the Depa rtm en t.

(u) The C on sum er Pri ce I nde x use d to adjust the f ee su b mit ted with a request pur suant to

(q), ( r) or (t ) abo ve s hal l be ca lcu la ted us in g the C PI-U dat a pu blished monthl y b y the U.S

. Depa rt men t of L ab or

. Th e CP I-U data i s r e- p ublis hed monthly in the Sur ve y o f Curren t B usines s,

Bure au o f E con o mi c Anal ysi s, U .S. Dep art me nt of C o mm er ce

. Th e per cen tage in cre ase in the C PI

for the month in which a request pur suant to (q), (r ) or (t) i s m ade (the s ubmi tta l month), r el at i ve to

the C PI for Jul y 1 98 8, s hal l be dete rm ined in a cco rdance with the followin g proc ed ur e:

1. Th e CP I for Ju l y

19 88 is 1 1 7. 2;

2. Th e CP I used in c al cula tin g the fe e for the s ubmi tta l month shall be th e most

r ec ent CP I-U a

vai labl e a t the t im e the r eq uest is su bm itt ed;

3. Th e per cent a ge ch an ge in the C PI r ela tive to th e Jul y 19 88 C PI shall be

c al cula ted in a cco rdance with the followin g for mul a:

i. Per cen tage Chan ge = 10 0 x ( (s ubm it ta l month C PI – 1 1 7. 2)/1 17. 2)

i i. W her e:

(1) Su

b mit ta l month CP I is the CP I dete rm ined pur suant to (u)2

abo ve; and

(2) 1 17 .2 is the CP I for Jul y 19 88, pur suant to (u)1 abo ve;

4. If th e perc ent a ge chan ge is a ne gat i ve number

, the su bm itt al fee s hal l not be

de cre ased; and

5. Th e su bm itt al fee s hal l be rou nded u p to the nea rest ha lf dolla r

.

7:3 1

- 1 .1 2 Re le ase of inf or ma tion b y

in suran ce c ar ri ers

( a) Aft er a review of docum ents an d a s t ationa r y so urc e ins pe ct io n, the Depa rt men t m a y

det er min e that an o wner or opera tor s hal l authorize i t s en viro n ment al l iabi lity or w orke r 's

co mpensat io n ins ur ance ca rr ie r to s up pl y c er ta in inf

or ma tion to the Dep art me nt.

(b) Th e det er min at io n wil l be ba s ed on a findin g that the ins ur ance inf or ma tion is

ne cessar y for th e Depa rt men t to e valu at e ef fe ct i vel y the o wner or oper ator's EHS m anagem ent

pra ct ic es;

( c) Th e inform at ion to be su pplied to the Depar tm ent b y the ins ur anc e c ar rie r shall

inc lu d e, b ut not be l im it ed to:

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1. Reports of ins p ec tion s for comp lian ce with mand ated codes or stan d ard s;

2. Reports of saf

et y an d en vironm enta l ins pe ct io ns or audi t s;

3. Reports of ins p ec tion s of f ire pr ot ec tion equipm ent;

4. Reports of an y ad di tional s tudies con duct ed w hi ch e valua ted the adequacy of

the o wner or opera tor' s m anagem ent of EHS s; an d

5. Th e reports r eq

u e st ed in (c )1 throu g h 4 abo ve s hal l include a s um ma r y of an y

def ic ienc ies fo und and an y

r eco mm ended r em edi al ac tion s.

(d) Up on wri tt en r eq uest fro m th e Depa rt men t, th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall, within 30

da ys

, auth or ize the ins ur anc e c ar rie r to r ele ase th e inform at ion r equested to the Depa rt men t. Th e

ins ur ance co mpan y s hal l f orw ard to the Depar tm ent the request ed inform at ion within 3 0 da y s of the

r ec eipt o f the auth or izat io n to d o s o from the ow ne r or o per ator

.

( e) Th e Depa rtm en t is au th or i z ed to disclose inform at ion o bta ined from an in suran ce

c ar ri er or i t s r epresent at i ve pur suant to this se ction o nl y to i t s ow n e mplo yees or a gents to assi st in

enfor cin g th e pr o visio ns of the TCP A, or f or u se in a c i vil or c rim ina l proce edin g, if s o orde red b y a

court.

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### SU BCH APTE R 2. HA Z AR D ASSESSMENT

7:3 1- 2 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) Th i s su

bchapt er in corp or at es b y r efe ren ce 40 C FR Par t 68 Su bpart B

, inc lu din g a ll

futur e am end ments and s up ple me nts, ex cept as pro vi d ed be lo w

.

(b) The following prov isi on o f 40 CF R 68 Su bpart B is n ot incorporat ed by refe ren ce : 4 0

CF R 68 .2 5(a) (1).

§6 8. 20 A pplic abi lit

y

, as incorpor ated b y

r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 2 .1(c )1

Th e o wner or opera tor o f a s t ationa r y s ource su

bje ct to this par t s hal l prep ar e a worst

- c ase

r el ease scenar io analy si s as pr o vided in § 68 .2 5 of thi s ch apte r and co mpl et e the f i ve

- year ac cid ent

histor y as pr o vided in § 68 .4 2. Th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor of a Pr o gra m 2 and 3 process m u st comply

with a ll se ctions in this s ub par t for these proc es ses.

§6 8. 22 O f

fsit e co nsequence an al ys is par am et ers, as incorpora ted b y re fe renc e with speci fi ed

ch an ge s at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-2. 1( c)2

( a) Endpoint s. F or

an al yse s of of

f si te co nsequences, the fol lo win g en dpoint s shall be used:

(1) T o xi cs

. Th e to xi c endp oints pr o vided in Ap pendix A o f thi s part. T o xi c en dpoint s for

T able I

, Pa rt A to xi c su

bstances not listed in Ap pendix A shall be de te rm ined b y the Depa rtm en t in

a cco rdance with the c ri te ria u sed b y E P A in develo pin g 40 C FR

Par t 68 Ap pendix A

. (2) Flam ma bles. The endp oints for fl am m abl es v ar y a ccordin g to th e scena rio s stu di ed:

( i) Explosio n. A n o verpress ur e of 1 p si.

( ii) Radiant he at /exp os ur e t im e. A radi ant he at of 5 kw/m 2 f or 4 0 seco nd s.

( iii ) L o wer fla m ma bil it

y lim it

. A lowe r fl am m abi li t

y li mi t as pro vi ded in N FP A d ocu ments or

other g enera ll y re co g nized s ources.

(b) W in d speed/ at mos pher ic stabil it y c lass

. F o r th e worst

- c ase re le ase analy si s, the ow ne r or

opera tor shall use a wind speed of 1 .5 m e te rs per secon d and F a tmosp he ri c stabil it y cl as s. I f the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor c an de mon st ra te that loc al m et eorolo gic al dat a ap pl ic able to the sta tionary so urc e

sh ow a hi g her min imu m wind s peed or l e ss s t able a tm o spher e a t al l ti mes d urin g th e pre vio us thre e

year s, these m ini mums m a y be u sed. F or analy si s o f al te rnat i ve sc enar io s, the ow ne r or o per ator m a y

use the t ypica l m et eorolo gic al condit io ns for th e stat io na r y so urc e.

( c) A mbient te mpe ra ture /h u midi t y

. F o r wor st

- c ase r el ease analy si s of a r e g ul ated toxi c

su bstance, the ow ne r or o per ator shall u se the hi g hest dai l y ma xim um t emp er atur e in the prev iou s

thr ee y ears an d a ver a ge h um idit y for the s it e, based o n t emp er atur e/hum idit y dat a g ather ed a t th e

sta tionar y s ource or a t a loca l m et eorolo gic al sta tion; an ow ne r or o per ator u sin g the RM P O f fsit e

Co nseq u ence Anal ysi s Guidance m a y use 25 de g .C and 50 per cent humidi t y as v alues for these

variabl es

. F or an al ysi s of a lt ern ative scenar io s, the ow ne r or o pe ra tor may use t y pi ca l

t emp er atur e/hu midity

data g ather ed at the stat io n ar y so ur ce or a t a lo ca l me te orolo gica l sta tion

. (d) He i g ht of re le ase. Th e worst

- case r el ease of a r e gulat ed toxic s ub stan ce shall be an al yze d

ass u min g a g ro un d l e vel (0 f ee t) re le ase. F o r an al te rnat i ve sc enar io ana l y sis of a reg ula ted to xi c

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su bstance, re le ase heig ht may be de te rm ined b y the r ele ase sc enar io

. ( e) Surfa ce ro u gh ness

. The ow n er or opera tor shall use ei ther urban or rura l top o graph y

, as

appropria te. Urban m e ans that the re a re m an y o bstac les in the im m edi at e ar ea ; o bstac les include

buildin g s or t re es

. R

ur al me ans the re a re no b uildin gs in the im m edi at e a re a and the te rr ain i s

ge ner al l y fl at an d un ob stru cted.

(f ) Den se or neutr al l y b uo y ant g a ses. The o wner or o per ator shall en sure tha t tabl es or

mod els u sed f

or di spersion an al ysi s of r e gulat ed to xi c su bstances appropria te l y a ccount for ga s

densit y

. (g ) T

e mpe ra ture of r el eas ed su bstanc e. F o r wor st c ase, l iq uids othe r than g ase s liquif ied b y

r efr i ger at io n o nl y s hal l be con side red to be r el eased at the hi ghe st dail y m axi mum te mpe ra ture,

based o n data for the previ ou s thr ee years appropri at e for the sta tionary s ource, or a t process

t emp er atur e, w hich e ver is hi g her

. F or al te rnat i ve sc enar io s, su bstances may be consi d ered to be

r el eased a t a proc es s or amb ient te mpe ra ture that is appro pr ia te f or the scena rio.

§6 8. 25 W

or st

- case re le ase scena rio ana l y sis.

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall analy ze and r eport in the RMP:

(2) F or Pr o gra m 2 and 3 pr o cesse s:

( i) O ne wor st

- c ase re le ase scenar io tha t is estim at ed to c re at e the g reat est di st ance in an y

dir ec tion to an end

point pr o vided in Ap p en dix A o f this part r es ult in g from an ac cid enta l r el ease of

r e gulat ed to xi c su bs t ances fro m co ver ed pr oc es ses un der w orst

- case con dit ion s defined in § 68 .22;

( ii) O ne worst

- c ase r el ease scenar io that is esti ma te d to cr ea te the g re atest di st ance in an y

dir ec tion to an end

point defined in § 6 8. 22(a ) resultin g fro m an a cc ident al re le ase of reg ula ted

fl am m ab le su

bstanc es f rom covered processes un de r wor st

- c ase conditions def ined in § 6 8. 22; and

( iii ) A dditional wor st

- c ase re le ase scenar io s f or a hazard c lass if a w orst

- case r el ease fro m

anothe r co vered proc es s at the stat io n ar y so ur ce potent ia ll y af

fe cts p ublic re cep tor s dif fe rent from

tho se p otent ia ll y af

fe ct ed b y th e w orst

- case re le ase scena rio de veloped u nder paragrap hs (a) (2)( i) or

( a) (2)(i i) of this sect io n.

(b) De te rm ina tion o f wor st

- c ase r el ease q uanti t y

. Th e wor st

- case re le ase quantit y s hal l be the

great er of the fol lo win g:

(1) F or s ub stanc es in a v es sel, the g rea test a mount held in a si n gle v es sel, t akin g into ac cou nt

ad minist ra ti ve controls tha t li mi t the max imu m q uanti t y; or

(2) F o r s ub stanc es in pipes, the g re atest a mount in a pipe, takin g into a ccount adm inistra tive

controls tha t li mi t the max imu m q uanti t y

. ( c) W o rst

- case re le ase scena rio

- - toxic g ase s.

(1) F o r reg ula ted to xi c su bstanc es that a re norm al l y g ase s a t amb ient t emp er atur e an d

handled as a ga s or as a l iq uid un de r pres sure, th e o wner or oper ator shall as sum e tha t the quantity in

the ve s sel or pi pe, as det er min ed un de r par a graph (b) of this sec tion, is r el eased as a g as o v er 1 0

m inutes. The r el ease r at e shall be as sum ed to be the tota l q uanti t y di v ided b y 1 0 unles s passi ve

m it i gat io n s y stems a re in plac e.

(2) F or g ase s han dl ed as r ef ri ger at ed liquid s a t am bien t pres sure :

( i) If th e re le ased s ub stan ce is not cont ained b y pa ssi ve m it i gat io n s y s t ems or if th e conta ined

po ol wo uld ha ve a depth of 1 c m or l es s, the ow ne r or o per ator s hal l as sum e tha t the su bstanc e is

r el eased as a ga s in 10 m inutes;

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( ii) If the re le ased su

bstance is cont ained b y pa ssi ve mi tigation s y s t ems in a p ool wi th a

depth g rea te r than 1 c m, the ow ne r or o per ator may ass u me that th e q uant it y in the v es sel or pipe, as

det er min ed un de r pa rag r ap h (b) of this se ction, is spilled in st antan eo usl y to form a l iq uid p ool. The

v olat iliza tion ra te ( re le ase r at e) shall be ca lcul at ed at the boilin g poi nt o f the s ub stanc e and at the

conditions speci fied in par a graph (d) of thi s sec tion.

(d) W o rst

- case re le ase scena rio

- - toxic liquid s.

(1) F or reg ula ted toxic su bstanc es th at a re n or ma ll y liquid s at amb ient te mpe ra ture, th e

ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l ass u me th at the q uanti t y in the ve ssel or pi p e, as de te rm ined un der paragrap h

(b) of this sect io n, is spill ed in st antaneousl y to f or m a liquid p ool.

( i) The s urfa ce ar ea of th e p ool s hal l be det er min ed b y ass u min g th at the liquid spreads to 1

c enti me te r deep u nl e ss pa ssi ve mi tigation s y ste ms a re in pla ce that ser ve to co nt ain the s pill an d

l im it the su rf

ac e ar ea. W here pas si ve mi tigation is in plac e, th e surfa ce a re a o f the co nt ained liquid

shall be used to c al cula te the v olat iliza tion ra te.

( ii) If the re le ase w ould occur ont o a surfa ce tha t is n ot pave d or smo oth, the ow n er or

opera tor m a

y tak e into ac cou nt th e ac tua l s urf ac e cha ra ct er istics.

(2) The v o la ti lizat io n ra te shall ac cou nt for the hi ghe st dai l y max imu m t emp er atur e

oc currin g in th e past thre e y ears, the te mpe ra ture of the su bstance in the v e ssel, and the

conc entr at io n of the su bs t ance if the l iq uid spilled is a m ixtur e or so lution.

(3) Th e ra te o f r el ease to a ir s hal l be dete rm ined f rom th e v o la ti lizat io n r at e of the liquid

po ol. Th e ow n er or opera tor may u se the m e tho dolo g y in the RM P O f fsit e C on sequenc e A na l y sis

Guidance or an y

other pu bli cly

avail able t echniques that a ccount f or the mode lin g con di tion s and a re

r eco gni zed b y in dustr y as appli cabl e as par t of cu rren t pra ct ic es. Pro pr ie ta r y models th at ac cou nt for

the model in g con di tion s m a y be u sed pr o vided the ow ne r or o per ator al lo ws the i mple m ent in g

age n c y a cc es s to the mod el and de s crib e s mod el f ea tures and dif

f eren ces fro m publi cl y a vai labl e

mod els to lo ca l em e r

genc y planne r s up on r equest.

(e) Wo rst-case rel eas e scenario-

- flam ma bl e ga ses

. The o wner or operator shall as sume that

the q uantity of the su

bstance, as dete rm ined un der para graph (b) of this section and the pro vi sio ns

below, va porizes resulting in a v ap or clou d explo sion

. A y ield fac tor of 10 percent of the available

energ y rele ased in the explo sion s hall be u sed to determ ine the distance to the explosi on end point if

the model u sed i s based o n TNT equi valent me thod s.

(1) Fo r re gulated fla mm abl e su bstances that are norma lly ga ses at a mbient te mpe ra ture and

handled as a ga s or as a liquid un der pres sure, the o wner or operator shall as sume that the quantit y in

the ve ssel or pi pe, as deter min ed un der paragraph (b) of this section, is rel eased as a g as o ver 1 0

minutes. The total q

uantity shall be as sumed to be inv ol ve d in the va por cloud explosio n.

(2) Fo r flam ma ble g ase s han dled as refrigera ted liquids at ambi ent press ure:

(i) If the rele ased s ub stance is not contained by pa ssi ve mit igation s ys tems or if the contained

po ol w ould hav e a depth o f o ne centim et er or less, the o wner or operator s hall as sume that the total

quantit y of

the s ub stance is rel eased as a ga s in 10 minutes, and the total qua ntity will be inv ol ve d in

the v ap or cloud ex plosio n.

(ii) If the rele ased su

bstance is contained b y pa ssi ve mitigation s ys tems in a p ool with a

depth g reate r than 1 cent im et er, the ow ner or o perator ma y ass ume that the q

uantity in the v es sel or

pipe, as determ ined u nder paragraph (b) of this section, is s pilled in stantaneously to f orm a liquid

po ol. The v olatilizat ion rate (rel eas e rat e) shall be cal cula ted at the boilin g p oint of the s ub stance and

at the conditions specifi ed in paragraph (d) of this section. The ow ner or operator shall ass ume that

the q uantity which becom es va por in the first 10 minut es is in vo lv ed in the v ap or cloud explo sion

.

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(f) Wo rst-case rel ease scenar io- -fla mm ab le liquid s. The ow ner or operator shall ass ume that

the q uantity of the su

bstance, as dete rm ined un der para graph (b) of this section and the pro vi sio ns

below, va porizes resulting in a v ap or clou d explo sion

. A y ield fac tor of 10 percent of the available

energ y rele ased in the explo sion s hall be u sed to determ ine the distance to the explosi on end point if

the model u sed i s based o n TNT equi valent me thod s.

(1) Fo r re gulated fla mm abl e su bstances that are norma lly liquids at a mbient te mpe ra ture, the

ow ner or o pera tor shall ass ume that the entir e quantit y in the v es sel or pipe, as determ ined u nder

paragraph (b) of this section, is sp illed in stantaneously to form a liquid po ol. F or liquids at

te mper atur es below their atmospheric b oiling p oint, the vo latil ization rate s hall be calcu la ted at the

condition s specified in paragraph (d) of thi s section.

(2) The ow ner or o pera tor shall ass ume that the quantit y which becomes va por in the first 10

minutes is in vo lv ed in the v ap or cloud ex plosio n.

(g ) Par am e te rs to be appl ied. Th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l use th e para m et ers def ined in §

68 .2 2 to det er min e di stan ce to the endp oints. The ow ne r or o per ator m a y use the m ethod olo g y

pro vi ded in the RM P O f fsit e C on sequenc e A na l y sis G uidanc e or an y com m er ci al l y or publi cly

avail able ai r di spersion model in g t echniq u e s, pro v ided the t echniques ac cou nt for th e mode lin g

conditions and ar e re co g nized b y indu str y as ap pl ic able as part of curr ent prac ti ces. Pr opri et ar y

mod els that a ccount for the model in g con di tion s m a y be u sed pr o vided the ow ne r or o per ator al lo ws

the i mpl em ent in g agenc y ac cess to the m odel and descr ibes mode l f ea tures an d di f

f er ences from

publi cly a vai labl e mod els to lo ca l em e r genc y planne r s up on r equest.

(h) C on side ra tion of pas sive m it i gat io n. Pas sive m it i gat io n s y ste ms m a y be con side red f

or

the ana l y sis of wor st c ase pr o vided tha t the m it i gat io n s y ste m is c apabl e of with st an din g the re le ase

eve nt trig g er in g the scen ario and w ould s ti ll funct io n as int en ded.

(i ) Factor s in sel ec tin g a w orst

- c ase scen ario. Notwith st andin g the pro vi sion s of pa rag r ap h

(b) of this sect io n, the ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l sel ec t as the wor st c ase for f la m mab le reg ula ted

su bstances or the worst cas e for reg ula ted toxic s ub stanc es, a scena rio ba s ed on th e followin g fa ctors

if s uch a scena rio wo uld result in a g rea te r di st ance to an en dpoint defined in § 68 .22(a ) be y on d the

sta tionar y s ource b ou ndar y than the scena rio pro v ided un der paragrap h (b) of this sect io n:

(1) S ma lle r quantit ies han dl ed at hi g her proc es s te mpe ra ture or pres sure ; and

(2) Proxim ity

to the bo un da r

y of the stat io n ar

y so ur ce.

§6 8. 28 Alte rnat i ve r ele ase sc enar io an al ysi s.

( a) The n u mber of scena rios

. Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l id entif y and an al yze at l east o ne

a lt erna tive re le ase scena rio for ea ch re gulat ed toxi c su bstanc e he ld in a co ver ed process(es) and a t

l east o ne a lte rna ti ve re le ase scenar io to r epres ent a ll fl am m abl e s ub stanc es held in co ver ed

processes.

(b) Sc enar io s to con side r

. (1) F o r e ach scen ario r eq ui red un de r paragraph ( a) o f this sect io n,

the o wner or opera tor shall sel ec t a scenar io:

( i) Tha t is mor e lik el y to oc cur than the wor st

- c ase r el ease scenar io u nder § 6 8. 25; and

( ii) Th at wi ll r ea ch an end point of f sit e, unles s n o s uch scena rio exists

. (2) Rel ease scen arios con side red s ho uld inc lude, but a re not li mi ted to, the followin g, w her e

appli cab le :

( i) T r ansfe r ho se r ele ases d ue to splits or su dden h ose u ncou pl in g ;

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( ii) Process pipin g r el eases from fa ilur es a t fl an ges

, joint s, weld s, val ve s an d v al ve sea ls, and

dra in s or bleeds;

( iii ) Pr oc es s ve ssel or p u mp re le ases due to cr acks, seal f ailur e, or drain, bleed, or pl u g

f ailur e;

( i v) V

e ssel o verfi llin g and spill, or o v erpr es suriza tion and ve ntin g thro u gh re lie f v al ve s or

rupture di sk s; and

(v ) Shi ppin g cont aine r mishandlin g an d bre akage or pu nc turin g l eadin g to a s pil l.

( c) Par am et ers to be ap pl ied. Th e ow n er or opera tor s hall use the appro pr ia te par am et ers

def ined in § 68 .22 to det er min e di st ance to th e endp oints. The ow ne r or o per ator m a y use e ithe r the

m ethodolo g y pr o vided in the RM P Of f si te Co nseq uen ce A na l y sis Gui d ance or an y co mm er ci al l y or

publi cly a vai labl e a ir dis p ersio n mod elin g te ch niques, pr o vided the t echniq u e s a ccount for the

speci fied mode lin g con di tion s and a re r eco gni zed b y ind ustr y as appli cabl e as par t of curr ent

pra ct ic es. Proprie ta r

y m odels that ac cou nt for th e mode lin g conditions m a y be u sed pr o vided the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor al low s the i mpl em ent in g age ncy ac cess to the mode l and de sc ribes mode l fe atur es

and dif fer enc es f rom publ ic l y

availab le m odels to loca l e me r genc y pl an ne rs up on request.

(d) C on side ra tion of m it i gat ion

. Active and pas sive mi tigation s y stems m a y be con sider ed

pro vi ded they ar e c apabl e of with st an din g the eve nt th at t ri g gered the re le ase and w ould sti ll be

funct io na l.

( e) Factors in sel ec tin g scenar io s. Th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l con side r the fol lo win g in

sel ec tin g a lt ern ative re le ase scena rios:

(1) Th e fi ve

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y pro vi ded in § 6 8. 42; and

(2) Failure scenar io s ident ifi ed u nder Se c s. 68 .5 0 or 6 8. 67.

§6 8. 30 Definin g of

f si te imp ac ts

- - p op ul ation.

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l estim a te in the R MP th e po pula tion within a c ir cl e with i t s

c ente r a t the point of

th e re le ase and a r adiu s det er min ed b y the di st ance to th e end point defin ed in §

68 .2 2( a).

(b) Po pula tion to be def

ined. P op ul ation s hal l inc lu de resident ia l p op ul at io n. Th e presen ce of

institut io ns (scho ols, ho spita ls

, pris on s), park s an d re cr ea tional a re as, and m ajor co mm e rc ia l, o f fi ce,

and in dustri al buildin g s s hal l be n ot ed in the R MP

. ( c) Da ta s ources a cc eptab le. The o wner or opera tor m a y u se the most re cen t Cen su s dat a, or

other u pdated infor ma tion, to estim a te the po pula tion potent ia ll y af fe ct ed.

(d) Le v el o f a ccu ra c y . P op ul at io n shall be est im at ed to two si gnific ant di gits.

§6 8. 33 Definin g of

f si te imp ac ts

- - en viro n ment.

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l list in the RM P en viro n ment al r ec eptors within a c ir cl e with

i t s c ente r a t the point of th e re le ase and a r adiu s det er min ed b y the di st ance to th e end point defin ed

in § 68 .22(a ) of this par t.

(b) Da ta s ources a cc eptab le. The o wner or opera tor m a y re l y on infor ma tion pr o vided o n

loc al U .S. Geolo gic al S ur ve y m aps or on an y data s ource co nt ainin g U .S. G.S. da ta to ident if y

en vironm enta l r ec eptors.

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§6 8. 36 Re view and u pdate.

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall rev i ew an d up da te th e o f fsit e con sequenc e an al yse s at le ast

once ever y f i ve y ears.

(b) If chan ge s in processes

, quantit ies st or ed or ha ndl ed

, or an y other as pe ct o f the s t ationa r y

so urc e mig ht re as onabl y be ex p ec ted to incr eas e or decr eas e the distanc e to the end point b y a fac tor

of two or mor e, th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall co mple te a r e vi sed ana l y sis within six months of the

ch an ge and su bm it a rev ised risk m an a ge ment plan as pro vi d ed in § 6 8. 19 0.

§6 8. 39 D ocu ment at io n

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l ma int ain the f ol lowin g re cord s on the o f fsite con sequenc e

an al yse s:

( a) F or w orst

- case scenar io s, a descr iption of the v es sel or pipel ine and s ub stanc e sel ec ted as

wor st c ase, ass u mptions and para m et ers u sed, and the r ationa le for sel ec tion; as sumpt io ns shall

inc lu d e use of an y ad ministr at i ve co nt rols and an y pa ssi ve m it i gat ion that wer e as sum ed to lim it the

quantity tha t co uld be r el eased. D ocu ment at io n s hal l inc lude th e ant ic ipat ed ef fe ct of the controls

and mi tigation o n the r el ease q uanti t y and ra te.

(b) F or al te rnat i ve re le ase scen arios, a de s cript io n of the scen arios identif ied, ass u mption s

and para m et ers use d, and the r ationa le for th e sele ct io n of s pe cif ic sc enar io s; ass u mption s shall

inc lu d e u se of an y ad ministr at i ve controls and an y mi tigation that we re as sum ed to l im it the quantity

tha t could be re le ased. Docum ent at io n shall inc lu d e the ef f ec t of the controls and mi tigation o n the

r el ease q uanti t y and ra te.

( c) Docum ent at io n of estim a ted quanti t y r ele ased, re le ase r at e, and dura tion of r ele ase.

(d) M etho dolo g y

use d to det er min e distanc e to end points

. ( e) Da ta u sed to est im at e p op ul ation and env iron ment al r ec eptors p ot entia lly af fe ct ed.

§6 8. 42 Fi v e

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y

.

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l include in the fi ve

- y ear ac cid ent hi stor y al l ac cident al

r el eases fro m co ver ed pr oc es ses tha t result ed in de aths

, injur ies, or si gnific ant pro p erty dam a ge on

sit e, or kn own of

f si te deaths, injur ies, e va cuat io ns

, shelt er in g in plac e, pro pe rt y dam a ge, or

en vironm enta l da mage.

(b) Dat a requir ed. F o r ea ch a cc ident al r ele ase included, th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall r ep or t th e

followin g infor ma tion:

(1) Da te, t im e, and appro xi ma te durat io n of the r el ease ;

(2) Chem ic a l(s) r el eas ed;

(3) Es tim a ted quanti t

y r ele ased in p ou nd s and, for m ixtur es co nt ainin g reg ula ted toxic

su bstances, perc entage conc entr at io n b y wei ght of the r el eased reg ula ted to xi c su bstanc e in the

l iq uid m ixture ;

(4) Fi v e- or six-di git NA IC S code tha t most c lo se l y cor resp ond s to the process;

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(5) Th e t y pe of r ele ase event and i ts so ur ce ;

(6) W eath er conditions , if kn own;

(7) On

- sit e imp ac ts;

(8) Kn own o f

fsite imp ac ts;

(9) Initia tin g e vent and co nt ributin g f ac tors i f k no wn;

(10) W hether of

f si te resp on d ers were n oti fied i f k no wn; and

(1 1) Oper at io na l or pr o cess ch an ge s that resulted f rom in vestigation of the r el eas e and that

hav e been m ade b y

the tim e this informa tion is su bmitt ed in accordanc e with Sec. 6 8. 16 8

. ( c) Le v el o f a ccu ra c y . N u me ri ca l esti ma tes may be pro vi ded to two s i gnific ant di gits.

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A ppen dix A

to Part 68

- - T

abl e of T oxic End points

[A s def ined in Sec. 6 8. 22 of this par t]

T oxic

CA S No

. Chem ic al na me endp oint

( m g/ L)

10 7

- 0 2

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... .... Ac role in [ 2

- Pro p enal ]..

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... 0. 00 1 1

10 7

- 1 3

- 1.

..... ..... ..... ..... .... Ac r yl onit ri le [2

- Pr openeni tri le ]....

..... ..... ..... 0. 07 6

81 4

- 6 8

- 6.

..... ..... ..... ..... .... Ac r yl y l chlor ide [2

- Pr openo y l chlor ide]......

..... . 0. 00 090

10 7

- 1 8

- 6.

..... ..... ..... ..... .... Al l yl a lcohol [2

- Pr open

- 1

- ol]...

..... ..... ..... .... 0. 03 6

10 7

- 1 1

- 9

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... . All yla min e [2

- Pr open

- 1

- am ine ]....

..... ..... ..... ... 0. 00 32

76 64

- 41

- 7

.... ..... ..... ..... .... A mmoni a ( an h ydr ou s).....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 0. 14

76 64

- 41

- 7

.... ..... ..... ..... .... A mmoni a ( co nc 2 0% or g reat er )....

..... ..... ..... .. 0. 14

77 84

- 34

- 1

.... ..... ..... ..... .... Arseno us tri chloride.......

..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 01 0

77 84

- 42

- 1

.... ..... ..... ..... .... Arsine.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 00 19

10 29 4

- 3 4

- 5.

..... ..... ..... ..... Boro n tr ichlor ide [B or ane, tr ichloro

- ]...

..... ..... 0. 01 0

76 37

- 07

- 2

.... ..... ..... ..... .... Boro n tr ifluorid e [ Borane, trif luoro

- ].....

..... ... 0. 02 8

35 3

- 4 2

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Boro n tr ifluorid e compou nd with me th yl..

..... .. 0. 02 3

eth er (1:1)[B oron, tri fluoro [o x yb is [ me thane ]]

- , T

- 4.

77 26

- 95

- 6

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... Brom ine.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 00 65

75

- 1 5

- 0.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Carbon dis ul fide.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 16

77 82

- 50

- 5

.... ..... ..... ..... .... Chlorine......

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 0. 00 87

10 04 9

- 0 4

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... . Chl or ine dio xid e [ Chlorine oxide (ClO2)]...... 0. 00 28

67

- 6 6

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. C hlorofor m [Methan e, tri chloro

- ]...

..... ..... ..... . 0. 49

54 2

- 8 8

- 1.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Chlorom eth yl ethe r [Methane, ox y bi s[chloro

- ].....

.. 0. 00 025

10 7

- 3 0

- 2.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Chlorom eth yl me th yl ethe r [Methane, ch lorom etho x y

- ] 0. 00 18

41 70

- 30

- 3

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... Crotonaldeh yde [ 2

- Butena l].....

..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 02 9

12 3

- 7 3

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... Crotonaldeh yde, ( E)

- , [2

- B ut enal, ( E)

- ].....

..... .. 0. 02 9

50 6

- 7 7

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... C ya no gen ch loride.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 03 0

10 8

- 9 1

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... C yclo h ex y la min e [C y clohexana min e]......

..... . 0. 16

19 28 7

- 4 5

- 7.

..... ..... ..... ..... .. Dib or ane....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 00 1 1

75

- 7 8

- 5.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. Dim eth yldichlorosil ane [Silane, di chloro di me th yl

- ]. 0. 02 6

57

- 1 4

- 7.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 1 ,1

- Di me th yl h yd r a zin e [ H y drazine, 1, 1

- dim eth yl

- ]... 0. 01 2

10 6

- 8 9

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Epichloroh y drin [O xir ane, ( chlorom eth yl)

- ]...

..... . 0. 07 6

10 7

- 1 5

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Eth ylenedi am ine [ 1, 2

- Eth anedia min e].......

..... .... 0. 49

15 1

- 5 6

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Eth ylene im ine [A zir idine]......

..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 01 8

75

- 2 1

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...E th y l ene oxi de [ Oxiran e]....

..... ..... ..... ..... ... 0. 09 0

77 82

- 41

- 4

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Flu or ine....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 00 39

50

- 0 0

- 0.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... Fo r ma ldeh yde (solution)...

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 01 2

1 10

- 0 0

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . Furan..

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 00 12

30 2

- 0 1

- 2.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H yd r a zin e..

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 01 1

76 47

- 01

- 0

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H y drochlori c a cid ( conc 3 7% or g rea te r).....

..... .. 0. 03 0

74

- 9 0

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...H y droc yanic a cid.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 01 1

76 47

- 01

- 0

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H y dro gen chlor ide ( anh y dr ou s) [ H y drochlori c ac id].. 0. 03 0

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76 64

- 39

- 3

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H y dro gen fluorid e/H ydr ofluori c a cid ( co nc 5 0% or 0. 01 6

g rea te r) [H y dr ofluori c a cid].

77 83

- 07

- 5

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H y dro gen sel enide.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 0. 00 066

77 83

- 06

- 4

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .H y dro gen sulfide.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 0. 04 2

13 46 3

- 4 0

- 6.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..Ir on, pe nt ac arbon y l

- [ Ir on ca rb on yl (Fe(CO)5), (TB

- 0. 00 044

5

- 1 1)

- ].

78

- 8 2

- 0.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...I so but y ronitr il e [P ropanenit ri le, 2

- m ethy l

- ]...

.... 0. 14

10 8

- 2 3

- 6.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .I so prop y l chlorofor ma te [Carb onochloride ac id, 1

- 0. 10

me th yleth yl este r].

12 6

- 9 8

- 7.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .M etha cr ylo ni tr ile [ 2

- Pro p enenit ril e, 2

- m ethy l

- ]...

. 0. 00 27

74

- 8 7

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Me th y l chlor ide [Methane, ch loro

- ].....

..... ..... .. 0. 82

79

- 2 2

- 1.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Me th y l chlorofor ma te [ Ca rb on o chloridic ac id, 0. 00 19

me th yleste r].

60

- 3 4

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Me th y l h y drazine [H y drazine, me th yl

- ]...

..... ..... . 0. 00 94

62 4

- 8 3

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .M eth yl isoc yanat e [Methan e, i soc yana to

- ].....

..... . 0. 00 12

74

- 9 3

- 1.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Me th y l m er cap tan [Methan ethiol]......

..... ..... .... 0. 04 9

55 6

- 6 4

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .M eth yl thio c ya n ate [Thioc yanic a cid, m ethy l est er ]. 0. 08 5

75

- 7 9

- 6.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Me th y lt rich loro sil ane [Silan e, tri chlorom eth yl

- ]... 0. 01 8

13 46 3

- 3 9

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..Ni ckel c arbon y l....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 0. 00 067

76 97

- 37

- 2

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Nit ri c a cid ( co nc 8 0% or g reat er )....

..... ..... .... 0. 02 6

10 10 2

- 4 3

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..Nit ri c oxi de [ Nit ro ge n oxi de (NO)]....

..... ..... ... 0. 03 1

80 14

- 95

- 7

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Ol eum ( F um in g Sulfuric ac id) [S ulfuri c a cid, 0. 01 0

mix ture wi th sulfur tr io xide ].

79

- 2 1

- 0.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Per ac et ic ac id [Ethanepe ro xoi c ac id]....

..... ..... . 0. 00 45

59 4

- 4 2

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Pe rchloro me th y l me rc apt an [ Me thanes ul fen yl chloride, 0. 00 76

tri chloro

- ].

75

- 4 4

- 5.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...P ho s gene [Carbo ni c dichlor ide].....

..... ..... ..... . 0. 00 081

78 03

- 51

- 2

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Ph os phine....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... 0. 00 35

10 02 5

- 8 7

- 3.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..P hos ph orus ox y chlorid e [ Ph os ph or yl chlor ide].....

.. 0. 00 30

77 19

- 12

- 2

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Ph os ph orus tri chloride [ Ph os ph orou s tr ichlor ide]... 0. 02 8

1 10

- 8 9

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Pipe ridine.....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 0. 02 2

10 7

- 1 2

- 0.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Propio ni tri le [ Pro pan enitr il e].....

..... ..... ..... . 0. 00 37

10 9

- 6 1

- 5.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Prop y l chlorofor ma te [ Ca rb on o chloridic ac id, 0. 01 0

pr op y l e st er ].

75

- 5 5

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Pro p ylene im ine [A zir idine, 2

- m ethy l

- ]...

..... ..... . 0. 12

75

- 5 6

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...Pro p ylene oxide [O xir ane, m eth yl

- ]...

..... ..... .... 0. 59

74 46

- 09

- 5

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Sulfur dio xide (anh y dro us)..

..... ..... ..... ..... ... 0. 00 78

77 83

- 60

- 0

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... .Sulfur te tr afluorid e [ Sulfur fluoride (S F 4), (T

- 4)

- ]. 0. 00 92

74 46

- 1 1

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... .... Sulfur t rioxide....

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 0. 01 0

75

- 7 4

- 1.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...T etr am e th ylle ad [ Plumban e, te tra m eth yl

- ]...

..... ... 0. 00 40

50 9

- 1 4

- 8.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .T et rani tro me thane [Meth ane, te tr anit ro

- ].....

..... . 0. 00 40

77 50

- 45

- 0

.... ..... ..... ..... ..... . T i taniu m t et ra chloride [T i taniu m chlor ide ( T iC l4) 0. 02 0

(T

- 4)

- ].

58 4

- 8 4

- 9.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .T olu ene 2, 4

- diis oc yana te [ Ben zen e, 2 ,4

- diisoc yanato

- 0. 00 70

1

- me th yl

- ].

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91

- 0 8

- 7.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...T oluene 2 ,6

- diisoc yanat e [Be nzene, 1, 3

- diis oc yana to

- 0. 00 70

2

- me th yl

- ].

26 47 1

- 6 2

- 5.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..T oluen e diis ocya

na te (u ns pe ci fied isom er ) [Be nzene, 0. 00 70

1 ,3

- diisoc yanato me th y l

- ].

75

- 7 7

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... T r im eth ylchlorosil ane [Silane, ch lorotri me th yl

- ]... 0. 05 0

10 8

- 0 5

- 4.

..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .V in yl a ce ta te monom er [ Ac eti c a cid e then yl est er ].. 0. 26

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7:3 1- 2 .2 RH S Haza rd As sessmen t

( a) Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a co vered process in which an RH S or RH S m ixture is

use d, ha ndled, s tor ed or ge ner at ed shall perfor m and docum ent a haza rd as sessm ent f or the RH S in

a cco rdance with 4 0 C F R 6 8 S ub pa rt B as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with chan ges a t N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1-

2. 1( c)1 and 2 and N .J.A.C. 7: 31-2. 2. A s part o f this ha z ard as sessm ent:

1. The o wner or opera tor shall consider th e explo si ve/ fla m m abi lity ha z ard of th e

RH S.

2. F or stat io na r y s ources that ha ve mult iple RH Ss or RHS mix tures in co ver ed

process(es), the o wner or opera tor shall r eport in the RMP the one w orst- cas e re le ase scen ario tha t is

est im at ed to cr ea te the great est di st ance in an y dire ct io n to the endp oint. The o wner or opera tor shall

r ep or t in the RM P ad di tional wor st -c ase re le ase scenar io s i f a wor st -c ase re le ase from another

co ver ed proc es s a t the sta tionary so urc e p ot entia lly af f ec ts publi c re ceptors di f f er ent from tho se

potenti al l y

af f ec ted b y the worst-c ase sc enar io wi th th e g rea test endp oint di st ance.

3. The o wner or opera tor shall id entif y

, an al yze

, and report at l east o ne a lt erna tive

r el ease scenar io to r epres ent al l RH Ss or RH S m ixtur es he ld in co ver ed pr o cesse s.

4. The o wner or opera tor shall r eport in the RMP the RH S hazard asses s ment r es ul ts

in the RMP

O f fsit e Co nseq u ence A na l y sis sec tion s for fl am m abl e su bstances.

(b) Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l use the followin g para m et ers and me thod s for the R HS

hazard asses s ment :

1. Endp oint par am et ers : th e endp oints for fl am m abl es list ed a t 40 C F R 68 .2 2( a) (2);

and.

2. Wo rst case rele ase qua ntity: the m aximu m capa ci t y of the largest process v es sel

containing an RH S or RH S mixture, n ot takin g into account adm inistra tive controls that limi t the

maxi mum quantit y.

3. A TNT

- eq uivalent ex plosio n m ethod or an y com m er ci al l y or publi cly a vai labl e

explosi on mod elin g t echniques

, pr o vided the t echniques ac cou nt for the model in g condit io ns and a re

r eco gni zed b y in dustr y as appli cabl e as par t of cu rren t pra ct ic es. Pro pr ie ta r y models th at ac cou nt for

the model in g con di tion s m a y be u sed pr o vided the ow ne r or o per ator al lo ws the i mple m ent in g

age n c y a cc es s to the mod el and de s crib e s mod el f ea tures and dif

f eren ces fro m publi cl y a vai labl e

mod els up on request. W hen usi n g a TNT

- eq uivalent explo sion m ethod, the o wner or o per ator shall

use the followin g par am e te rs:

i. The heat o f rea ct ion of the RH S or RH S mixtur e;

i i. O ne h un dred perc ent y ield factor o f the p otentia l heat rele ase (heat of

rea ct ion) as sumed to contribute to the ex plosio n for an RH S mixtur e in a process v es sel;

i ii. O ne hu ndred percent o f the p otentia l heat rel ease (heat of rea ction)

ass umed to contribute to the explosi on for a N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .3 Table I, Part D Gr oup I RHS in a

stora ge v es sel b ut 2 8 percent of the heat of combustion may be u sed as an appro xim at ion if the

detai led heat of reac tion data is not a vailabl e ; and

4. All other par am et ers and c al cula tion m ethod s s pec ifi ed a t 4 0 C FR 68 S ub pa rt B as

incorpor ated wi th ch an ge s a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-2. 1( c) 1 and 2

.

( c) A n o wner or opera tor ha vi n g an R HS m ixture cont ainin g o ne or mo re toxic or fl a m mab le

EHS(s) l isted in N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 3( a) T able I

, Pa rts A

, B, or C in a process abo ve the thr es hold

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quantity wh o reg iste red o nl y the to xi c or fl am m abl e EHS pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:31-7. 2( a) 3i v shall

be exe mpt from the r eq

ui re me nt of this sect ion to perfor m an additional hazard as sessm ent for the

RH S Mixtur e.

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SU BCHA P TER

3

. MI

NI MUM REQUI R EMEN TS F O R A PR OGRAM 2 TCP

A R IS K

MANA G EMEN T PR OGRAM

Note that Su bcha pt er 3 is be in g r ep ealed e f f e c tiv e Mar ch 1 6, 2 01 0. The r equir ements of thi s

Su bcha pt er r e main in e f f ec t f or 3 65 da ys a ft er ad option of thi s r evi sion fo r

f ac il iti es p r e s ently

r egi st er ed a s be in g in Pr ogram 2 . S ub sequent to Mar ch 16 , 2 01 0, all f ac il iti es r egiste r ed wit h

TCP A w il l be Pr ogram 3 an d the r eq uir e ments o f this S ubch apte r w il l be v oid. H o weve r

, N. J.A.C . 7:3 1- 3 .4 i s r epealed e f f ec tiv e Mar ch 16 , 2 00 9, at w hich ti me all o w ne rs or operators

m us t com ply w ith the r eq uir e ments o f N. J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1 1 f or a ne w co v er ed pr ocess

.

7:3 1- 3 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) This su

bchapte r incorpor ates b y re fe renc e 40 C FR 68 Su bpart C

, inc lu din g a ll f

utur e

a me ndm ents and su pplem ents, exc ept as pr o vided below

.

(b) Rese r ved.

§6 8. 48 Safe t

y inf or ma tion, as incorporat ed b y ref er enc e wi th s pe cif

ied chan ge s at N.J.A. C. 7: 31-

3. 1( c)1 and 2

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall compi le an d m ain ta in the followin g up

- to

- date safety

infor ma tion re la ted to the r e gulat ed s ub stan ces, pr oc es ses, and equip ment :

(1) M ate ri al Safe t

y Dat a Shee t s tha t m ee t th e requir em en t s of 2 9 C F R 1 91 0. 120 0(g );

(2) Maxi mum int ended in ventor y o f equipm ent in w hi ch the reg ula ted s ub stan ces a re stored

or processed;

(3) Saf e up pe r and lowe r t emp er atur es , press ur es , flows , and compositions;

(4) Equip men t s pe cif

ic at io ns; and

(5) Co d e s and stan d ard s use d to desi g n, b uild, and oper at e the proc es s.

i. Process flow di a grams an d pipin g and in stru men ta tion di a grams.

i i. Re ac tivit y

dat a appli cabl e to the proc es s in w hi ch an E HS is bein g used , handled, st or ed

or ge ner at ed that in cludes th e followin g:

(1) Fla sh p oint up to 2 00 deg r ees F ahrenhei t (and me thod used), fla m ma ble li mi ts

( lo w er explosi ve lim it and u pper explosi ve lim it ), ext in g uis hin g m ed ia, speci al fir e fig htin g

procedur es , and u nu sual f ire and explosio n hazards;

(2) Th erm a l and che mi ca l stabi li t y inform at ion: stabil it

y (u nstabl e or stable ),

conditions to av oid for instabi li t y , incomp atibi li t

y ( ma te ri als to a voi d), haza rd ou s deco mpo sit io n

(prod u cts or b y pro duc t s), haza rd ou s pol ymer izat io n ( may occur or wi ll not occur), and con di tion s to

av oid f or p ol ym eriza tion;

(3) Th erm od y

nam ic and r ea ct ion kine tic data includin g: heat o f r ea ct io n, t emp er atur e

a t which in st abil it

y (uncontrol led r ea ct io n, deco mp osit io n, and/or p ol ym er i z ation) ini tia tes, and ra te

of ener g y r ele ase a t tha t t emp er atur e;

(4) Incidenta l for ma tion of b y pro duc t s tha t a re r ea ct i ve and u nstable ; and

(5) I nform at ion s ho win g the identi t y of to xi c or fl am m abl e EHS s cap able of bein g

ge ner at ed for in divi dual RH Ss list ed a t N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a), T abl e I

, Part D, Gro up I d ue to

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inad ver tent mix in g with incomp at ible su bstanc es , de compo si tion , and self- re ac tion.

(b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall en sure that th e pr o cess is de sig ned in compl ian ce wi th

r eco gni zed and g enera lly a cc ept ed g o od en gi ne er in g prac ti ces. Compl ianc e with Fe der al or s ta te

r e gulat io ns that addr e ss ind ustr y

- speci fic saf

e desi gn or with in du stry

- s pec ifi c de sig n codes and

standards may be use d to de mo nstr at e co mpli ance with this pa rag r ap h.

( c) The o wner or oper ator s hal l u pdate the saf

et y inform at ion if an y chan ge oc curs that

m akes the inf

or ma tion ina ccu ra te.

§6 8. 50 Ha z ard review

, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 3 .1(c )9

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l co nduct a review of th e hazards ass oc ia ted with the r e gulat ed

su bstances, process , and pr o cedures. Th e r e view shall id entif y the followin g:

(1) Th e ha z ard s ass oc ia ted with the pr oc es s and reg ula ted su bs t ances;

(2) O pportuniti es for eq

uip ment m al funct io ns or human er rors tha t could c ause an a cc identa l

r el ease ;

(3) Th e safeg uards used or ne eded to cont rol the hazards or pr e vent equipm ent m al fu n ction

or human e rror ; and

(4) An y step s use d or needed to det ec t or monitor re le ases

. (b) The o wner or opera tor m a y u se ch eckl i sts de veloped b y pe r son s or o r ganizat io ns

kn owled ge able abo ut the process and equipm ent as a g u ide to con duc tin g the rev i ew

. F o r proc es ses

desi gne d to m ee t indu stry stan d ard s or Fe der al or sta te desi gn rul es

, the ha za rd rev i ew s hal l, b y

ins pe ct in g a ll equip ment, det er min e whethe r the proc es s is desi gned

, f abric at ed, and oper at ed in

a cco rdance with the appli cab le standa rd s or rules.

( c) Th e o wner or oper ator shall d ocu ment in a ha za rd rev i ew report pr epar ed in a cco rdanc e

with N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 3 .5 the r e sults o f the re view and ens ur e that pro bl ems identi fied ar e resol ved in a

t im ely m anner

. (d) Th e review s hal l be up dat ed at le ast o nc e ever y five years

. The o wner or opera tor shall

a ls o co nduct review s w henever a ma jor chan ge in the pr oc es s occurs; all iss ues ident ifi ed in the

r e view shall be r es olve d befor e star tu p of the ch an ge d process

.

§6 8. 52 Stan d ard O pe ra tin g proc ed ur es, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 3 .1(c )3

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall prepar e wri tt en o per at in g procedur e s tha t pro v ide c le ar

instruc tion s or s t ep s for safe l y co nductin g a ct i viti es ass oc ia ted with e ach co vered process con sistent

with the safety inform at ion for th at process. Oper at in g procedur e s shall be wr itt en in En glis h in a

m anne r tha t the EHS opera tors of the process can u nderst an d. I f th e EHS o pe ra tor s d o not

un de r st and Engli sh, the opera tin g proc ed ur es s hal l be writ ten in a l an g uage th e o pe ra tor s c an

un de r st and

. O pe ra tin g pr o cedures or in st ruct io ns pro v ided b y eq uip ment m anufa ctur ers or de veloped

b y pers ons or or

ga niza tion s k

no wl ed geabl e abo ut the process and equipm ent m a y be u sed as a basi s

for a s t ationa r

y so urc e' s o pe ra tin g procedur es

. (b) Th e pr o cedures shall addr e ss the followin g:

(1) Initia l sta rtup;

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(2) Norm al opera tion s;

(3) T empor ar y o per at io ns;

(4) E m er ge n c y

sh utd own and opera tion s;

(5) Norm al sh utd own;

(6) Star tup followin g a norm al or em er ge n c y s hut dow n or a ma jor chan ge that requir es a

hazard r e view;

(7) Co nsequences of de viat io ns an d steps r equired to cor re ct or av oid de viat io ns; and

(8) Equip men t in spec tions

. ( c) The o wner or oper ator s hal l en sure tha t th e oper atin g procedur es ar e u pdat ed, if

ne cessar y , whene ver a ma

jor chan ge occurs and prior to sta rtup o f the chan ged proc es s.

§6 8. 54 EHS o per ator T ra inin g, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 3 .1(c )4

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l en sure tha t e ach e mplo yee present l y o per at in g a proc es s, and

e ach e mplo yee newl y as si gned to a co ver ed proc es s ha ve been t ra ined or test ed comp et ent in the

opera tin g pr oc edures pr o vided in § 68 .5 2 tha t pert ain to the ir duties. F o r tho se e mp lo y e e s a lr ead y

opera tin g a process on June 2 1, 19 99, th e o wner or oper ator m ay c er tif y in wr itin g that th e em plo yee

has the r eq

ui red k no wl ed ge, s kil l s, an d abil iti es to saf el y c ar r y o ut the duties and resp onsi bi li ties as

pro vi ded in the oper at in g pr o cedures.

(b) Refr esher tr ainin g. Refr es he r tra inin g s hal l be pro v ided a t le ast ever y thre e y ears, and

mo re often if nec es sar

y

, to e ach e mplo yee o pe ra tin g a pr oc es s to ens ur e th at the emp lo yee

un de r st and s and adhe res to the cur rent o per at in g procedur e s of the process. Th e o wner or oper ator

, in

cons ult at io n with the emp lo yees oper at in g the process, shall dete rm ine the appro pr ia te frequency of

r efr es h er t ra inin g

. ( c) Th e o wner or oper ator m ay use t ra inin g con duc ted un der F edera l or stat e r e g ul ations or

un de r indu str

y

- speci fic standards or co des or tr ainin g con duc ted b y co vered pr oc es s eq uip men t

ve nd ors to de mon st ra te co mpl ianc e with this sect io n to the ex tent th at the tra inin g m ee ts the

r eq ui re me nts o f this sect io n.

(d) The ow ne r or o per ator shall ens ur e th at o per ators ar e tra ined in an y up da ted or new

procedur es prior to sta rtup o f a pr oc es s af te r a m a jor ch an ge

.

§6 8. 56 Maint enanc e.

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l prepar e and imp le me nt pr oc edures to ma int ain the o n

- g o in g

m ec hani ca l int e grit

y o f the pr oc es s equipm ent. The ow n er or opera tor m a y u se procedur e s or

instruc tion s pr o vided b y covered process equip ment v en dor s or pr o cedures in F edera l or stat e

r e gulat io ns or ind ustr

y co d e s as the basis f

or s t ationa r

y so urc e m ain tenan ce proc ed ur es.

(b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall tra in or cause to be tr ain ed e ach emp lo yee in vo l ved in

m ain ta inin g the on

- g oi n g m e chani ca l int e grity of th e pr o cess

. T o ensure th at the emp lo yee c an

per form the job task s in a safe mann er

, e ach such e mp lo y e e s hal l be tr ain ed in the ha za rd s of the

process, in ho w to a voi d or cor re ct u nsafe conditions

, an d in the pr o cedures ap pl ic able to the

e mplo yee's job task s.

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( c) A n y ma int enanc e contra ctor shall ens ur e th at ea ch cont ra ct m aint enanc e em plo yee is

t ra ined to pe rform

the m a inten ance pr o cedures de veloped u nder pa rag r ap h ( a) of this se ction.

(d) The o wner or oper ator s hal l perform or c au se to be perfor med ins pe ct io ns and t est s o n

process equipm ent. I n spec tion and t e st in g pr oc edures shall follow r eco gni zed and g enera lly a cc ept ed

g o od en ginee rin g prac ti ces. Th e fr equenc y of ins pe ct io ns and t e sts of pr oc es s equipm ent shall be

consi st ent with appli cabl e m anufa ctur ers ’ r eco mm enda tion s, in du st r y standards or codes, g o o d

en ginee rin g prac ti ces, and prior o per at in g exper ien ce.

§6 8. 58 C o mplian ce audits, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pec ifi ed ch an ge s at N

. J.A .C. 7:31-

3. 1( c)5, 6 and 1 0

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall ce rt if y tha t the y ha ve e valua ted co mpli anc e with the

pro vi sion s of this s ub par t a t le ast ever y thre e y ears to v erif

y tha t th e proc ed

ur es and pra ct ic es

de veloped u nder the rule ar e adequat e an d ar e bein g f ol lowed. Als o, th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall

verif y tha t the proc es s te chn olo g y an d equip ment, as built and o pe ra ted, ar e in a ccord ance with the

saf et y inform at ion prepa red p urs uant to 4 0 C FR 68 .48(a) and (b) as incorpor at ed a t N.J.A.C. 7: 31-

3. 1( c)1.

(b) The comp lian ce audit shall be cond uc ted b y at l east o ne perso n kn owl ed geable in th e

process.

( c) The o wner or oper ator s hal l de velo p a report of the audit findin g s

. Th e compl ian ce audit

r ep or t shall a ls o inc lu de the sco pe, audi t te chniq ues, me thod s u sed and th e nam es of th e audit

par ti cipants.

(d) The o wner or oper ator s hal l pr o mptl y det er min e an d d ocu ment an ap propri at e resp on se to

e ach of the findin g s of the comp lian ce audit and docum ent th at defi ci enci es ha ve been cor re ct ed.

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l prepa re and inc lu de in th e report a wri tten schedule f or imp le men ta tion

of corr ec tive ac tion s or stat e tha t s uch ac tions ha ve be en co mpl et ed.

( e) The o wner or oper ator s hal l re ta in the two (2) most r ec ent comp lian ce audit r ep or t s. This

r eq ui re me nt doe s not ap ply

to an y comp lian ce au di t r ep or t that i s mo re than fi ve y ears old

.

§6 8. 60 I ncident in vestigation

, as incorpora ted b y re fe renc e with speci fied ch an ge s a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-

3. 1( c)7 and 8

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall in ve stigate ea ch EHS ac cid ent or p ot entia l c at astrop hi c

eve nt.

(b) A n EHS a cc ident or potenti al c at astrop hi c e vent in vestigation s hal l be init ia ted as

prompt l y as po ss ibl e, b ut not l at er than 4 8 h our s followin g the incident.

( c) A summ ary shall be prep ared a t the co n clu sion of th e in ve st i gation w hi ch includes at a

m ini mum :

(1) Da te o f EHS a cc ident or potenti al ca tast ro phic e vent;

(2) Da te in ve stigation be ga n;

(3) A descr iption of the E HS a cc ident or potent ia l ca tast ro phi c e vent;

(4) Th e fa ctors that co nt ributed to the E HS a cc ident or potent ia l ca tast ro phi c e vent; an d,

(5) An y re com m endat io ns resultin g from the in vesti gat io n.

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(d) The o wner or oper ator s hal l pr o mptl y address and r es ol ve the in ve stigation findin g s and

r eco mm enda tion s. Res olut io ns and cor re ct i ve ac tions shall be docum ented.

( e) The findin g s s hal l be reviewed with a ll af fe ct ed pers on ne l w ho se job task s ar e af fe ct ed b y

the fin din gs

. (f ) I n ve st i gation s um ma ri es shall be r et ained for five y ears.

7:3 1- 3 .2 E m er ge ncy resp onse

( a) Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a Pr o gra m 2 co vered proc es s s hal l co mpl y with the

e me r genc y resp on se requir em ents of N .J.A.C. 7: 31-5. 1 e t se q.

7:3 1

- 3 .3 T ri ennia l r ep or ts

( a) Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l s ubmi t a t ri en ni al report to the Depar tm ent r ef le ct in g the

r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am ac tivities for the 3 6 month period en din g o n the anni versa r y dat e within

90 da y s of the third an niversar y dat e, and e ach su

bse quent third an niversar y dat e. Th e an niversar

y

dat e s hal l be the date of th e si gni n g of the init ia l consent agree m ent or the dat e o f is suance of an

ad minist ra ti ve order b y

the Depar tm ent desi gnatin g the appro val of the risk man a ge men t pr o gra m f or

the s t ationa r

y so urc e. Th e Depa rtm en t s hal l chan ge the an niversar y date u po n re ce ipt of a wri tt en

r eq u e st from the ow ne r or o per ator pr o vided the anni versa r y dat e has not been chan ged in the

pre ced in g 2 4 month s.

(b) Th e tr ienni al r ep or t shall cont ain:

1. An up da te, i f applic abl e, of th e s up pl em ent al TCP A pro g r am inform at ion as

speci fied in N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-7. 2( a)2, i f this su pple men ta l inf

or ma tion wa s n ot pre vio usl y report ed in a

r e vised Risk M ana ge ment Plan s ubmi tta l. I f the re we re n o chan ge s in the su pple men ta l inform at ion

since the l a st Ris k Mana ge men t Plan s ubmi tt al, the o wner or opera tor s hal l sta te this in the t ri en ni al

r ep or t;

2. A descr iption of si gnific ant chan ge s to the m anagem ent s y ste m; if the re wer e

no ch an ge s in the m anagem ent s y stem si n ce th e last t ri en ni al report, the o wner or opera tor shall sta te

this in the tr ienni al r ep or t;

3. Th e hazard r e view r ep or t requir ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-3. 5 for e ach hazard

r e view co mple ted durin g the pre vio us thr ee y ears. I f ther e we re no haza rd r e view r eports compl et ed

since the l a st tri ennia l report, th e o wner or oper ator shall s t ate this in the tri ennia l report ;

4. A summ ary of EHS a cc idents that occur red d urin g the pre vio us thr ee y ears.

If no E HS a cc idents occur red since the l a st tri ennia l report, th e o wner or oper ator shall s t ate this in

the an nua l report. The s um ma r y o f EHS a cc idents s hal l inc lu de :

i. Th e EHS in vol ve d and amount re le ased if these fa cts c an be r easo nably det er min ed

based o n the infor ma tion o bt ained throu g h th e in ve st i gation;

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i i. Th e dat e and tim e of th e EHS ac cid ent and identif ic at io n of the EHS equip ment

in vol ve d; and

i ii. The basi c and cont ributor y c au ses.

5. Th e co mpli ance audit r ep or t and d ocu ment at io n for the pr e vi ous thr ee y ears

endin g o n the anni versa r

y date prepa red p urs u ant to 4 0 C FR 68 .58(c ) and (d)

incorpor ated wi th ch an ge s a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-3. 1( c)6 and 1 0; and

6. Ea ch in herent l y safer technolog y review report comple ted pur suant to

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 3 .6(b) and (f) durin g the pre vio us thre e y ears.

7:3 1- 3 .5 Haza rd Review Rep or t

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall prepar e a ha za rd rev i ew report which inc lu d e s:

1. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f the co vered process;

2. Th e date the hazard r e view was perfor med ;

3. Th e date of th e comp le ted hazard r e view r ep or t;

4. Th e nam es, p osition s, and af f il ia tion o f the ha za rd re view parti cip ants;

5. Docum ent at io n of the hazards ass o cia ted wi th th e pr o cess and reg ula ted

su bstances;

6. Docum ent at io n of the op portu ni ti es for equip ment ma lfunc tion s or h um an er rors

tha t could cause an a cc ident al r el eas e;

7. D ocu men ta tion of the safeg uards use d or needed to control the hazards or preve nt

equip ment m a lfunct io n or human e rror ;

8. Docum ent at io n of an y

step s use d or needed to det ec t or monitor re le ases; and

9. D ocu men ta tion on the i mpl em en ta tion of r eco mm ended corr ec ti ve ac tions that

inc lu d e s a sc hedul e for imp le me nta tions and the r es olut io n and s t atu s for co mple tin g

the corr ec tive a ct ion s.

(b) The o wner or oper ator s hal l re ta in al l ha za rd r e view reports and docum enta tion for the

l ife o f the co vered process.

7:3 1- 3 .6 In herently safer technolo g y review

(a) By Septe mber 2, 2 00 8 for each cov ered pr ocess at the stationary s ource, the o wner or

operator s hall compl et e an initia l in herent l y safer technolog y review p ursuant to (c) throug h (e),

below an d s hall prepar e and s ubmit to the Depart me nt an inherently safer technolo g y review report

pur suant to (f) below. An inherent l y safer technolog y re view report complet ed p urs uant to the Best

Pract ic es Stan dards at TCPA/DPC C Chemi ca l Sector Faciliti es, No vember 21

, 2 00 5

(http://www.nj.g ov /de p/rpp/brp/), prior to the effe ct ive date of this rule ma y be su bmitt ed to compl y

with this requirem en t.

(b) The ow ner or o pera tor s hall up date the in herent l y safer technolog y review su bmitt ed

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pur suant to (a) abov e o n the same sc hedule as the hazard review up dates required b y 40 CF R

68 .5 0(d) incorp orat ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-3. 1(a) ar e u pdated f or each co vered process at the stationary

so urce, including ea ch new covered process brou gh t o n line s ince the date of the previ ous inherently

safer technolo g y review. The ow ner or o pera tor shall address the in her ently safer te chnolo gies that

hav e been develo ped si nce the last in herent l y safer technolog y re view. Unles s an up date for a ma jor

change is required p urs uant to 40 C FR 68 .5 0(d), incorporated at N .J.A.C. 7:31-3 .1(a), the first

inherently safer technolo g y re view u pdate s hall not be requir ed until tw o year s aft er the date o f the

initi al inherently safer technolo g y re view.

(c) Ea ch in her ently safer te chnolo g y review required by this section s hall be con ducted b y a

tea m of qualified experts con ve ned b y the o wner or operator, w ho se me mbe rs s hall ha ve expertise in

env ironmenta l health and safety, chem istr y, de sig n and en gineering

, pr ocess co ntrols and

instrument at ion, maint enanc e, pro duction and o pera tions, an d che mic al pr ocess safety

.

(d) Ea ch in herent l y safer technolog y review required b y thi s section s hall identif y available

inherently safer technolo g y alte rnat i ves or combinat ions o f alt erna tives that minim ize or eli min ate

the potential for an EHS rele ase. U sin g any available inherently safer technolo g y anal ysis method,

this re view s hall include, at a minimu m, an analy sis o f the f ollowing principles an d techniques:

1. Reducing the amount of EHS m ate ri al that potentia lly m a y be rel eased;

2. Su bstitutin g less ha zardous ma te ri als;

3. Usin g EHS s in the le ast ha zardous process co nditions or form ; and

4. Desig nin g equipment and pr ocesses to minim ize the p otenti al for equipment

failur e and h uman error.

( e) Ea ch in herent ly safer technolog y review required b y this section s hall include a

deter min at ion of w hether each of the in her ently safer te chnolo gies identif ied pur suant to (d) abo ve i s

feasibl e. Fo r p urp oses o f this determ ina tion, feasible me ans capabl e of bein g acco mplished in a

successful manner, taking into account en viro nment al, public heal th and safety

, legal, technolog ical,

and economic factors.

(f) The o wner or operator s hall prepare and s ubmit to the Departm ent a report that

documents each in herent l y safer technolog y re view required b y thi s section. The report shall

include:

1. An id entif ic at io n of the co ver ed pr oc es s tha t is th e s ubjec t of the r e view; a list of

the review team memb ers with name, p osition, affil ia tion, resp onsi bili ties, q ualifi ca tions an d

experi ence f

or each; the dat e of report co mpl etion; and the inher ently safe r te chn olo g y analy si s

m ethod u sed to compl et e the rev i ew;

2. The que stions as ked and an swered to address the in her ently safer te chnolo g y

principles and techniques p urs uant to (d) abo ve;

3. A list of inherently safer technolo gies deter min ed to be alr eady present in the

cov ered pr ocess;

4. A list of additional inherently safer technolo gies identified;

5. A list of the additional inherent l y safer technolog ies select ed to be imple me nted

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and a schedule for their imple men ta tion;

6. A list of the inherent l y safer technolog ies deter min ed to be infeasibl e; and

7. A written explanat ion justif yin g the infeasibil ity determ ina tion f or each in her ently

safer technolog y deter min ed to be infeasibl e. The ow ner or operator shall su bstantiat e the

infeasibil ity deter min at ion u sin g a qualita tive and qua ntit at i ve evaluation of en vironmenta l, public

health and safet y, le gal, technolo gical, and economic factors.

(g ) A n ow ner or operator ma y file a cl aim with the Depart men t pur suant to N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-10

to withh old from public disclos ure confidentia l informa tion included in an inherent l y safer

technolog y

review report required to be s ubmitted to the Departm ent pur suant to this section



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Note that Su bcha pt er 3 is being r ep ealed e f f e ct ive Mar ch 16

, 2 01 0. The r eq uir e ments of this

Su bcha pt er r e main in e f f ec t f or 3 65 da ys a ft er ad option of thi s r evi sion fo r f ac il iti es p r e s ently

r egi st er ed a s be in g in Pr ogram 2

. S ub sequent to Mar ch 16

, 2 01 0, all f ac il iti es r egiste r ed wit h

TCP A will be P r ogra m 3 a nd the r equir ements o f thi s S ubch apte r will be void

. However

, N. J.A.C

. 7: 31-3. 4 i s r epeal ed e f f ec tiv e M ar ch 16

, 20 09, at w hich ti me all o w ne rs or operators

m us t com ply w ith the r eq uir e ments o f N. J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1 1 f or a ne w co v er ed pr ocess

.

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### SU BCH APTER 4. M I N I M U M REQU I RE MENTS F OR A PROGR AM 3 TCPA R I SK

MA NA GEME NT PROGRA M

7:3 1- 4 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) Th i s su

bchapt er in corp or at es b y r efe ren ce 40 C FR 68 Su bpar t D

, inc lu din g al l future

a me ndm ents and su pplem ents, exc ept as pr o vided below

. (b) Rese r

ved

.

§6 8. 65 Pr oc es s safet

y infor ma tion, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed ch an ge s a t N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 thro u gh 4 and 24 throu g h 26

( a) In a ccord ance with the sched ul e set for th in § 6 8. 67, th e o wner or oper ator shall compl et e

a co mpil at io n o f writ ten pr oc es s safet y infor ma tion befor e co nduct in g an y process hazard an al ysi s

r eq ui red b y the rule. Th e compi la tion of wri tt en process safe t y inform at ion is to en able the o wner or

opera tor and the emp lo yees in vo l ved in o per at in g the proc es s to identify and un de rstand the hazards

po sed b y those pr o cesse s in vol v in g r e gulat ed s ub stanc es. This process saf et y inf or ma tion shall

inc lu d e infor ma tion pe rta inin g to the hazards of the reg ula ted s ub stanc es use d or pro duced b y the

process, inform at ion per ta inin g to the te ch nolo g y of the pr o cess

, an d inf or ma tion pert ainin g to the

equip ment in the pr oc es s.

(b) I nform at ion pert ainin g to th e hazards of the r e gulat ed su bstances in the pr o cess

. This

infor ma tion s hal l con sist of at le ast the followin g:

(1) T oxic it y infor ma tion;

(2) Pe rm is sibl e exp os ur e l im its;

(3) Ph y sica l dat a;

(4) Rea ct i vit y dat a ap pl ic able to the proc es s in w hi ch an E HS is bein g u sed, handled, stored

or ge ner at ed that in cludes th e followin g:

i. F las h poi nt u

p to 20 0 de gre es Fa

hr en he it ( and m e tho d use d), fl am m ab le l im its ( lo w er

explosi ve lim it and u pper explosi ve lim it ), ext in g uis hin g m ed ia, speci al fir e fig htin g procedur es , and

un us ua l fir e and explo sion haza rd s;

i i. Th er mod y

na mi c and re ac tion ki ne ti c dat a inc lu din g: hea t of r ea ct ion

, t emp er atur e a t

which instabil it

y (u ncontrol led r ea ct io n, deco mpo sit io n, and/or pol ymer izat io n) ini ti at es

, and ra te o f

en er g y r el eas e data at that t em pe ra ture ;

i ii. Dat a r e gardin g an y in cident al for ma tion of b yp rod uc ts th at a re re ac tive and un stabl e ; an d

iv

. F or co ver ed RH S mixtur es, det ai led re ac ti vit y dat a includin g the rat e of pres sure r i s e

(dP/dt), the ra te of t emp er atur e rise (dT/dt ), and th e on set tempe ra ture at which the rate of

te mper atur e change due to u ncontrolled rea ct ion, decomposition, chan ge in molecu la r structure, or

pol ymerizat ion exceeds 0. 01 de grees Celsiu s per minute, all of which ar e cor re ct ed to a ther ma l

ine rt ia ( φ ) of 1. 0.

(5) Corrosi vit y

dat a;

(6) Ther m al and ch em ic al stabi li t y data appli cabl e to the process in which an EHS is bein g

use d, ha ndled, s tor ed or ge ner at ed: stabili t y (u nstabl e or stable ), co ndit io ns to av oid for in st abili t y

, inco mpa tibil it

y (m at er ia ls to av oid), hazardo us decomposition (pro duc t s or b y pr oducts), hazardo us

pol yme rizat io n ( may

oc cur or will not occur ), an d conditions to av oid for pol yme riza tion; and

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(7) Haza rd ous ef

f ec ts o f inad

ver tent mix in g of dif

f eren t ma te ri als th at could forese eably

oc cur w hi ch includes the explo sive/fl am m abl e ef f ec ts an d infor ma tion s ho win g th e identi t y of to xi c

or fl am m abl e EHSs cap able of bein g ge ne ra ted for indi vi dua l R HSs l i st ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3( a)

T able I

, Pa rt D, Gr oup I due to inad vert ent m ixin g wi th in compa tibl e su bs t ances, deco mp osit io n, and

self -r ea ct io n.

Note to par a graph (b) : M ate ri al Saf et y Dat a S he ets m ee ting the r equire m ents of 29 C F R

19 10 .12 00( g) may be used to co mpl y wi th this r eq ui re men t to the ext ent they conta in th e inform at ion

r eq ui red b y this su bpar a graph.

( c) In for ma tion pert ainin g to th e te chn olo g y o f the pr oc es s.

(1) In for ma tion conce rnin g the t echnolo g y of the process s hal l include a t l east th e followin g:

( i) A pr oc es s flow dia gra m ;

( ii) Pr oc es s che mis tr

y;

( iii ) Maxi mum int en ded in ventor y;

( i v) Safe up pe r and lo w er l im its for suc h it ems as t em pe ra tures, pres sures, flow s or

co mpo sit io ns; and

(v ) An evalua tion of the conseq u ences of de viat io ns

. (2) W here the ori ginal t echnic al infor ma tion no lo n ger exists, suc h inf or ma tion may be

de veloped in conju nc tion with the process haza rd an al ysi s in s uf fic ient de ta il to su pp ort th e ana l y sis

. (d) In for ma tion pert ainin g to th e equipm ent in the process.

(1) In for ma tion pert ainin g to th e equipm ent in the process s hal l include :

( i) Equip ment s pec ifi ca tions inc lu din g Mat er ia l s of con stru ction;

( ii) Pi pin g and instrum ent diagrams (P&I D' s);

( iii ) E le ct ri ca l c lassific at ion;

( i v) Reli ef s y stem desi gn and de sig n basis;

(v ) V entil at io n s y stem desi g n;

(v i) De sig n co d e s and stan d ard s e mplo yed;

(v ii ) Ma te ria l and ener g y

bal ances for processes b uil t af te r June 21 , 1 99 9; and

(v ii i) Saf ety s y ste ms ( e. g . inte rlocks, de te ct io n or s up pr e ssio n s y stems ).

i. El ec tr ic al o ne -lin e dia gra ms r elevant to the co ver ed pr oc es s and its p otent ia l r ele ases;

i i. Sit e plan;

i ii. F irew ate r s y ste m pipin g diagrams r elevant to the co vered pr oc es s an d its potenti al

r el eases;

i v

. Sewe r s y s t em pi pin g dia gra ms re leva nt to th e co vered proc es s and i ts potent ia l re le ases;

and

v

. Ext erna l forc es an d eve nts dat a.

(2) The o wner or oper ator s hal l d ocu ment that equip ment comp li es with r eco gni zed and

ge ner al l y a cc ept ed g o o d en gi ne er in g and o pe ra tin g prac ti ces.

(3) F or existin g equip ment desi gned and con st ruct ed in a cco rdanc e with codes, standa rd s, or

pra ct ic es that a re n o lo n ger in ge ne ra l u se, the ow n er or opera tor shall det er min e and d ocu ment that

the eq uip men t is desi gned , m ain ta ined, in spec ted, t e st ed, an d opera tin g in a safe m anne r

.

§6 8. 67 Pr oc es s hazard ana l y sis wi th r is k asse ssm ent for speci fic piec es of E HS equip ment or

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opera tin g procedur es

, as incorpora ted b y ref er enc e with specif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-

4. 1( c)5 throu g h 7

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l perform an ini tia l pr oc es s ha za rd ana l y sis with ris k

asses s ment (hazard e valu ation) o n processes co ver ed b y this pa rt. Th e proc es s hazard ana l y sis with

r i sk as sessm ent shall be appropria te to the co mplexi t y of the process an d shall id entif y

, evaluat e, and

control the hazards in v ol ved in the proc es s. The ow ne r or o per ator shall dete rm ine and docum ent the

prior it y orde r for con duct in g process haza rd an al yse s with risk as sessmen t s based o n a r at io na le

which inc lu des suc h con side ra tion s as exten t of th e pr o cess hazards, numbe r of p otent ia ll y af fe ct ed

e mplo yees and o f

fsite p ublic, a ge of the process

, and o pe ra tin g histor y of the process

. The pr oc es s

hazard analy si s with risk asses s ment s hal l be cond uc ted as s oo n as p os sible, b ut n ot la te r than June

21

, 1 99 9. Process hazards ana l y ses comp le ted to comp l y with 29 C F R 1 91 0. 1 1 9( e) prior to June 2 1,

19 99 a re ac cep tabl e as init ia l process haza rd s ana l y ses wi th r is k asse ssm ents. These pr oc es s hazard

an al yse s with risk asses s ments shall be up da ted and revalida ted, ba s ed on th eir compl et io n dat e.

(b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall u se one or m ore of th e followin g m ethod olo gies tha t ar e

appropria te to dete rm ine an d evaluat e the ha za rd s of the process be in g ana l y zed.

(1) W hat

- I f;

(2) Check list;

(3) W hat

- I f/Che cklist;

(4) Haza rd an d Oper abil it y Stud y (HA Z OP);

(5) Failure M ode and Ef

f ec ts Analy si s ( FMEA) ;

(6) Fa ult T re e A na l y sis; or

(7) An ap propri at e equi val ent m ethodolo g y

. ( c) Th e pr o cess hazard an al ys is s hal l address:

(1) Th e ha z ard s of the process;

(2) The identi fic at ion of an y pre vio us inc ident w hich had a like l y p otent ia l f or c at astrop hi c

conseq uen ces.

(3) En ginee rin g and ad ministr at i ve co nt rols appli cabl e to the ha z ard s and thei r

int er re la tion ship s s uch as ap propri at e appli ca tion of de te ct io n m ethod olo gies to pr o vide e ar l y

wa rnin g of r el eas e s. (Acc ept able det ec tion m ethod s mig ht include pr o cess monitor in g and co nt rol

instrum ent at io n with a la rms, and dete ct io n hardwa re s uch as h y droca rbo n sen sor s.) ;

(4) Co nsequences of fa ilure of eng ine er in g and ad min i st ra tive cont rol s;

(5) St ationa r

y so urc e sitin g;

(6) Hum an fa ctors; and

(7) A quali ta ti ve evaluat io n of a r an ge o f the p os sible saf et y an d he alth ef

f ec ts o f f ailur e of

controls.

(d) Th e pr o cess hazard an al ys is s hal l be perfor med b y a te am with exper tise in en ginee rin g

and pr o cess opera tions

, and the t ea m shall include a t l east one em plo yee wh o has expe ri ence and

kn owled ge s pec ifi c to the process bein g e valu ated. Al so, one m e mbe r o f the te am must be

kn owled ge able in the s pec ifi c process ha za rd analy si s m ethod olo g y bein g use d.

( e) Th e o wner or oper ator shall establ i sh a s y stem to pr o mptly address the te am's findin g s

and re com m endat io ns; ass ur e that the r eco mm enda tion s ar e r es olve d in a t im ely m anner an d tha t the

r es olut io n i s d ocu ment ed; d ocum ent w ha t ac tion s a re to be t aken; compl et e ac tion s as s oo n as

po ssi bl e; develo p a wr itt en sc h ed ul e of w hen these a ct ion s ar e to be co mple ted; com munic at e th e

a ct io ns to oper at in g

, ma int enanc e and ot he r e mplo yees w ho se w ork as sig nm ents a re in the process

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and w ho may be af

f ec ted b y the r eco m mend ations or a ct io ns

. (f ) At l east ever

y five (5) y ears af

te r the co mple tion of th e init ia l pr o cess hazard an al ys is

(wi th risk asses s ment ), the process hazard an al ysi s (wi th r i sk asses s ment ) shall be u pdated and

r e val idat ed b y a t ea m m ee ting the r eq ui re me nts in pa rag r ap h (d) of this se ction, to ass ur e that the

process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t is consi st ent with the curr ent process

. Up da ted and

r e val idat ed process hazard anal yse s compl et ed to comply with 2 9 C FR 1 91 0. 1 1 9(e ) an d the

addit io n al requir em ents o f N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .2 a re a cc eptab le to m ee t the r eq ui re men ts of this

par a graph.

(g ) Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l r et ain pr oc es s ha za rd s anal yse s an d u pdat es or r e valid ations

for ea ch proc es s co ver ed b y thi s sect io n, as well as th e docum ented resolution of r eco mm enda tion s

descr ibed in paragrap h ( e) of this sect io n for the l ife of th e pr o cess

.

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7:3 1- 4 .2 Process hazard analy si s with risk asses sm ent for speci fi c pi ec es of EHS eq uip ment or

o pe ra tin g a lt erna tive s

( a) Th e pro v isio ns o f this sect io n appl y in addit io n to tho se in 40 C FR 68 .6 7 with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)5- 7

.

(b) Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a co vered process s hal l perfor m a pr o cess hazard an al ys is

with r i sk as sessm ent which s hal l inc lu de the followin g:

1. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f EHS equip ment su bj ec t to the asse ssm ent, the point s of

po ssi bl e EHS r ele ase, the corr es po ndin g appro xi ma te quanti t y o f an instant aneou s EHS re le ase or

the ra te ( s) an d durat io n of a continuin g EHS r el ease, e ith er ste ad y or n on-stead y sta te, and the

cor resp ondin g cause of the E HS r el eas e. Esti ma tes of the quanti t y or ra te an d durat io n of a r el ease

shall be based on a ctua l r ele ase m e chanis ms and shall r efl ec t the o per at in g procedur e s, safeg uards,

and mi tigation equipm ent and pr oc edures, plan n ed for new or modif ied co ver ed pr o cesse s, or in

pla ce for existin g covered processes

.

2. Co nsider at io n o f to xi ci t y

, fl am m abi li t

y

, explo sion

, an d re ac tiv ity ha za rd s

appli cab le to the EHS; ho wever

, consider ation of to xi city shall be requir ed onl y for tho se EHSs

which ap pe ar in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ), T abl e I

, Parts A and/or B as a to xi c su bstanc e. The ow ne r or

opera tor s hal l consider b oth th e explosi ve/fl a m mab ili t y ha z ard and th e c apabi lity to g enera te a toxic

EHS, as applic abl e to the RH S or RH S m ixture and proc es s in w hi ch i t is ha ndl ed

.

3. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f a ll sc enar io s of toxi c, fla m ma ble, an d r ea ct i ve hazards th at

ha ve a p otent ia l o f

fsite i mpa ct for the en dpoint c ri te ria def ined a t (b)3iii below usi n g a con sequenc e

an al ys is, consi st in g of di spersion an al ysi s, ther ma l an al ysi s and o v erpr es sure an al ysi s

, as ap pl ic able

to the E HS and scena rio

. Th e followin g par am et ers shall be u sed f or the con sequenc e an al ys is:

i. 1. 5 m et ers per seco nd win d speed m easur ed at 1 0 me te rs hei ght and F

a tmosp h eri c stabi lity

cl as s;

i i. All par am et ers list ed for al te rnat i ve scen arios a t 4 0 C FR 68 .22(c)

throu g h ( g); and

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i ii. As appli cab le to the scenar io bein g ana l y zed, the end point c ri te ria of

five ti m es the toxic it

y end point as desi g na ted at N

. J.A .C. 7:31-2 .1(c )2; five k W/m 2 f or 40 seco nd s;

the lower fl am m ab ili t

y li mi t; or 2. 3 p si o verpress ur e. A s an al te rnat i ve to u sin g th e five t im es

toxic it y en dpoint as de sig nat ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-2. 1( c)2, the va lue of the A TC m ay be use d for toxic

r el ease scenar io s.

( c) Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l ident if y a ll re le ase scenar io s that ha ve an o f fsit e imp ac t

of the end point c ri te ria s pe cif ied a t (b)3ii i abo ve

.

1. F o r ea ch r el ease scen ario that has an of f si te i mpa ct of the end

point cr it eri a

speci fied a t (b)3 i ii abo ve, th e o wner or oper ator shall dete rm ine the like lihoo d of rel eas e occur renc e.

If the like liho od of r el eas e oc curr ence is great er than or equal to 1 0 -6 per y ear

, the o wner or o per ator

shall pe rform an evaluat io n of risk r educt io n m easur es which w ould reduce the l ikel ih oo d or

conseq uen ces of an E HS r el eas e. If the fr eq u enc y of re le ase oc curren ce i s l es s than 10

- 6 per year

, no

furth er asses s ment is r eq

ui red.

2

. The o wner or oper ator shall de velo p and imp le me nt a r is k r ed uc tion plan f

or

f easibl e risk r educt io n m easur es dete rm ined pur suant to (c )1 abo ve

.

(d) Th e followin g docum enta tion from the process haza rd an al ysi s with risk asses s ment

shall be m a inta ined:

1. T able (s) of th e pr o cess hazard an al ys is results g i v in g the r el eas e p oint and

cor resp ondin g r el ease scen ario of the p otent ia l ba si c (init ia tin g) and int er med ia te eve nt seq uen ces,

the cor resp ondin g est im at ed q uanti t y or ra te and durat ion of re le ases, and the r eco mm ended

r es olut io n a ct io n based u po n 4 0 C F R 6 8. 67(e );

2. T able (s) s um ma riz in g ea ch potenti al of f si te re le ase scena rio ident ifi ed that

inc lu d e s:

i. Sc enar io id entif ic at io n number an d bri ef descr iption;

i i. Th e r ate and dura tion , or qua nt it y

, of p ot entia l r el ease ;

i ii. Th e distanc e to the endp oint de te rm ined in (b)3ii i abo ve and the

r es pe ct i ve distanc e to the ne arest pr oper t y l ine; and

i v

. Th e r ele ase l ikel ih ood de te rm ined pur suant to (c ) 1 ab o ve.

3. In form at ion from the conseq uen ce an al ysi s mode lin g th at inc lu d e s:

i. Th e ident ifi ca tion o f the con sequenc e ana l y sis model u sed;

i i. Printouts of the con sequenc e ana l y sis model in puts and o utputs

, if a

conseq uen ce ana l y sis mode l ot he r th an the lo oku p tabl es pr o vided in the EP A 's RM P Of

f sit e

Co nseq u ence A na l y sis Guidance curr ent as of the ti me of mode lin g was u sed;

4. Docum enta tion to ju sti f y the de te rm ina tion of wh y risk r ed uc tion m easur es

a re n ot fe asible ; and

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5. A sta te men t o f compl et ion for e ach risk r ed uc tion m easur e in the risk

r ed u ction plan or an ex pl ana tion of an y ch an ge s ma de for e ach me asure in th e risk r educt io n plan.

( e) Th e o wner or opera tor o f a co vered pr oc es s s hal l prep ar e a r eport o f the pr oc es s

hazard an al ys is with ris k asses s ment. The report shall include the f ol lowin g :

1. An identi fi ca tion of the co ver ed process tha t is th e su bje ct of the process

hazard an al ys is with ris k asses s ment ; the na me, p osition and af f ili at io n of pers ons wh o perfor me d

the pr oc es s hazard ana l y sis wi th r is k asse ssm ent; the dat e of compl et io n; an d the me tho dolo g y used;

2. A de s cript io n of ea ch scena rio ident ifi ed in (b)3i ii abo ve;

3. Th e risk reduct io n plan de veloped pur suant to (c ) 2 an d (d)1 abo ve.

§6 8. 69 Stan d ard O pe ra tin g proc ed ur es, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )8

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l de velo p and imp le me nt writ ten o per at in g pr oc edures tha t

pro vi de c le ar instruct io ns for safely cond uc tin g a ct i viti es in v ol ved in ea ch co ver ed proc es s consi st ent

with the pr oc es s safe t

y infor ma tion and shall ad dr es s a t le ast the e le m ents list ed a t 1-4 belo w

. Operat in g procedures shall be writt en in Engli sh in a manner that the EHS operators of the process

can u nderstand. I f the EHS operators d o n ot un derstand Engli sh, the operating procedures s hall be

writt en in the lan gua ge that the operators can un derstand.

(1) St ep s for ea ch opera tin g phase:

( i) In it ia l star tu

p;

( ii) N or ma l opera tions;

( iii ) T e mpora r y opera tions;

( i v) E m er

genc y sh utd own inc lu din g the con di tion s un de r w hich em e r genc y s hut dow n i s

r eq ui red, an d the as si gnment of sh utdo wn r es po nsibil it y to quali fied o pe ra tors to ens ur e that

e me r genc y s hut dow n is execu ted in a saf e and t im ely

m anne r

. (v ) E m er ge ncy

o pe ra tion s;

(v i) N or ma l sh utd own; and,

(v ii ) Sta rtup fol lo win g a turna ro un d, or af te r an em e r

genc y sh utd own.

(2) Oper at in g li mi ts:

( i) Co nseq u ences of de viat io n; and

( ii) Step s r eq

ui red to corr ec t or av oid dev i ation.

(3) Saf ety and he al th consider at io ns:

( i) Pro p ert ies of, and hazards pr e s ented b y

, the chem ic a ls u sed in th e pr o cess;

( ii) Prec autions ne cessar

y to preve nt ex pos ur e, includin g en ginee rin g cont rol s, ad ministr at i ve

controls, and pe r sonal prot ec ti ve equip ment ;

( iii ) Co ntrol me asures to be tak en i f p h y sic al cont ac t or ai rb orn e exp os ur e occurs;

( i v) Quali t

y control for r aw m at er ia ls and co nt rol of ha za rd ou s chem ic a l in ve ntor y l e vels;

and,

(v ) An y

s pec ia l or u nique hazards

.

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(4) Saf ety s y ste ms and thei r fu

nc tion s.

(b) O pe ra tin g procedur e s s hal l be re adily a cc essible to e mplo yees w ho w ork in or m ain ta in a

process.

( c) Th e o pe ra tin g procedur es shall be rev i ewed as o ft en as necessary to as sure th at they

r efl ec t cur rent o per at in g pra ct ic e, includin g ch an ge s that result fro m ch an ge s in pr oc es s che mi ca ls,

t echnolo g y

, an d equip ment, and chan ges to sta tionar y s ources. Th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l c er tif y

annual l y tha t these opera tin g pr oc edures ar e cur rent an d a ccu ra te.

(d) The o wner or oper ator s hal l de velo p and imp le me nt safe w ork prac ti ces to pr o vide f or the

control of hazards durin g oper at io ns s uch as locko ut/ tag out; co nf ined space ent r

y; openin g process

equip ment or pipin g; and control o ver ent ran ce into a stat ionar y so urc e b y ma int enanc e, contr ac tor

, l ab or ator y

, or other s up port perso nnel. Th e s e safe work prac ti ces shall appl y to e mplo yees and

contr ac tor e mplo yees.

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7:3 1- 4 .3 Standa rd oper at in g pr o cedures

( a) Th e pr o vi sion s o f this sect io n appl y in addition to th ose in 4 0 C FR 6 8. 69, O pe ra tin g

procedur es , with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)8.

(b) Th e standard opera tin g proc ed ur es s hal l include th e followin g:

1. A proc es s descr iption definin g the opera tion and sh owin g f lo ws, te mp er atur es

and pres sures, or a r efe ren ce to a d ocu ment wi th this inform at ion;

2. Sa mplin g procedur es addressi n g appar atus and speci fi c steps in vol ve d in the

t akin g of sampl es;

3. L o g s hee ts and che cklists w he re ap propri at e to the oper at io n;

4. A sta te men t as to the number of EHS o pe ra tor s requir ed to me et saf et y needs

for e ach oper at io n with r eq ui re men ts for shift co ver a ge;

5. A requir em en t that an EHS o per ator be in a tt endance at the fa cil it y , be abl e to

a ckn owl ed ge a la rms an d t ake cor re ct i ve a ct io n to pre vent an a cc ident a t a ll t im es durin g EHS

handlin g , use , m anufa ctur in g , st or a ge, or g enera tion excep t:

i. Durin g chlorina tion of wa te r usi n g chlor ine v ap or o ut of a su ppl y

ve ssel, if the Dep art me nt det er min es that ch lorine m onitorin g eq uip men t is pro vi d ed wi th a la rms

r ep or tin g to a continuo usl y a tt ended stat ion w ho se perso nnel a re tr ain ed to t ake ac tion to pre vent an

EHS a cc ident and the online su ppl y ve s sel tota l cap ac it

y i s l es s than 2 ,1 00 p ou nd s;

i i. Durin g EHS storage r equirin g ref rigera tion

, c ir cula tion, agita tion or

ine rt g as blan k etin g, if the Depar tm ent det er min es that EHS monitor in g equip ment is pro vi ded with

a la rms r eportin g to a continu ou sl y at tended stat io n wh ose pers onnel a re tr ained to t ake a ct io n for an

appropria te resp onse, an d a ris k asses s ment de mon st ra tes that an EHS o per ator i s not necessary

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on sit e durin g the speci fied a ct i vit y;

i ii. Durin g st or a ge not r equirin g r efr i gera tion, c ir cula tion, a git at io n or

ine rt g as blan k etin g, if the Depar tm ent det er min es that EHS monitor in g equip ment is pro vi ded with

a la rms report in g to a continu ou sl y a tt en ded stat io n, or a ris k as sessmen t per form ed p urs uant to

N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-4. 2 demonstra tes that an EHS o pe ra tor is not ne cessar y on sit e durin g the s pec ifi ed

a ct i vit y; or

iv

. Notwithstandin g an y other applicabl e State and/or Fe deral

require me nts, durin g me chani ca l refr i ger ation u sin g anh yd ro us a mmoni a within a closed loop

s ys tem, if the Departm ent dete rm ines that an hy dr ou s am monia detect ion monitoring equipment i s

capabl e o f automat ic al l y is olating and s huttin g d ow n EHS equipment and is pro vi ded with alar ms

reporting to a continuo usl y att ended station w ho se perso nnel are train ed to take action to pre vent an

EHS ac cident ; and

6. A tabl e of contents or a s y s t em to in dex e ach covered process 's standard

opera tin g pr oc edures co verin g the it ems o f 40 C FR 68 .6 9( a) and (b)1 thro u gh 5 ab o ve.

§6 8. 71 EHS o per ator T ra inin g, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 4 .1(c )9

( a) Initia l t ra inin g

. (1) Ea ch e mplo yee presentl y in v ol ved in opera tin g a process

, and ea ch

e mplo yee befor e be in g in vol ve d in o pe ra tin g a newl y as si gned process

, s hal l be tr ained in an

o ver view of the process an d in the oper at in g pr o cedures as s pe cif ied in § 68 .6 9. Th e t ra inin g s hal l

inc lu d e e mphasis on the s pec ifi c safety and heal th hazards

, em er genc y o per at io ns inc lu din g

sh utd own, and safe w ork prac ti ces appli cab le to the emp lo yee' s jo b t as ks

. (2) In li eu o f ini tia l t ra inin g for th ose e mplo yees a lre ad y in vol ve d in o pe ra tin g a pr oc es s on

June 2 1, 19 99 an ow n er or opera tor may ce rt if y in wri tin g that the e mplo yee ha s the requir ed

kn owled ge, sk il ls

, and abil it ies to safely ca rry o ut the d uti es and r e spo nsibili ti es as speci fied in the

opera tin g pr oc edures.

(b) Refr esher tr ainin g. Refr es he r tra inin g s hal l be pro v ided a t le ast ever y thre e y ears, and

mo re o ft en if ne cessar

y

, to ea ch e mplo yee in vol ve d in opera tin g a pr o cess to ass ur e that the

e mplo yee u nderstands and adher es to the curr ent opera tin g proc ed ur es o f the pr oc es s. Th e ow ne r or

opera tor

, in con sult at io n with the e mp lo y e e s in vol ve d in o pe ra tin g the pr oc es s, s hal l det er min e the

appropria te frequen c y

of ref resher tra inin g

. ( c) T ra inin g docum enta tion. Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l asce rt ain tha t e ach e mplo yee

in vol ve d in o pe ra tin g a pr oc es s has r ec eived and un derstoo d the tra inin g r eq ui red b y this pa rag r ap h.

Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l prep ar e a r ecord w hi ch conta in s the identity of the e mp lo y e e, the dat e o f

t ra inin g , an d the me ans u sed to verif y th at the emp lo yee un derstoo d the tra inin g

.

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( a) Th e pro v isio ns o f this sect io n appl y in addit io n to tho se in 40 C FR 68 .7 1 with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)9.

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(b) Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a co vered process s hal l pr o vide a writ ten job desc ription

which inc lu des the duties and resp onsi bi li ties for e ach E HS oper ator po sit io n.

( c) Th e tra inin g pr o gra m s hal l s pec if y the q ua lif ic at io ns requir ed for the pers onnel

r es po nsible f

or tra inin g EHS opera tors.

§6 8. 73 Mech anic al integrit y/preve nt i ve m a inten ance, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed

ch an ge s at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)10, 1 1, 27 , and 2 8

( a) Ap pl ic at io n. Par a graph s (b) throu g h (f) of this sect io n appl y to the fol lo win g pr oc es s

equip ment :

(1) Pr e ss ur e ve ssel s and st or a ge t an ks;

(2) Pipin g s y stems ( includin g pipin g co mp onents s uch as v al ves);

(3) Re li ef and v ent s y ste ms and dev i ces;

(4) E m er ge n c y

sh utd own s y stems ;

(5) Co nt rols ( includin g moni torin g dev i ces and sens ors, a la rms, and int erlo ck s) and,

(6) Pumps

. i. All E HS equip ment ;

i i. Standb y e me r

genc y equipm ent s uch as po w er g enera tors, fir e p umps, and lig htin g;

and

i ii. E le ct ri ca l g ro un din g s y stems.

(b) W ritt en pr oc edures. Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l establ is h and imp le men t wri tten

procedur es to m ain ta in the on

- g oi n g int e gri t y of pr oc es s equipm ent. Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l

est ablish and i mple m ent a writ ten procedur e to periodi ca ll y r e view

, doc u men t, an d appro ve delay s in

cond uc tin g pr e venti ve m ain ten ance o f EHS equip ment.

( c) T r a inin g for process ma int enanc e a ct i viti es

. The o wner or opera tor shall t ra in ea ch

e mplo yee in v ol ved in m ain ta inin g the on

- g oi n g int e gri t y of pr oc es s equipm ent in an o ver view of that

process an d i t s hazards an d in the proc ed ur es ap pl ic able to the e mplo yee's job task s to as sure th at the

e mplo yee can per form the job task s in a safe mann er

. (d) In spect io n and test in g

. (1) In spect io ns an d t est s shall be pe rform ed on process eq uip men t.

(2) In spect io n and test in g pr o cedures shall follow r eco gni zed and g enera ll y ac cep ted

g o od en ginee rin g prac ti ces.

(3) The frequen c y o f in spec tion s an d tests of process equipm ent s hal l be con sist ent

with appli cab le m anuf

ac ture r s' re com me ndat io ns and g o od en ginee rin g pr ac tic es, an d mo re

fr equentl y if det er min ed to be ne cessar y b y prior oper at in g exper ienc e.

(4) The o wner or oper ator s hal l d ocu ment ea ch in spec tion and t est tha t ha s been

per form ed on process equip ment. Th e d ocu ment at io n shall id entif y the dat e of the ins pe ct io n or test,

the na me of the perso n w ho perfor me d the ins pe ct io n or t e st, the seri al n u mber or other ident ifi er of

the eq uip men t o n w hi ch the ins pe ct io n or test was perfor me d, a descr iption of the ins p ec tion or t est

per form ed, and th e results of th e in spec tion or test.

( e) Equip men t defi ci enci es. Th e o wner or oper ator shall corr ec t defi ci enc ies in eq uip men t

tha t ar e out sid e a cc ept able l im its (defined b y the pr o cess safety infor ma tion in § 6 8. 65) before

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furth er u se or in a safe and t im ely mann er w hen necessary m e ans ar e taken to ass ur e saf e o per at io n.

T i me l y shall m ean as so on as f easibl y p os sible but in no cas e shall exc eed 3 months witho ut

pro vi din g a writ ten ju sti fi ca tion inc lu din g an expl anat io n of the nec es sary m e asures t aken to en sure

saf e o pe ra tion

. (f ) Quali t y ass ur ance. (1) I n th e con stru ction of new plants and eq uip men t, the ow ne r or

opera tor shall ass ur e tha t equipm ent as it i s f abric at ed is s uit able for th e pr o cess appli ca tion for

which the y will be used

. (2) Ap propri at e ch ecks and ins pe ct io ns shall be perform ed to ass ur e tha t equipm ent is

insta lled proper l y

and co nsistent wi th desi gn speci fic at ion s and th e ma nufac ture r' s instruct io ns.

(3) The o wner or oper ator s hal l as sure that m ain ten ance m at er ia ls, spare parts an d equipm ent

a re s uit able for th e pr o cess appli ca tion for w hi ch the y wil l be use d.

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( a) Th e pr o vi sion s o f this sect io n appl y in addition to th ose of 4 0 C FR 68 .73 with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)10 and 1 1.

(b) The ow ner or o perator s hall imple me nt a s y stem for m ainta inin g ac cura te re cords of

all in spections, breakdo wns

, repairs and repla ce me nts of EHS equipment with the me ans o f data

ret rieval and anal ysi s to deter min e the frequency o f ins pect ions an d tests and to e valuate eq uipm ent

rel iabi lity.

§6 8. 75 Mana ge men t of ch an ge, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 2

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l establ i sh and i mpl em en t wri tt en procedur es to m anage

ch an ge s ( exc ept for ` `repla ce m ents in ki nd '') to pr oc es s chem ic a ls, te chn olo g y

, equipm ent, and

procedur es; and , ch an ge s to s t ationa r y so urc es th at af

f ec t a co vered process.

(b) Th e pr o cedures shall ass ur e tha t the followin g consider at io ns a re addressed prior to an y

ch an ge:

(1) Th e te chnic al basis f or the pro po sed ch an ge;

(2) Impa ct o f ch an ge on saf et y an d he alth and pre ventive ma int enanc e procedur e s;

(3) Modifi ca tion s to o pe ra tin g procedur es;

(4) Ne cessary

ti me per io d for the ch an ge; and,

(5) Auth or izat io n r eq

ui re men ts for th e pr opo sed chan ge.

( c) E mp lo yees in vol ve d in opera tin g a pr o cess and ma int enanc e and contra ct em plo yees

wh ose jo b t as ks wil l be af f ec ted b y a chan ge in the pr oc es s shall be inf or me d of, and t ra ined in, the

ch an ge prior to sta rt

- up of the process or af fe ct ed part of the proc es s.

(d) If a chan ge co ver ed b y this par a graph results in a chan ge in the process safety inform at ion

r eq ui red b y § 68 .6 5 of this pa rt, suc h inform at ion s hal l be u pdat ed ac cordin gl y

. ( e) If a chan ge co ver ed b y this par a graph results in a chan ge in the opera tin g pr oc edures or

pra ct ic es requir ed b y

§ 6 8. 69, such proc ed

ur es or pr ac tic es s hal l be up dat ed ac cordin gl y

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( a) Th e pro v isio ns o f this sect io n appl y in addit io n to tho se in 40 C FR 68 .7 5 with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)12.

(b) If an y chan ge in the co vered pr oc es s or pr o cedures results in an incr eas e in ra te,

durat io n or qua nt it

y

, or r ele ase f

requenc y

, the as soci at ed re le ase scena rios and chan ges in r at e,

durat io n and q

uant it y s hal l be ident ifi ed. The as soci at ed r el eas e scen arios shall be an al yze d in

a cco rdance with the par am e te rs an d m ethods r eq ui red a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .2 to det er min e whethe r a

c ri te rion endp oint defined a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 2(b)3iv ext en ds be y on d the stat io n ar y so ur ce bo un d ar

y

.

( c) If a re le ase scenar io due to the chan ge r es ul t s in a cr it er io n en dpoint ext endin g

be yo nd the s t ationa r

y so urc e bo un da r

y

, the doc u men ta tion and r ep or t requir ed b y N.J.A.C. 7:31-

4. 2(d) and ( e) shall be pr epar ed or up da ted for tha t chan ge prior to i mpl em ent in g the ch an ge.

(d) T empor ary ch an ge s in vol vi n g EHS proc ed ur es, equipm ent, or safety instru ment at io n

shall not be con side red a ch an ge requir in g comp lian ce with 4 0 C F R 68 .75 wi th ch an ge s specif ied a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 2 and N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 6( a), (b) an d ( c). The m an a ge ment o f ch an ge proc ed ur es

shall cont ain the fol lo win g requir em ents for i mple m ent in g te mpora r y ch an ge s:

1. Prep ara tion of a de s cript io n of the t empor ary chan ge tha t includes:

i. Th e t empor ar

y chan ge to be mad e;

i i. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f the EHS eq uip men t, pi pin g and instrum ent

diagram (s), and s t an da rd o per at in g procedur e(s) af f ec ted b y the t empor ary

chan ge; and

i ii. Th e r easo n for the t em pora r y chan ge.

2. Auth or i z ation of th e te mpora r y ch an ge b y the ap propri at e perso n speci fied in

the man a ge men t s y ste m de velo p ed pur suant to 40 C FR 68 .1 5( c) ;

3. Notif

ic at io n of al l af

fe ct ed perso nnel o f the te mpora r y ch an ge;

4. A requir em en t to imp le men t appro pr ia te safety prec aut io ns whil e the

t empor ary

chan ge is in E HS service ;

5. Th e ti me l im it f

or the t empor ar

y chan ge. If thi s t im e l im it is ex ce eded, the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l co mpl y with a ll r equire m ents of 40 C FR 68 .7 5 with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 2 and 7: 31-4. 6( a), (b), and ( c);

6. A r equire m ent to ens ur e that the equipm ent an d pr oc edures a re r eturned to

the ir origi na l or de sig ned con di tion s at the end o f the te mpora r y ch an ge

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§6 8. 77 Pre

- startup review

.

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall perform a pre

- sta rtup saf et y rev i ew f

or new sta tionary

so urc es and for modifi ed sta tionary so urc es when the modif ic at io n is si g nifi cant enou g h to r eq ui re a

ch an ge in the pr oc es s safe t y infor ma tion.

(b) The pre

- sta rtup safe t y rev i ew shall confir m that prior to the introduct io n o f reg ula ted

su bstances to a proc es s:

(1) Co nstruc tion an d equip ment is in ac cordan ce wi th desi gn speci fic at ion s;

(2) Saf et y

, oper at in g

, ma int enanc e, and e m er ge ncy pr o cedures a re in pla ce and a re

ad eq ua te ;

(3) F or new sta tionary s ources, a proc es s ha z ard ana l y sis has been perfor med an d

r eco mm enda tion s ha ve been resol ved or i mpl em ent ed befor e startup; and modif ied s t ationa r

y

so urc es me et the r equire m ents conta ined in m an a ge ment o f ch an ge , §6 8. 75.

(4) T ra inin g of e ach e mplo yee in v ol ved in opera tin g a process has been co mple ted.

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et y rev i ew s: desi gn and pre- star tu p

( a) Th e pro v isio ns o f this sect io n appl y in addit io n to tho se in 40 C FR 68 .7 7.

(b) F or e ach new covered process

, the o wner or opera tor shall cond u ct a safety review of

desi gn f or new EHS equipm ent prior to co nstruc tion and shall d ocu ment tha t th e desi gn o f the

co ver ed pr o cess follows desi gn and o pe ra tin g standards as r ef le ct ed in th e pr o cess saf

et y infor ma tion

co mpil ed in ac cordanc e with 40 C FR 68 .6 5 with chan ges s pec ifi ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)1 throu g h

4.

( c) A wri tt en r ep or t s hall be prepar ed for ea ch safety r e view perfor med pur suant to (b)

abo ve. Th e safe t

y r e view of de sig n r eport shall in clude the fol lo win g:

1. Th e date of the r ep or t and an identi fi ca tion of the co ver ed process, the

process safety inform at ion , and stan d ard o pe ra tin g procedur es r e view ed;

2. An identi fi ca tion of the codes and standards up on w hi ch the co ver ed process

desi gn and o per at io ns were ba s ed;

3. Th e na mes of the perso ns wh o per form ed the saf et y rev i ew; and

4. Th e de via tion s from the desi gn and o per at in g codes an d standards that we re

fou nd with an ap propri at e descr iption o f the resolution of e ach de via tion fin din g.

(d) F or ea ch new co ver ed process or modi fied co ver ed process

, the o wner or opera tor

shall con duct and docum ent a pre- s ta rtup saf et y review prior to pl ac in g the co ver ed proc es s into

EHS serv i ce.

( e) A writ ten r ep or t shall be prep ared for e ach pre- s t artup safe t y r e view perfor me d

pur suant to (d) abo ve. Th e pre- star tu p safe t y r e view r ep or t shall inc lu d e the followin g:

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1. Th e dat e of the r ep or t and an id entif ic at io n of the co ver ed pr oc es s; and

2. Docum enta tion tha t al l the r eq ui re me nts of 40 C F R 68 .7 7(b) ha ve be en

co mple ted prior to th e star tu p of the new or modifi ed co vered proc es s.

§6 8. 79 C o mplian ce audits, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pec ifi ed ch an ge s at N

. J.A .C. 7:31-

4. 1( c)13, 14 , and 2 3

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall ce rt if y tha t the y ha ve e valua ted co mpli anc e with the

pro vi sion s of this su

bpart a t l east ever

y year to v erify that the procedur e s and prac ti ces de veloped

un de r this su

bpar t ar e ad eq

ua te an d a re bein g followed. Al so, th e o wner or oper ator shall v erif y that

the process t echn olo g y and equip ment, as built and opera ted, ar e in ac cordanc e with the process

saf et y inform at ion prepa red p urs uant to 4 0 C FR 68 .65(c) and (d) as incorpor at ed with chan ge s at

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 thro u gh 4.

(b) The comp lian ce audit shall be cond uc ted b y at l east o ne perso n kn owl ed geable in th e

process.

( c) A r ep or t of th e findin g s of the audit s hal l be de veloped. The compl ian ce audi t report s hal l

a ls o inc lu de the sco pe, audi t te chniq ues, me thod s u sed and th e nam es of th e audit par ti cipants.

(d) The o wner or oper ator s hal l pr o mptl y det er min e an d d ocu ment an ap propri at e resp on se to

e ach of the findin g s of the comp lian ce audit, and d ocu ment tha t defic ien ci es ha ve be en cor re ct ed.

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l prepa re and inc lu de in th e report a wri tten schedule f or the

i mpl em ent at io n of corr ec tive ac tion s or stat e tha t s uch ac tions ha ve be en co mpl et ed.

( e) Th e o wner or oper ator shall re ta in th e two (2) most re cen t comp lian ce au di t r ep or t s.

§6 8. 81 EHS a cc ident or potenti al c at astrop hi c e vent in vestigation

, as incorpora ted b y re fe renc e with

speci fied ch an ge s a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)15 thro u gh 21

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall in ve stigate ea ch EHS ac cid ent or p ot entia l c at astrop hi c

eve nt.

(b) A n EHS a cc ident or potenti al c at astrop hi c e vent in vestigation s hal l be init ia ted as

prompt l y as po ss ibl e, b ut not l at er than 4 8 h our s followin g the incident.

( c) An E HS a cc ident or potent ia l ca tast ro phi c e vent in vesti gat io n t ea m s hal l be establ is hed

and consi st of a t l east one perso n k no wl ed geabl e in the pr oc es s in v ol ved

, includin g a cont ra ct

e mplo yee if the in cident in vol ve d work of the cont ra ctor

, and other pe r son s with appro pr ia te

kn owled ge and exper ienc e to thoro u ghl y in ve stigate an d an al yze th e incid ent.

(d) A r ep or t s hal l be prepa red a t the conc lu sion o f the in ve stigation w hi ch in cludes a t a

m ini mum :

(1) Da te ,tim e, and loc at io n of EHS ac cid ent or p otent ia l c at astrop hi c eve nt ;

(2) Da te in ve stigation be ga n;

(3) A descr iption of the EHS a cc ident or potent ia l c at astrophic e vent in chronolo gica l orde r

pro vi din g al l the rel e vant fa cts. Inclu d e the ident it y

, amount and d

ur ation of the E HS re le ase if these

f ac t s c an be re as onabl y dete rm ined based o n the infor ma tion o bt ained throu g h th e in ve st i gation.

Als o, ident if

y the co nsequences, if

an y

, of the EHS a cc ident or potenti al ca tast ro phic e vent inc lu din g

the n umb er of e va cuees, injured, and fat al it ies, an d the imp ac t on the co m munit y .;

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(4) Th e fa ctors that co nt ributed to the E HS a cc ident or potent ia l ca tast ro phi c e vent tha t

inc lu d e s an ident ifi ca tion of basi c and cont ributor y c au ses, ei ther dire ct or indir ec t; and,

(5) An y re com m endat io ns resultin g from the in vesti gat io n to pre vent a re curr ence.

i. The nam es an d po sit io n ti tl es of the in vestigator s.

( e) Th e o wner or oper ator shall establ i sh a s y stem to pr o mptly address and resol ve the E HS

a cc ident or potenti al c at astrop hi c e vent report findin g s and re com m endat io ns. Res olut io ns and

cor re ct i ve a ct io ns shall be d ocu ment ed.

(f ) The r eport shall be r e view ed with al l af fe ct ed perso nnel w ho se job task s a re r el e vant to

the EHS ac cid ent or p otent ia l ca tastrophic eve nt findin g s includin g contra ct e mplo yees w her e

appli cab le.

(g ) EHS a cc ident or potenti al c at astrop hi c e vent in ve stigation r ep or t s s hal l be re ta ined for

five y ears.

§6 8. 83 Em plo yee part ic ipat io n, as incorporat ed b y ref er enc e wi th s pe cif

ied chan ge s at N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 4 .1(c )2 2

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l de velo p a writ ten plan of a ct io n regardin g the

i mpl em ent at io n of the e mplo yee part ic ipat io n r eq ui red b y thi s sec tion.

(b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall co ns ul t with e mplo yees and th eir repr esenta tive s o n the

cond uc t and de velo p men t of proc es s ha z ard s an al yse s with risk asses s ments and o n the de velopm ent

of the other el em ents of pr oc es s safe t y m anagem ent in this rule.

( c) Th e o wner or oper ator shall pr o vide to em plo yees an d the ir r epres enta ti ves ac cess to

process ha za rd analy se s with r i sk as sessm ents and to al l other infor ma tion r eq ui red to be de veloped

un de r this rul e.

§6 8. 85 H ot work pe rm it.

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l i ss u e a hot work perm it f or hot w ork o per at io ns cond uc ted o n

or nea r a covered process

. (b) The perm it s hal l doc u men t that the fi re pr e vention and prote ct io n r eq ui re men ts in 29

C FR 19 10 .2 52( a) ha ve be en i mpl em en ted prior to be gin nin g th e h ot work oper at io ns; it shall

indic at e the date (s) authorized for h ot work; and id entif y the objec t on which h ot work is to be

per form ed. Th e per mi t shall be ke pt o n fil e until co mple tion of th e h ot work oper at io ns

.

§6 8. 87 C ontra cto r s, as incorpora ted b y ref er enc e with specif

ied ch an ge s at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)29

( a) Ap pl ic at io n. This sect io n appli es to contr ac tors perform in g ma int enanc e or rep air

,

turna ro und

, m ajo r r en o vat io n, or s pec ia lt y w ork o n or adja cen t to a co ver ed pr oc es s. I t doe s not

appl y to contr ac tors pr o vidin g incid enta l ser vic es which do not influenc e process saf et y

, suc h as

j anitor ia l w ork, fo od an d drink ser vices, l au ndr y , deliver y or other su

ppl y ser vic es.

(b) Ow ne r or o per ator r es po nsibil iti es. (1) Th e o wner or opera tor

, w hen sele ctin g a

contr ac tor

, s hal l obta in and evaluat e inf or ma tion regardin g the contr ac t o wner or oper ator' s safety

per form anc e and pr o gra ms.

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(2) The o wner or oper ator s hal l inf or m contr ac t o wner or opera tor of the k no wn potenti al

fi re, explosio n, or to xi c r ele ase haza rd s re la ted to the cont ra ctor's work and the proc es s.

(3) Th e o wner or oper ator shall ex pl ain to the cont ra ct ow n er or opera tor the appl ic able

pro vi sion s of su

bpar t E of this part.

(4) Th e o wner or oper ator shall de velo p and imp le me nt saf e w ork pra ct ic es consi st ent with §

68 .6 9(d), to control the ent ranc e, presenc e, and exit of the cont ra ct ow n er or opera tor and co nt ra ct

e mplo yees in co vered proc es s ar eas.

(5) The o wner or oper ator s hal l periodic al l y e valua te the perfor m anc e o f the co nt ra ct ow ne r

or opera tor in fulfi llin g thei r o bligation s as s pe cif ied in paragraph ( c) o f this sect io n.

( c ) Owner or opera tor ’ s o v ersig ht of C ontra ct o wner or oper ator r es pon sibil iti es. Th e ow ne r

or opera tor shall r eq

ui re the contr ac t ow ne r or o per ator to co mpl et e the fol lo win g prior to a contr ac t

ow ne r or o pe ra tor perfor ming w ork a t a co ver ed pr o cess:

(1) Th e contra ct o wner or oper ator shall as sure th at e ach cont ra ct e mp lo y e e is t ra ined in the

work pr ac tic es nec es sa r

y to safe l y perfor m hi s/he r jo b.

(2) Th e contra ct o wner or oper ator shall as sure th at e ach cont ra ct e mp lo y e e is instruc ted in

the k no wn p otent ia l fi re, explosi on, or toxi c re le ase hazards re la ted to hi s/he r job and the proc es s,

and the appli cab le pro vi sion s of the e me r genc y a ct ion pl an

. (3) Th e contra ct o wner or oper ator shall d ocu ment th at e ach cont ra ct e mp lo y e e ha s r ec eive d

and u nderstoo d the t ra inin g r eq ui red b y thi s sec tion. Th e contra ct o wner or oper ator shall prepar e a

r ecord w hi ch conta in s the id entity of th e contr ac t em plo yee, the da te of tr ainin g, and the m eans used

to ve ri f y tha t the e mplo yee u ndersto od the t ra inin g

. (4) Th e contra ct o wner or oper ator shall as sure th at e ach cont ra ct e mp lo y e e follow s the

saf et y rul es o f the s t ationa r

y so urc e inc lu din g th e safe work prac ti ces r eq ui red b y § 68 .6 9(d).

(5) The contra ct ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall ad vise th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor of an y uni que hazards

present ed b y th e contra ct o wner or oper ator's work

, or of an y ha z ard s fou nd b y the co nt ra ct o wner or

opera tor' s wor

k.

Ad di tion al New Jersey Req ui r ement s

7:3 1- 4 .8 E m er ge ncy resp onse

( a) Ow n ers and opera tors of Pro gram 3 covered pr oc es ses a re su bje ct to the e m er ge ncy

r es po nse pro vi sion s of N.J.A.C. 7:31-5.

7:3 1

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( a) E ach o wner or opera tor shall su b mit an an nua l report to th e Depar tm ent ref le ct in g

the risk m anagem ent ac tiviti es for the 12 month per io d endin g on the an niversar y dat e within 90

da ys of th e anni versa r

y date. The anni versa r

y date shall be the dat e o f the s i gni n g of the init ia l

consent a gre em en t or the dat e of i ss u ance o f an ad minist ra ti ve order b y the Depar tm ent desi gnatin g

the ap pro val o f the Ri sk Mana ge men t Pr o gra m f or the stat io n ar

y so ur ce. The Dep art me nt shall

ch an ge th e anni versary date u po n r ec eipt of a wr itt en request fro m the o wner or opera tor pro vi ded

the an niversar

y date ha s not be en chan ged in the prec edin g 24 months.

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(b) Th e ann u al r ep or t shall cont ain:

1. An up da te, i f applic abl e, of th e s up pl em ent al TCP A pro g r am inform at ion as

speci fied in N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-7. 2( a)2, i f this su pple men ta l inf

or ma tion wa s n ot pre vio usl y report ed in a

r e vised Risk M ana ge ment Plan s ubmi tta l. I f the re we re n o chan ge s in the su pple men ta l inform at ion

since the l a st Ris k Mana ge men t Plan s ubmi tt al, the o wner or opera tor s hal l sta te this in the annual

r ep or t;

2. A descr iption of si gnific ant chan ge s to the m anagem ent s y ste m. I f th ere we re

no ch an ge s in the m anagem ent s y stem si n ce th e last annual report, the o wner or opera tor shall sta te

this in the ann u al r ep or t.;

3. A proc es s hazard analy si s with risk asses s ment report prep ared p ursuant to

N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 4 .2(e ) for e ach process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t comp le ted durin g the

previ ou s y ear

, if ap pl ic able. F or tho se risk asse ssm ent reports pr epar ed pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:31-

4. 6( c), a list of the r ep or t s m a y be s ubmi tt ed in st ead of the r ep or t s. I f no process haza rd an al ysi s

with r i sk as sessm ent r ep or t s we re co mpl et ed s inc e the l ast ann u al r ep or t, the ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l

sta te this in the annual r eport ;

4. A s um ma r

y of E HS a cc idents and potenti al ca tast ro phic e vents that oc curr ed

durin g the pr e vi ous y ear

. I f n o EHS ac cid ent s or potenti al ca tast rop hi c event s occurr ed since the l a st

annual r eport, the ow n er or opera tor shall sta te this in the annual r eport. Th e summ ary shall in clude:

i. Th e EHS in vo l ved and a mount rel eas ed if these fa cts c an be

r easo n abl y

det er min ed ba sed on the inf or ma tion obtain ed throu gh the in vesti gat io n;

i i. Th e dat e and tim e of th e EHS ac cid ent and potenti al ca tast ro phic

eve nt an d ident ifi ca tion of the EHS equipm ent in v ol ved; and

i ii. Th e basic and contr ib utor y causes;

5. Th e co mpli ance audit r ep or t and d ocu ment at io n for the year endin g on the

anni versa r

y dat e prep ared pur suant to 40 C FR 68 .7 9( c) and (d) with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t N

. J.A .C.

7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 4 and 2 3 

### ; and

6. Ea ch in herent l y safer technolog y review report comple ted pur suant to

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1 2(b) an d (f) durin g the previ ou s ye ar.

7:3 1

- 4 .1 0 Obli gat io ns u po n te mpora r y discontinuance of E HS use, s tor a ge and handlin g

( a) Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a co vered process w ho t em pora rily di scontinues u se,

storage

, han dlin g and ge ner at ion of an E HS in the co ver ed process, or t empor ar il y stores i t a t less

than the thresh old qua nt it y

, shall cont in ue ac tiv it ies r eq ui red of the ow ne r or o per ator b y this chapt er

until th e date a consent a gre em en t, or consent ag r ee men t addend u m, that i s si gne d b y the ow ne r or

opera tor , is si g ned b y

the Depar tm ent which r eq ui res, at a m inim um :

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1. Per form anc e of a pre- startup saf et y r e view o f the di scontinued EHS

equip ment and procedur e s in a ccord ance with the r eq ui re men ts of 40 C FR 6 8. 77( a), (b)(1) an d (2)

and N

. J.A .C. 7: 31

- 4. 7( e), within 60 c al endar da ys prior to brin gi n g the EHS back to the covered

process;

2. Per form anc e of in spec tions

, tests and che cks for proper o pe ra tion of the

disco nt in u ed EHS equip ment, conform in g to requir e men ts of 4 0 C FR 6 8. 73 with chan ges s pe cif ied

a t N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 0- 1 1 and N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .5, within 60 ca lenda r da y s prior to brin gi n g the

EHS ba ck to the co vered process; and

3. Per form anc e of EHS o pe ra tor tr ainin g a ct i vit ies, co nfor ming to 4 0 C F R 68 .71

with ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4. 1( c)9 and N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 4, within 6 0 ca lenda r da y s

prior to brin gin g the EHS ba ck to the co vered process; and

4. Pa

ym ent of the ann u al f

ee.

7:3 1

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. 1 1 New co ver ed pr o cesse s - construc tion and new EHS ser vic e

( a) Ow n ers or oper ators wh o plan to construc t a new Pr o gra m 3 co vered pr o cess at a

f ac ili t y for which ther e is n o pre vio usl y appro ved r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am shall:

1. Su

b mit to th e Depa rt men t a report of safe t y rev i ew of desi gn in ac cordan ce

with N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .7(b) an d (c ) and th e docum enta tion r eq ui red at N.J.A. C. 7: 31-7. 2 and 4 0 C FR

68 .1 50 with chan ges spec ifi ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-7. 1( c) 1. 2 a t le ast 90 da y s prior to co nstruc tion o f the

co ver ed pr o cess;

2. Proce ed with con st ruct io n of the new co vered proc es s o nl y up on re ce i vin g

wri tt en ap pro val from the Depa rtm en t;

3. Su

b mit to th e Depa rt men t at le ast 9 0 da y s prior to the dat e the eq uip ment is

scheduled to be plac ed into EHS ser vic e an y up da tes of th e d ocu ment at io n as r eq ui red b y N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 4 .1 1(a )1;

4. Co nd u ct a pre- s t artup saf

et y r e view in ac cordan ce with N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .7(d)

and (e ); and

5. Su b mit to th e Depar tm ent the fe es requir ed b y N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

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. 1 1

.

(b) Ow n ers or oper ators wh o plan to uti lize existin g equipm ent for a new Pro gram 3

co ver ed pr o cess a t a fa cil it y f or w hich the re is no previ ou sl y appro ve d risk man a ge ment pr o gra m

shall :

1. Su b mit a r ep or t of saf

et y r e view o f de sig n in a cco rdanc e wi th N.J.A. C. 7:31-

4. 7(b) and ( c) and the d ocu ment at io n requir ed a t N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 7 .2 and 4 0 C FR 6 8. 150 with ch an ge s

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .1(c )1-2 at l east 9 0 da y s prior to pla cin g the equipm ent into EHS ser vic e;

2. Co nd

u ct a pre- s t artup saf

et y r e view in ac cordan ce with N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .7(d)

and (e ); and

3. Su b mit to th e Depar tm ent the fe es requir ed b y N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

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. 1 1

.

( c) Ow n ers or oper ators w ho plan to construc t a new Pro g r am 3 co ver ed pr o cess or

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uti lize exist in g equipm ent for a new Pro gram 3 covered process a t a f ac ili t y tha t ha s a pre vio usl y

appro ved r is k m anagem ent pro gram shall:

1. Su

b mit a r ep or t of saf

et y r e view o f de sig n in a cco rdanc e wi th N.J.A. C. 7:31-

4. 7(b) and ( c) and u

pdat e d ocum ent ation in ac cordanc e with N.J.A.C. 7: 31

- 7 .2 and 40 C F R 6 8.1 50

with ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-7. 1( c)1- 2 a t l east 90 da ys prior to the scheduled pla cin g of

the eq uip men t into EHS ser vice ;

2. Co nd

u ct a pre- s t artup saf

et y r e view in ac cordan ce with N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 4 .7(d)

and (e ); and

3. Su b mit to th e Depar tm ent the fe es requir ed b y N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

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.

(d) Prior to pla cin g eq uip men t into EHS ser

vice the ow ne r or o pe ra tor of a co vered

process shall ente r into a con sent ag r ee men t, or co nsent a gre em ent addend u m, f or tha t equip ment

with the Depar tm ent, s ub sequent to a fa cil it y audit or ins pe ct io n b y the Depart m ent, an d compl et e

an y def ic ien cies in the consent ag r ee men t, or co nsent agree me nt addend u m, for tha t equipm ent in

a cco rdance with the schedule in the co nsent agree me nt or con sent a gre em ent ad d en dum.

(e) The ow ner or o pera tor s hall comple te an in herent l y safer technolog y

review and report

pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1 2(c) throug h (f) f or each new co vered process. The ow ner or o perator

shall su bmit the inherently safer technolo g y review report with the s ubmitta l required at (a)1, (b)1 , or

(c)1 abo ve, as applic able.

7:3 1- 4 .1 2 In herently safer te chnolo g y review

(a) By Septe mber 2, 2 00 8 for each cov ered pr ocess at the stationary s ource, the o wner or

operator shall compl et e an initia l inherently safer technolo g y review pur suant to (c) throug h (e),

below and s hall prepare and su bmit to the Depart me nt an inherently safer technolo g y re view report

pur suant to (f) below. An inherent l y safer technolog y

re view report complet ed p urs uant to the Best

Pract ic es Stan dards at TCPA/DPC C Chemi ca l Sector Faciliti es, No vember 21 , 2 00 5

(http://www.nj.g ov /de p/rpp/brp), prior to the effec tive date o f this rule ma y be su bmit ted to compl y

with this requirem en t.

(b) The ow ner or o pera tor s hall up date the in herent l y safer technolog y

review su bmitt ed

pur suant to (a) abov e o n the same sc hedule as the process hazard analy sis with risk asses sment

revalidat ions and up dates p urs uant to 40 CF R 68 .6 7(f) incorporat ed with change s at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-

4. 1(c)7 and N .J.A.C. 7: 31-4. 6(c) ar e u pdated f or each co vered process at the stationary so urce,

including each new co vered process br ou gh t on line si nce the date o f the pre vio us inherent l y safer

technolog y

review. The ow ner or o pera tor s hall address the in her ently safer te chnolo gies that hav e

been develo ped since the last in herent l y safer technolog y

review. U nless an u pdate is requir ed

pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .6(c), the first in herent l y safer technolog y

review up date shall not be

required until two ye ars afte r the date of the initi al inherent l y safer technolog y

re view.

(c) Ea ch in her ently safer te chnolo g y review required by

this section s hall be con ducted b y a

tea m o f qualified experts con ve ned by the ow ner or o pera tor, w ho se m emb ers s hall hav e expertise in

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env ironmenta l health and safet y, chem istr y, desi gn and eng ineer in g, pr ocess controls and

instrument at ion, maint enanc e, pro duction and o pera tions, an d che mic al pr ocess safety

.

(d) Ea ch in herent l y safer technolog y

review required b y

thi s section s hall identif

y available

inherently safer technolo g y alte rnat i ves or combinat ions o f alt erna tives that minim ize or eli min ate

the p otentia l for an EHS rel ease. Usi ng any a vailabl e inherently safer technolo g y analy sis method,

this re view s hall include, at a minimu m, an analy sis o f the f ollowing principles an d techniques:

1. Reducing the amount of EHS m ate ri al that potentia lly m a y be rel eased;

2. Su bstitutin g less ha zardous ma te ri als;

3. Usin g EHS s in the le ast ha zardous process co nditions or form ; and

4. Desig nin g equipment and pr ocesses to minim ize the p otenti al for equipment

failur e and h uman error.

(e) Ea ch in her ently safer te chnolo g y review required by

this section s hall include a

deter min at ion of w hether each of the in her ently safer te chnolo gies identif ied pur suant to (d) abo ve i s

feasibl e. Fo r p urp oses o f this determ ina tion, feasible me ans capabl e of bein g acco mplished in a

successful manner, taking into account en viro nment al, public heal th and safety , legal, technolog ical,

and economic factors.

(f) The o wner or operator shall prepare and s ubmit to the Depart men t a report that

documents ea ch in herent l y safer technolog y

review required b y

thi s section. The report s hall

include:

1. An id entif ic at io n of the co ver ed pr oc es s tha t is th e s ubjec t of the r e view; a list of

the re view team me mbe rs with nam e, p osition, affi li at ion, resp onsi bili ties, qualific at ions an d

experi ence f

or each; the da te of r ep or t comp le tion; and th e in h eren tl y saf er t echnolo g y

an al ys is

m ethod u sed to compl et e the rev i ew;

2. The que stions as ked and an swered to address the in her ently safer te chnolo g y

principles and techniques p urs uant to (d) abo ve;

3. A list of inherently safer technolo gies determ ined to be alr eady present in the

cov ered pr ocess;

4. A list of additional inherently safer technolo gies identified;

5. A list of the additional inherent l y safer technolog ies selec ted to be imple me nted

and a schedule for their imple men ta tion; and

6. A list of the inherent l y safer technolog ies deter min ed to be infeasibl e; and

7. A written explanat ion justif yin g the infeasibil ity determ ina tion f or each in her ently

safer technolog y

deter min ed to be infeasibl e. The ow ner or operator shall su bstantiat e the

infeasibil ity determ ina tion u sin g a qualita tive and qua ntit at i ve e valuation of env ironmenta l, pu blic

health and safet y, le gal, technolo gical, and economic factors.

( g) A n o wner or o perator ma y file a clai m with the Depart men t p ursuant to N .J.A.C. 7: 31-10 to

withhold from public disclos ure confidentia l informa tion included in an in herent l y safer technolog y

re view report required to be su bmit ted to the Depart men t pur suant to this section.

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SU BCHA P TER

5

. E MERG ENC Y

RES PONSE

7:3 1- 5 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) This su

bchapte r incorporat es b y r ef er ence 40 C F R 68 S ub par t E, includin g a ll future

a me ndm ents and su pplem ents, exc ept as pr o vided below

.

(b) Reserved

.

§6 8. 90 A pplic abi lit

y

, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce with spec ifi ed chan ges a t N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 5 .1(c )1

and 2

( a) Exc ept as pro vi ded in par a graph (b) of this sect ion

, the o wner or opera tor o f a s t ationa r y

so urc e with Pro gram 2 and Pro g r am 3 processes s hal l comp l y with the r equire m ents of § 6 8. 95.

(b) The ow ner or o perator o f a facil ity w ho se e mplo yees will not respon d to acc identa l EHS

rel eases shall comply with the followin g:

(1) F or fac il iti es with an y reg ulat ed toxic su bstance at or abo ve the thresh old

quantit y, the faci li t

y is inc lu ded in the co mmuni t y em er genc y resp on se plan de velo p ed u nder 42

U. S.C. 1 1 00 3;

(2) Fo r fac il iti es with o nly reg ulat ed flam ma ble s ub stances at or abov e the threshold

quantit y , the ow ne r or o pe ra tor ha s coordina ted r e spo nse a ct io ns wi th th e loca l fi re de p art me nt; an d

(3) A ppropria te m ec hanis m s ar e in pla ce to notif y e me r genc y respo nders when the re

is a ne ed for a r es pon se. The o wner or oper ator s hal l o bta in docum enta tion fro m the lo ca l fi re

depa rtm en t or ot he r o utside e m er ge ncy r es pon de r agenci es

, as appli cabl e, that the y will be

r es po nsible f

or resp on din g to a cc ident al re le ases a t the o wner or opera tor' s f ac ili t y

.

§6 8. 95 Em e r

genc y r es po nse pro gram

, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pe cif

ied chan ges at

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 5 .1(c )3 an d 4

( a) The o wner or oper ator s hal l de velo p and imp le me nt an e me r genc y r es po nse pr o gra m for

the pur po se of prote ct in g p ublic hea lth an d the en viro n ment. S uch pr o gra m s hal l include the

followin g e le m ents:

(1) An em er ge n c y r e spo nse plan, w hi ch s hal l be ma int ain ed a t the s t ationa r y so urc e

and conta in a t l east th e followin g e le men ts:

( i) Procedur es for infor ming the publi c and loca l e me r genc y resp on se

age n cies about ac cid enta l r ele ases;

( ii) D ocu ment at io n of pr ope r first

- aid and em er genc y m edi ca l tr ea t men t

ne cessar y to t re at a cc ident al h um an exp os ur es; and

( iii ) Pr oc edures and m e asures for em er genc y resp on se af te r an a cc ident al

r el ease o f a reg ula ted su bs t ance ;

(2) Procedures f

or the use of e me r

genc y respo nse equip ment and for its ins pe ct io n,

t estin g , and ma int enanc e;

(3) T ra inin g for a ll emp lo yees in r el e vant procedur e s; an d

(4) Proc ed

ur es to r e view and up dat e, as appro pr ia te, the em er ge n c y r e spo nse plan to

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r efl ec t ch an ge s at the stat io n ar y so ur ce and ens ur e tha t em plo yees ar e inform ed of chan ges

. (b) A wri tten pl an th at is con sistent with an d as strin gent as the approach in the Nationa l

Resp on se T

e am's Inte gra ted C ontin genc y Plan Guidance (` `O n e Plan' ') and tha t, a mon g ot he r

m at te rs, includes the e le men ts pro vi d ed in par a graph (a ) of thi s sec tion, shall satisf y the r equire m ents

of this se ction if the o wner or opera tor a ls o co mpli es wi th pa rag r ap h ( c) of this se ction.

( c) Th e em e r

genc y r es po nse plan de veloped un der paragrap h ( a) (1) of this sec tion shall be

coordina ted with the co m munit y em er ge n c y r e spo nse plan de veloped u nder 42 U.S .C. 1 1 00 3. U po n

r eq u e st o f the loca l e me r

genc y pl an nin g co m mi tt ee or em er ge n c y r e spo nse of fic ia l s, the ow n er or

opera tor shall pro mptl y pro vi d e to the loc al e m er ge ncy resp onse o f fi ci als inform at ion necessary for

de velopin g and imp le me ntin g the co mmuni t y e me r genc y resp on se plan.

Ad di tion al New Jersey Req ui r ement s -

7:3 1- 5 .2 E m er ge ncy resp onse pr o gra m

( a) Th e pr o vi sion s o f this sect io n appl y in addition to th ose of 4 0 C FR 68 .95 with

ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-5. 1( c)3 and 4

.

(b) E ach o wner or opera tor shall develo p and imp le men t a wr itt en em e r genc y r es po nse

( ER) pro gram which shall inc lu d e:

1. In it ia l an d an nua l r efr esher em e r genc y resp on se t ra inin g for al l emp lo yees in

r el e vant procedur e s to i mple m ent th e em e r genc y r es po nse plan;

2. Per form anc e of

at le ast o ne E HS E R exe rc i s e per c al endar year in ac cordan ce

with the f ol lowin g requir em en t s:

i. Th e ow ne r or o per ator o f a fac il it y w ho se e mplo yees wil l n ot r es pon d

to an EHS a cc ident in a ccord ance with 4 0 C F R 68 .90(b) with chan ges spec ifi ed at N.J.A.C. 7:31-

5. 1( c) 1 an d 2 shall in vite a t le ast one out side r es po nde r agenc y de sig nat ed in th e ER plan to

par ti cipa te in th e ER ex erc ise. E mplo yees of th e f ac ili t y shall per form thei r assi g ned resp onsi bi li ties

for a ll E R exe rc i s e s; an d

i i. All ot he r ow ne r s or opera tors shall perform a t l east one full sca le ER

ex erc ise in which the ER t ea m and ER conta inm ent, mi tigation, and monitor in g eq uip men t a re

deplo ye d a t a str en gt h appro pr ia te to de mon st ra te th e adequacy and imp le men ta tion o f the plan.

3. A writ ten asses s ment of the E R plan

, of the ad eq ua c y o f notifi ca tion to

out side a genci es an d the p ublic, and o f the adequacy or need for ER equip ment a ft er e ach ER plan

i mpl em ent at io n or e ach ER exer cise ;

4. A descr iption of the e me r genc y notifi ca tion s y stem at the fa cil it y which shall

inc lu d e the followin g r equire m ents for report in g EHS a cc idents:

i. Im med ia te notif ic at io n to the Depa rt men t' s em e r genc y

co mm unic at io ns cen te r a t 1-8 77 W AR N DE P (1- 8 77-92 7-63 37) b y th e e m er genc y coordina tor or

desi gnee of an EHS ac cid ent or im m inent EHS ac cid ent a t the s ta tionary so ur ce. The n oti fi ca tion

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shall in clude the fol lo win g inf or ma tion:

(1) Compan y na me and ad dr es s of the EHS a cc ident;

(2) Th e na me, po sit io n, and te leph one numbe r of ca ll er ;

(3) Th e tim e of, or an tic ipa ted tim e, of the EHS ac cident and the

proje ct ed d ur ation;

(4) Th e che mi ca l nam e of the EHS r el eased;

(5) Th e ac tual EHS q uanti t y or

, if n ot k

no wn, the esti ma ted EHS

quantity and wheth er i t will ha ve an o f fsite imp ac t; an d

(6) W eather condit io ns

, inc lu din g wi nd dire ct io n and s pe ed and

expe ct ed o f

fsite ef fe cts, if an y;

i i. Th e e me r

genc y coordina tor or de sig ne e for the sta tionar y s ource s hal l

be prepar ed to pr o vide the Depart m ent' s em er ge n c y com munic at ion s c ente r u pdat es

, if requested,

which shall inc lu d e the followin g infor ma tion:

(1) Th e nam e an d addres s o f stationa r y s ource of the EHS

a cc ident ;

(2) Th e na me, po sit io n and te lepho ne n umb er of ca ll er ;

(3) Th e loca tion of the poi nt of EHS rel eas e, a descr iption of the

so urc e, c au se an d t

ype of E HS a cc ident, quanti t y and co n cent ra tion of the E HS r el eas ed

, and

whethe r the E HS r el eas e is of a cont in uin g na ture ;

(4) Th e me asures t aken to te rm ina te the EHS rel eas e or to

m it i gat e i t s ef

f ec t, and the ef

f ec tive ness of suc h m easur es; and

(5) An up da te o n wea ther condit io ns;

i ii. Th e f

ol lowin g EHS ac cid enta l r el eas e s s hal l be exe mpt fro m the

notifi ca tion pr o visio ns of N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 5 .2(b)4 abo ve pro v ided the E HS a cc ident i s r ecord ed in

a cco rdance with the procedur es est ablished for EHS ac cid ent in vesti gat io n for the fa ci li t y

. Th i s

ex emp tion does not af

fe ct an y other St ate or F edera l r ep or tin g r eq ui re me nts.

(1) An E HS r el eas e that ha s no potenti al of f si te imp ac t;

(2) An EHS r el eas e tha t results in no ac tua l or p otent ia l injuries

or fa ta li ties a t the sta tionary s ource ; and

(3) An E HS r el eas e that d oes n ot a ct i vate the e me r genc y resp on se

plan. This exem ption d oes n ot af f ec t an y othe r Stat e or Fe der al r eportin g requir em ents.

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SU BCHA P TER

6

. EX TRAORD IN ARI L Y H A ZA RDOU S SU BST

AN C ES

7:3 1- 6 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) Th i s s ubchapte r in corp or at es b y r efe ren ce 4 0 C FR 6 8 Su bpar t F

, Reg ula ted

Su bstanc es for Ac cid enta l Re le ase Pre vention, includin g al l f utur e am endm ents and su pple men ts

,

ex cept as pro vi ded below

.

(b) Th e followin g pro vi sion s ar e not incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence : 40 C FR 6 8. 120

, Pet it io n

process; and 4 0 C F R 68 .12 5, Exe mpt io ns.

§6 8. 100 Pur

pose, as in corp or at ed b y

r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed chan ges a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 6 .1(c )1

Th i s s ubchapte r desi gnates s ub stanc es to be list ed un der sec tion 1 12(r)(3), (4), and (5) of the

Cl ean Air Ac t, as am ended, and th e T oxic Cat astrop he Preve nt io n Act, as am ended, an d identif ies

the ir thr es hold q uant iti es.

§6 8. 1 1 5 Thr es hold dete rm ina tion, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed chan ges a t N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .1(c )2 thro u gh 4

( a) A thresh old quantit y of an EHS in N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a), Table 1

, is present at a faci li t y if

the total q

uantity of the EHS at the facil ity mee ts or exce eds the threshold.

(b) F or th e p urpo ses of de te rm inin g whethe r a thr es hold q uant it y of a r e gulat ed s ub stan ce is

present at th e facil ity the followin g exe mpt ion s appl y:

(1) Co nc entr at io ns of a toxic EHS in a mix ture. If a reg ula ted s ub stanc e is present in a

m ixtur e and the concen tra tion of th e s ub stan ce is below o ne pe rc ent b y wei ght o f the mix ture, the

a mount of th e su

bstanc e in the mix ture need n ot be con side red w hen dete rm inin g w he ther a

thr es hold quantit y is present a t the sta tionary so urc e. Exc ept for oleu m, toluene 2 ,4

- diisoc yanat e,

toluen e 2 ,6

- diisoc yanat e, and tolu ene diis o c ya n ate (u ns p ec ifi ed i so me r), if th e concent ra tion o f the

r e gulat ed su

bstance in the m ixtur e is o ne per cent or great er b y weig ht, but the ow ne r or o pe ra tor c an

de mon str at e tha t the pa rti al pres sure of the r e gulat ed s ub stan ce in the mix ture (solution) un der

handlin g or st or a ge conditions in an y portion o f the pr oc es s is less than 10 m il li me te rs of me rcu r y

( m m H g)

, the amount o f the s ub stanc e in the mix ture in that p ort io n of the pr oc es s need not be

consi d ered w hen dete rm inin g whethe r a thr es hold quantity is pr e s ent a t the facil ity

. The ow ne r or

opera tor shall docum ent this part ia l press ur e me asur em ent or est im at e.

(2) Co n cent ra tion s of a fla m m abl e EHS in a m ixtur e.

(i ) Gene ra l pr o visio n. I f a r e gulat ed s ub stan ce is present in a mix ture and the conc entr at io n

of the su bstance is be lo w o ne perc ent b y weig ht o f the mixtur e, the mixtur e need n ot be con side red

when det er min in g wheth er a thresh old q uanti t y o f the reg ula ted s ub stanc e i s present at the fac ili t y

. Ex cept as pro vi d ed in par a graph (b) (2) ( ii ) and ( ii i) of this sect ion

, if the conc entr at io n of the

su bstance is one perc ent or g rea te r b y wei ght of the m ixtur e, then, f or pur po ses o f dete rm inin g

whethe r a thr es hold quantity is present a t the fac ili t y , the ent ir e wei ght of the m ixture shall be tre at ed

as the r e gulat ed s ub stan ce unless the o wner or opera tor c an demonstra te that the m ixture itse lf doe s

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not ha ve a National Fi r e Prote ct ion A ss oc ia tion fl am m abi lity haza rd ra tin g of 4. Th e demonstra tion

shall be in ac cordanc e with the def inition of f

la m mab il it

y hazard r at in g 4 in the N F P A 7 04

, Stan d ard

S y stem for the I denti fi ca tion of the Hazards of Ma te ri als for E me r genc y Res pon se, Nationa l Fire

Prote ct io n A ss oci at ion

, Q uinc y

, MA

, 1 99 6. A

vai labl e from the Na tional F ire Prote ct io n A ss oci at io n,

1 Batt eryma rch Park, Q uinc y

, MA 02 26 9

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. This incorpora tion b y r efe ren ce was appro ve d b y the

Dir ec tor of the Fe der al Re gi st er in a cco rdance with 5 U. S.C. 5 52(a) an d 1 C F R pa rt 51

. Co pi e s m a y

be in spec ted at the En vironm enta l Pr ot ec tion A genc y Air D ocke t (6 10 2), Attn: D ocke t N o. A

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, W a t erside Ma ll, 40 1 M. St. S W

. , W a shi n gto n D.C .; or a t the O f fi ce of Fe de ra l Re gister at 80 0 North

Capi tol St., NW

, Suite 70 0, W

a shi n gto n, D.C. B oi lin g p oint and flash point shall be def ined and

det er min ed in ac cordanc e with N FP A 3 0, F lam m abl e and C o mb ustible L iq uid s Co de, Na tional Fire

Prote ct io n A ss oci at ion

, Q uinc y

, MA

, 1 99 6. A

vai labl e from the Na tional F ire Prote ct io n A ss oci at io n,

1 Batt eryma rch Park, Q uinc y

, MA 02 26 9

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. This incorpora tion b y r efe ren ce was appro ve d b y the

Dir ec tor of the Fe der al Re gi st er in a cco rdance with 5 U. S.C. 5 52(a) an d 1 C F R pa rt 51

. Co pi e s m a y

be in spec ted at the En vironm enta l Pr ot ec tion A genc y Air D ocke t (6 10 2), Attn: D ocke t N o. A

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, W a t erside Ma ll, 40 1 M. St. S W

. , W a shi n gto n D.C .; or a t the O f fi ce of Fe de ra l Re gister at 80 0 North

Capi tol St.

, NW

, S uit e 70 0, W

as hin gt on, D.C. Th e o wner or oper ator shall d ocu ment th e Nat io na l

Fi r e Pr ot ec tion A ss oc ia tion f la m mab il it

y haza rd r at in g

. ( ii) Ga solin e. Re g ul ated su bstanc es in ga soline, w hen in distribution or r el at ed st or a ge for

use as fue l f

or int erna l co mbu stion eng ines, need n ot be consi d ered w hen dete rm inin g whethe r a

thr es hold q uanti t

y is present a t a fac ili t

y

. ( iii ) Natur al l y oc currin g h yd roc arbo n m ixtur es

. Prior to ent r y into a na tura l g as processin g

plant or a petrol eum re finin g process u nit, r e gulat ed s ub stanc es in na tura ll y oc curr in g h y dr oc arbon

m ixtur es ne ed n ot be con side red when dete rm inin g wheth er a thresh old qua nt it y i s present at a

fac ili t y

. Natur al l y occurr in g h y droca rbo n mixtur es inc lu d e an y co mbinat io n of the followin g:

conden sa te, c rude oil, fi eld ga s , and pr od u ced wat er

, ea ch as defined in § 68 .3 o f this part.

(3) Art ic les. Re g ul ated s ub stan ces cont ained in a rti cl es need n ot be consi d ered w hen

det er min in g whethe r mor e than a thresh old qua nt it y i s present at th e facil ity

. (4) Use s. Re gulat ed su bstances, when in u se f or the followin g p urp oses, need n ot be

inc lu d ed in det er min in g whethe r mor e than a thresh old qua nt it y i s present at th e facil ity :

( i) Use as a structur al co mpo n ent of th e facil ity ;

( ii) Use of pr od

u cts f or ro ut ine j anitori al ma int enanc e;

( iii ) U se b y e mplo yees of foo ds, dru g s

, cos me tics, or ot h er pers onal i te ms cont ainin g the

r e gulat ed s ub stanc e; an d

( i v) Use o f reg ula ted s ub stanc es present in process wat er or n on

- conta ct coolin g wat er as

drawn from the en vironm ent or munic ipal so urc es, or use of r e gulat ed su bstances present in ai r u sed

e ithe r as comp ressed a ir or as par t of combustio n.

(5) Ac ti vit ies in L ab ora tori es

. If a reg ula ted su bs t ance i s m anufa ctur ed, pr oc es sed, or u sed

in a l abora tor

y at a facil ity un de r th e su pervi sion of a t echnic al l y q ual ifi ed indi vid u al as defin ed in

72 0. 3( ee ) of this ch apte r

, the quanti t y of the su

bs t ance need n ot be consi d ered in det er min in g

whethe r a thr es hold q uant it y is present. This exem ption d oes n ot appl y to:

( i) Speci al t

y ch em ic al pr oduct io n;

( ii) M an uf

ac ture, pr oc es sin g, or use of su bstances in pilot plant scal e oper at io ns; ho wever

, onl y pilot scal e o pe ra tion s handlin g the su bstances listed at 40 C F R 6 8.1 30 in a covered pr oc es s

shall be covered un der thi s ch apte r; and

( iii ) Act i viti es cond u cted out sid e the l ab or ator y

.

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§ 6 8. 126 Exclusion.

Flamm able S ub stances U sed as F uel or Held f or Sale as Fu el at Retai l Faciliti es. A flam ma bl e

su bstance listed in Tabl es 3 and 4 of Sec. 6 8. 130 is nev erthel ess excluded from all prov isi on s of thi s

part when the s ub stance is use d as a fuel or held f or sale as a f

uel at a ret ai l faci li t

y.

§6 8. 130 Li st of su

bstances, as incorpora ted b y ref er enc e with specif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-

6. 1( c)5

( a) Reg ula ted toxic and fl am m abl e su bstances un de r sect io n 1 12(r) of the Cl ean Air Ac t a re

the su bstances listed in T

abl es 1

, 2

, 3, and 4. Thr es hold qua nt it ies for list ed toxic and fl am m abl e

su bstances a re s pec ifi ed in the t ables.

(b) The basis for pla cin g toxic and fl am m ab le s ub stan ces on the list of reg ula ted s ub stanc es

a re ex pl ain ed in the n otes to the l i st.

( TCP A Pro gram Note : T

ables 1, 2, 3

, an d 4 ar e pro vi d ed at N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-6. 3. T ables 1 an d 2 ar e

l i st ed as T

able I

, Pa rt B, an d T

abl es 3 and 4 a re l isted as T able I , Part C.)

Ad di tion al New Jersey Req ui r ement s

7:3 1- 6 .2 Th resh old qua nt it y dete rm ina tion

( a) If an E HS is list ed as a toxic su bstance in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ) T able I

, Par t A an d

Par t B, th e lower thr es hold q uant it y shall ap ply

as the thr e shold quanti t

y throu g ho ut this chapte r

.

(b) If an E HS is list ed in N.J.A.C. 7:31-6. 3( a) as a toxi c s ub stan ce in T abl e I, Par t A

or B

and as a fl am m abl e su

bstance in Part C, the lowe r thresh old quantity s hal l appl y as the thr es hold

quantity thro u gh out this ch apte r

.

( c) If a to xi c EHS l i st ed in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ) T able I

, Par t A i s present in a mix ture a t

a conc entr ation which is lower than th e a cut e toxi city conc entr at io n (A TC), the amount of the EHS

in the m ixtur e shall not be con side red in dete rm inin g if the thr es hold q uant it y is present a t a facil ity

.

(d) F or mix tures o f EHS l i st ed in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ) T able I

, Par ts A or D, Grou p I

, for

which n o concen tra tion is spec ifi ed, the thresh old q uanti t y s hal l be c al cula ted u sin g th e we i ght

per cen t of E HS conta ined in the m ixtur e. W hen the we i g ht of the tota l m ixtur e ti mes the wei ght

per cen t is equa l to or g re at er than the thr es hold quantit y for that EHS, the ow ne r or o pe ra tor must

co mpl y wi th this chapt er

.

1. F or EHS’ s in T

able I, Par t A listed with a conc entr at io n in weig ht per cen t, the

tot al we i ght of the sol ut io n shall be used to det er min e whethe r a thr es hold q uant it y is present at a

fac ili t y

.

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2. F or EHS’ s in T

able I, Par t A listed with a conc entr at io n in v o lum e perc ent,

the weig ht o f o nl y the p ure EHS s hal l be u sed to dete rm ine whethe r a thr es hold quantity is present a t

a facil ity

.

( e) F or a to xi c EHS l i st ed in N .J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3( a) T able I, Par t B, thr es hold q uant it y shall

be det er min ed in ac cordanc e with 40 C FR 68

. 1 1 5(b) with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 1( c)3

and 4

. (f ) F or m ixtur es co nt ainin g to xi c EHSs l isted in N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 3( a) T able I

, Pa rt B, the

we i g ht of the p ure EHS s hal l be con side red in det er minin g whethe r a thr es hold quantity is present a t

a facil ity

.

(g ) F or intent ional mix tures in v ol vi n g one or m ore funct io na l g r ou ps list ed o n N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ) T

able I, Par t D

, Gr oup I I

, the thr es hold quantit y shall be based o n the hea t of re ac tion ( ∆

H R ) as det er min ed in a cco rdanc e with N.J.A. C. 7: 31-6. 3(b) 1 thro u gh 6 an d s hal l be derive d from

T able I I a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(c ).

(h) F or th e p urpo se of det er min in g w he ther a thr e shold quanti t y of an R HS mix ture is

present at a facil ity

, the max imu m cap ac it y o f the pr oc es s v es sel co nt ainin g the RH S mix ture s hal l

be use d as sum in g that the ve s sel is fi ll ed to capa ci t y with the re ac tive in g redi ents of the R HS

m ixtur e. The m axi mum cap ac it y of e ach in divi dual process ve s sel conta inin g an RH S mix ture s hal l

be comp ar ed to the thr es hold quantit y to dete rm ine appli cabi li t y

. Adm inistra tive controls tha t lim it

the m axi mum q

uanti t y in the process v es sel s hal l n ot be t aken into a ccount ; ho w e ver

, if the total

quantity of r ea ct ant in gredients u sed in th e RHS mix ture present a t the f ac ili t y is less than th e

a mount of th e v es sel c apa ci t y , that tota l q uant it

y m ay be use d for thr e shold quanti t y det er min at io n.

( i) An ow ne r or o pe ra tor may r equest EHS equipm ent conta inin g an RH S m ixture that

wo uld otherwise me et the thr es hold q uant it y a t (h) abo ve to n ot be consi d ered in det er min in g if th e

thr es hold q uanti t

y is present a t the f

ac il it y . I n th e request for ex emp tion , the o wner or opera tor shall

de mon str at e to the sat isfac tion of th e Depar tm ent that th ere is no po ssi bi li t y of a runawa y re ac tion,

o verpress ur i z ation, an d a cc ident al E HS r el eas e d urin g ei ther norm al or ab nor ma l conditions based

on an evaluat io n, us in g c alor im et r y testin g or othe r scient ifi c an al ys is, of the r ea ct ion ch em istry of

the R HS mix ture, and in ac cordanc e with the f ol lowin g :

1. The results o f c alor im et r y testin g or othe r scient ifi c an al ys is s hal l be

independently v erif

ied b y a New J ersey

li censed pr of

es sional eng ine er or an of fic er or othe r

authorized indi vid ua l of a l ab or ator y ce rt ifi ed p urs uant to N.J.A.C. 7:18 and c er tif ied b y that

en ginee r or of

fic er or other auth or ized in div idual of a l abora tor y as follow s: “I cert if

y un der penalt y

of law that I hav e perso nally exam ined an d am fami li ar with the informa tion su bmit ted in this

applic ation and all atta chm ents an d that, ba sed on my inquir y of tho se indiv id uals imm edi at ely

respo nsible f

or o btaining the inform at ion, I believe that the inform at ion is true, ac cura te, and

compl ete. I further ce rti f y that the operation de scrib ed here in satisfies the cri te ri a for exempt ion as

set forth in N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 6 .2(i). I a m aware that ther e are sig nificant civil and crim ina l penalties for

su bmit tin g false, inaccur at e, or incomple te inform at ion.”

2. The ow ner or o perator s hall include a cert ifi ca tion statem ent s pecifi ed at N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 8 .2(c) with the request for exempt ion. S ubmitt al of false informa tion ma y be gr ou nd s f

or

ter min at ion of an y

exempt ion.

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3. The Depart men t s hall review the request for exempt ion and pr ov ide the ow ner or

operator writt en n otific at ion of appro val or de nial o f the exemption request.

7:3 1- 6 .3 Ex trao rdinar il y haza rd ou s su bs t ance list

( a) Th e su

bs t ances list ed in Table I, Par ts A, B

, C, an d D Gro up I an d Grou p I I (wi th its

cor re la ted thresh olds list ed in T able I I at (c ) below) constitut e the Depart m ent' s extr aordinar il y

hazardou s s ub stan ce l ist.

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ministrative Code.

T abl e I

Part A

- EHS Li st

Na me of CA S # Th resh old

Ex trao rdinar il y Haza rd ous Quanti t y in P ou nd s

Su bstanc e ( EHS)

Grou p I

*H y dr o gen chlorid e 76 47-01-0 2, 00 0

(HCl)

*H y dr o chloric ac id

3 6 perc ent b y

weig ht or mor e 76 47-01-0 5, 60 0

H Cl

Ally l chlor ide 10 7-05-1 2, 00 0

*H y dr o gen c yanide 74-9 0-8 50 0

(h y droc yanic ac id)

*H y dr o gen fluoride 76 64-39-3 50 0

(H F)

*H y dr of lu or ic a cid

70 per cent b y

we i g ht or mo re 76 64-39-3 70 0

H F

*C hlor ine 77 82-50-5 1, 00 0

*P ho sp horu s tr ichlor ide 77 19-12-2 50 0

*H y dr o gen s ulfid e 77 83-06-4 1, 00 0

*P ho s gene 75-4 4-5 10 0

*Brom ine 77 26-95-6 1, 00 0

*Meth yl is ocya

na te 62 4-83-9 10 0

*T oluene -2, 4-diisoc yanat e 58 4-84-9 10 ,0 00

*T oluene -2, 4-diisoc yanat e 26 47 1- 6 2-5 10 ,0 00

( mix ture wi th T

oluene

2, 6- dii soc yana te,

un spec ifi ed i so me r)

Gro up I I

*Ace ta ldeh y de 75

- 0 7

- 0 4, 90 0

*Acrol ein 10 7

- 0 2

- 8 20 0

*Acr ylo ni tr ile 10 7

- 1 3

- 1 2, 30 0

*All yla min e 10 7-1 1-9 1, 20 0

*Am monia (NH

3 ) 76 64

- 41

- 7 5, 20 0

*Am monia (aqueou s) 28 per cen t

b y weig ht or mor e NH 3 13 36-21-6 19 ,0 00

- 8 0

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ministrative Code.

*Ar sin e 77 84

- 42

- 1 60

*bi s (Chlorom eth yl) e ther 54 2

- 8 8

- 1 80

Boro n tr ibrom ide 10 29 4

- 3 3

- 4 10 ,0 00

*B oron tri chlorid e 10 29 4

- 3 4

- 5 1, 70 0

*B oron tri fluoride 76 37

- 07

- 2 20 0

Bro mine ch loride 13 86 3

- 4 1

- 7 80 0

Bro mine pent afluorid e 77 89

- 30

- 2 1, 30 0

Ca rb on mon oxide

(1 0 per cen t b y v ol u me 63 0

- 0 8

- 0 12 ,0 00

or mor e)

Ca rb on y l fluorid e 35 3

- 5 0

- 4 1, 70 0

*C hlor ine dio xide 10 04 9

- 0 4

- 4 50 0

Chlorine pent afluorid e 13 63 7

- 6 3

- 3 50 0

Chlorine t rif

lu or ide 77 90

- 91

- 2 60 0

*C hloro me th y l m ethy l e ther 10 7

- 3 0

- 2 30 0

Chloro pi cr in 76

- 0 6

- 2 90 0

Chloro pr ene 12 6

- 9 9

- 8 12 ,0 00

*Croto na ldeh y de ( cis-, 12 3

- 7 3

- 9 45 0

t rans-is o me rs) 41 70-30-3

*C y ano ge n 46 0

- 1 9

- 5 1, 30 0

*C y ano ge n chlor ide 50 6

- 7 7

- 4 20 0

Di a zo me thane 33 4

- 8 8

- 3 30 0

*Dib or ane 19 28 7

- 4 5

- 7 60

Di chloroac ety l ene 75 72

- 29

- 4 12 5

*Dichlorosilan e 41 09

- 96

- 0 2, 00 0

Di eth ylam ine 10 9

- 8 9

- 7 9, 60 0

*Dim eth yla min e 12 4

- 4 0

- 3 6, 60 0

*1 ,1 Dim eth ylh y drazine 57-1 4-7 80 0

*Epo x ypr opane (Prop ylene

oxi de ) 75

- 5 6

- 9 7, 70 0

*E th y la min e 75

- 0 4

- 7 7, 50 0

*E th y len e o xide (Oxi rane ) 75

- 2 1

- 8 2, 70 0

*E th y leni min e (Azir idine) 15 1

- 5 6

- 4 80 0

*E th y l m er cap tan 75

- 0 8

- 1 13 ,0 00

* Fl uorine 77 82

- 41

- 4 45 0

* F or ma ldeh y de (ga s) 50

- 0 0

- 0 17 5

* F uran 1 10

- 0 0

- 9 20 0

Hexa fluoroac etone 68 4

- 1 6

- 2 3, 30 0

H y dro ge n brom ide

(HBr) 10 03 5

- 1 0

- 6 2, 90 0

H y dro bro mi c a cid

6 2 perc ent b y

weig ht or

mor e HBr 10 03 5

- 1 0

- 6 4, 80 0

*H y dr o gen selenid e 77 83-07-5 12 5

*I s opro p ylam ine 75

- 3 1

- 0 3, 30 0

- 8 1

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ministrative Code.

Ke tene 46 3

- 5 1

- 4 50

Me thac r yla ldeh y de 78

- 8 5

- 3 1, 30 0

*Meth yl ac r

ylo ni tri le 12 6

- 9 8

- 7 17 5

*Meth yla min e 74

- 8 9

- 5 2, 30 0

Me th y l brom ide 74

- 8 3

- 9 1, 80 0

*Meth yl chlorid e 74

- 8 7

- 3 12 ,0 00

*Meth yl chloroform at e 79

- 2 2

- 1 35 0

Me th y l dichlorosil ane 75

- 5 4

- 7 27 ,0 00

Me th y l fluoroa ce ta te 45 3

- 1 8

- 9 90

Me th y l fluoros ulf

at e 42 1

- 2 0

- 5 50

*Meth ylh y drazine 60

- 3 4

- 4 12 5

Me th y l iodide 74

- 8 8

- 4 2, 90 0

*Meth yl me rc ap tan 74

- 9 3

- 1 2, 40 0

Me th y l vi n y l ketone 78

- 9 4

- 4 10

*Nicke l c arbo n yl 13 46 3

- 3 9

- 3 12 5

*Nitr ic ac id (HN O 3 )

94 per cen t b y we i ght or 76 97-37-2 45 0

mo re HNO 3

Nit ro ge n Oxides

Nitro gen di oxide (NO

2 )

10 per cen t b y v ol u me 10 10 2

- 4 4

- 0 20 0

or mo re

* Nit ri c oxi de

10 per cen t b y v ol u me 10 10 2

- 4 3

- 9 12 5

or mo re

Nitro gen te troxide

10 per cen t b y v ol u me 10 54 4

- 7 2

- 6 20 0

or mo re

Nitro gen tri fluoride 77 83

- 54

- 2 10 ,0 00

Nitro gen trioxide

10 per cen t b y v ol u me 10 54 4

- 7 3

- 7 17 5

*Oleu m 65 per cent b y

we i g ht

or m ore

fre e sulfur tr io xide (S O 3 ) 80 14-95-7 80 0

Osmiu m t et ro xide 20 81 6

- 1 2

- 0 4, 50 0

Ox y ge n difluorid e 77 83

- 41

- 7 10

Oz one 10 02 8

- 1 5

- 6 15

Pent ab or ane 19 62 4

- 2 2

- 7 15

*Perch lorom eth yl me rc apt an 59 4

- 4 2

- 3 12 5

Per chlor yl fluoride 76 16

- 94

- 6 2, 90 0

*P ho sp hine 78 03

- 5 1

- 2 30

Ph os ph orus t rif

lu or ide 77 83

- 55

- 3 34 ,0 00

*P ho sp hor

yl chloride 10 02 5

- 8 7

- 3 80 0

Pro p yla min e 10 7

- 1 0

- 8 1 1, 00 0

Sel enium hexafluorid e 77 83

- 79

- 1 70 0

- 8 2

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ministrative Code.

Stibine 78 03

- 52

- 3 25 0

*S ulfur dioxide (SO

2 )

1 0 perc ent b y

v ol u me

or mor e SO 2 74 46

- 09

- 5 4, 60 0

Sulfur monochloride 10 02 5

- 6 7

- 9 2, 80 0

Sulfur pentaf

lu or ide 57 14

- 22

- 7 17 5

*S ulfur t et ra fluoride 77 83

- 60

- 0 15 0

*S ulfur t rioxide 74 46

- 1 1

- 9 50 0

Sulfur yl f lu or ide 26 99

- 79

- 8 22 ,0 00

T el lurium hexafluorid e 77 83

- 80

- 4 17 5

T et raf lu oroh y drazine 10 03 6

- 4 7

- 2 3, 80 0

*T e tr am ethy l l ead 75

- 7 4

- 1 80 0

*T e tr anit rom ethan e 50 9

- 1 4

- 8 90 0

Th io n yl chloride 77 19

- 09

- 7 25 0

* T it anium te tr achlor ide 75 50

- 45

- 0 60 0

* T ri chloro si lan e 10 02 5

- 7 8

- 2 2, 70 0

* T ri fluorochloroeth ylene 79

- 3 8

- 9 7, 30 0

T ri m ethox y sil ane 24 87

- 90

- 3 1, 10 0

* T ri me th yla min e 75

- 5 0

- 3 1 1, 00 0

* T ri me th ylchlorosilan e 75

- 7 7

- 4 1, 40 0

V in y l t rich loro sil ane 75

- 9 4

- 5 7, 70 0

*EHS also listed in Par t B or Par t C as of the da te of ado pt io n. S o me m ay appea r with dif

fe rent

Fe der al thresh olds or conc entr at io ns

.

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Part B

40 C FR 68 .1 30 T able 1 ( an d 2) incorpora ted b y ref er enc e

T able I

, Pa rt B

T AB LE 1 T O 6 8. 130

- L I ST O F REGU LA TED T OX IC S UBST

A NCES AND THR ESHO L D

QUA N T I T I ES F O R ACC IDENT A L RE LEASE P REV ENTION

[A L P HABE TI CA L

O RDER

- 7 7 S UB ST

ANCES]

Chem ic al Na me C AS N o. Th resh old Basis f or

q uant it y ( lb s.) l i st in g

Acrol ein [2

- Pr opena l] 10 7

- 0 2

- 8 5, 00 0 b

Acry lonitr il e [ 2

- Pro p enenit ril e] 10 7

- 1 3

- 1 20 ,0 00 b

Acry l yl chlorid e [ 2

- Pro p en o yl 81 4

- 6 8

- 6 5, 00 0 b

chlor ide]

All yl a lcoh ol [2

- Pr open

- 1

- ol] 10 7

- 1 8

- 6 15 ,0 00 b

All yla min e [2

- Pr open

- 1

- am ine ] 10 7

- 1 1

- 9 10 ,0 00 b

Am monia (anh y dro us) 76 64

- 41

- 7 10 ,0 00 a, b

Am monia (conc 20% or great er ) 76 64

- 41

- 7 20 ,0 00 a, b

Arsen ous t rich loride 77 84

- 34

- 1 15 ,0 00 b

Arsine 77 84

- 42

- 1 1, 00 0 b

Bor on tr ichlor ide [ Borane, t ri chloro

- ] 10 29 4

- 3 4

- 5 5, 00 0 b

Bor on tr ifluoride [B or ane, tr ifluoro

- ] 76 37

- 0 7

- 2 5, 00 0 b

Bor on tr ifluoride compou nd with me th yl 35 3

- 4 2

- 4 15 ,0 00 b

e ther (1:1) [B oron,

tr ifluoro[ ox y

bi s[m et ane] ]

- , T

- 4

-

Brom ine 77 26

- 95

- 6 10 ,0 00 a, b

Carbon dis ul fide 75

- 1 5

- 0 20 ,0 00 b

Chl or ine 77 82

- 50

- 5 2, 50 0 a, b

Chl or ine dio xid e [ Chl or ine oxi d e 10 04 9

- 0 4

- 4 1, 00 0 c

(ClO2)]

Chl orofor m [Methan e, tri chloro

- ] 67

- 6 6

- 3 20 ,0 00 b

Chl oro me th yl e the r [ Me thane, 54 2

- 8 8

- 1 1, 00 0 b

ox yb is [chloro

- ]

Chl oro me th yl m e th yl e the r [ Me thane, 10 7

- 3 0

- 2 5, 00 0 b

chloro me th ox y

- ]

Croto n aldeh yde [2

- B ut enal ] 41 70

- 3 0

- 3 20 ,0 00 b

Crotonaldeh yde, ( E)

- [2

- B ut enal, ( E)

- ] 12 3

- 7 3

- 9 20 ,0 00 b

C ya no ge n chlor ide 50 6

- 7 7

- 4 10 ,0 00 c

C yclo hex yla min e [ C yclo h exanam ine ] 10 8

- 9 1

- 8 15 ,0 00 b

Dib or ane 19 28 7

- 4 5

- 7 2, 50 0 b

Di me th y ldi chloro sil ane [Silane, 75

- 7 8

- 5 5, 00 0 b

- 8 4

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ministrative Code.

dichlorodim ethy l

- ]

1, 1

- Dim eth ylh y drazine [H y drazine, 57

- 1 4

- 7 15 ,0 00 b

1, 1

- dim eth yl

- ]

Epi chloroh y drin [O xi rane, 10 6

- 8 9

- 8 20 ,0 00 b

( chlorom eth yl)

- ]

E th y l enedia min e [1 ,2

- Eth anedia min e] 10 7

- 1 5

- 3 20 ,0 00 b

E th y l enei min e [ Aziridine ] 15 1

- 5 6

- 4 10 ,0 00 b

E th y l ene oxi de [O xi rane ] 75

- 2 1

- 8 10 ,0 00 a, b

F lu orin e 77 82

- 41

- 4 1, 00 0 b

F orma ldeh yde (solution) 50

- 0 0

- 0 15 ,0 00 b

F uran 1 10

- 0 0

- 9 5, 00 0 b

H y drazine 30 2

- 0 1

- 2 15 ,0 00 b

H y drochlori c a cid ( co nc 3 7% or great er ) 76 47

- 01

- 0 15 ,0 00 d

H y droc yanic a cid 74

- 9 0

- 8 2, 50 0 a, b

H y dro ge n chlor ide ( an h yd rou s) 76 47

- 01

- 0 5, 00 0 a

[H yd rochlor ic a cid ]

H y dro ge n fluoride /H y drofluoric ac id 76 64

- 39

- 3 1, 00 0 a, b

( co nc 5 0% or great er ) [ H y drofluoric

a cid]

H y dro ge n sel enide 77 83

- 07

- 5 50 0 b

H y dro ge n su lf

ide 77 83

- 06

- 4 10 ,0 00 a, b

Ir on, pent ac arbon y l

- [ Iron c arbon y l 13 46 3

- 4 0

- 6 2, 50 0 b

( Fe(CO)5), ( TB

- 5

- 1 1)

- ]

I so but y ronitr il e [ Pro p anenit ril e, 78

- 8 2

- 0 20 ,0 00 b

2

- m ethy l

- ]

I so pro p yl chloroform at e 10 8

- 2 3

- 6 15 ,0 00 b

[Carb onochloridi c a cid, 1

- me th yleth yl

est er]

Me thac r yl onit ri le [2

- Pr openeni tri le, 12 6

- 9 8

- 7 10 ,0 00 b

2

- m ethy l

- ]

Me th y l chlor ide [ Me thane, chloro

- ] 74

- 8 7

- 3 10 ,0 00 a

Me th y l chlorofor ma te [ Carbon ochlor idic 79

- 2 2

- 1 5, 00 0 b

a cid, me th ylest er]

Me th y l h y drazine [H yd

r a zin e, me th yl

- ] 60

- 3 4

- 4 15 ,0 00 b

Me th y l is o c ya

n ate [ Me thane, 62 4

- 8 3

- 9 10 ,0 00 a, b

is o c ya n ato

- ]

Me th y l m er cap tan [Methane thiol] 74

- 9 3

- 1 10 ,0 00 b

Me th y l thioc yana te [Thioc yani c ac id, 55 6

- 6 4

- 9 20 ,0 00 b

m eth yl est er]

Me th y lt rich loro sil ane [Silane, 75

- 7 9

- 6 5, 00 0 b

tr ichloro me th yl

- ]

Nick el c arbon y l 13 46 3

- 3 9

- 3 1, 00 0 b

Nit ric ac id (conc 80% or great er ) 76 97

- 37

- 2 15 ,0 00 b

Nit ric o xide [Nitro gen o xide (NO) ] 10 10 2

- 4 3

- 9 10 ,0 00 b

Oleu m (F um in g S ulfur ic a cid ) [ Sulf ur ic 80 14

- 95

- 7 10 ,0 00 e

- 8 5

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ministrative Code.

a cid, mix ture with s ulfur tr io xid e] 1

Per ac et ic ac id [E thanepe ro xoic ac id] 79

- 2 1

- 0 10 ,0 00 b

Per chlorom eth yl me rc aptan 59 4

- 4 2

- 3 10 ,0 00 b

[Methanesulfen yl chlor ide, tr ichloro

- ]

Ph os g ene [Carb oni c dichlorid e] 75

- 4 4

- 5 50 0 a, b

Ph os phi n e 78 03

- 51

- 2 5, 00 0 b

Ph os ph orus ox y chloride [P ho sp hor yl 10 02 5

- 8 7

- 3 5, 00 0 b

chlor ide]

Ph os ph orus t rich loride [P ho sp horo us 77 19

- 12

- 2 15 ,0 00 b

tr ichlor ide]

Piper idine 1 10

- 8 9

- 4 15 ,0 00 b

Pro pionit ril e [P ropanenit ri le ] 10 7

- 1 2

- 0 10 ,0 00 b

Pro p yl chloroform at e [Carbo nochloridi c 10 9

- 6 1

- 5 15 ,0 00 b

a cid, pr op yleste r]

Pro p ylene im ine [A zir idine, 2

- me th yl

- ] 75

- 5 5

- 8 10 ,0 00 b

Pro p ylene oxide [ Oxiran e, me th yl

- ] 75

- 5 6

- 9 10 ,0 00 b

Sulf ur di oxide ( an h ydr ou s) 74 46

- 09

- 5 5, 00 0 a, b

Sulf ur te tra fluoride [S ulfur f

lu or ide 77 83

- 60

- 0 2, 50 0 b

(S F4 ), ( T

- 4)

- ]

Sulf ur trioxide 74 46

- 1 1

- 9 10 ,0 00 a, b

T e tra m eth yll ead [P lu mbane, 75

- 7 4

- 1 10 ,0 00 b

t etr am e th yl

- ]

T e tran itro me thane [Meth ane, 50 9

- 1 4

- 8 10 ,0 00 b

t etr anit ro

- ]

T i tan ium te tra chlor ide [T i taniu m 75 50

- 45

- 0 2, 50 0 b

chlor ide ( T iC l4) ( T

- 4)

- ]

T oluene 2, 4

- diis oc yana te [Ben zene, 58 4

- 8 4

- 9 10 ,0 00 a

2, 4

- diis oc yana to

- 1

- m ethy l

- ] 1

T oluene 2, 6

- diis oc yana te [Ben zene, 91

- 0 8

- 7 10 ,0 00 a

1, 3

- diis oc yana to

- 2

- m ethy l

- ] 1

T oluene diisoc yanat e (un spec ifi ed 26 47 1

- 6 2

- 5 10 ,0 00 a

is o me r) [Ben zen e,

1, 3

- diis oc yana tom eth yl

- ] 1

T r i me th ylchloro si lan e [ Sil ane, 75

- 7 7

- 4 10 ,0 00 b

chlorot rim e th yl

- ]

V i n yl ac et at e mono me r [ Ac eti c a cid 10 8

- 0 5

- 4 15 ,0 00 b

e then y l est er ]

1 Th e mix ture exe mption in 6 8. 1 1 5(b)(1) does not appl y to the

su bstance.

Note : Basi s for Li stin g:

a Man d ated for l istin g b y C on gres s.

b O n EHS list, va por pr e ss ur e 10 m m H g or g re ate r

.

c T oxic g as

.

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ministrative Code.

d T oxic it y o f h y dro ge n chlor ide, p ot entia l to r ele ase h y dro ge n chlor ide, and hi stor y of a cc idents.

e T oxic it y o f sulf ur trioxide and su lfur ic a cid, potenti al to r el eas e s ulfur t rioxide, and histor y of

a cc idents.

T AB LE 2 T O 68 .1 30

- L I ST O F R EGU L A T ED T OXI C SU BST

ANCES A

ND THRESHO LD

QUA N T I T I ES F O R ACC IDENT A L RE LEASE P REV ENTION

[C AS N UMBER ORDER

- 7 7 S UB ST ANCES]

CA S No

. Chem ic al Na me. Th resh old Basis f or

quantity (lbs .) l i st in g

50

- 0 0

- 0 F orm aldeh yde ( solution) 15 ,0 00 b

57

- 1 4

- 7 1, 1

- Dim eth ylh y drazine [H y drazine, 15 ,0 00 b

1, 1

- dim eth yl

- ]

60

- 3 4

- 4 Me th y l h y drazine [H y drazine, me th yl

- ] 15 ,0 00 b

67

- 6 6

- 3 Chlorof

or m [Meth ane, tr ichloro

- ] 20 ,0 00 b

74

- 8 7

- 3 Me th y l chlor ide [Methane, ch loro

- ] 10 ,0 00 a

74

- 9 0

- 8 H y droc yanic ac id 2, 50 0 a, b

74

- 9 3

- 1 Me th y l m er ca ptan [Methan ethiol] 10 ,0 00 b

75

- 1 5

- 0 Ca rb on di sulfide 20 ,0 00 b

75

- 2 1

- 8 E th ylene oxi d e [ Oxiran e] 10 ,0 00 a, b

75

- 4 4

- 5 Ph os g ene [Carbo ni c dichlor ide] 50 0 a, b

75

- 5 5

- 8 Pro p ylene im ine [A zir idine, 2

- m ethy l

- ] 10 ,0 00 b

75

- 5 6

- 9 Pro p ylene o xide [O xir ane, m eth yl

- ] 10 ,0 00 b

75

- 7 4

- 1 T

e tr am ethy ll ead [Pl u mbane, 10 ,0 00 b

t et ra me th yl

- ]

75

- 7 7

- 4 T

r i me th ylchlorosilan e [ Sil ane, 10 ,0 00 b

chlorot ri me th yl

- ]

75

- 7 8

- 5 Di me th yl di chloro si lane [Silan e, 5, 00 0 b

dichlorodi me th yl

- ]

75

- 7 9

- 6 Me th y lt ri chloro si lane [Silan e, 5, 00 0 b

tr ichloro me th yl

- ]

78

- 8 2

- 0 I so but yr onit ril e [P ropanenit ri le, 20 ,0 00 b

2

- m ethy l

- ]

79

- 2 1

- 0 Per ac et ic ac id [Ethanepe ro xoi c ac id] 10 ,0 00 b

79

- 2 2

- 1 Me th y l chlorofor ma te [ Ca rb on o chloridic 5, 00 0 b

a cid, m eth ylest er ]

91

- 0 8

- 7 T

oluene 2, 6

- diis oc yana te [Ben zene, 10 ,0 00 a

1, 3

- diis oc yana to

- 2

- m ethy l

- ] 1

10 6

- 8 9

- 8 Ep ichloroh y drin [ Oxiran e, 20 ,0 00 b

( chlorom eth yl)

- ]

10 7

- 0 2

- 8 Ac role in [2

- Pr opena l] 5, 00 0 b

10 7

- 1 1

- 9 All yla min e [ 2

- Pro p en

- 1

- a min e] 10 ,0 00 b

10 7

- 1 2

- 0 Pro pionit ri le [Pr opaneni tri le ] 10 ,0 00 b

- 8 7

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ministrative Code.

10 7

- 1 3

- 1 Ac r

yl onit ril e [2

- Pr openeni tri le ] 20 ,0 00 b

10 7

- 1 5

- 3 E th ylenedia m ine [1 ,2

- E thanedi am ine ] 20 ,0 00 b

10 7

- 1 8

- 6 Ally l a lcohol [ 2

- Pro p en

- 1

- ol] 15 ,0 00 b

10 7

- 3 0

- 2 Chlorom eth yl me th yl ethe r [ Me thane, 5, 00 0 b

chloro me tho x y

- ]

10 8

- 0 5

- 4 V

i n yl ac et at e m on o me r [ Ac et ic a cid 15 ,0 00 b

e then yl est er ]

10 8

- 2 3

- 6 I so prop y l chlorofor ma te 15 ,0 00 b

[Carbo nochloridi c a cid, 1

- m ethy l eth yl

est er ]

10 8

- 9 1

- 8 C yclo h ex y la min e [C yclohexana min e] 15 ,0 00 b

10 9

- 6 1

- 5 Pro p yl chloroform at e [Carbo nochlor idic 15 ,0 00 b

a cid, pro p yleste r]

1 10

- 0 0

- 9 F uran 5, 00 0 b

1 10

- 8 9

- 4 Piper idine 15 ,0 00 b

12 3

- 7 3

- 9 Crotonaldeh yde, ( E)

- [2

- B ut enal, ( E)

- ] 20 ,0 00 b

12 6

- 9 8

- 7 Me thac r

ylo ni tri le [2

- Pr openeni tri le, 10 ,0 00 b

2

- m ethy l

- ]

15 1

- 5 6

- 4 E th ylenei min e [A ziridin e] 10 ,0 00 b

30 2

- 0 1

- 2 H y drazine 15 ,0 00 b

35 3

- 4 2

- 4 Boro n tr ifluorid e compou nd with me th yl 15 ,0 00 b

the r (1:1) [B oro n,

t rif lu oro[ ox y bis [m et ane ]]

- , T

- 4

-

50 6

- 7 7

- 4 C ya

no gen ch loride 10 ,0 00 c

50 9

- 1 4

- 8 T

e tr anit rom ethan e [ Me thane, 10 ,0 00 b

t et rani tro

- ]

54 2

- 8 8

- 1 Chlorom eth yl ethe r [ Me thane, 1, 00 0 b

ox y bi s[chloro

- ]

55 6

- 6 4

- 9 Me th y l thiocya na te [Thiocya ni c a cid, 20 ,0 00 b

m ethy l est er ]

58 4

- 8 4

- 9 T

oluene 2, 4

- diis oc yana te [Ben zene, 10 ,0 00 a

2, 4

- diis oc yana to

- 1

- m ethy l

- ] 1

59 4

- 4 2

- 3 Per chlorom eth yl me rc aptan 10 ,0 00 b

[Methanesulfen yl chlor ide, tr ichloro

- ]

62 4

- 8 3

- 9 Me th y l isoc yanat e [ Me thane, 10 ,0 00 a, b

isoc yanato

- ]

81 4

- 6 8

- 6 Ac r

yl y l chlor ide [ 2

- Pro p en o yl 5, 00 0 b

chlor ide]

4 17 0

- 3 0

- 3 Crotonaldeh yde [2

- B ut enal ] 20 ,0 00 b

7 44 6

- 0 9

- 5 Sulfur di oxide ( anh y dr ous) 5, 00 0 a, b

7 44 6

- 1 1

- 9 S ulfur t rioxide 10 ,0 00 a, b

7 55 0

- 4 5

- 0 T i ta nium te tr achlor ide [T itan ium 2, 50 0 b

chlor ide ( T i Cl4) ( T

- 4)

- ]

7 63 7

- 0 7

- 2 Boro n tr ifluorid e [ Borane, t rif lu oro

- ] 5, 00 0 b

7 64 7

- 0 1

- 0 H y drochlori c a cid ( co n c 3 7% or g rea te r) 15 ,0 00 d

- 8 8

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ministrative Code.

7 64 7

- 0 1

- 0 H y dro ge n chlor ide ( an h ydr ou s) 5, 00 0 a

[H y dr ochlor ic ac id]

7 66 4

- 3 9

- 3 H y dro ge n fluorid e/H y drofluori c a cid 1, 00 0 a, b

( co n c 5 0% or g rea te r) [H yd rofluori c

a cid]

7 66 4

- 4 1

- 7 A mmoni a ( an h yd rou s) 10 ,0 00 a, b

7 66 4

- 4 1

- 7 A mmoni a ( co nc 2 0% or great er ) 20 ,0 00 a, b

7 69 7

- 3 7

- 2 Nit ri c a cid ( co nc 8 0% or great er ) 15 ,0 00 b

7 71 9

- 1 2

- 2 Ph os ph orus t ri chloride [P ho sp horo us 15 ,0 00 b

tr ichlor ide]

7 72 6

- 9 5

- 6 Bro mine 10 ,0 00 a, b

7 78 2

- 4 1

- 4 Fl uorine 1, 00 0 b

7 78 2

- 5 0

- 5 Chlorine 2, 50 0 a, b

7 78 3

- 0 6

- 4 H y dro ge n sulfide 10 ,0 00 a, b

7 78 3

- 0 7

- 5 H y dro ge n sel enide 50 0 b

7 78 3

- 6 0

- 0 Sulfur te tr afluorid e [ Sulf ur flu or ide 2, 50 0 b

(S F4) , ( T

- 4)

- ]

7 78 4

- 3 4

- 1 Arseno us t ri chloride 15 ,0 00 b

7 78 4

- 4 2

- 1 Arsine 1, 00 0 b

7 80 3

- 5 1

- 2 Ph os phine 5, 00 0 b

8 01 4

- 9 5

- 7 Ol eum (F um in g Sulf ur ic ac id) [ Sulfuric 10 ,0 00 e

a cid, mix ture with s ulfur tr io xid e]1

1 00 25

- 87

- 3 P ho sp horu s o x ychloride [P ho sp hor yl 5, 00 0 b

chlor ide]

1 00 49

- 04

- 4 C hlorin e dio xide [C hlorin e o xide 1, 00 0 c

(ClO2) ]

1 01 02

- 43

- 9 Nitr ic o xide [ Nit ro gen oxide (NO)] 10 ,0 00 b

1 02 94

- 34

- 5 B oron tri chloride [ Borane, tr ichloro

- ] 5, 00 0 b

1 34 63

- 39

- 3 Nicke l ca rbo n yl 1, 00 0 b

1 34 63

- 40

- 6 I ron , penta ca rbo n yl

- [ Ir on ca rbo n yl 2, 50 0 b

(Fe(CO)5), (TB

- 5

- 1 1)

- ]

1 92 87

- 45

- 7 Dib or ane 2, 50 0 b

2 64 71

- 62

- 5 T

oluen e diis ocya

na te (u ns pe ci fi ed 10 ,0 00 a

is o me r) [Ben zen e,

1, 3

- diis oc yana tom eth yl

- ] 1

1 Th e mix ture exe mption in 6 8. 1 1 5(b)(1) does not appl y to the

su bstance.

Note : Basi s for Li stin g:

a Man d ated for l istin g b y C on gres s.

b O n EHS list, va por pr e ss ur e 10 m m H g or g re ate r

.

c T oxic g as

. d T oxic it y o f h y dro ge n chlor ide, p ot entia l to r ele ase h y dro ge n chlor ide,

- 8 9

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ministrative Code.

and hi stor y o f a cc idents.

e T oxic it y o f sulf ur trioxide and su lfur ic a cid, potenti al to r el eas e

sulf ur trioxide, and hi stor

y o f a cc idents.

- 9 0

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ministrative Code.

Part C

40 C FR 68 .1 30 T able 3 ( an d 4) incorpora ted b y ref er enc e

T able I

, Pa rt C

T AB LE 3 T O 68 .1 30

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THR ESHO L D Q UANTITIES F OR A CCI D ENT A L RELEA S E PREVEN TI ON

[A L P HABE TI CA L

O RDER

- 6 3 S UB ST

ANCES]

Chem ic al Na me C AS N o. Th resh old Basis f or

q uant it y ( lb s.) l i st in g

Ac eta ldeh yde 75

- 0 7

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

Ac et ylene [E th y

ne] 74

- 8 6

- 2 10 ,0 00 f

Bromot rif

lu or eth ylene [E thene, 59 8

- 7 3

- 2 10 ,0 00 f

bromot rif

lu oro

- ]

1, 3

- B ut adiene 10 6

- 9 9

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

Butane 10 6

- 9 7

- 8 10 ,0 00 f

1

- Butene 10 6

- 9 8

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

2

- Butene 10 7

- 0 1

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

Butene 25 16 7

- 6 7

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

2

- Butene

- c is 59 0

- 1 8

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

2

- Butene

- t rans [2

- B ut ene, (E )] 62 4

- 6 4

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

Carbon ox y s ulfid e [ Carbon oxide 46 3

- 5 8

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

su lf ide (COS)]

Chl or ine monoxide [ Chlorine oxide] 77 91

- 2 1

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

2

- Chloro prop y l ene [ 1

- Pro p ene, 55 7

- 9 8

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

2

- chloro

- ]

1

- Chloro prop y l ene [ 1

- Pro p ene, 59 0

- 2 1

- 6 10 ,0 00 g

1

- chloro

- ]

C ya no ge n [Ethan edinitr il e] 46 0

- 1 9

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

C yclo propane 75

- 1 9

- 4 10 ,0 00 f

Dichlorosil ane [S il ane, dichloro

- ] 41 09

- 96

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

Difluoroe thane [Ethan e, 1 ,1

- difluoro

- ] 75

- 3 7

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

Di me th y l am ine [Methan am ine, N

- me th yl

- ] 12 4

- 4 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

2, 2

- Dim eth ylpro pan e [ Pro pan e, 46 3

- 8 2

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

2, 2

- dim eth yl

- ]

E thane 74

- 8 4

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

E th y l a ce t

ylene [1

- B ut yne] 10 7

- 0 0

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

E th y l am ine [Eth anam ine ] 75

- 0 4

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

E th y l chlor ide [Ethan e, chloro

- ] 75

- 0 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

E th y l ene [Ethene ] 74

- 8 5

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

E th y l e ther [E thane, 1, 1'

- o x y bis

- ] 60

- 2 9

- 7 10 ,0 00 g

E th y l m er ca ptan [Eth anethiol ] 75

- 0 8

- 1 10 ,0 00 g

E th y l nit rit e [Nitrou s ac id, eth yl 10 9

- 9 5

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

- 9 1

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ministrative Code.

est er]

H y dro ge n 13 33

- 74

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

I so butane [Pr opane, 2

- me th yl] 75

- 2 8

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

I so pent ane [ Butane, 2

- me th yl

- ] 78

- 7 8

- 4 10 ,0 00 g

I so pren e [ 1, 3

- B ut adiene, 2

- me th yl

- ] 78

- 7 9

- 5 10 ,0 00 g

I so pro p yla min e [ 2

- Pro p anam ine ] 75

- 3 1

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

I so pro p yl chlorid e [ Pro pan e, 75

- 2 9

- 6 10 ,0 00 g

2

- chloro

- ]

Me thane 74

- 8 2

- 8 10 ,0 00 f

Me th y la min e [Methana min e] 74

- 8 9

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

3

- Me th y l

- 1

- b uten e 56 3

- 4 5

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

2

- Me th y l

- 1

- b uten e 56 3

- 4 6

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

Me th y l e ther [Methan e, o x y bis

- ] 1 15

- 1 0

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

Me th y l form at e [ F or mi c a cid, me th yl 10 7

- 3 1

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

est er]

2

- Me th y lpropene [1

- Pr opene, 2

- m ethy l

- ] 1 15

- 1 1

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

1, 3

- Pentadi ene 50 4

- 6 0

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

Pentan e 10 9

- 6 6

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

1

- Pent ene 10 9

- 6 7

- 1 10 ,0 00 g

2

- Pent ene, (E )

- 64 6

- 0 4

- 8 10 ,0 00 g

2

- Pent ene, ( Z)

- 62 7

- 2 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

Pro padi ene [1 ,2

- Pro p adiene ] 46 3

- 4 9

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

Pro p ane 74

- 9 8

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

Pro p ylene [1

- Pr opene ] 1 15

- 0 7

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

Pro p yne [1

- Pr op y

ne] 74

- 9 9

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

Sil ane 78 03

- 62

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

T e tra fluoroeth ylene [E thene, 1 16

- 1 4

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

t etr af lu oro

- ]

T e tra m eth ylsilan e [ Sil ane, 75

- 7 6

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

t etr am e th yl

- ]

T r ich loro si lane [Silan e, tri chloro

- ] 10 02 5

- 7 8

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

T r if lu oro chloroeth ylene [Eth ene, 79

- 3 8

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

chlorot rif

lu oro

- ]

T r i me th ylam ine [ Me thanam ine, 75

- 5 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

N, N

- dim eth yl

- ]

V i n yl ac ety l ene [1

- B ut en

- 3

- y ne] 68 9

- 9 7

- 4 10 ,0 00 f

V i n yl chloride [E thene, chloro

- ] 75

- 0 1

- 4 10 ,0 00 a, f

V i n yl eth yl ethe r [Ethene, e tho x y

- ] 10 9

- 9 2

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

V i n yl flu or ide [Ethen e, flu oro

- ] 75

- 0 2

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

V i n ylidene ch loride [Eth ene, 75

- 3 5

- 4 10 ,0 00 g

1, 1

- dichloro

- ]

V i n ylidene f

lu or ide [Ethene, 75

- 3 8

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

1, 1

- difluoro

- ]

V i n yl me th yl ethe r [Ethene, m e tho x y

- ] 10 7

- 2 5

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

- 9 2

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ministrative Code.

1 A fla mm abl e su

bstance w hen used as a f

uel or held for sale as a fuel at a reta il fac ili ty is

excluded from all pr ov isio ns of this part (see § 6 8. 126).

Note :Basis for Li stin g:

a Man d ated for l istin g b y C on gres s.

f F la mm ab le ga s.

g V ol ati le fla m ma ble liquid.

T AB LE 4 T O 6 8. 130

- L I ST O F REGU LA TED F L A MMAB LE S UB ST ANCES 1 A

ND

THR ESHO L D Q UANTITIES F OR A CCI D ENT A L RELEA S E PREVEN TI ON

[C AS N UMBER ORDER

- 6 3 S UB ST ANCES]

CAS No. Chem ic al Na me. CA S No

. Th resh old Basis f or

quantity (lbs .) l i st in g

60

- 29

- 7 E th yl e the r [Ethane, 60

- 2 9

- 7 10 ,0 00 g

1, 1'

- ox y bi s

- ]

74

- 82

- 8 Me thane 74

- 8 2

- 8 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 84

- 0 E thane 74

- 8 4

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 85

- 1 E th ylene [Ethen e] 74

- 8 5

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 86

- 2 Ac et

ylen e [Eth y

ne] 74

- 8 6

- 2 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 89

- 5 Me th y l am ine [Methan am ine ] 74

- 8 9

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 9 8

- 6 Pro pan e 74

- 9 8

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

74

- 99

- 7 Pro p yne [1

- Pr op y ne] 74

- 9 9

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

75

- 00

- 3 E th yl ch loride [Eth ane, 75

- 0 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

chloro

- ]

75

- 01

- 4 V

in y l chlor ide [Ethen e, 75

- 0 1

- 4 10 ,0 00 a, f

chloro

- ]

75

- 02

- 5 V

in y l fluorid e [Ethene, 75

- 0 2

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

fluoro

- ]

75

- 04

- 7 E th ylam ine [E thanam ine ] 75

- 0 4

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

75

- 07

- 0 Ac et aldeh yde 75

- 0 7

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

75

- 08

- 1 E th yl m e rc apt an 75

- 0 8

- 1 10 ,0 00 g

[Eth anethiol ]

75

- 19

- 4 C yclo propane 75

- 1 9

- 4 10 ,0 00 f

75

- 2 8

- 5 I so butane [Pr opane, 75

- 2 8

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

2

- m ethy l]

75

- 29

- 6 I so prop y l chlor ide 75

- 2 9

- 6 10 ,0 00 g

[Pr opane, 2

- chloro

- ]

75

- 31

- 0 I so prop y la min e 75

- 3 1

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

[2

- Pr opana min e]

75

- 35

- 4 V

in y lid ene chlor ide 75

- 3 5

- 4 10 ,0 00 g

[Eth ene, 1 ,1

- dichloro

- ]

75

- 37

- 6 Dif

lu oroe thane [Eth ane, 75

- 3 7

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

- 9 3

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ministrative Code.

1, 1

- difluoro

- ]

75

- 38

- 7 V

in y lid ene fluoride 75

- 3 8

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

[Eth ene, 1 ,1

- difluoro

- ]

75

- 50

- 3 T ri m ethy l am ine 75

- 5 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

[Methan am ine, N,N

- di me th y l

- ]

75

- 76

- 3 T

et ra me th yl si lane [Silan e, 75

- 7 6

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

t etr am e th yl

- ]

78

- 78

- 4 I so pent ane [B utan e, 78

- 7 8

- 4 10 ,0 00 g

2

- m ethy l

- ]

78

- 79

- 5 I so pr ene [ 1, 3

- B ut adiene, 78

- 7 9

- 5 10 ,0 00 g

2

- m ethy l

- ]

79

- 38

- 9 T ri fluorochloroe th y l ene 79

- 3 8

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

[Eth ene, chlorotr ifluoro

- ]

1 06

- 97

- 8 Butane 10 6

- 9 7

- 8 10 ,0 00 f

1 06

- 98

- 9 1

- Butene 10 6

- 9 8

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

1 06

- 9 9

- 0 1, 3

- B ut adiene 10 6

- 9 9

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

1 07

- 0 0

- 6 E th yl a ce t ylen e [ 1

- But y

ne] 10 7

- 0 0

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

1 07

- 01

- 7 2

- Butene 10 7

- 0 1

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

1 07

- 2 5

- 5 V

in y l m ethy l e ther [E thene, 10 7

- 2 5

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

m ethox y

- ]

1 07

- 3 1

- 3 Me th y l for ma te [ Fo r mi c 10 7

- 3 1

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

a cid, m eth yl est er]

1 09

- 6 6

- 0 Pent ane 10 9

- 6 6

- 0 10 ,0 00 g

1 09

- 6 7

- 1 1

- Pent ene 10 9

- 6 7

- 1 10 ,0 00 g

1 09

- 9 2

- 2 V

in y l e th y l e ther [E thene, 10 9

- 9 2

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

e th ox y

- ]

1 09

- 9 5

- 5 E th yl nit ri te [Nitrou s 10 9

- 9 5

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

a cid, eth yl este r]

1 1 5

- 07

- 1 Pro p ylene [1

- Pr opene ] 1 15

- 0 7

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

1 1 5

- 10

- 6 Me th y l e ther [Meth ane, 1 15

- 1 0

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

ox y bi s

- ]

1 1 5

- 1 1

- 7 2

- Me th y lpropene , 1 15

- 1 1

- 7 10 ,0 00 f

[1

- Pr opene 2

- me th yl

- ]

1 1 6

- 14

- 3 T

et raf lu oro eth ylene 1 16

- 1 4

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

[Ethen e, te tra fluoro

- ]

1 24

- 4 0

- 3 Di me th ylam ine

, 12 4

- 4 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

[Methan am ine N

- me th yl

- ]

4 60

- 1 9

- 5 C ya

no gen [Eth anedinit ril e] 46 0

- 19

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

4 63

- 4 9

- 0 Pro p adiene [1 ,2

- Pro p adiene ] 46 3

- 49

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

4 63

- 5 8

- 1 Ca rb on o x y su lf ide [ Ca rb on 46 3

- 58

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

oxi d e s ulfid e (CO S) ]

4 63

- 8 2

- 1 2, 2

- Dim eth ylpro pan e 46 3

- 8 2

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

[Pr opane, 2, 2

- dim eth yl

- ]

5 04

- 6 0

- 9 1, 3

- Pentadi ene 50 4

- 6 0

- 9 10 ,0 00 f

5 57

- 9 8

- 2 2

- Chloro prop y l ene 55 7

- 9 8

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

- 9 4

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ministrative Code.

[1

- Pr opene, 2

- chloro

- ]

5 63

- 4 5

- 1 3

- Me th y l

- 1

- b uten e 56 3

- 4 5

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

5 63

- 4 6

- 2 2

- Me th y l

- 1

- b uten e 56 3

- 4 6

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

5 90

- 18

- 1 2

- Butene

- c is 59 0

- 1 8

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

5 90

- 2 1

- 6 1

- Chloro prop y l ene 59 0

- 2 1

- 6 10 ,0 00 g

[1

- Pr opene, 1

- chloro

- ]

5 98

- 7 3

- 2 Bro motri fluore th y len e 59 8

- 7 3

- 2 10 ,0 00 f

[Eth ene, br o motr ifluoro

- ]

6 24

- 64

- 6 2

- Butene

- t rans [2

- B ut ene, 62 4

- 64

- 6 10 ,0 00 f

( E) ]

6 27

- 2 0

- 3 2

- Pent ene, ( Z)

- 62 7

- 2 0

- 3 10 ,0 00 g

6 46

- 0 4

- 8 2

- Pent ene, (E )

- 64 6

- 0 4

- 8 10 ,0 00 g

6 89

- 9 7

- 4 V

in y l a ce t ylene 68 9

- 9 7

- 4 10 ,0 00 f

[1

- B ut en

- 3

- y

ne]

1 33 3

- 7 4

- 0 H y dro ge n 13 33

- 74

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

4 10 9

- 9 6

- 0 Di chloro sil ane [Silane, 41 09

- 96

- 0 10 ,0 00 f

dichloro

- ]

7 79 1

- 2 1

- 1 Chlorine m on oxide [C hlorine 77 91

- 21

- 1 10 ,0 00 f

oxi d e]

7 80 3

- 6 2

- 5 Sil ane 78 03

- 62

- 5 10 ,0 00 f

10 02 5

- 7 8

- 2 T ri chlorosil ane [S il ane, 10 02 5

- 7 8

- 2 10 ,0 00 g

tr ichloro

- ]

25 16 7

- 6 7

- 3 Butene 25 16 7

- 6 7

- 3 10 ,0 00 f

1 A fla mm abl e s ub stance w hen u sed as a f uel or held for sale as a fuel at a reta il faci lity is excluded

from all prov isi on s of thi s part (see § 68 .1 26).

Note :Basis for l istin g:

a Man d ated for l istin g b y C on gres s.

f F la mm ab le ga s.

g V ol ati le fla m ma ble liquid.

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T a bl e I, Pa rt D, Gr oup I

List of In divid ual Reactive Hazard Su bst ances

Su bst ance C AS # T hreshold

Quantity

(p oun ds) B asi s

for

Li sting

1. Acetyl Peroxide 11 0-22-5 2 ,5 00 e

2. But yl Hy dr operoxide ter tia ry 7 5-91-2 2 ,5 00 e

3. But yl hy

po chlorite ter tia ry 50 7-40-4 2 ,5 00 b

4. Calc ium dithionite or Calciu m hy dr os ulfite 15 51 2- 3 6-4 5 ,0 00 b

5. Chloro dinitrobenzenes 9 7-00-7 2 ,5 00 d, e

6. Cumene Hy dr operoxide 8 0-15-9 2 ,5 00 e

7. Dibenz oy l pero xide 9 4-36-0 2 ,5 00 f

8. Diethyl Peroxide 62 8-37-5 2 ,5 00 e

9. Diiso propy l Peroxy dicarbonate 10 5-64-6 2 ,5 00 e

10

. Dinitro p henol, dr y

or wet,l ess than 1 5% water as 2, 4 5 1-28-5 2 ,5 00 a

11

. Dinitro reso urcinol (wett ed with n ot less than 1 5% water) 35 86 0- 5 1-6 2 ,5 00 a

12

. Dipicryl s ulfide 2 21 7- 0 6-3 2 ,5 00 a

13

. Di- tert

- but yl Peroxide 11 0-05-4 2 ,5 00 e

14

. Div in yl Acetylene 82 1-08-9 2 ,5 00 e

15

. Ethyl Nitr ate 62 5-58-1 2 ,5 00 e

16

. Ethyl Nitri te ( solutions) 10 9-95-5 2 ,5 00 d, e

17

. Is os or

bide di nitr at e 8 7-33-2 2 ,5 00 a

18

. Mag nesium diamide 7 80 3- 5 4-5 2 ,5 00 b

19

. m- Di nitrobenzene 9 9-65-0 2 ,5 00 d

20

. Nitrogl ycerine (alcohol s olution) 5 5-63-0 2 ,5 00 e

21

. Nitrom eth ane 7 5-52-5 2 ,5 00 d, e

22

. o-Dinitrobenzene 52 8-29-0 2 ,5 00 e

23

. p-Dinitrobenzene 10 0-25-4 2 ,5 00 d

24

. Pera ce tic acid ( great er than 56% pera ce ti c acid) 7 9-21-0 2 ,5 00 d, e

25

. Picri c acid (wet, with n ot less than 1 0% water ) 8 8-89-1 2 ,5 00 d

26

. Potas sium dithionite or P otassium hy dr os ulfite 14 29 3- 7 3-3 5 ,0 00 b

27

. Pro parg yl bromide (3- Br omopropy ne) 10 6-96-7 2 ,5 00 d, e

28

. Silver picrat e wett ed with not less than 30% wate r 14 6-84-9 2 ,5 00 a

29

. So dium dithio nite or So dium h yd ro sulfite 7 77 5- 1 4-6 5 ,0 00 b

30

. Trini tro ben zene as 1 ,3 ,5 (wetted not less than 30 % wate r) 9 9-35-4 2 ,5 00 a

Basis fo r listing:

a = DOT 4. 1

b = DOT 4. 2

c = DOT 4. 3

d = NFP A 49

e = NFP A 32 5

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f = NFP A 43 2

T

a bl e I, Pa rt D, Gr oup I I

Reac tive Hazard Su bst anc e Mi xtur es Fun ctional Gr oup s

( For T hr esh old Quanti ty Dete r mination See N.J .A.C. 7:31-6. 3(b) an d N .J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 3( c) )

Func tion al Gr oup( s) Reac tive S ub sta n ce Clas s

1.

- C ≡ C- Ac et yleni c co mpo un ds

2.

- C ≡ C-M Me ta l a ce t ylides

3.

- C ≡ C-X Ha loac ety l ene der i vative s

Di a zi rines

4. CN 2 Di a zo compou nds

5.

- C-N =O

- N-N =O Nit ro so compou nd s

6.

- C-N O 2

Ar -NO 2 , Ar(NO

2 )

n C(NO

2 )

n O 2 N C- C NO 2

HC [OCH 2 C(NO

2 )

3 ] 3 , C[ OCH 2 C (NO

2 )

3 ] 4 Nit roalk anes , C-nit ro an d

Nit roary l and P ol ynitroa r yl co mpo und s

Pol y nitro alk yl co mpo und s

T rin it roeth yl orth oest ers

7.

- C-O-N= O Ac yl or alk yl nitr ites

8.

- C-O-NO 2 Ac yl or alk yl nitr at es

9. 1, 2- Epo xides

10

. MC≡N→O

C=N-O-M Me ta l fulm ina tes or

a ci -nit ro sal ts , oxim at es

1 1

. Fl uor odinit rom eth yl compou nd s

12

. - N-M N-m e ta l der i vat i ve s

13

. - N =H g + =N- Pol y (di me rcu r yim monium salts)

14

. - N-N O 2 N-nit ro compou nd s

15

. =N + -N-NO 2 N-Az ol ium nit roim ida tes

16

. - C-N =N- C- Az o compou nds

17

. Ar -N=N-O-R Ar enediazoat es

18

. ArN=N-S-Ar Ar enediazo ar yl su lf ides

19

. Ar -N=N-O-N=N-Ar Bis(a ren ediazo) o xides

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Func tion al Gr oup( s) Reac tive S ub sta n ce Clas s

20

. Ar -N=N-S-N=N-Ar Bis(a ren ediazo) s ulfid e s

21

. (R=H, C N, O H, NO) T riz enes (TCP A note: ty po g raphic al er ror , corr ec t spell in g is “ T ri azines”

22

. - N =N-N=N- Hi gh-nitro gen compou nd s

T et razoles

23

. - C-O-O-H Alk yl h yd roperoxides

Perox yacids

24

. - C-O-O-C- Peroxides (cyclic, diacy l, dia lk y l,), perox ye st ers

25

. - O-O-M

EOO

MOO

Me ta l peroxides, pe ro xoac id salts

26

. - O-O-E Peroxoac id s, perox y este rs

27

. H 3 N→Cr -OO- A mm ine chrom ium pero xoco mplex e s

28

. - N 3 Azi d e s ( acy l, halo gen, no n me ta l, o r gani c)

29

. Ar enediazo niu m oxi d e s

30

. - C-N 2 + S

- Di a zonium sulfides and de ri vat i ves , “X anthat es”

31

. N +

- H Z

-

N + EO

n - H y draziniu m salts

Ox osal t s of nitro gen ous bases

32

. - N +

- O H Z

- H y dro x yla min ium sal ts

33

. - C-N 2 + Z

- Di a zonium c arbox y l ates or salts

34

. [N→Met al ] + Z

- A mm ine me ta l ox osal t s

35

. Ar -M eta l- X

X-Ar

- Met al Ha lo-a r ylm et als

Ha loar enem e ta l π-co mplex es

36

. - N-X

XN 3 Ha lo ge n azides

N-ha lo ge n co mp oun ds

N-ha loim ides

37

. - N-F 2

- C(N F )N F 2 Dif lu oroa mino co mpo un ds

N,N ,N- tri fluoroalk

yla midin es

38

. N-O- N-O co mp oun ds

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Func tion al Gr oup( s) Reac tive S ub sta n ce Clas s

39

. - O-X

XO

n

- Cl-O

3

ClO

2 -

R-O- Cl-O

3

RN + H 3 ClO

4 - H y po ha lit es

Ha lo ge n oxi des

Per chlor yl compou nds

Chlorit e sal t s

Alk yl pe rchlor at es

A minium perch lora tes

40

. Pol yme rizat io n, a lkene (v in yl) p ol ym ers and mon o me rs ther eof

41

. Pol yme rizat io n, pol y a mid e p ol ym ers and m on o me rs th ereof

42

. Pol yme rizat io n, pol y este r pol ymers and mon o me rs ther eof

43

. S 2 O 4 - - Dithionit es

44

. - C-Met al Or gan o me ta ll ics

Ab br e via tion s: Ar = aro ma ti c (benzene) ; M = m e ta l; R = o r gani c cha in; X = halo gen; E = no n me ta l;

Z = anion; n = int e ger variabl e; a ll ot he r abbreviat io ns a re for the e le me nt s ym bols from the per io di c

t able o f e le me nts

Note : N ot a ll chem ic a l bo nd s ymb ols ar e sh ow n.

(b) Th e followin g conditions appl y for de te rm inin g whethe r RH Ss or RH S Mixtur es

l i st ed in Part D of T

able I ar e su bje ct to the requir em ents of thi s ch apte r

.

1. In di vi dua l R HSs l i st ed in T able I

, Pa rt D, Gr oup I th at a re re ce i ved, stored,

and han dl ed in co mbina tion with o ne or mo re othe r che mi ca l su bstanc es spec ifi ca ll y f

or mul at ed to

inhibit th e re ac tive ha za rd ( such as wat er r ea ct i vit y

, p yr op hori c, or self- re ac tin g) of th e R HS s hal l not

be ex emp t from this ch apte r

.

2. An RHS Mixtur e is a co mbina tion of su bs t ances tha t is int entiona ll y m ixed in

a pr oc es s ve s sel an d is cap able o f un der g oin g an exother mi c ch em ic al r ea ct io n, w hi ch pr od u ces to xi c

or fl am m abl e EHSs or en er g y

. RH S m ixtures inc lu d e a r ea ct ant, pro duct, or b y pro duct that is a

ch em ic al s ub stan ce or a mix ture of su bs t ances ha vin g o ne or mo re o f the chem ic a l funct io na l g ro up s

speci fied in T

abl e I, Par t D , Grou p I I. A n RH S mix ture ha s a heat o f r ea ct io n which, b y con vention,

is expressed as a ne gative val u e for an exother mi c r ea ct ion , tha t has an absolute val u e g rea te r than or

equa l to 1 00 c alor ies per gram o f RH S m ixtur e. N on-r ea ct in g s ub stan ces s uch as s ol vent s shall not

be inc lu d ed in the dete rm ina tion o f the heat o f r ea ct io n val ue o f the R HS mix ture.

3 Th e hea t of s olution or dilut io n shall not be co nsider ed w hen det er min in g

whethe r a m ixtur e of s ub stan ces is an RHS su bj ec t to thi s ch apte r

. 4

. RH S m ixtur es th at a re o nl y processed in a scrub be r tha t is oper at ed as an a ir

pollution co nt rol de vic e in comp lian ce with the con di tion s of a Sta te pe rm it p urs uant to th e Air

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Pollution C ontrol Ac t, N .J.S.A. 26:2 C- 1 e t seq . shall not be s ubjec t to this chapte r

.

5

. Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l dete rm ine and docum ent the heat o f r ea ct io n b y

usi n g one of the followin g m ethods:

i. T estin g the intended comb inat io n in a c alor im et r y test to the lo w er of

40 0 de grees Ce l sius or th e ma xim um ach ieva bl e t emp er atur e in the process v es sel; or

i i. A g enera lly ac cep ted pra ct ic e suc h as a l it er atur e r e view or

en ginee rin g ca lcul at io ns ap pl ic able to the RH S m ixture to the lower of 4 00 de gre es or the max imu m

a chievable t em pe ra ture in the pr oc es s ve s sel

.

6. Th e hea t of re ac tion o f an RH S m ixtur e in a se mi -bat ch re ac tion s hal l be

det er min ed as sum in g tha t al l r ea ct ants a re added at th e sam e t im e as in a ba tch r ea ct io n.

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( c) T a bl e II - Reac tive H azard Su bst ance Mix tur e Thr esh old Quanti ties

- H ea t of React io n (

- ∆ H R )

( calori es/g ) Thr es hold Quantity

( Pou nd s)

10 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 2 00 13 ,1 00

20 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 3 00 8, 70 0

30 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 4 00 6, 50 0

40 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 5 00 5, 20 0

50 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 6 00 4, 40 0

60 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 7 00 3, 70 0

70 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 8 00 3, 30 0

80 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 9 00 2, 90 0

90 0 ≤

- ∆ H R < 1, 00 0 2, 60 0

- ∆ H R ≥ 1, 000 2, 40 0

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SU BCHA P TER

7

. RI SK MANAGEME NT P LA N A ND T CP A PRO GRAM S UBMI SS IO N

7:3 1- 7 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) Th i s s ubchapte r in corp or at es b y r efe ren ce the pr o visio ns of 40 C F R 6 8 Su bpar t G,

Ris k Mana ge men t Pl an

, includin g al l futur e a m endm ents and su pplem en t s, except as pr o vided

below

.

(b) The following prov isi on s of 4 0 C FR 68 Su bpart G are not incorporat ed b y ref eren ce : 40

CF R 68 .1 65(a)(1) and 40 CF R 6 8. 185(a).

§6 8. 150 Su

b mis sion, as incorpor ated b y r efe ren ce wi th spec ifi ed chan ge s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 7 .1(c )1

, 2, and 7

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall s ubmi t a sin g l e RM P tha t inc lu des the infor ma tion r eq ui red

b y Secs. 6 8. 15 5 throu g h 6 8. 18 5 for a ll covered processes

. The R MP shall be su bm it ted in a m ethod

and for ma t to a c entr al p oint as specif ied b y EP A as of the dat e of s ubmis sion for co vered pr o cesse s

r e gulat ed u nder 40 C FR 68

. S ubmi tt al of the RMP to the Depa rtm en t s hal l be in ac cordan ce wi th

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .2 belo w

. (b) The o wner or oper ator s hal l s ubmi t the fi rst RM P no la te r th an the la test of the followin g

dat es:

(1) June 2 1, 19 99;

(2) Thr ee y ears af

te r the dat e on which a r e gulat ed s ub stan ce is fi r st listed un de r § 68 .1 30; or

(3) Th e date o n w hi ch a r e g ul ated su bstanc e is first present at or abov e a threshold q uantity at

the facil ity.

( c) The ow ner or o perator o f any stationary s ource for w hich an R MP was su bmit ted before

June 21 , 20 04 , shall revise the RMP to include the inform at ion required b y Sec. 6 8. 160(b)(6) and

(14) b y Ju ne 2 1, 2 00 4 in the manner s pecifi ed b y EPA prior to that date. An y such su bmission s hall

also include the informa tion required b y Sec. 68 .16 0(b)(20) (indic ating that the s ubmissio n is a

corre ct ion to include the informa tion required b y Sec. 68 .16 0(b)(6) and (14) or an up date un der Sec.

68 .1 90).

(d) RMP s s ubmitt ed u nder this section shall be up dated and correc ted in ac cordance with

Sec. Sec. 6 8. 190 and 68 .1 95.

( e) Notwithstandin g the pr o visi ons of Secs. 6 8. 15 5 to 68 .1 90, th e RM P shall ex clude

c lassifi ed inform at ion. Su bje ct to appropri at e pr oc edures to pr ot ec t such inform at ion fro m p ublic

disclos ur e, c lassifi ed dat a or inform at ion exc luded fro m the RMP m a y be m ade availab le in a

c lassifi ed annex to the R MP f or r e view b y F edera l an d s t ate r epresent at i ves wh o ha ve re ce i ved the

appropria te securi t

y c le ar anc es

. (f ) Pr oc edures for as se rtin g tha t inf or ma tion s ubmi tted in the RM P is ent itl ed to pr ot ec tion as

confident ia l bu sines s inform at ion a re set forth in § § 6 8. 151 and 68 .1 52.

§6 8. 151 As ser tion o f c la ims of confident ia l b usi n e ss inf or ma tion.

( a) Exc ept as pro vi ded in par a graph (b) of this sect ion

, an ow ne r or o per ator of a sta tionar y

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so urc e requir ed to report or otherwise pro vi de inform at ion un de r this pa rt may ma ke a cl ai m of

confident ia l bu sines s inform at ion for an y s uch inf or ma tion tha t m ee ts the c ri te ria set forth in 4 0 C F R

2. 30 1.

(b) Notwithstandin g the pr o visi ons of 4 0 C F R part 2, an o wner or opera tor of a sta tionar y

so urc e s ubjec t to this par t m a y not c la im as confidenti al bu sines s inf or ma tion the f

ol lowin g

infor ma tion:

(1) Re gistra tion dat a requir ed b y § 68 .1 60(b)(1) throu g h (b)(6) and (b) (8), (b)(10) thro u gh

(b) (1 3) and NA IC S code and Pr o gra m level of th e pr o cess set for th in § 6 8. 16 0(b) (7);

(2) Of f sit e con sequenc e anal ysi s da ta requir ed b y § 68 .16 5(b) (4), (b)(9), (b)(10), (b)( 1 1), and

(b) (1 2) ;

(3) Ac cid enta l hi stor y data requir ed b y

§ 6 8. 16 8;

(4) Pr e vention pro gram dat a r eq ui red b y § 68 .1 70(b), (d), ( e)(1), ( f) throu g h (k);

(5) Pr e vention pro gram dat a r eq ui red b y § 68 .1 75(b), (d), ( e)(1), ( f) throu g h (p); and

(6) E m er ge n c y

r e spo nse pro g r am data requir ed b y § 6 8. 180

. ( c) Notwithstandin g the pr oc edures s pe cif ied in 4 0 C F R part 2, an o wner or opera tor

asser tin g a cl ai m of CB I with respec t to inform at ion conta ined in its RM P

, shall su bm it to EP

A at the

t im e i t su bm its the RM P th e followin g:

(1) Th e inform at ion c la im ed confid entia l, pro v ided in a for ma t to be specif ied b y EP A;

(2) A sanitized ( reda ct ed) cop y of the RM P

, with the notat io n " CB I " s ub sti tuted for the

infor ma tion c la im ed confidenti al, exc ept that a g eneri c ca teg or y or c lass nam e s hal l be su bstituted

for an y ch em ic al na me or id entity cl ai me d confidenti al ; and

(3) Th e d ocu ment or docum ents s ub stant ia tin g e ach c la im of confidenti al b usi ness

infor ma tion, as desc ribed in § 68 .1 52.

§6 8. 152 Su

bstanti at in g c la ims of confidenti al b usi ness infor ma tion.

( a) A n o wner or opera tor cl ai ming th at inform at ion is confidenti al bu sines s inf or ma tion must

su bstanti at e tha t cl ai m b y pro vi din g docum enta tion that demonstra tes tha t the c la im m ee ts the

su bstantive c ri te ri a set forth in 40 C FR 2 .3 01.

(b) In for ma tion that i s su bm it ted as part o f the s ub stant ia tion m ay be c la im ed confident ia l b y

m ark in g it as confid entia l bu sines s inform at ion. In form at ion n ot so ma rked wi ll be t re at ed as publ ic

and may be disclosed witho ut notic e to the s ubmi tte r

. I f inform at ion that is su bm itt ed as part of the

su bstanti at io n is cl ai med co nf identi al, the o wner or opera tor must pro vi d e a sanit i z ed and

un sanit ized v ersi on of th e s ub stant ia tion.

( c) The o wner

, opera tor

, or senior of fic ia l with m anagem ent resp on sibi lity of the sta tionary

so urc e s hal l si gn a c er ti fic at ion that the si g ner has perso na ll y ex am ined the infor ma tion s ubmit ted

and tha t ba sed o n inq ui r y of the pers on s w ho comp il ed the inform at ion, the inform at ion is true,

a ccu ra te, and comp le te, and that tho se portion s of th e su bstanti at io n cl ai med as confid entia l b usi ness

infor ma tion w ould, i f di sc lo sed, r e vea l tr ade sec re ts or other co nf identi al bu siness infor ma tion.

§6 8. 155 Ex ecut i ve summ ary

.

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l pr o vide in the RMP an exe cutive summ a r y th at inc lu d e s a brief

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descr iption o f the f

ol lowin g el em en t s:

( a) Th e ac cid enta l r ele ase pr e vention and e me r genc y r es pon se polic ies a t the sta tionary

so urc e;

(b) Th e stat io na r

y so urc e and reg ula ted su bstances handled;

( c) Th e g enera l a cc ident al r el eas e pre vention pr o gra m an d ch em ic al s pe cif ic pr e vention

steps;

(d) Th e fi ve

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y;

( e) Th e em e r

genc y r es po nse pro gram ; and

(f ) Planned chan ges to i mpro ve safe t y

.

§6 8. 160 Reg istr at io n, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pe cif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C. 7:31-7. 1( c)8

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall compl et e a s in gle r e gistra tion f or m an d inc lu d e it in the R MP

. Th e form shall co ver al l reg ula ted su bstances handled in co vered proc es ses.

(b) Th e regi str at io n shall in clude the fol lo win g data :

(1) St ationa r

y so urc e na me, str ee t, ci t y

, cou nt y

, sta te, zip code, l at itude and lo n gitude,

m ethod for o bt ainin g la titude and lon gitu de, and descript ion of loc ation th at la titude and lon gitu de

r epresent ;

(2) Th e stat io na r

y so urc e Du n and Brad st re et n umb er;

(3) Na me and D un an d Br ad str ee t numbe r of th e corpora te pa rent co mpan y;

(4) Th e nam e, t el ep hone number

, an d m ai ling address of the ow ne r or o pe ra tor;

(5) The na me and tit le o f the pers on or po sit io n with o vera ll r es pon sibil it y f or R MP e le men ts

and imp le me nta tion , and (optional) the e- mai l addres s for that perso n or p osition;

(6) The na me , ti tle, te leph one numbe r

, 2 4

- ho ur t el ep hone number , and , as of Ju ne 2 1, 2 00 4,

the e- mai l addres s (if

an e- ma il address exist s) of the em er genc y conta ct ;

(7) F o r ea ch co ver ed proc es s, the na me and CA S n umb er of ea ch reg ula ted s ub stanc e held at

or abo ve the threshold quantit y at the fac ili t y

, the max imu m q

uanti t y of ea ch r e gulat ed s ub stanc e or

m ixtur e in the process (in p ou nd s) to two si g nifi cant di g its, the five- or si x- di g it N AI CS co d e that

most c lo s el y co rrespo nd s to the process, and the Pro gram l e vel of the proc es s;

(8) Th e stat io na r

y so urc e EP

A id entif ie r;

(9) Th e n u mber of full

- t im e e mp lo y e e s a t the sta tionary s ource ;

(10) W hether th e stat io na r y so urc e is s ubjec t to 29 C FR 1 91 0. 1 1 9;

(1 1) W hether the stat io n ar y so ur ce is su bje ct to 40 C FR par t 3 55;

(12) If the s t ationa r

y so urc e has a C AA T i tl e V opera tin g perm it, the per mi t numbe r; and

(13) Th e da te of the last safe t y in spec tion of

the sta tionar y so urc e b y a F edera l, sta te, or loc al

g o v ern ment a genc y and the id entity of th e in spec tin g enti t y

. (14) As of June 21 , 2 00 4, the nam e, the ma iling ad dress, and the telephone n umber of the

contra ctor wh o prepared the R MP (if an y);

(15) So urc e or Par ent Compan y E -m a il A ddress (Optiona l);

(16) So urc e Hom epa ge addr e ss (O pt io n al)

(17) Ph one n u mber a t the s ource f or p ublic in quir ies (Optional );

(18) L ocal E m er ge n c y

Plannin g Comm it te e (O pt io n al) ;

(19) OS HA V

olunt ar y Prot ec tion Pro gram sta tu s (Optional );

(20) As of Ju ne 2 1, 2 00 4, the ty pe o f and reason for an y chang es bein g made to a pre vio usl y

su bmit ted RM P; the ty pe s of chan ges to RM P are categorized as follow s:

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(i) Up dates and re- su

bmissio ns required u nder Sec. 68 .19 0(b);

(ii) C orre ctions un der Sec. 68 .1 95 or for purp oses of corre ct in g minor cler ic al

errors, u pdatin g administra tive inf orm at ion, pro vi ding missing data elem ents or refle ct in g fac ili t y

ow nership chang es, and which d o n ot require an u pdate and re- s ubmissio n as s pecif ied in Sec.

68 .1 90(b);

(iii ) De- re gistrat ions required u nder Sec. 68 .19 0(c) ; and

(iv) W ith drawa ls of an RM P for any fac il ity that was erroneousl y con sidered

su bject to this part 6 8.

§6 8. 165 Of

f si te con sequenc e ana l y sis

, as incorpora ted b y ref er enc e with specif

ied chan ges at

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .1(c )9

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall s ubmi t in the RM P infor ma tion:

Note : the del et io n of r e fe r en ces to Pr ogram 2 at 6 8. 16 5(a) (2) will be operat ive Mar ch

16 , 20 10

. (2) F o r Pr o gra m 2 an d 3 proc es ses, one wor st

- c ase re le ase scenar io to r epres ent a ll r e g ul ated

toxic su bstances held abo ve the thr es hold qua nt it y and one worst

- c ase re le ase scenar io to r epres ent

a ll r e gulat ed fla m m abl e su bs t ances held abo ve the thr e shold quanti t y

. I f additiona l w orst

- c ase

scen arios f

or to xi cs or fl am m ab les ar e r eq ui red b y § 68 .2 5( a) (2)( iii ), the ow ne r or o pe ra tor s hal l

su bm it th e sam e infor ma tion o n the addit io n al scen ario(s). The o wner or opera tor of Pr o gra m 2 an d 3

processes s hal l also s ubmi t inform at ion on one a lte rna ti ve r el ease scenar io f or ea ch reg ula ted toxic

su bstance held abo ve th e thresh old quantity and one a lte rna ti ve r el ease scenar io to r epres ent al l

r e gulat ed fla m ma ble s ub stan ces held abo ve th e thresh old quantit y

. (b) Th e o wner or oper ator shall s ubmi t the followin g da ta :

(1) Chem ic a l na me ;

(2) Pe rc entage wei ght o f the chem ic a l in a l iq uid m ixtur e (toxi c s onl y );

(3) Ph y sica l stat e ( to xi cs onl y);

(4) Basis of r es ul ts (gi ve m odel na me if used);

(5) Sc enar io (explo sion, f ire, to xi c ga s r el ease, or l iq uid sp il l and v ap oriza tion);

(6) Quanti t

y r el eased in po un ds;

(7) Re le ase r at e;

(8) Re le ase durat io n;

(9) W i nd speed and at mos pher ic s t abili t y c lass ( to xi cs o nl y);

(10) T o po grap h y ( to xi cs o nl y);

(1 1) Distan ce to endp oint ;

(12) Pu bli c and en viro n ment al re ceptors within the distan ce ;

(13) Pas si ve m it i gat io n consi d ered ; and

(14) Act i ve m it i gat io n con side red ( al te rnat i ve re le ases o nl y);

§6 8. 168 Fi ve

- y ear a cc ident hi stor y

.

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l s ubmi t in the RM P the inform at ion pr o vided in § 6 8. 42(b) on

e ach a cc ident co vered b y § 68 .4 2( a).

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Note : The del et io n o f 68 .1 70 w ill be o pe rative Mar ch 16

, 20 10

. 6 8. 170 will be del et ed at th at

t i me.

§6 8. 170 Preve nt io n pro gram /Pro gra m 2, as in corp or at ed b y r efe ren ce with s pec ifi ed chan ges a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .1(c )1 0

( a) F or ea ch Pr o gra m 2 process

, the o wner or opera tor shall pro vi d e in the RM P th e

infor ma tion indic at ed in paragraph s (b) throu g h (k) o f thi s sect io n. If the sa me inform at ion appli es to

mo re than o ne co vered pr o cess

, the ow n er or opera tor may pr o vide the infor ma tion o nl y o nc e, but

shall indi ca te to which processes th e inform at ion appl ies.

(b) Th e fi ve- or six-di git NA IC S code th at most c lo s el y co rrespo nd s to the process.

( c) Th e nam e(s) o f the chem ic a l(s) covered.

(d) Th e date of th e most r ec ent r e view or revi sion of the saf et y inf or ma tion and a l i st o f

Fe der al or sta te reg ula tion s or in du st r y specif ic de sig n codes and s t an da rd s use d to demonstra te

co mpli anc e with the saf

et y inf or ma tion r eq

ui re me nt.

( e) Th e date of co mpl et io n of the most r ec ent hazard r e view or up dat e.

(1) Th e expec ted dat e of comp le tion of an y ch an ge s result in g from the hazard r e view;

(2) M ajor hazards identif ied;

(3) Proc es s controls in use;

(4) Mi tigation s y stems in use;

(5) Monitorin g an d det ec tion s y ste ms in u se; an d

(6) Chan ge s since the l a st ha za rd rev i ew

. (f ) The da te of the m o st re cent rev i ew or r e visio n of o per at in g procedur e s.

(g ) The date o f the most re cen t review or rev isio n of tr ainin g pro grams ;

(1) Th e t y pe of tr ainin g pr o vided

- - cl as sroom, c lassro o m plu s o n the job, o n the job; and

(2) Th e t y pe of co mpet enc y testin g u sed.

(h) The date of th e most r ec ent re view or r e visio n of ma int enanc e proc ed ur es and the dat e o f

the most re cen t equipm ent ins pe ct io n or test and the equip ment in spec ted or t e st ed.

( i) The date o f the most re cen t comp lian ce au di t and the expec ted da te of co mple tion o f an y

ch an ge s result in g from the co mpli anc e audit.

( j) Th e date of the most re cen t inc ident in ve st i gation and th e expe ct ed dat e of comp le tion of

an y ch an ge s r e sult in g fro m the in vestigation

. (k) Th e date of th e most r ec ent chan ge tha t tr i g gered a r e view or r e visi on of saf et y

infor ma tion, the hazard r e view , o per at in g or ma int enanc e procedur es , or tr ainin g.

§6 8. 175 Preve nt io n pro gram /Pro gra m 3.

( a) F o r ea ch Pro gram 3 pr oc es s, the ow ne r or o per ator shall pro v ide the inform at ion

indic at ed in paragrap hs (b) thro u gh (p) of this sect io n. I f the sa me inform at ion appl ies to mor e than

one co ver ed proc es s, the ow ne r or o per ator m a y pro vi de the inform at ion onl y once, b ut s hal l indic at e

to which pr o cesse s the inf or ma tion appli es.

(b) Th e fi ve- or six-di git NA IC S code th at most c lo s el y co rrespo nd s to the process.

( c) Th e nam e(s) o f the s ub stanc e(s) covered.

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(d) Th e date o n w hi ch the safe t y infor ma tion was l ast r e viewed or r e vi sed.

( e) Th e date of co mpl et io n of the most r ec ent PH A or up dat e and the t echnique use d.

(1) Th e expec ted dat e of comp le tion of an y ch an ge s result in g from the PH A;

(2) M ajor hazards identif ied;

(3) Proc es s controls in use;

(4) Mi tigation s y stems in use;

(5) Monitorin g an d det ec tion s y ste ms in u se; an d

(6) Chan ge s since the l a st P HA.

(f ) The da te of the m o st re cent rev i ew or r e visio n of o per at in g procedur e s.

(g ) The date o f the most re cen t review or rev isio n of tr ainin g pro grams ;

(1) Th e t y pe of tr ainin g pr o vided

- - cl as sroom, c lassro o m plu s o n the job, o n the job; and

(2) Th e t y pe of co mpet enc y testin g u sed.

(h) The date of th e most r ec ent re view or r e visio n of ma int enanc e proc ed ur es and the dat e o f

the most re cen t equipm ent ins pe ct io n or test and the equip ment in spec ted or t e st ed.

( i) Th e date of the most re cen t ch an ge tha t t ri g gered ma nagem ent o f chan ge proc ed ur es and

the date o f the most re cen t review or rev isio n of ma nagem ent of chan ge pr o cedures.

( j) The date o f the most re cen t pre

- startup review

. (k) The date of th e most r ec ent compl ianc e audit and the expec ted date of co mple tion of an y

ch an ge s result in g from the co mpli anc e audit ;

( l) Th e date of the most re cen t inc ident in ve st i gation and th e expe ct ed dat e of comp le tion of

an y ch an ge s r e sult in g fro m the in vestigation;

( m) Th e dat e of the most r ec ent r e view or r e visi on of e mp lo y e e part ic ipat io n plans;

(n) Th e date of th e most r ec ent r e view or revi sion of hot work perm it pr o cedures;

(o) Th e date of th e most r ec ent r e view or revi sion of contr ac tor safe t y procedur es; and

(p) Th e date of th e most r ec ent evaluat io n of co nt ra ctor safety perfor man ce.

§6 8. 180 E m er ge ncy

resp onse pr o gra m.

( a) Th e o wner or oper ator shall pr o vide in the RM P the followin g infor ma tion:

(1) Do y ou ha ve a wri tt en em er ge n c y r e spo nse plan ?

(2) D oes the plan inc lu de specif ic a ct io ns to be tak en in r es pon se to an ac cid enta l r el eases o f

a reg ula ted su bs t ance ?

(3) D oes the plan inc lu de procedur es for infor min g the publi c an d loca l a genci es r es po nsible

for r es po ndin g to a cc identa l r el eases ?

(4) Does the plan inc lu de inf or ma tion on e me r

genc y heal th ca re ?

(5) Th e date of th e most r ec ent r e view or u pdat e of the e me r genc y r es pon se pl an;

(6) Th e date of th e most r ec ent e me r genc y r es pon se t ra inin g for e mplo yees.

(b) The o wner or oper ator s hal l pr o vide the na me an d te leph one n u mber of the loc al a genc y

with which e me r

genc y r es pon se a ct i vit ies and th e em e r genc y r es po nse plan is coordinat ed.

( c) Th e o wner or oper ator shall list other Fe de ra l or s t ate em e r genc y plan r eq

ui re me nts to

which the sta tionary s ource is su bj ec t.

§6 8. 185 Ce rti fic at ion

.

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(b) F o r al l other co ver ed proc es ses, the o wner or o per ator shall s ubmi t in the R MP a sin gle

c er tif ic at io n that, to the best of th e si gner' s kn owled ge, inf or ma tion, and beli ef f

or me d a ft er

r easo n able inquir y

, the infor ma tion su bm itt ed is t rue, a ccur at e, and compl et e.

§6 8. 190 Up da tes, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pe cif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C. 7:31-7. 1( c)3

throu g h 6 and 1 1

( a) The o wner or oper ator of a co ver ed process reg ula ted u nder 4 0 C FR 6 8 shall review and

up da te th e RM P as specif ied in par a graph (b) of this sec tion and su bm it i t in a m ethod an d for ma t to

a cent ra l poi nt spec ifi ed b y EP A as of the dat e of

s ubmissio n. F o r al l co ver ed pr oc es ses s ubmi tt al of

up da tes to the Depa rtm en t s hal l be in ac cordan ce wi th 40 C FR 68 .1 90(b) and N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-7. 2.

(b) The o wner or oper ator of a stat io na r y s ource shall r e vi se and up da te the RM P s ubmi tt ed

un de r § 68 .15 0 with chan ges s pec ifi ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-7. 1( c)1 and 2 as follow s:

(1) At least once e very

fi ve ye ars from the date of its initia l su bmissio n or most rec ent up date

required by

para graphs (b)(2) throug h (b)(7) of this section, w hichever i s lat er. Fo r purp oses of

deter min in g the date of initia l su bmissio ns, RMP s su bmitt ed before Ju ne 2 1, 1 99 9 are consi der ed to

hav e been su

bmit ted on that date.

(2) No la te r than thre e year s a fte r a newl y r e g ul ated su

bstanc e is first l i st ed b y E P A;

(3) N o la te r than the date on w hi ch a new r e gulat ed su bstance is fi rst pr e s ent in an a lr ead y

co ver ed pr o cess abo ve a thr es hold q uanti t y;

(4) No la te r than the dat e on which a r e gulat ed s ub stan ce is fi r st present abo ve a thr e shold

quantity in a new pr o cess;

(5) W it hin six m onth s of a chan ge tha t requir es a r e vi sed PH A or hazard r e view ;

Note : the del et io n o f haz a rd r eview i s operat ive Mar ch 16 , 2 01 0.

(6) W ithin six months of a chan ge that requir es a r e vi sed o f fsit e conseq u ence ana l y sis as

pro vi ded in § 68 .36; and

(7) W it hin six m onth s of a chan ge tha t al te rs th e Pr o gra m level that ap pl ied to an y co ver ed

process.

( c) If a stat io n ar

y so ur ce is no lon ger s ubjec t to this part, the o wner or opera tor shall su b mit a

der e gistra tion to EP

A and th e Depa rt men t within six month s in di ca tin g tha t the sta tionar y so urc e i s

no lon ger co ver ed.

§ 6 8. 195 Required correc tions, as incorp or at ed b y r ef er ence with s pec ifi ed chan ges at N.J.A.C. 7:31-

7. 1( c)12

The ow ner or o perator o f a s tationa r y so urce for which a RMP was su bmitt ed s hall corre ct

the R MP as f

ollows:

Note: the delet ion of

68 .1 70(j) in 6 8. 195(a) is operative March 1 6, 20 10.

(a) New ac cident hi story inform at ion - Fo r any accid enta l rele ase me et in g the five-year

ac cident histor y

reporting cri te ri a of Sec. 68 .4 2 and occurrin g afte r April 9, 2 00 4, the ow ner or

operator shall su

bmit the data required un der Sec. Sec. 68 .1 68, 6 8. 170(j), an d 68 .1 75(l) with respect

to that acc ident within si x months o f the rele ase or b y the tim e the RMP i s up dated un der Sec.

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68 .1 90, w hichever is ear lie r.

(b) Em ergency contac t inf orm at ion

- Begi nnin g June 21

, 20 04, within one month of any

change in the eme rgenc y contac t informa tion required u nder Sec. 68 .16 0(b)(6), the ow ner or

operator shall su

bmit a corre ct ion of that inform at ion.

Ad di tion al New Jersey Req ui r ement s

7:3 1- 7 .2 TCP

A Ris k Man a gem ent Pl an su b mis sion an d up da tes

( a) All o wners or o per ators shall su bm it th e followin g to the Depa rt men t in a for ma t to

be speci fied :

1. All docum ents requir ed b y 40 C F R 68 .1 50 with chan ges s pe cif ied at N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 7 .1(c )1-2.; and

2. Th e followin g su

pplem en ta l T CP

A pro gram infor ma tion:

i. Ide nt ifi ca tion of the po sition t it les, exper tise and af f ili at ion of the

perso ns in v ol ved wi th th e de velopm ent of ea ch el em en t of th e risk m an a ge ment pr o gra m;

i i. A de s cript io n and pr of ile of th e ar ea in w hi ch th e co vered proc es s is

situa ted, includin g i t s pro xi mi t y to po pula tion an d wa te r s up pli es;

i ii. Ide nt ifi ca tion of ins ur ance c ar ri ers un de rwri tin g the stat io na r y

so urc e' s en viro n ment al li abil it y and workers co mpensat io n in suranc e p oli ci es inc lu din g the address

of the c ar ri er

, the t

y pe of polic y

, the amount of in suran ce and li mi ta tions or ex clu sions to the p oli c y;

and

i v

. Ide nt ifi ca tion of the ext raordina ri l y ha za rd ous s ub stanc es in ventor y at

the co vered process as end pro ducts, inte rm edi at e pro duc t s, b y -pro duc t s or waste pr od u cts.

3. Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l identi f y and reg iste r e ach co ver ed pr o cess ha vin g

an in divi dual RH S or an RHS mix ture and pro vi de the followin g inform at ion in the RM P regi str at ion

sec tion p urs uant to 40 C FR 68 .1 60(b)(7) incorp or at ed at N .J.A.C. 7: 31-7. 1( a) :

i. F or e ach in div idual RHS l isted a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-6. 3( a), T able I, Par t

D, Grou p I, the o wner or opera tor s hal l r e giste r the tot al a mou nt of the indi vi dua l RHS in the

co ver ed pr o cess

. i i. F or e ach reg ula ted RH S m ixture identi fied pur suant to N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1-

6. 3, the ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall r e gi st er the ma xim um c apa ci t y o f the pr oc es s v e ssel co nt ainin g the

RH S mix ture. Administ ra ti ve controls tha t l im it the m axi mum q uanti t y in the process v es sel shall

not be taken into a ccount. F or a co ver ed pr oc es s tha t ha s mu lt iple proc es s v es sels conta inin g an

RH S mix ture a t or ab o ve the thresh old q uanti t y

, the ow ne r or o per ator shall regi st er the tota l

co mbined c apac ity

of th e pr o cess ve ssel s.

i ii. Fo r RHS mixtur es, the heat of re ac tion range in calori es/ gra m as

listed at Table II o f N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .3(c). I f more than one RH S mixtur e is present in the process

ve ssel at different tim es, the o wner or operator s hall re gister the RHS mixture hav in g the hig he st

heat of reac tion ran ge as sh ow n o n Table I I.

i v

. F or RHS m ixtur es co nt ainin g o ne or mo re E HS( s) listed in Par t s A,

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B, or C o f N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a ) T able I

, a t or abo ve the thr e shold q uant it y a t the f ac il it y

, an ow ne r or

opera tor shall r e gister th e EHS list ed on Par t A

, B, or C as a toxic or f la m mab le s ub stanc e, as

appli cab le, and the RH S m ixtur e

.

(b) In addition to the up dates required b y N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .1(c)3 thro ug h 5, all ow ners or

operators o f a co vered process shall s ubmit a corre ct ion to the Depart men t within 60 day s of an

incre ase in maxi mum inv entor y of a cov ered pr ocess.

( c) The o wner or opera tor shall su b mit to th e Depar tm ent a Ris k Managem ent Plan

cor re ct io n within one month of a chan ge in the quali fied pe r son or po sit io n.

7:3 1- 7 .3 Ris k m anagem ent pro gram and RM P

- ini ti al evalua tion

( a) All RMP s su

bm it ted in ac cordan ce with this s ubc hapt er shall be r e view ed b y the

Depa rt men t to dete rm ine if they comp l y with the r equire m ents of 40 C FR 68 .1 50-18 5 with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .1(c )1-2 an d N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 7 .2.

(b) Th e R MP s an d risk ma nagem ent pr o gra ms of ow ne rs or oper ators tha t ha ve an

exist in g appro ve d risk man a ge men t pr o gra m at th eir s t ationa r y so urc e shall be audit ed or in spec ted

in ac cordanc e with N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-8 for the co vered pr oc es ses that ar e al re ad y pa rt of the appro ve d

r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am and a ls o for the newl y r e g ul ated covered processes

.

( c) Th e RM Ps o f ow ne rs or opera tors that do not ha ve an appro ve d risk man a ge men t

pro gram a t thei r fa cil it

y s hall be reviewed b y

the Depar tm ent to dete rm ine w heth er the fa cil it y ha s an

est ablished risk m anagem ent pro g ra m. Owners or o per ators th at ha ve a t le ast one proc es s hazard

an al ys is (for Pro g r am 3 co ver ed proc es ses) s hal l be dete rm ined to ha ve an est ablished risk

m anagem ent pro gram and s hal l be n oti fied and audit ed or in spec ted in ac cordan ce wi th N.J.A.C.

7:3 1- 8

.

(d) Ap pro val of the risk m anagem ent pr o gra m for o wners or o per ators wh o ar e au di ted

pur suant to ( c) abo ve s hal l be the si g nin g of the consent a gre em ent or i mpl em ent at ion of corr ec tive

a ct io ns requir ed b y

the adm inistra tive or de r is sued p urs u ant to N .J.A.C. 7: 31-8. 1( c)9.

( e) Ow n ers or oper ators tha t d o not ha ve an appro ve d risk ma nagem ent pr o gra m at the ir

f ac ili t y an d that the Depar tm ent det er min es do n ot have an est ablished r is k m an a ge ment pro gram

shall be notif

ied tha t the y a re s ubjec t to wor kpl an in a cco rdance with N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-9.

7:3 1- 7 .4 T ra n sf

er of risk man a ge men t pr o gra m

( a) In the eve nt of the tr ansfer of the co ver ed process to a new o wner or opera tor

, chan ge

in ow ne r ship or the na me o f an ow ne r or o pe ra tor

, the new ow ne r or o per ator s hal l, before oper at in g

EHS equipm ent, adopt the exist in g

, or obta in a new

, appro ve d TCP

A Ri sk Managem ent Pr o gra m for

the co vered process.

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(b) A new o wner or opera tor shall adopt an existin g ap pro ved TCP A Ris k Man a gem ent

Pro gram b y s ubmi ttin g an u pdated regi str at ion in a ccord ance with this s ubchapte r an d s i gni n g an

addend u m to the consent ag r ee men t tha t was pr e vi ousl y si g ned b y the Depar tm ent and the for me r

ow ne r or o pe ra tor

.

7:3 1- 7 .5 Schedule f or ris k m anagem ent pro gram i mpl em ent at io n

( a) Ow n ers or oper ators ha vi n g an ap pro ved risk m an a ge ment pr o gra m shall comply

with thei r appro ved risk m anagem ent pro g ra m for EHS s listed in N.J.A. C. 7; 31-6. 3, T abl e I

, Par t s A

, B, C

, or D until the ris k man a ge men t pro gram is revi sed to re fle ct the new requir em ents of thi s

ch apte r , w hi ch s hal l be n o la te r than March 1 6, 2 01 0.

(b) All ow ners or operators of facil iti es hav in g listed EHS s o n N.JA.C. 7: 31-6. 3(a),

Tabl e I

, Part D, at or abo ve threshold q uantiti es, shall be in complianc e with this chapte r b y

Septe mber 30

, 20 04 except that all ow ners or operators ha vi ng as of March 16

, 2 00 9 rea ct i ve ha zard

su bstance mixtures su

bject to this chapter with functional gr ou p n umber 44 on N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 6 .3(a),

Tabl e 1

, Part D

, Grou

p I I, and all ow ners or operators ha vin g, as of March 16

, 2 00 9, rea ct i ve

hazardou s s ub stance mixtur es s ubject to this chapte r based o n the cal cula tion o f the heat o f rea ct ion

of the RH S mixture excluding sol ve nts un der N.J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3(b)2, at or abo ve threshold quantities

shall be in compli anc e with this chapter no lat er than Mar ch 16 , 20 10

..

( c) Ow ners or operators plannin g to p ut into EHS ser vice a new cov ered pr ocess for an

EHS listed in N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-6. 3, Tabl e I

, Parts A

, B

, and/or C shall compl y with N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-4. 11

for Pro gram 3 covered processes

.

(d) Ow ners or operators plannin g to p ut into EHS ser vice a new cov ered pr ocess for an

EHS listed in N .J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3, Table I

, Part D o n or after Se pte mbe r 3 0, 2 00 4, s hall compl y with

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 4 .1 1 for Pro gram 3 covered processes

.

(e) Owners or o perators of facil it ies ha vi ng pr opane (CA S N o. 7 4- 9 8-6), pr op ylene (CAS N o.

1 15-0 7-1), b ut anes (nor ma l butane (CAS N o. 1 06-97-8) or iso butan e (CA S No . 75-2 8-5), or

but y l enes (1- b ut ene (CAS No. 10 6- 9 8-9), 2-b ut ene (CAS No. 10 7- 0 1-7), b ut ene (CAS No. 25 16 7-

67-3), 2-butene -c is (CAS N o. 5 90-18-1) , 2-butene -tr an s (CAS N o. 6 24-6 4-6), and 2-me th yl propene

(CAS N o. 1 1 5-1 1-7)) list ed at N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 6 .3(a), at Table I, Part C , at or abo ve threshold

quantities shall be in compli ance with this chapte r no lat er than March 16 , 20 10

.

(f) O wners or o perators o f facil it ies hav ing in divi dual RH Ss listed in Tabl e 1

, Part D

, Gr oup

I, that are rec eived, st ored and handled in combinat ion with one or more ot he r che mi c al s ub stanc es

speci fic al l y for mul at ed to inhibit the r ea ct i ve ha z ard (s uch as wat er re ac tiv it y

, p yr op hori c, or selfr ea ct in g) wher e the R HS i s a t or abo ve th e thresh old quantity s hall be in complian ce with thi s

chapte r n o late r than March 16 , 2 01 0.

(g ) A s of March 1 6, 20 09

, o wners or o perators ha vi ng an approv ed risk managem ent

pro gram f

or EHSs listed in N.J.A.C. 7: 31-6. 3, Table I

, Parts A

, B

, C

, or D s hall compl y with the

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process hazard anal ysi s with risk asses sment requirem en ts of 4 0 CF R 6 8. 67 with chan ges s pecifi ed

at N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1(c) and 4. 2.

(h) All o wners or o perators that, as of March 16

, 2 00 9, are su bject to this chapter ba sed on

the threshold qua ntity at the fac ili ty as pro vi ded at 4 0 CF R 6 8. 10 with chan ges s pecif ied at N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 1 .1(c)3 s hall be in complian ce with this chapter n o late r than March 1 6, 2 01 0.

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(This pa ge int entional l y

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SU BCHA P TER

8

. OTH ER FE DERA L REQU IREM ENTS

7:3 1- 8 .1 Inc orpora tion b y r efe ren ce

( a) This su

bchapt er incorpora tes b y ref er enc e 4 0 C FR Par t 6 8 Su bpart H, Other

r eq ui re me nts, in cludin g al l future am endm ents and su pple men ts , ex cept as pro vi ded below

.

(b) The followin g pro vi sion s of 40 CF R Part 68 Su

bpart H are n ot incorporated by refe renc e:

40 CF R 68 .2 10 A vailabili t

y of inf orm at ion to the public, and 4 0 C FR 6 8. 21 5 Perm it content and air

perm it tin g authority or desi gnated age ncy requirem en ts.

§6 8. 200 Re cord k eepin g, as incorpora ted b y re fe renc e with speci fied chan ges a t N.J.A.C. 7: 31-

8. 1( c)1

Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l ma int ain r ecords s up portin g th e imp le me nta tion of this C hapt er

for five y ears u nless othe rwise pro v ided in N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-4 and as follows: mech anic al

integrit y/preventi ve maint enanc e records f or the lifet im e of EHS equipment, desi gn safet y review

reports for

the lifet im e o f

a co vered process, and hot work permi ts until they are reviewed in the next

Depart men t audit or ins pect ion

.

§6 8. 220 Au di t s, as incorpora ted b y ref er enc e with specif

ied chan ges at N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-8. 1( c)2

throu g h 1 2

( a) T he Depa rtm en t s hal l per io di ca ll y au di t or in spec t r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r ams and RM Ps

to r e view the ir ad eq

ua c y and r eq

ui re r e visio ns when nec es sa r y to en sur e comp lian ce with N .J.A.C.

7:3 1 and the Ac t.

(b) Th e Depar tm ent s hal l sele ct s t ationa r y so urc es for audi t s based o n an y of the followin g

c ri te ria :

(1) Ac cid ent hi stor y o f the s t ationa r

y so urc e;

(2) Ac cid ent hi stor

y o f other s t ationa r

y so urc es in the sam e ind ustr y;

(3) Quanti t

y of reg ula ted su bstances present at th e stat io na r y so urc e;

(4) L oca tion of the sta tionary s ource and i ts proxim ity to the publi c and en viro n ment al

r ec eptors;

(5) Th e presenc e of s pec ifi c r e gulat ed s ub stanc es;

(6) Th e ha z ard s ident ifi ed in the RM P; an d

(7) A plan pro v idin g for neutr al, r and o m o ver sig ht.

( c) Ex em ption from audits. A stat io n ar y so ur ce wi th a Star or M eri t r an kin g un de r OS HA' s

v ol unta r y pr ot ec tion pro gram s hall be exe mpt from audits u nder paragraph (b)(2) and (b)(7) of this

sec tion.

(d) Th e Depar tm ent s hal l ha ve ac cess to the stat io n ar y so ur ce, su

pp ort in g doc u men ta tion

, and an y a re a where an ac cid enta l r ele ase could occur in a cco rdanc e with N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 8 .2

. ( e) Based on the au di t, the Depa rt men t shall iss ue th e o wner or oper ator of a fa cil it y a writ ten

pre li min ar

y det er min at io n o f ma te ri al def ic ien cies and nec es sa r

y re visio ns to the ow ne r or o pe ra tor 's

RM P and r i sk m an a ge ment pro g r am for the f ac ili t y to en sur e tha t the RM P and the risk m anagem ent

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pro gram me et th e c ri te ri a of N .J.A.C. 7:3 1. The prel im ina r y dete rm ina tion shall inc lu de an

expl anat io n for the basis f or the r e vi sion s, re fle ct in g ind ustr y s t an da rd s and g u idel ines (such as

AI ChE/CCPS g ui d elin e s and A SM E and AP I stan d ard s) to th e exten t that s uch s t an da rd s and

g ui de lines a re appl ic able, and shall inc lu d e a t im et abl e for the ir i mpl em ent at io n.

(f ) I n resp on se to a prel im ina r y det er min at io n:

(1) The o wner or oper ator s hal l resp on d in wri tin g to a prel im ina r y dete rm ina tion m ad e in

a cco rdance with paragraph ( e) o f this sect io n. The r es pon se shall s t ate the ow ne r or o pe ra tor will

i mpl em ent the r e vi sion s co nt ained in the pre lim ina r y det er min ation in ac cordanc e with the t im et abl e

inc lu d ed in the prel im ina r y det er min at io n or s hal l stat e tha t the ow n er or opera tor r eje cts the

r e visi ons in wh ol e or in part. F or ea ch r ej ec ted revi sion, the o wner or oper ator s hal l ex pl ain the ba sis

for r ej ec tin g such r e visio n. S uch explan ation may in clude su bs ti tute rev isio ns.

(2) Th e writ ten r es po nse un de r paragraph ( f)(1) o f this sect io n shall be r ec eived b y the

Depa rt men t within 60 da y s o f the i ss u e of th e prel im ina r y det er min at io n.

(g ) If th e Depar tm ent an d ow ne r or o pe ra tor re ach agree m ent on th e RM P and risk

m anagem ent pro g ra m, the o wner or o per ator shall ente r into a con sent a gre e men t (or con sent

agree me nt adden dum for pre vio usl y ap pro ved r is k m an a ge ment pro grams) with the Depar tm ent and

shall comp l y with the r eq ui re men ts of the appro ve d ris k man a ge men t pro gram as set forth in the

consent agree m ent or con sent agree me nt adden dum. The consent agree m ent or con sent agree me nt

addend u m shall be si gne d b y the ow ne r or o pe ra tor or hi s/he r repr esenta tive an d b y the Chief o f the

Bure au of Chem ic al Rele ase I nf or ma tion and Pre vention or hi s/he r su pervi sor

. I f the ow ne r or

opera tor ha s n ot s i gned a con sent a gre em en t or co nsent a gre em ent addend u m within 12 0 da ys of

r ec eipt o f the prel im ina r y det er min at io n, the Depa rt men t shall prep are and send an ad min i st ra tive

order

. The ad ministr at i ve or de r may ad opt or modify the r e visi ons contain ed in the pre li min ar y

det er min at io n u nder 4 0 C FR 6 8. 22 0( e) with chan ge s s pec ifi ed a t N .J.A.C. 7:3 1- 8 .1(c )6 or m ay

modi f y the su bstitut e re visio ns pro v ided in the resp on se un de r 40 C F R 68 .2 20(f) with chan ges

speci fied a t N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 8 .1(c )7-8. An ad min i st ra tive orde r that ad opts a r e vi sion re je ct ed b y the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor shall inc lu de an ex pl ana tion of the basi s f or the r e vi sion. An adm inistr at i ve orde r

tha t fa ils to ad opt a s ub stitut e r e visi on pr o vided u nder 40 C FR 68 .2 20(f ) with chan ges spec ifi ed at

N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 8 .1(c )7-8 s hal l include an expl anat io n of the basis for f in din g such su

bstitut e r e vi sion

unreasonable. In the ad minist ra ti ve order

, the Depa rtm en t s hal l ad vise the ow ne r or o pe ra tor of

his/her r i ght to an adjudi ca tor y hea rin g pur suant to N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 1 1 .3(b).

(h) Thi rt y da y s a fte r co mple tion of th e ac tions det ai led in the i mpl em en ta tion schedule set in

the consent a gre em ent or consent agree m ent addend u m or adm inistr ative order un der par a graph (g)

of this se ction, the ow ne r or o per ator s hal l be in v i ol ation of N.J.A.C. 7:31-7 and this sect io n unles s

the ow ne r or o per ator r e vise s the R MP prepar ed un de r N.J.A.C. 7: 31-7 as requir ed b y the con sent

agree me nt or con sent a gre em ent ad d en dum or ad min i st ra tive orde r

, and su b mits the r e vised R MP as

r eq ui red un de r § 68 .1 50.

( i) Th e p ublic shall ha ve a cc ess to the pre lim ina r y det er min ations

, resp on ses, and consent

agree me nts or consent ag r ee men t addenda or adm inistr at i ve or d ers u nder this sect io n in a m anne r

consi st ent with N.J.S .A. 4 7:1A.

( j) N othin g in this sec tion shall prec lude, l im it, or int erf er e in an y wa

y with the authori t

y o f

the Depa rt men t to exer cise i t s enforc em ent, in vesti gator y

, and inform at ion g ather in g auth or it ies

conc ernin g this chapt er

.

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Ad di tion al New Jersey Req ui r ement s

7:3 1- 8 .2 Au di t s and in spec tions

( a) The Dep art me nt shall have th e rig ht to ente r and in spec t and/or audit an y f ac ili t y

, buildin g or equipm ent, or an y p ort io n the reof, a t an y t im e, in order to det er min e co mpli anc e with the

TCP A, this chapte r

, or an y order or consent order or agree me nt. S uch rig ht shall inc lu d e, b ut not be

l im it ed to, th e r i ght to t est or sampl e an y m at er ia ls a t the fa cil it y , to sketch or p hoto grap h an y portion

of the f ac ili t y

, buildin g or equipm ent, to cop y or ph oto graph an y d ocu ment or r ecords ne cessar y to

det er min e suc h co mpli anc e or n on

- co mpli anc e, and to int erv i ew an y em plo yees or r epres enta ti ves o f

the o wner or opera tor

. S uch rig ht shall be abs olut e ex cept for those parts or p ort io ns o f an y

m at er ia ls, equipm ent, d ocu ments and r eco rd s which co nt ain ei ther pri vil e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y

infor ma tion or co nf

identi al inform at ion for w hich the o wner or oper ator ha s s ubmi tt ed a peti tion in

a cco rdance with N

. J.A .C. 7:31

- 10 .6, or c la im in ac cordan ce with N.J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 1 0. 4, and w hich

pet it io n or cl ai m has not been de ni ed b y th e Depa rt men t. Those parts or p ort io ns of an y ma te ri als,

equip ment, d ocu ments and re cord s cont ainin g pri vil e ged tr ade secr et or security infor ma tion s hall be

t re at ed as pro vi d ed in (b)1 belo w

, and th ose pa rts or portions containin g confident ia l inf or ma tion

shall be t re at ed as pr o vided in (b)2 below

. Such ri ght o f ins pe ct io n and audit shall not be

conditioned u

po n an y ac tion b y the Dep art me nt, except the present at io n o f appro pri at e cr edent ia l s as

r eq u e st ed. Owners, opera tors, em plo yees, and r epresent at i ve s s hal l not hinder or del a y

, and s hall

,

up on r equest, as sist the Depa rt men t in the per form anc e of al l aspec ts o f an y ins pe ct ion or

audit.

(b) At the beg innin g of an ins p ec tion and/or audi t b y th e Depar tm ent, an ow n er or opera tor

m a y ident if y tho se m at er ia ls, equipm ent, docum ents and r ecords a t the sta tionar y so urc e w hi ch

cont ain e ithe r pri vilege d tr ade secr et or secur it y inform at ion or co nfid enti al inform at ion for which an

appropria te peti tion or c la im has been as se rt ed an d which has not been denied b y the Depa rt men t.

1. Those parts or p ortions of an y ma te ri als, eq uip ment, doc u men t s and re cord s

a t the sta tionary s ource w hi ch co nt ain priv il e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y infor ma tion need not be

disclosed to or su

bm it ted to the Depa rt men t. A n y suc h m at er ia ls, a re as, d ocu ments or re cord s

disclosed to or su bm it ted to the Depa rt men t durin g an in spec tion s hal l not be en tit led to be tr ea ted as

priv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion ther ea ft er

. The fa ct tha t such tr ade secr et or secur it y

infor ma tion ha s be en disclosed, or su b mit ted, to the Depa rt men t shall not pr ohibit th e o wner or

opera tor fro m asser tin g a co nf identi al it y c la im conc ernin g such infor ma tion.

2. Those parts or p ortions of an y ma te ri als, eq uip ment, doc u men t s and re cord s

a t the sit e w hich conta in confidenti al infor ma tion shall be di sclosed to or su bm itt ed to the

Depa rt men t d

urin g an ins pe ct ion

, includin g all ne gat i ves and prints of ph oto graph s, and shall be

l abel ed "c onfidenti al ". In or d er to assert a confident ia lity cl ai m, a pr ope rl y co mpl et ed cl ai m for m

must be su

b mit ted to the Dep art me nt a t the sa me ti me an y suc h confident ia l inform at ion i s su bm it ted

or di sclosed to the Depar tm ent. These m at er ia ls, equipm ent, docum ents and r ecords shall n ot be

disclosed b y the Depar tm ent to other pers on s exc ept in a ccord ance with the pro v isio ns o f this

ch apte r

.

( c) The Dep art me nt m a y requir e su bm it ta l of an y ris k m anagem ent pro gram docum ent for

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r e view

.

1. The ow ner or o perator s hall include the followin g cer tif ic at ion with any risk managem ent

pro gram doc um ent required to be s ubmitted :

“ I cert ify un der penalt y of law that I hav e perso nally examin ed an d am fami li ar with the informat ion

su bmit ted in this document and all att ach ments and that, based o n m y in quiry of those in divi duals

im med ia te l y respo nsible f or o btaining the inform at ion, I believe that the inform at ion is true,

ac cura te, and comple te. I am awar e that there ar e si gn ificant ci vil an d cri min al penalt ies, includin g

the p os sibilit y of fines or imprisonment or bot h, for su bmitt in g false, inaccur at e or incomple te

inform ation."

2. The cer tif

ic at ion shall be sig ne d b y the qualified perso n or po sition s pecif ied in the ow ner

or operator’s RM P, or pers on o f hig her authorit y for the ow ner or operator.

(d) W ithin a r easonable tim e af te r an audit, the ow n er or opera tor shall be furnis h ed wi th a

pre li min ar

y dete rm ina tion o f m at er ia l def ic ien cies and nec es sa r

y r e vi sion s to the r i sk ma nagem ent

pro gram and R MP

in ac cordan ce wi th 40 C FR 68 .2 20( e) with ch an ge s s pe cif ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-

8. 1( c).

( e) The o wner or opera tor shall m ak e a ll docum enta tion requir ed p urs uant to this chapt er

r eadi l y a cc es sibl e for r e view b y

the Depa rt men t durin g an audit or ins pe ct io n.

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### SU BCH APTE R 9. WORK P L A N/EHSAR

A

7:3 1- 9 .1 W

or k plan prepa ra tion

(a) A n o wner or operator w ho doe s n ot have an established risk m anagement pro gram as

deter min ed by the Depart men t p urs uant to N.J.A.C. 7:3 1- 7 .3 s hall as sist the Depart men t in

dev eloping a w ork plan to perform an Extraordina rily Hazardous S ub stance Accident Ris k

As ses sment (EHSARA) and develo p a risk reduction plan.

(b) The w ork plan s hal l con sist of the f ac ili t y dat a and the det ai led sco pe o f work ne cessar y

to perfor m an EHSA RA. Th e EHSARA wi ll r es ul t in a r eco mm ended risk reduct io n plan tha t wil l

inc lu d e an y

defi ci enc ies that w hen cor re ct ed will r es ul t in an appro ve d risk man a ge men t pr o gra m.

( c) An o wner or o per ator assi st in g the Depa rt men t in the de velopm ent of the r equired w ork

plan shall co mpi le and su bm it to the Dep art me nt the list of ris k m anagem ent pro gram docum ents

within 30 da ys af

te r re ce ipt of n oti ce of th e dete rm ina tion that the ow ne r or o per ator d oes n ot ha ve

an est ablished ris k m anagem ent pro gram

. Th e l i st o f docum ents shall be g r ou ped b y o pe ra tin g or

uti lity u nit ar ea in E HS service at th e stat io na r y so urc e gi vi n g thei r d ocu ment n umb er

, na me, the

EHS in v ol ved, most re cent r e vi sion number and dat e, fil e loca tion a t the sta tionar y so urc e, and co de

of s he et size ac cordin g to AN SI Y 14 .1-19 96 (A, B, C

, D, or E ) or Deutshes In stitut F u er Normun g

(DI N) 8 23-1 96 5 (A4, A3, A2, A1, or A0).

(d) Up on r e view o f the d ocu ments su bm it ted, th e Depa rt men t will sched ul e a me et in g with

the o wner or opera tor for the p urp ose of:

1. Ide nt if

yi n g an y ot h er d ocu ments th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor m u st su bm it to the

Depa rt men t;

2. Discu ssin g an d adaptin g the wor k plan to be de veloped to the o wner or

opera tor' s EHS equipm ent and pr o cedures;

3. Expl ainin g the con sultan t sel ec tion process as desc ribed in N

. J.A .C. 7:31-9 .3

below;

4. De te rm inin g an y l im its on the sc ope or det ai l s of the work pl an;

5. Ide nt if

yi n g the m e mbe rs of the o wner or o per ator's staf f w ho will assi st in the

work of the E HS ARA

u nder th e dire ct io n of the independent cons ult ant or the Dep art me nt;

6. Set tin g an end

- dat e of the EHSARA that wi ll be inc lu d ed in the o wner or

opera tor' s r eq

uest for prop osal to independent cons ult ants;

7. Rev i ewin g the instruc tion s to bi dde r s to be inc lu ded in the ow n er or

opera tor' s r eq

uest for prop osal docum ent to which the work pl an wi ll be a tt ach ed

.

7:3 1

- 9 .2 Gene ri c sco pe o f work

( a) Th e sco pe o f work for th e w ork plan for e ach ow ne r or o pe ra tor requir ed to ha ve an

EHSARA perform ed b y a cons ul tant or the Depar tm ent for a Pr o gra m 3 co ver ed pr oc es s shall

inc lu d e the followin g:

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1. A g enera l descr iption o f ho w the ow n er or opera tor use s EHS s a t the

sta tionar y s ource ;

2. A requir em en t for the verifi ca tion o f the q uanti ti es and m ethod s of ha ndlin g

a ll E HS s at the stat io n ar

y so ur ce again st the r e gi st ra tion su b mit ted b y

the ow ne r or o pe ra tor;

3. A r equire m ent for the followin g reviews and

, w he re nec es sa r y

, the

co mple tion or cr ea tion o f the d ocu ments nec es sa r y to perfor m th e review s:

i. A r e view of process de s cript io n and pr o cess che mist r y to define a ll

the p os sible ch em ic al r ea ct io ns a t the s t ationa r y so urc e tha t may c ause or contribut e to an EHS

a cc ident ;

i i. A r e view or c re at io n o f the de sig n codes and standards and opera tin g

consen su s stan d ard s e mplo yed; and

i ii. A review of th e EHS pr o cess flow diag r ams; pi pin g and instrum ent

diagrams includin g th ose of pr o cess

, utili t y or ser vic e u nits a t the s ta tionary so ur ce that a re

int er ac tive with th e EHS pi pin g and instrum ent dia gra ms; e le ct ric al one

- line diag r ams; and sit e plans

for :

(1) Compl et enes s as defined in N.J.A. C. 7: 31-1. 5 for ea ch

docum ent r efe rr ed to in ( a)3i ii abo ve;

(2) Le g ibili t

y;

(3) Uniform ity

of s ymb ols;

(4) Dr awin g ti tl e; and

(5) Rev isio n numbe r and da te ;

4. A r equire m ent for a saf et y review of existin g eq

uip men t which s hal l m e et the

r eq ui re me nts of N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-4. 7(b). I n addition th e saf et y r e view s hall inc lu d e a t a mini mu m the

followin g:

i. An nota tion or pr epar at io n of pr oc es s flow dia gra ms, pi pin g an d

instrum ent dia gra ms, e le ct ri ca l o ne

- line diag r ams, el ec tri ca l cl as sif ic at io n drawin g s, site plan, sewe r

s y stem pipin g dia gra ms, and f ire wat er s y stem pipin g diag r ams incorpor atin g drawin g t itl e, r e vi sion

numbe r

, date, s i gnature, et c., as ne cessar y to r ef le ct a ctu al condit io ns

. The annota tion o f the pi pin g

and in st rum ent diag r ams shall be l im it ed to EHS equipm ent, ru n and si ze of pipin g

, loca tion an d

funct io n of in stru men t s and loca tion, f unc tion and si ze o f val ve s;

i i. Compl et io n or cr ea tion of th e standard o pe ra tin g pr oc edures

ne cessar y to co mpl y with th e r equire m ents of 40 C F R 68 .6 9 with chan ges speci fied at N.J.A.C

. 7: 31-

4. 1( c)8 and N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 4. 3;

i ii. A site pl an r e view to det er min e a t a m ini mum the f ol lowin g :

(1) Co nfor man ce o f loc at io n of the EHS equip ment wi th th e

c ri te ria for de sig n an d opera tion re la tive to par am e te rs o f fl am m ab ili t y , re ac tivit y

and to xi ci t

y;

(2) Ac cessibili t

y for opera tions

, ma int enanc e and em er ge ncy

r es po nse inc lu din g corr id ors, roadwa y s an d wa lk w a y s; and

(3) Th e me asures and prec aution s de sig ned for the p urp ose o f

prote ct in g the covered process f rom ex te rnal for ces and e vents and for the purp ose of co nt roll in g

EHS r el eases within the sta tionary s ource ;

i v

. An e le ct ri ca l c lassifi ca tion rev i ew to de te rm ine confor man ce with the

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most cu rren t edit io n of the Na tional E le ct ri ca l Co d e, A NS I/N FP A 70;

v

. A review of f

ire wat er and sewer s y ste m dr awin g s to det er min e if

these s y ste ms as b uil t conf or m with curr ent desi g n prac ti ces;

vi

. A me ch anic al de sig n r e view co mpa rin g th e s pe cif ic at io ns of instal led

EHS equipm ent and in stru ment at ion with c ri te ri a for desi g n and oper ation in cludin g but not li mi ted

to:

(1) Press ur e and te mpe ra ture ra tin g s;

(2) Ma te ri als of construc tion;

(3) Corro sion al lowance ;

(4) Saf

et y re lie f de vic es and int erlo ck s;

(5) Lea

k t i g htness and pres sure testin g; and

(6) Potenti al p oints of EHS r ele ases d ue to f ailur e of EHS

equip ment, suc h as, seal s y ste ms, packin g s, si ght gla sses , expansio n joints an d rot am et ers ;

vi i. A r e view and det ail ed an al ysi s of an y EHS ac cid ent s that occur red in

the pa st six y ears f

or the pur po se o f ident if

yin g pr obl em ar eas;

vi ii. A dete rm ina tion of th e nature and age of E HS equip ment an d an

ex am ina tion of the ir p h y sic al integrit y b y v is ual ins pe ct io n f or evi denc e of det erior at ion or distortion

b y pr o cesse s suc h as cor ro sion , e ro sion, vi bra tion an d fluid l eaks; and

ix. An exa min at io n o f the EHS equipm ent for evi den ce of inadequa te

equip ment and pipin g s up ports;

5. A requir em en t for a process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t me e tin g the

r eq ui re me nts of N.J.A.C

. 7: 31

- 4 .2 on EHS equipm ent or opera tin g al te rnat i ves us in g the me tho d of

an al ys is s pec ifi ed in the wor k plan b y the Depa rt men t.

6. A r equire m ent for a r e view of the o wner or oper ator' s pre ventive m aint enanc e

pro gram b y in spec tion of int erna l d ocum ents, cor resp on d ence and standard forms an d b y inte r views

with the o wner or opera tor' s s taf f, and ident ifi ca tion of tho se a ct i viti es nec es sa r y to a chieve

co mpli anc e with N.J.A. C. 7: 31

- 4 .5;

7. A r equire m ent for r e view of the o wner or oper ator's o per ator t ra inin g

pro gram b y in spec tion of int erna l d ocum ents, cor resp on d ence and standard forms an d b y inte r views

with the o wner or opera tor of a co vered pr o cess 's s taf f, and ident ifi ca tion of tho se a ct i viti es

ne cessar y to a chieve comp lian ce with N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 4. 4;

8. A r equire m ent for r e view of the o wner or oper ator's EHS a cc ident

in vesti gat io n procedur es b y ins pe ct io n of inte rnal docum ents, co rrespo ndenc e and s t an da rd f or ms

and b y int erview s with the o wner or opera tor' s staf f and identi fic at ion of tho se a ct i vit ies nec es sa r y to

a chieve comp lian ce with 4 0 C F R 68 .81 wi th ch an ge s specif ied a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 4 .1(c )1 5- 2 1;

9. A r equire m ent for r e view of the o wner or oper ator's em er genc y resp on se

pro gram b y in spec tion of int erna l d ocum ents, cor resp on d ence and standard forms an d b y inte r views

with the o wner or opera tor' s staf f and identi fic at ion of tho se a ct i vit ies nec es sa r y to ach ieve

co mpli anc e with N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

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10

. A requir em en t for review of th e o wner or oper ator's audit pr o gra m; and

1 1. A requir em en t for prepa ra tion and su bm itt al o f pro gres s reports to the

Depa rt men t det ai lin g the s t atu s of imp le me nta tion of th e sc ope of wor k a t int er vals to be establ is hed

b y the Depa rt men t and included in the wor k plan.

(b) Rese r ved

.

7:3 1- 9 .3 Sel ec tion of cons ul tants

( a) Th e Depart m ent s hal l auth or ize an independent cons ul tant n o mina ted b y the o wner

or opera tor to perfor m th e Ext raordina ri l y Hazardou s S ub st ance Acc ident Ris k As ses s ment. The

independent con sultant shall be chosen b y the Depa rt men t and hired and paid for b y the o wner or

opera tor in a ccord ance with the pro v isio ns o f this s ubchapte r

.

(b) W

ithin 6 0 da ys aft er r ec eipt of the finished wor k plan, an o wner or opera tor s hal l

su bm it th e nam es and prop osals of thr ee con sultan t s wh o m ee t th e requir em en t s a t N.J.A. C. 7:3 1-

9. 4(b) and a re wi llin g an d abl e to perfor m the EHSARA in a cco rdance with the schedule set in th e

work pl an

.

( c) Th e ow ne r or o per ator s hal l n ot su bm it th e nam e and pro po sa l of an y con sultan t w ho:

1. I s o wned or cont rolled b y the ow n er or opera tor or b y a fir m w hi ch ow ns or

controls bot h the ow n er or opera tor and the con sult ant or o wn s or controls the ow ne r or o per ator ;

2. W

a s the de sig ner of an y

co ver ed pr o cess a t the sta tionary s ource ;

3. I s debar red or su spe nded pur suant to N.J.A.C

. 7: 1- 5 or o n th e New Je rse y

Depa rt men t of T re asur

y' s l i st o f fi rms deba rr ed or su spen ded fro m en ga gin g in w ork in the Sta te ;

4. Fail s to stat e in its writt en prop osal that i t wil l n ot s ubc ontr ac t an y of th e

work in vol ve d in the E HS ARA u nl e ss pr o vided in wr itin g b y the Depar tm ent ; or

5. Fail s to stat e in its writt en prop osal that i t wil l n ot chan ge the staf f nam ed to

do an y of the work in v ol ved in the EHSA RA unles s appro ve d in writ in g b y the Depa rtm en t.

7:3 1- 9 .4 Pro posal r eq ui re me nts

( a) E ach pr op osal s hal l expla in in a cl ea r and co n cise m anne r h ow the con sult ant is

g oi n g to addr e ss ea ch task in th e o wner or oper ator's work pl an

.

(b) E ach pro po sa l s hal l de mon str at e the con sultant's abi lity to perform the EHSA RA set

forth in N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 9 and s hal l include :

1. Th e con sult ant' s q ua lif ic at io ns in:

i. Process en gi ne er in g;

i i. Saf

et y en gi ne er in g;

i ii. Prep ara tion of oper at in g pr o cedures;

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i v

. Prep ara tion or rev i ew o f m ain ten ance pr oc edures;

v

. Prep ara tion or rev i ew o f saf et y proc ed ur es;

vi

. Prep ara tion or rev i ew o f opera tor t ra inin g pr o gra ms;

vi i. Per form anc e or r e view of ac cid ent in ve st i gations;

vi ii. Per form anc e of ha z ard review s and pr o cess hazard an al yse s;

ix. Per form anc e of risk asses s ments;

x. Prep ara tion or rev i ew o f e me r genc y resp on se plan s;

xi. Per form anc e of audits o f r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r ams; an d

xii. Kn owl ed ge of risk reduct io n m ethods; an d

xii i. W

ith r es p ec t to ea ch of th e abo ve qual ifi ca tion s, the followin g:

(1) Na me of co ns ul tant's c li ent; if the c li ent' s na me cannot be

di vul ge d then a desc ription of th e cl ient ;

(2) Na me of cl ient's cont ac t pers on, if availab le ;

(3) Da te and durat io n of w ork;

(4) Na mes of con sult ant' s em plo yees w ho pe rform ed the w ork;

(5) Schedule o f the w ork; and

(6) Bri ef desc ription of th e w ork.

2. Th e qualif

ic at io ns an d expe rien ce o f addit io n al staf f wh o m a y be as sig ned o n

an as need ed basis; and

3. Th e l e vel of ef fort to be dedi ca ted and sc h ed ul e for perfor ming e ach

work pl an task i te m includin g:

i. Na mes of staf

f assi g ned;

i i. Expe ct ed star tin g and comp le tion da tes;

i ii. Est im at ed perso nho urs; and

i v

. Scope an d extent of usa ge of col la te ra l ite ms s uch as co mpute r u se,

out side co ns ul tants, et c.

( c) Th e r e su mes of th e con sultan t or the con sult ant' s staf f wh o ar e to be co mm it ted to the

work pl an agreed to b y the ow ne r or o pe ra tor of a co vered proc es s and th e Depar tm ent s hal l be

inc lu d ed in the pro po sa l s ubmi tted to the Depa rt men t and s hall de mon str at e that the con sult ant or the

cons ult ant' s staf

f i mpl em ent in g the work

pl an ha s the f

ol lowin g q

ua lif ic at io ns , a t a m ini mum :

1. At l east one prev iou s pr oj ec t in e ach of the 12 a re as o f expe rien ce listed in

(b)1 abo ve;

2. Ke y staf f me m be r s ea ch hav in g at l east fi ve y ears of professi ona l expe ri ence

and o ne ke y s t af

f me m be r w ho i s a lic ensed pr of e ssio n al en ginee r;

3. A task f

or ce le ade r with at le ast 3 6 month s of ac cumu la ted expe rien ce as a

proje ct man a ger o f mu lt idi s ciplin ar y t echni ca l t ea ms;

4. A te chnic al l ead er of the haza rd an al ysi s and r is k asse ssm ent portion s of the

work wh o has at l east 1 2 month s ag gre gat e expe rien ce at such work; and

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5. An y assi st in g staf f shall ha ve a t le ast thr ee year s of pr of es sional w ork

expe rien ce an d a t l east six m onth s ac cumu la ted expe rien ce o n the t ype o f work in vol ve d in the

portion o f the EHSA RA

to w hi ch the y

wil l contr ib ut e.

(d) Th e Depart m ent, within 15 da y s aft er r ec eipt of the na mes an d pr opo sals from the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor , s hal l:

1. Sel ec t one of th e con sultan t s to perfor m the EHSARA; or

2. W

ithin 6 0 da ys aft er det er min in g tha t n one of th e cons ult ants ' pr op osals

su bm it ted b y the o wner or opera tor me et the r equire m ents in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 9 .4, dire ct the ow ne r or

opera tor to su

bm it the nam es and pro posals of an additional thr ee con sult ants to the Depa rt men t f or

i t s sel ec tion o f one of th e con sultan t s to perfor m the EHSARA

.

( e) Th e o wner or opera tor o f a co vered pr oc es s s hal l ex ecut e a co nt ra ct with the

cons ult ant chosen b y the Dep art me nt within 45 da ys af te r re ce ipt of the na me of th e con sultan t from

the Depar tm ent.

(f ) Th e co ns ul tant or Depa rt men t s hal l per form th e EHSARA and de velop a

r eco mm ended risk reduc tion plan which will inc lu de the ident ifi ca tion of tho se a ct i viti es nec es sa r y

to cr ea te a risk m anagem ent pr o gra m. These shall be per form ed in conf or mi t y with the w ork plan

de veloped and ex pl ain ed a t the me et in g he ld pur suant to N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 9 .1(d) abo ve. Me mbe rs o f

the o wner or opera tor' s staf f m a y part ic ipat e in the work prepar atory to the EHSARA

.

7:3 1- 9 .5 EHSARA report

( a) Up on compl et io n of the EHSARA, th e con sultan t or the Depa rtm en t s hal l prepa re an

EHSARA report which shall in clude r eco mm enda tion s to reduce risk s.

(b) Th e ori gi na l EHSA RA report s hal l be su bm itt ed to the Depart m ent and a cop y of the

EHSARA report shall be s ubmi tted to the o wner or opera tor a t the sa me ti me

.

( c) Th e EHSARA

r eport shall cont ain, b ut not be lim it ed to, the followin g for Pro gram 3

co ver ed pr o cesse s:

1. Th e findin g s of the verifi ca tion requir ed b y N.J.A.C. 7:31

- 9. 2( a)2;

2. Th e findin g s of the r e view r equired b y N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 9 .2(a )3;

3. Th e findin g s of the saf et y rev i ew requir ed b y

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

- 9 .2(a )4;

4. Th e r ep or t s of the process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessmen t requir ed b y

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

- 9 .2(a )5;

5. Th e findin g s of the r e views requir ed b y N.J.A.C. 7:31

- 9. 2( a)6 throu g h 10;

and

6. The r eco m mend ed r is k r ed uc tion plan includin g the l istin g of al l of the

def ic ienc ies ident ifi ed in ( c)1 throu g h 5 abo ve, th e re me dia l a ct io ns an d a lt erna tive s to corr ec t the

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def ic ienc ies and a pro po sed schedule for i mpl em en ta tion

.

(d) Rese r

ved

.

( e) Th e Depa rtm en t s hal l r e view the E HS ARA report an d prep are a r i sk reduc tion pl an

which wil l be incorpora ted into an adm inistr at i ve or d er which wil l be is sued to th e o wner or

opera tor

. Th e adm inistr ative order shall dire ct the ow ne r or o per ator to i mpl em en t the r i sk r eduction

plan which shall inc lu d e:

1. A list of risk s that must be reduc ed;

2. Th e ac tion s th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor is to tak e to reduce the r i sks includin g

tho se nec es sa r

y to co mple te a risk m anagem ent pro g ra m m ee ting the r equire m ents of N.J.A.C. 7:3 1-

4 an d the sc hedul e within w hi ch the ow ne r or o per ator s hal l comp le te th e ac tions; an d

3. A sta te men t that the o wner or oper ator has an est ablished r i sk m an a ge ment

pro gram

.

(f ) An y o wner or opera tor ag g ri e ved b y the ad min i st ra tive orde r is sued p urs uant to ( e )

abo ve m a y r equest an adjudic ator

y hea rin g b y followin g the pr oc edures set forth at N.J.A. C. 7:31

-

1 1. 3.

(g ) Up on i mpl em ent at io n o f the ris k reduct ion plan as requir ed b y the ad ministr at i ve

order

, the est ablis h ed risk m anagem ent pr o gra m wil l be audited in a cco rdance with 4 0 C FR 6 8. 22 0

with ch an ge s s pe cif

ied a t N

. J.A .C. 7: 31-8. 1( c)2- 1 2 and N.J.A.C. 7:31-8. 2.

(h) Th e Depart m ent may b y r e g ul ation or o n a c ase- b y-cas e basis li mi t the sc ope or

det ai l of the wor

k plan wher e it dete rm ines tha t the a ct io n doe s not re mo ve or comp rom i s e the

prote ct io n r eq

ui red for the p ublic inte rest.

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(This pa ge int entional l y

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SU BCHA P TER

1 0. CON F I DEN TI A LIT Y A ND T RADE SECR ETS

7:3 1

- 1 0. 1 Scope and ap pl ic abil it y

( a) Th i s su

bchapt er constitut es the rul e s for the as se rtion, s ub stant ia tion

, r e view

, and

appe al of confident ia lity cl ai ms and peti tion s to with hold pri vil e ged t rad e secr et or se curity

infor ma tion, and est ablishes the principl es, g u idel ines and proc ed ur es g o v ernin g the inte rnal

m anagem ent and disclo sur e of confid entia l infor ma tion pr o vided to the Depa rtm en t p urs u ant to thi s

ch apte r

.

(b) All o wners or o per ators assert in g a confid entia li t y c la im or a pet it io n to withh old

priv il e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y infor ma tion s hal l follow the procedur es set f or th in this su bchapte r

.

( c) Th e Depart m ent, its e mplo yees and its age nts shall stri ct l y ad he re to the proc ed ur es

est ablished b y this su

bchapt er for ma int ainin g the confidenti al it y and secur it

y of confident ia l

infor ma tion and for th e di sc lo sure o f confident ia l inform at ion.

7:3 1

- 1 0. 2 Gene ra l pro v isio ns

( a) All inform at ion col le ct ed b y or ori ginat ed b y the Depa rtm en t in co nne ct io n with the

Ac t, this ch apte r or the TCP A pr o gra m s hal l be m ade avail able to th e publi c in a ccord ance with

N.J.S. A. 47:lA

- 1 et seq. excep t as ot he rwise pro vi ded in this s ubc h apte r

.

(b) Th e Depa rtm en t s hal l prote ct f rom disclos ur e to the publ ic an y secur it y inf or ma tion

and an y confident ia l inform at ion obta ined p urs uant to th e Act or this chapt er

.

( c) Co nfid entia l inform at ion

, s up pli ed to th e Depa rt men t, wi ll be disclosed onl y to the

e mplo yees or a gents of the Depa rt men t and o nl y o n a need

- to

- kn ow basis for the pur pose s of

c ar r yi n g o ut or enforc in g the pro vi sion s of the Act or this chapt er

, or for use in civ il or c ri min al

proce edin gs , if so or d ered b y a cour t.

(d) An o wner or o per ator m a y fi le a cl ai m with the Depar tm ent to withhold fro m publ ic

disclos ur e co nfid enti al inform at ion requir ed to be su bm it ted to the Depar tm ent a t an y ti me s uch

infor ma tion is r equired to be s ubmi tt ed to the Depa rt men t. A n ow ne r or o pe ra tor m ay fil e a pet it io n

to withh old fro m the Depar tm ent privilege d tr ade se cre t or secur it y infor ma tion onl y at th e ti me of

fi lin g th e init ia l d ocu ment s ubmi tta ls with the Depa rtm en t p urs u ant to N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 7. 2, or within

30 da ys af

te r re ce ipt of a Depa rt men t r eq uest for th e fac il it

y data f or o wners or o per ators with n o

r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am as pr o vided b y N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 9 .1(c ), or within 3 0 da y s of the c re at io n of

new pri vilege d trad e secr et or secur it y inform at ion. All suc h cl ai ms or peti tion s and an y r eq ui red

su bstanti at io n s hall be s ubmi tt ed in wri tin g on f or ms pro vi d ed b y the Depar tm ent in ac cordanc e with

N.J.A.C

. 7: 31

- 10 .4 and 10 .6, respe ctivel y

. I f th e spac e pro vi d ed for r es pon ses on Depar tm ent forms

is n ot su f fi ci ent, additiona l pa ge s, pro pe rl y ref er enc ed, m ay be a tta ched to the r equired for ms to

pro vi de compl et e r es po nses. All f or ms c an be o bta ined from :

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New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

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Note : Th e B ure au of C he mi ca l Rel ease I nform at ion and Preve nt io n ha s been succe eded b y the

Bure au o f Re le ase Preve nt io n. Th e cor re ct da ta for th e B ur eau of Rel ease Pre vention ar e:

New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

Bure au o f Re le ase Preve nt io n

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( e) Th e o wner or opera tor s hal l ini ti ally su b mit or disclose o nl y the confidenti al cop y of

docum ents conta inin g confid entia l inform at ion to the Depa rtm en t. Th e pu bli c cop y which shall ha ve

del et ed al l confident ia l inform at ion and be availab le for publ ic disclos ur e shall be su b mit ted to the

Depa rt men t onl y u

po n the Depa rt men t' s re ce ipt of a r eq u e st f or the publi c disclo sur e of th e

infor ma tion or if the Dep art me nt ot he rwise dec ides to det er min e w he ther the inform at ion is ent itl ed

to co nfid enti al tr ea tm ent. The confident ia l cop y s hal l be for th e Depa rt men t' s r eco rd s and shall

inc lu d e al l nec es sa r

y infor ma tion.

(f ) An y confident ia l infor ma tion s up pli ed to the Depa rt men t s hall be se nt b y c er tif ied

m ai l, re turn r ec eipt request ed, b y perso na l de li ver y

, or b y other m ea n s that pro v ides verifi ca tion of

del i ver y

, the date o f del i ver

y

, and the na me of th e pers on w ho re ce i ves th e d ocu ment in th e

Depa rt men t.

(g ) A pr ope rl y co mpl et ed an d su bm it ted pet ition to with hold pri vil e ged t rad e secr et or

secur it y inform at ion or an y

su bse quent inte ri m dec isio ns b y the Depar tm ent conc ernin g s uch pe tit io n

shall n ot exe mpt the o wner opera tor from co mpli anc e wi th the requir em en t s of the Act or this

ch apte r

, ex cept tha t the ow ne r or o pe ra tor wil l n ot be r eq ui red to pr o vide the Depar tm ent with th e

t rade secr et or secur it

y inf or ma tion c la im ed as pri vil e ged, unless the peti tion is fina ll y de ni ed.

(h) No e mplo yees or a gents of the Depar tm ent a re authorized to si g n a confidenti al it y

agree me nt or other n on

- disclos ur e a gre em ent, and an y s uch agree men t s o exe cuted will be o f n o

for ce or ef

f ec t as to the Depa rt men t.

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- 1 0. 3 Ex clusio ns f rom confid entia l infor ma tion and privilege d tr ade se cre t or secur it y

infor ma tion

( a) In form at ion r eq

ui red to be su

b mit ted or disclo s ed to the Depa rt men t pur suant to the

Ac t or thi s chapt er w hi ch m ee ts th e followin g c rit er ia shall n ot be consi d ered as confident ia l

infor ma tion, regardless of an y c la im or peti tion e ith er pendin g or ap pro ved:

1. Th e na me o f the o wner or opera tor

, his or her ad dr es s, and th e nam e and

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loc at io n of hi s or her EHS f ac ili ti es;

2. Th e chem ic al or com mon nam e, C he mi ca l A bstra ct Services n umb er

, U nit ed

Sta tes Depa rtm en t of T ransp or ta tion identif ic at io n numbe r

, extr aordina rily ha z ardo us su bstanc e

na me or ot he r identif

yin g nam e for the su

bstances listed in T

abl e I in N.J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 6. 3, or an y

r e gulat io n Promulgated un der the Act ;

3. In form at ion requir ed to be pu bl ic l y disclo s ed pur suant to an y othe r F edera l or

sta te a ct or reg ula tion s;

4. In form at ion s up pli ed to th e Depar tm ent b y an ow ne r or o pe ra tor conta ined

within the R MP;

5. In form at ion r eq

ui red to be publ ic l y di sclosed pur suant to a court order or

rul in g ;

6. In form at ion w hi ch is pat ented;

7. In form at ion w hi ch is pu blished or avail able thro u gh an y publ ic so ur ce ;

8. In form at ion w hi ch is kn ow n to pers ons out side the ow ne r or o per ator's

bu sines s, wh o ar e n ot bo un d b y a confidenti al it y ag r ee men t or ot h er d

ut y to keep the inform at ion

confident ia l;

9. In form at ion which is dete rm ined n ot to be confident ia l inf or ma tion p urs uant

to this chapte r;

10

. (R e s er ved)

1 1. In form at ion requir ed to be in cluded in th e regi str ant' s e me r genc y r es pon se

plan pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 5 .1 thro u gh 5 .2; and

12

. In form at ion su

bm itt ed or di sc lo sed to the Depar tm ent b y an o wner or

opera tor w hi ch is not m ark ed or which d oes not dis pl a y in b old ty

pe or stamp the wor d

" Co nfid entia l" on the to p of ea ch pa ge.

(b) At a min imu m th e followin g inform at ion requir ed to be su b mit ted or disclo s ed to the

Depa rt men t p urs uant to the Ac t or thi s chapt er s hal l n ot be con side red pri vilege d tr ade secr et or

secur it y inf or ma tion r e gardl es s of an y peti tion e ith er pendin g or ap pro ved:

1. Process ha za rd analy si s with risk as sessm ent re cords;

2. Saf

et y rev i ew re cord s;

3. EHS Ac cident re cord s;

4. Process flow and pipin g and instru ment at io n diagrams ;

5. Standa rd oper at in g pr o cedures;

6. Preve nt i ve m ain tenan ce proc ed ur es;

7. In s pe ct io n r ep or t s;

8. Saf

et y an d e me r

genc y pr oc edures;

9. T ra inin g re cord s and pr oc edures;

10

. Desi gn c ri te ria and standa rd s and oper at in g con sens us standa rd s ; and

1 1. In her entl y safer

te ch nolo g y r e view r eports.

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( a) An y ow ne r or o per ator r eq ui red to su

bm it or disclo s e to the Depart m ent an y

infor ma tion pur suant to the Act or this chapte r w hi ch is the o wner or o per ator's o pinion con sti tutes

confident ia l inf

or ma tion, m ay as ser t a co nfid enti ali t y cl ai m b y followin g the pr o cedures set forth in

this sect io n.

(b) An y ow ne r or o per ator asser tin g a co nf identi al it y cl ai m shall d o so in wri tin g o n a

for m pr o vided b y

the Depa rt men t at the ti me th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor pro vi d e s or disclo s e s confidenti al

infor ma tion to the Depa rtm en t.

( c) An y ow ne r or o per ator su bm it tin g an y infor ma tion to the Depar tm ent and assert in g a

confident ia li t

y cl ai m co verin g an y inform at ion conta ined the re in shall s ubmi t a confid entia l cop y of

the d ocu ment to the Depar tm ent a lon g with a pro p erly exe cuted confident ia li t y c la im form. Th e

confident ia l cop y s hal l conta in al l the infor ma tion requir ed b y th e Act or this chapt er in cludin g an y

infor ma tion w hi ch the c la im ant r equest s to be tr ea ted as confident ia l. A second cop y

, the pu bli c

cop y

, w hi ch shall be identi ca l to the confident ia l cop y exc ept tha t it shall co nt ain no infor ma tion

which the c la im an t requests to be t re at ed as co nf identi al, shall be su

b mit ted to the Dep art me nt onl y

if the Depa rtm en t r ec eive s a request for p ubli c disclos ur e of the inform at ion or if the Depar tm ent

de cides to dete rm ine whethe r th e infor ma tion is entit led to confident ia l t re at me nt. Th e p ublic cop y

c an be a p hotoco p y of the confidenti al cop y

, with the a ll e gedl y confidenti al infor ma tion bla cked o ut.

W hen a publi c co p y is requir ed, the Depa rt men t shall notif y the cl ai man t b y ce rt ifi ed m ai l, re turn

r ec eipt r eq

uest ed, tha t i t m u st su bm it the p ublic cop y an d the requir ed fe e, alon g wi th the

confident ia li t

y cl ai m s ub stant ia tion form as requir ed b y N .J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 10 .5(d), to the Depart m ent

within 3 0 da ys . If the pu bli c co p y

, r equired fe e or the confidenti al it y c la im su bstanti at io n form is not

r ec eive d b y the Depa rt men t within the 30 da y tim e li mi t, the Dep art me nt shall send a le tt er b y

c er tif ied ma il, r eturn re ce ipt r equested, notif yin g th e c la im ant tha t its c la im wil l be con side red

ab an do n ed and the confid entia l cop y shall be t re at ed as publ ic infor ma tion, u nl e ss the publi c cop y

,

r eq ui red f ee or su bstanti at io n form is re ce i ved b y the Depar tm ent wi thin 10 da ys of re ce ipt of the

Depa rt men t' s n oti ce.

(d) Th e to p of ea ch pa ge of the confidenti al cop y cont ainin g an y inf or ma tion w hi ch the

c la im ant desir es to be tre at ed as confidenti al shall di splay the he adin g " CON F I DEN TIA L" in b old

t ype, or sta mp.

( e) All parts of th e text o f the co nf identi al cop y which the c la im an t requests to be t re at ed

as confident ia l s hal l be un derscor ed or hi g hli ghted in a c le ar l y ident ifi able mann er

. Th is m anne r of

m ark in g confident ia l inform at ion shall be s uch that both th e inform at ion c la im ed as confident ia l and

the un derscor in g or hi g hlig htin g is reproducibl e o n ph otocop y in g ma chin e s. I nf or ma tion n ot s o

m ark ed will be tre at ed as p ublic and m ay be disclo s ed wi th out notic e to the c la im ant.

(f ) Th e co nfid enti al cop y

, containin g the inform at ion which the c la im an t a ll e ges to be

ent it led to confidenti al tre at m ent, shall be se aled in an en velope which shall dis pl a y th e w ork

" CON F I DEN TI A L" in bold t ype or sta mp o n bot h s ides. This en velo pe, to gethe r with the

confident ia li t

y cl ai m form (whi ch m a

y or m ay n ot be enc lo sed in a se p ara te en velope, at the optio n

of the c la im ant ), shall be enclosed in an othe r en velo p e for tr an s mi tta l to the Depar tm ent, a t the

followin g addr es s:

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C hi ef, B ur eau of Rel ease and Prevention

New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

P O B ox 4 24

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Note : Th e B ure au of C he mi ca l Rel ease I nform at ion and Preve nt io n ha s been succe eded b y the

Bure au o f Re le ase Preve nt io n. Th e cor re ct da ta for th e B ur eau of Rel ease Pre vention ar e:

New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

Bure au o f Re le ase Preve nt io n

P O B ox 4 24

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Th e outer envelo pe s hal l bea r n o ma rkin g in di ca tin g th e confidenti al nature o f i t s cont ent s.

(g ) T o en sure pro pe r deli ver

y

, the comp le te pack a ge sh ould be sent b y ce rt ifi ed m ai l,

r eturn re ce ipt r equested, b y pe r sonal deliver y or b y other m eans w hi ch will pro vi de verifi ca tion of

del i ver y

, the date o f del i ver

y an d the nam e of the perso n wh o r ec eive s the docum ent a t the

Depa rt men t. Or din ar

y m ai l may be use d, b ut th e Depa rt men t will as sum e n o r es pon sibil it y for

pa cka ges until the y

a re ac tual l y

r ec eive d a t the addr es s pr o vided in (f) abo ve.

(h) Th e ce rti fi ca tion on the bottom of th e confident ia li t y cl ai m form shall conta in the

si gnature and c er tif

ic at io n s pec ifi ed in 4 0 C FR 68 .18 5. A n y su bstanti at io n form which the c la im an t

su bm its to s up port a confid entia li t y cl ai m shall also conta in the si g natur e and ce rt ifi ca tion as

speci fied in 40 C FR

68 .1 85.

( i) F or infor ma tion which in the ow ne r or o per ator's opinio n con st itutes confident ia l

infor ma tion and which is me re l y disclosed to the Dep art me nt d urin g an in spec tion a t the co ver ed

process, onl y one co p y

, the confid entia l cop y

, need be reveal ed to the Depa rtm en t at that t im e. A

pro p erly ex ecut ed confident ia li t y cl ai m form for the inform at ion di sc lo sed s hal l be s ubmi tt ed to the

Depa rt men t a t the t im e of suc h disclo sur e. Th e secon d cop y

, th e p ublic cop y

, wil l be su

bm itt ed to

the Depa rt men t onl y if i t becom es ne cessar y for th e Depa rt men t to m ake a confidenti al it y

det er min at io n conc ernin g th e inform at ion c la im ed as confident ia l which is disclosed d urin g an

ins pe ct io n. A n y inform at ion di sc lo sed to the Depar tm ent durin g an ins pe ct io n w hich is n ot pr ope rl y

m ark ed and id entif

ied as confidenti al inform at ion wil l n ot be con side red co nf identi al or be tr ea ted as

suc h b y the Depa rt men t.

( j) If up on re ce ipt of the publi c cop y the Depa rt men t beco mes aw ar e of an ap p aren t

e rror or om is sion on th e part o f a cl ai man t in fa ilin g to de le te infor ma tion fro m the publ ic cop y

which it identif

ied as bein g confid entia l b y u nderscor in g or hi g hli ghtin g on the confid entia l cop y

, the

Depa rt men t shall sen d a le tte r b y ce rt ifi ed ma il

, re turn re ce ipt r eq uest ed, notif

yin g the c la im an t of

the appar ent er ror or omissio n. Th e let te r s hal l ad vise the cl ai man t th at the cl ai m as to all

infor ma tion n ot del et ed o n the Pu bli c cop y wil l be con side red abando ned and the pu bli c cop y wil l be

t re at ed as pu bl ic infor ma tion, u nl e ss the Depa rtm en t re ce i ves a cor re ct ed P ublic co p y wi thin 10 da ys

of re ce ipt of the Depa rt men t' s n oti ce.

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- 1 0. 5 De te rm ina tion of confident ia lity cl ai ms

( a) In form at ion for w hi ch a confidenti al it y c la im has be en assert ed wil l be tr ea ted b y the

Depa rt men t as enti tl ed to confid entia l t re at men t, u nl e ss the Depa rtm en t dete rm ines tha t the

infor ma tion is not enti tl ed to confid entia l t re at men t as pr o vided in thi s sec tion.

(b) Th e Depart m ent s hal l ac t up on a confident ia lity c la im an d dete rm ine whethe r

infor ma tion is or is n ot ent it led to confidenti al tre at m ent whenever the Depa rt men t:

1. Re ce i ves a request un de r N

. J. S.A. 4 7:lA

- 1 e t seq

. to in spe ct or cop y s uch

infor ma tion;

2. De cides to dete rm ine w he ther inf or ma tion in its po sse ssi on is en tit led to

confident ia l tr ea tm en t; or

3. Desir es for an y r eason in the publi c inter est to di sc lo se the inform at ion to

perso ns n ot authorized b y thi s su bchapt er to ha ve a cc es s to confident ia l inform at ion

.

( c) W hene ver the Depa rtm en t is r equired to or dec ides to m ak e a de te rm ina tion wheth er

infor ma tion is en tit led to confident ia l tr ea tm ent, th e Depar tm ent s hal l first m ak e a de te rm ina tion th at

the inf or ma tion c la im ed as confident ia l ha s not been the su bje ct o f a prior confidenti al it y

det er min at io n b y the Depar tm ent conce rnin g the sam e co vered pr oc es s, or if it ha s, tha t the prior

det er min at io n u

pheld th e ow ne r or o pe ra tor' s c la im

. I f such a prior de te rm ina tion held th at the

confident ia li t

y cl ai m was in valid, th e Depa rt men t s hal l notif y the cl ai m ant b y regi st er ed m ai l, return

r ec eipt r eq

uest ed, tha t the infor ma tion c la im ed as confident ia l is the su bj ec t of a prior det er min at io n

conc ernin g the confidenti al it y of the sa me inform at ion in which it was held th at s uch c la im wa s

in val id and the Dep art me nt wil l tr ea t the inf or ma tion as pu bli c inform at ion.

(d) If th e Depar tm ent dete rm ines tha t the infor ma tion is not the su bje ct o f a prior

confident ia li t

y det er min at io n, the Depa rt men t shall notif y th e cl ai ma nt b y ce rt ifi ed ma il

, re turn

r ec eipt r eq

uest ed, of the c la im ant's ri ght to s ubmit su bstanti at io n in s up port of its c la im that the

infor ma tion is en tit led to be tr ea ted as confident ia l. Th e su bs t antia tion s hal l be su

bm itt ed in writ in g

on a f or m pro vi ded b y the Depar tm ent, s hal l be ac comp ani ed b y the publi c co p y of the inform at ion

and the f ee set f or th in N.J.A.C. 7:31

- 1. 1 1(q) for r e view of the su bstanti at io n, and shall be re ce i ved

b y the Depa rt men t within 30 da y s o f re ce ipt o f the Depar tm ent's n oti ce. The su bstanti at io n s hall

inc lu d e, b ut need not be lim it ed to, the followin g:

1. Th e r easo ns wh y

the infor ma tion needs to be t re at ed as confid entia l;

2. Th e ext ent to w hi ch di sc lo sure of the infor ma tion wo uld result in da mage to

the cl ai man t, includin g a de sc ript io n of the da mage, and an explan ation of th e re la tion ship betwe en

disclos ur e and the da mage;

3. Th e period of ti m e for which co nf identi al tr ea tm ent is desir ed b y the c la im ant

(for exam ple, u nti l a c er ta in date, until the occur ren ce of a spec ifi ed e vent, or perm anen tl y);

4. Th e m easur es t aken b y the c la im ant to g uard a gainst u ndesired disclos ur e of

the inform at ion to ot he rs

, an d cl ai man t' s int ention to co nt in u e such me asur e s and an y new me asur e s

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the cl ai man t int en ds to i mpl em ent in th e future to prote ct the inform at ion;

5. Th e extent to which the inf or ma tion ha s been published or ot he rwise

disclosed to othe r s, inc lu din g e mp lo y e e s, and the pre caut io ns taken in con n ec tion th erew ith;

6. Prior confidenti al it y det er min at io ns conc ernin g the inform at ion ma de b y the

Depa rt men t, another agenc y or a cour t, an d a co p y of suc h det er min at io n;

7. W hethe r the infor ma tion i s patent ed, and, if s o, ident ifi ca tion of the pat ent

and an explana tion w h y

the pa tent :

i. Does not con ne ct the c la im ant wi th th e confidenti al inf or ma tion; an d

i i. Does not pr ot ec t the cl ai man t fro m co mpet it i ve harm

. 8. Th e ease or dif fi cult y with w hi ch the inform at ion could be di sco ver ed

throu g h rever s e en gi n ee rin g and an esti ma te for the cost;

9. W hethe r an y Fe der al or sta te statut e or r e gulation r equires the p ublic

disclos ur e of the inform at ion, and a cop y the reof ; and

10

. F or se curity inform at ion

, a de sc ript io n of the ad verse i mpa ct di sc lo sure

wo uld ha ve on e ithe r the f ac ili t y 's secur it y or i t s opera tions

.

( e) Failure of a c la im an t to f urnish the publi c cop y

, th e confidenti al it

y cl ai m

su bstanti at io n f

or m or to pa y the r eq

ui red fe e wi thin 1 0 da ys o f re ce ipt o f the Depart m ent' s seco nd

notic e pro vi ded in a ccord ance with N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 1 0. 4( c), wa i ves the cl ai man t' s confidenti al it y

c la im and the inform at ion will be t re at ed as p ublic inf or ma tion.

(f ) Th e o wner or opera tor may as se rt a confidenti al it y c la im for an y co nfid enti al

infor ma tion cont ained in its su bstanti at io n form su

bm it ted to the Depar tm ent pur suant to (d) ab o ve.

T o c la im this m a te ri al as confid entia l, the c la im an t s hal l c le ar l y desi g na te those p ort io ns o f the

su bstanti at io n form c la im ed as confidenti al in a cco rdanc e with the proc ed ur es pr o vided in N.J.A.C.

7:3 1

- 1 0. 4(d) and ( e). I nform at ion n ot pr oper l y ma rked will be tr ea ted as p ubli c and may be

disclosed with out notic e to the c la im an t.

1. Th e cl ai man t shall init ia ll y su bm it to the Depa rt men t onl y the confid entia l

cop y of an y s ub stant ia tion f

or m w hi ch cont ains confid entia l infor ma tion prepa red in ac cordan ce wi th

the pr o visi ons speci fied in N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 1 0. 4( c). The ce rti fi ca tion o n the s ub stant ia tion form s hal l

be ex ecut ed as pro vi d ed in N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

- 1 0. 4(h).

(g ) Th e su

bs t antia tion form s hal l be enc lo sed in en velopes as spec ifi ed in N.J.A.C. 7:31

10 .4(f) an d be forwa rded to the address pro vi d ed th ere in. T o en sur e pr ope r deliver y

, the m ethods

speci fied in N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

- 1 0. 4(g) shall be f ol lowed.

(h) Th e Depa rtm en t may ex tend the ti me l im it f or s ubmi ttin g s ub stant ia tion pur suant to

(d) abo ve to n ot mo re than 6 0 da y s up on r ec eip t of a request in wri tin g for g o od c au s e s ho wn.

( i) Aft er re ce i vin g the s ub stanti at ion

, the Depart m ent s hal l mak e a final confident ia lity

det er min at io n in a ccord ance with the c rit er ia set forth in (j) belo w

.

1. If

, aft er r e view , the Depa rt men t dete rm ines th at the inf or ma tion is n ot enti tl ed

to co nfid enti al tr ea tm ent, the Depar tm ent shall s o notif y the cl ai man t b y ce rt ifi ed m ai l, re turn r ec eipt

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r eq u e st ed. Th e notic e s hal l s ta te the basis for the det er min at io n, an d s hal l ad vise the cl ai man t of its

r i g ht to r eq

uest an ad

ju di ca tor y he arin g in a cco rdanc e with the proc ed ur es s pec ifi ed in N .J.A.C.

7:3 1

- 1 1 .3(b). The notic e s hal l a ls o ad vi se the cl ai m ant that the Depa rtm en t shall m ake the

infor ma tion a vai labl e to the publ ic on th e 3 0th da y followin g r ec eipt b y the cl ai man t of the wri tten

notic e, unles s the Depa rt men t has r ec eived a ti me l y writ ten r eq uest for an ad

ju di ca tor y he arin g to

cont e st s uch decision.

2. If

, a fte r r e view

, the det er min at io n is ma de th at infor ma tion is en tit led to

confident ia l tr ea tm en t, the inform at ion s hal l n ot be disclosed, ex cept as othe rwise pro v ided b y thi s

su bchapt er

. The cl ai m ant s hal l be notifi ed of the Depa rt men t' s det er min at io n b y reg ula r ma il. The

notic e shall sta te the basi s for the dete rm ina tion an d tha t it co nsti tutes fina l a genc y ac tion.

( j) If th e cl ai ma nt sat i sf ies ea ch of the followin g su bstantive c ri te ri a, the Depa rt men t

shall de te rm ine th at the inf or ma tion for which a confid entia li t y c la im has be en as se rted shall be

t re at ed as confid entia l:

1. Th e cl ai man t has est ablished a r easo nabl e ba sis f or tr ea tin g the inform at ion

as confident ia l;

2. Ex cept for securi t y inf or ma tion, th e c la im ant has sh ow n th at di sc lo sure of the

infor ma tion w ould be like l y to cause da mage to its comp et itive p osition;

3. Th e c la im ant has as se rt ed a confident ia lity cl ai m w hi ch has n ot expir ed b y i ts

t er ms, been waive d or withdrawn;

4. Th e cl ai man t has sh ow n that re aso nabl e me asures ha ve been taken to prote ct

the confident ia lity of the infor ma tion an d that the cl ai ma nt intend s to continue to tak e such

m easur es;

5. Th e inf or ma tion i s n ot, and ha s not be en, a vai labl e or otherwise disclosed to

perso ns other than emp lo yees

, excep t un de r a confident ia li t y or n on

- di sc lo sure ag r ee men t, without

the c la im ant's con sent (other than b y s ub poena or b y

disco ver y ba sed o n a sh owin g of speci al ne ed in

a judic ia l or q

uasi

- ju di ci al proce edin g

, as lo n g as th e infor ma tion has not be com e a vail abl e to a

perso n not in v ol ved in the pr oc eed in g );

6. An y prior confidenti al it y det er min at io ns conce rnin g the inf or ma tion mad e b y

the Depar tm ent, anothe r a genc y or a court appro ved or up he ld th e regi str ant' s confident ia lity cl ai m;

7. Th e inf

or ma tion i s n ot the s ubjec t of a pa tent, or if pat ented, th e pat ent d oes

not co nne ct th e cl ai ma nt with the co nf identi al infor ma tion and d oes n ot prote ct th e cl ai ma nt fro m

co mpe tit i ve har m;

8. Th e co nfid enti al inform at ion is not re adily disco verab le throu g h reverse

en ginee rin g;

9. No sta tute or r e gulat io n r eq ui res pu bli c disclo sur e of th e inform at ion; and

10

. F or se curity inform at ion

, the cl ai man t has sh ow n tha t disclo sur e of th e

infor ma tion w ould like l y

ha ve an ad verse ef

fe ct on th e securi t

y of the f ac ili t y or its opera tion s.

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( a) An o wner or o per ator r eq ui red to s ubmi t or di sc lo se tr ade sec re t or securi t y

infor ma tion p urs u ant to the Act or this chapt er w hi ch th e o wner or oper ator be lieve s must be kept

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priv il e ged so as n ot to co mpet it i vel y disad va nt a ge the covered pr oc es s, or compro mise the securi t y

of the co ver ed proc es s or its opera tion s, m a y pe tit io n the Depar tm ent for th e r i ght to withhold the

priv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion b y followin g the pr oc edures set forth in this sect io n

and b y pa yin g the f

ee set forth in N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 1. 1 1(r ). A n y ow ne r or o per ator s ubmi ttin g s uch a

pet it io n shall pro vi de compl et e r es po nses o n al l requir ed s ubmissio ns to the Depar tm ent ex cept f or

tho se ite ms which wo uld requir e the di sc lo sure of pri vil e ged trad e sec re t or securi t y inform at ion

which the pe tit io n er seeks to wi th hold. F or those it ems, the peti tioner shall n ote that a peti tion to

withhold pri vil e ged tr ade secr et or security infor ma tion ha s be en su bm itt ed, a lo n g with the date

the reof.

(b) An y

o wner or opera tor pet it io nin g th e Depar tm ent f or the rig ht to withh old pri vil e ged

t rade secr et or secur it

y inf or ma tion shall do so in wri tin g on a f or m pr o vided b y the Depar tm ent a t

the tim e of ini ti al docum ent su bm it ta l, or wi thin 30 da ys af te r r ec eipt of

a Dep art me nt r eq

u e st f or the

sit e data for o wners or o pe ra tor s with no r i sk ma nagem ent pro g r am as pr o vided b y N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 9 .1(c ), or within 3 0 da y s of the c re at io n of new pri vilege d tr ade secr et or secur it y inf or ma tion.

A peti tioner s hal l also s ubmi t in writ in g s ub stant ia tion o n a form pro v ided b y the Depa rtm en t to

su pp ort its as se rtion that the inform at ion s ou g ht to be withhe ld is pri vil e ged trad e sec re t or securi t y

infor ma tion and pa y the fe e set for th in N.J.A.C

. 7: 31

- 1

. 1 1(r) for re view of its peti tion and

su bstanti at io n in ac cordan ce wi th th e followin g:

1. A pet it io ne r w ho se init ia l RMP su bm it ta l is ac cept ed for furthe r r e view in

a cco rdance with N

. J.A .C. 7:31

- 7 .3(c ) shall su bm it its su bstanti at io n an d fe e wi thin 3 0 da ys o f re ce ipt

of a wri tt en request b y

the Depa rtm en t.

2. A peti tioner w ho se r is k m anagem ent pro gram is dete rm ined to be

unac cept able shall su

bm it its su

bstanti at io n an d fee a t the tim e i t su bm its th e sit e da ta as r eq ui red b y

N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 9 .1(c ), that i s, within 3 0 da y s aft er re ce ipt of n oti ce that i ts r is k m anagem ent pro gram

is u na cc eptab le.

3. (R e s er

ved)

4. A pet it io ne r w ho cr ea tes new pri vil e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inf or ma tion

shall su b mit its s ub stant ia tion and fe e within 30 da ys af te r re ce ipt of a wri tt en request b y the

Depa rt men t.

( c) Th e su bs t antia tion s hal l inc lu de, but need not be l im it ed to, the followin g:

1. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f the s pec ifi c use o f the trad e sec re t and an expl anat io n wh y it

is of int er est to comp et itors and sh oul d be t re at ed as a Privile ged t rad e sec re t. S uch id entif ic at io n

shall in clude, b ut not be lim it ed to, the followin g:

i. A descr iption of the speci fic use of the t rade sec re t, ident if yin g the

pro duc t, pr oc es s, or ac tiv ity in w hi ch i t is u sed;

i i. If th e peti tioner's co mpan y or f ac ili t y has been linked to the tr ade

sec re t in p ublic at ion s or ot he r inform at ion a vai labl e to the publi c, an explan ation w h y this

kn owled ge doe s not el im ina te th e ju st ifi ca tion f or trad e sec re c y;

i ii. If th e tr ade sec re t is u nkno wn o utside of the pet it io ne r' s comp an y

, an

expl anat io n ho w comp et itors co uld deduce thi s infor ma tion from an y disclo sur e requir ed u nder th e

Ac t or thi s ch apte r; and

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i v

. An explana tion wh y the tr ade secr et infor ma tion so u g ht to be

withhe ld wo uld be val uabl e to co mpet itors;

2. A descr iption of the speci fic m e asures t aken to safe guard the confident ia li t y

of the t rade secr et or secur it y inf or ma tion;

3. Ide nt ifi ca tion of an y and a ll pers on s, in cludin g e mplo yees o f the co vered

process, to wh o m the t rad e secr et or se curity inform at ion has been disclo s ed

, inc lu din g a cop y of an y

si gne d confident ia lity a gre em en t requir in g the pe r son to r efr ain fro m disclosin g the infor ma tion

so u g ht to be withheld, or a descr iption of an y other me tho ds u sed to ensure th e confidenti al it y o f the

t rade sec re t or securi t

y inf or ma tion. O f

f ic ers or emp lo yees of the U ni ted Stat es g o vernm ent to

wh o m the infor ma tion was di sc lo sed for use in nat io n al def en se p urp oses ar e not to be ident ifi ed;

4. An indic ation of the numbe r o f an d loca tion of a ll doc u men t s w hi ch conta in

the al lege dl y pri vilege d t rade secr et or secur it y inf or ma tion;

5. A list of al l loc al, sta te and Fe der al g o v ern men t enti ti es to which the t rad e

sec re t or securi t

y infor ma tion ha s be en disclosed. F or ea ch enti t y , w he ther a confident ia lity cl ai m f or

the inform at ion was asser ted an d w he ther the g o vernm ent enti t y g ranted or denied that cl ai m shall be

indic at ed;

6. A de s cript io n of the har m to th e peti tioner's co mpe ti ti ve po sit io n tha t w ould

l ikel y result fro m disclos ur e of the tr ade se cre t, inc lu din g an est im at e o f the p otent ia l los s in sal es or

profit abil it

y;

7. A descr iption of the ext ent to which the t rade sec re t infor ma tion i s

disco verabl e thro u gh the pr oc es s of re verse en ginee rin g, includin g a de sc ript io n o f the fac tors which

influ ence the cost of disco verin g the tr ade secr et b y r e verse en ginee rin g and a rou g h esti ma te o f the

cost of s uch di sco ver

y;

8. Ide nt ifi ca tion o f an y pa tent to which the t rad e secr et or pe tit io n er' s use of the

t rade secr et is su bje ct and an explan ation w h y the patent :

i. Does not con ne ct the pet itione r with the t rade secr et ; and

i i. Does not pr ot ec t the peti tioner f rom co mpe ti ti ve har m;

9. A de s cript io n of h ow di sc lo sure of the t rad e secr et or se curity inform at ion

wo uld lik el y af

fe ct th e securi t

y of the f ac ili t y or nat io na l def

en se ; and

10

. An y other r elevant infor ma tion to as sist the Depart m ent in det er min in g th e

validit y of the pe tit io n to withh old priv il e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y infor ma tion.

(d) Th e petit ion and s ub stant ia tion for m s hal l cont ain the c er ti fic at ion s pe cif ied a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 8 .2(c ).

( e) Th e ow ne r or o per ator peti tionin g to with hold pri vil e ged t rad e secr et or se curity

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infor ma tion m a

y c la im as confident ia l an y confident ia l infor ma tion cont ained in the s ub stant ia tion

for m b y followin g the proc ed ur es set forth in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 10 .4(d) an d (e ). In for ma tion not

pro p erly ma rked wi ll be t re at ed as publ ic and m a y be di sc lo sed witho ut n oti ce to th e peti tioner

.

(f ) Th e pet itione r s hal l init ia ll y s ubmi t to the Depa rtm en t o nl y th e confidenti al co p y of

an y s ub stant ia tion for m w hi ch conta in s co nfid enti al inform at ion prepa red in ac cordan ce with the

pro vi sion s s pe cif

ied in N

. J.A .C. 7: 31

- 1 0. 4( c).

(g ) Th e Depa rtm en t may r equest s up pl em ent al infor ma tion fro m the pe tit io n er in su pp ort

of i ts peti tion and su

bstanti at io n to withh old trad e se cre t or secur it y inform at ion. The Depa rtm en t

m a y speci f y the ki nd of inform at ion to be su bm itt ed, and the pet itione r m ay s ubmit an y additiona l

det ai led inform at ion w hi ch furthe r s up ports the inform at ion pre viou sl y s up pli ed to the Depart m ent in

the peti tioner's ini tia l su bstanti at io n within 30 da y s o f r ec eipt o f the Depar tm ent's r eq u e st. The

pet it io ne r m a

y cl ai m as confident ia l an y confident ia l inform at ion included in the su pplem ent al

infor ma tion, an d shall c le ar l y desi gnate th ose portion s of the su pplem ent al inf

or ma tion c la im ed as

confident ia l in the m anne r de s crib ed in N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 10 .4(d) and (e ). In for ma tion n ot pro p erly

m ark ed will be tre at ed as p ublic inform at ion and m a y be di sc lo sed witho ut n oti ce to th e peti tioner

. A

pet it io ne r su

bm itt in g su

pplem ent al inf

or ma tion shall in clude a c er ti fic at ion spec ifi ed at N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 8 .2(c ).

. If su

pple men ta l inform at ion i s su bm it ted b y the pet itione r and th e peti tioner cl ai ms

portion s o f it as confident ia l infor ma tion, then the peti tioner s hal l initi al l y s ubmi t to the Depar tm ent

onl y the confident ia l cop y

of th e s up pl em ent al infor ma tion as prescr ibed in N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 10 .4(c ).

(h) Th e co nfid enti al cop y of an y peti tion to with hold priv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y

infor ma tion, and the su

bstanti ation for m or su

pplem en ta l infor ma tion which contains confident ia l

infor ma tion s hal l be enc lo sed in en velopes in a cco rdanc e with the proc ed ur es set forth in N .J.A.C.

7:3 1 10 .4(f) an d be forwa rded to the address Pro vi d ed th ere in.

( i) T o ens ur e pro pe r del i ver

y

, the m e tho ds spec ifi ed in N.J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 10 .4( g) s hal l be

followed.

( j) A peti tioner s hal l u pdat e inform at ion s ubmi tted to the Depar tm ent r e gardin g a

pendin g or ap pro ved pet it io n within 30 da y s of the peti tioner's k no wl ed ge or re ce ipt o f new

infor ma tion w hi ch co uld af f ec t the peti tion to withhold privilege d tr ade se cre t or secur it y

infor ma tion.

7:3 1

- 1 0. 7 De te rm ina tion s of pe tit io ns to wi th hold pri vilege d t rade secr et or secur it y

infor ma tion

( a) Up on re ce ipt of a pet ition to with hold pri vil e ged t rad e secr et or se curity inform at ion

, the Depa rt men t shall fi rst m ake a det er min at io n that the inform at ion pet itioned to be withhe ld as

priv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion ha s n ot been the su bje ct of a prior dete rm ina tion b y

the Depar tm ent of a pe tit io n to withh old the sam e inform at ion co n ce rnin g the sa me co vered process,

or if i t has

, tha t the prior dete rm ina tion u pheld the ow ne r or o pe ra tor 's peti tion to withhold th e

infor ma tion.

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1. If s uch a prior det er min at io n held tha t the pet it io n to withh old the t rad e sec re t

or security infor ma tion wa s in valid, the Depa rtm en t shall notif y the peti tioner that the inform at ion

pet it io ned to be with he ld fro m the Depar tm ent is the s ubje ct of a prior dete rm ina tion conce rnin g the

withholdin g of th e sa me infor ma tion in w hi ch it was held that s uch pe tit io n was in valid, and th e

Depa rt men t shall r eq

ui re the pet itione r to s ubmi t or di sc lo se th e inform at ion to the Depar tm ent.

(b) Failure of pet itione r to f urnish ti m ely su

bstanti at io n or to pa y the requir ed f ee waive s

i t s peti tion to withhold pri vil e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y inf or ma tion an d the Depar tm ent will

r eq ui re the pet itione r to s ubmi t or di sc lo se th e inform at ion to the Depar tm ent. Fa ilur e to furnis h

su bstanti at io n or to pa y the requir ed f ee d oes not af

f ec t the o wner or oper ator' s ri ght to asser t a

confident ia li t

y c la im conce rnin g the sa me inform at ion

.

( c) If th e Depar tm ent dete rm ines tha t the pet it io n to withh old pri vil e ged trad e sec re t or

secur it y inf or ma tion is n ot the s ubjec t of a prior det er min at io n, the Dep art me nt shall de te rm ine

whethe r the pe tit io n er ha s presented s uf fic ient su pp ort for i ts peti tion to with hold priv il e ged t rade

sec re t or securi t

y infor ma tion in its s ub stant ia tion

. A peti tion to withhold such infor ma tion as

priv il e ged will be co nsider ed s uf fic ient if, as sum in g a ll the inf or ma tion cont ained in the

su bstanti at io n is true, this s up portin g inf or ma tion m ee ts the c ri te ri a set forth in (d) below

.

(d) A su

bstanti at io n s ubmi tted u nder N.J.A. C. 7: 31

- 10 .6 will be dete rm ined to be

su f fi ci ent to s up port a peti tion to withhold pri vil e ged tr ade secr et or security infor ma tion if th e

su bstanti at io n asserts specif ic fac ts to su

pp or t the followin g conc lu sion s:

1. Th e petit ioner ha s establ is hed that the inform at ion s ou g ht to be withheld as

priv il e ged tr ade sec re t or securi t y infor ma tion is en tit led to prote ct io n as confidenti al inf or ma tion in

a cco rdance with the c ri te ria in N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 10

. 6(c )1 thro u gh 1 0;

2. Th e pet itione r ha s not di sc lo sed the infor ma tion so u g ht to be with h eld to an y

other perso n ot he r than to the pet it io ne r' s e mplo yees in v ol ved in i t s u se, or

, if the inf or ma tion re la tes

to nat io na l secur it

y , to o f fi ce rs or e mp lo y e e s of the United St ates g o v ern ment ; and

3. Th e petit ioner is n ot requir ed b y an y stat e or Fe der al l aw or r e gulat io n to

disclose the infor ma tion to an y g o v ern ment al en tity or a genc y

, r e gardless o f an y r i ght of the

pet it io ne r to ma ke a cl ai m of confident ia li t y u po n disclosin g the infor ma tion to s uch g o v ern ment al

ent it y or agenc y

.

( e) If th e peti tion d oes n ot m ee t th e cr it er ia for su f fi ci enc y set forth in (d) abo ve

, the

Depa rt men t shall notif

y th e peti tioner in wr itin g o f this fa ct b y c er tif ied m ai l ( re turn r ec eip t

r eq u e st ed). Th e n otif

ic at ion s hal l include the re as on s for the Depar tm ent's init ia l de cision that the

pet it io n i s in su f

f ic ient, and s hal l inf

or m the peti tioner of i ts rig ht to s ubmi t in writ in g su pple men ta l

infor ma tion to the Depart m ent within 30 da y s of r ec eipt of the n oti ce in ac cordanc e with N.J.A.C.

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- 1 0. 6(g) to su

pp ort the fa cts asser ted in its s ub stanti at ion

. The n oti fic at ion m a y specif ic al l y

r eq u e st s up ple me nta l infor ma tion in part icul ar a re as re la tin g to the peti tion and shall infor m the

pet it io ne r o f its rig ht to cl ai m as co nfid enti al, an y confident ia l inf or ma tion contain ed in an y

su pplem en ta l inform at ion i t su bm its, and wil l include a re fe renc e to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 10 .4(d) and (e ) as

the s ource f

or the pro pe r procedur e s for m akin g s uch co nf identi al it y c la im

.

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(f ) Up on r ec eipt of su pplem ent al infor ma tion or aft er the 30 da y per io d to su bm it

su pplem en ta l inform at ion has expired, the Depar tm ent shall dete rm ine w he ther th e peti tion me ets

the s t an da rd o f su f

fi ci enc y set f

or th in (d) ab o ve.

1. If af

te r r ec eip t of su

pple men ta l inf

or ma tion, th e Depa rt men t dete rm ines that

the pet ition is s uf

fici ent, the Depart m ent will m ake a fina l dete rm ina tion conc ernin g the peti tion to

withhold t rad e secr et or se curity inform at ion in a cco rdance with ( g) below

. 2. If af

te r th e expir at ion of the 3 0 da y per io d s pec ifi ed in (e) abo ve, no

su pplem en ta l infor ma tion has be en r ec eive d b y the Depart m ent, an d the Depar tm ent m akes a fin al

det er min at io n tha t the pe tit io n is still in su f f ic ient, the Depar tm ent wi ll notif y th e peti tioner b y

c er tif ied ma il ( re turn r ec eipt r eq uest ed) that its pet it io n i s con sider ed ab an doned. The notic e s hal l

sta te th e ba sis for the de te rm ina tion and wil l requir e the o wner or opera tor to su bm it or disclo s e the

infor ma tion to the Depart m ent within 30 da y s of the regi str ant' s re ce ipt o f the Depart m ent' s

det er min at io n. A det er min ation th at a peti tion to withhold pri vil e ged tr ade secr et or security

infor ma tion is ins uf

fi ci ent d oes not af

f ec t a re gistr ant' s r i g ht to assert a confident ia lity c la im

conc ernin g th e sam e infor ma tion, u nless th e dete rm ina tion of ins uf fi ci enc y co n cluded that th e

infor ma tion s ou g ht to be wi th he ld i s not co nf identi al infor ma tion.

(g ) Once a pet ition has be en det er min ed to be s uf fic ient un der (d) or (f

)1 abo ve, the

Depa rt men t will dete rm ine whethe r the petit ion to withhold tr ade secr et or secur it y infor ma tion wil l

be gra nt ed or deni ed.

1. Th e pet itione r will be n otif ied b y reg ula r m ai l tha t its pet ition ha s be en

gra nt ed if the Depar tm ent det er min es tha t th e infor ma tion su b mit ted in su

pp ort of the peti tion is t rue

and that the inform at ion s ou g ht to be withhe ld is a t rad e secr et or se curity inform at ion which m ee ts

the f ol lowin g cr it er ia :

i. Th e inf or ma tion i s tr ade secr et or secur it y inform at ion ent it led to be

t re at ed as confid entia l infor ma tion in ac cordanc e with the cr ite ri a est ablished in N.J.A.C.

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- 1 0. 6(c )1 throu g h 10;

i i. Th e inform at ion ha s ne ver be en re le ased to an y pers on ot he r than to

the pet itione r' s e mplo yees w ho ar e in v ol ved in i ts u se, or

, if the inf or ma tion re la tes to national

secur it y

, to of fic ers or emp lo yees of the Unit ed Stat es g o v ern men t;

i ii. Th e inform at ion i s not ot he rwise r eq ui red to be disclo s ed b y an y

Fe der al or sta te law or r e g ul ation to an y g o vernm enta l ent it y or agenc y

, regardless of

an y r i g ht b y the

pet it io ne r to ma ke a cl ai m of confident ia li t y u po n disclosin g the infor ma tion to an y such

g o v ern ment al enti t

y or a genc y; and

i v

. Th e inform at ion i s not included o n the l i st pr o vided at N.J.A.C.

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- 1 0. 3(b).

2. If th e Depar tm ent dete rm ines tha t the infor ma tion s ubmi tt ed in su pp or t of th e

pet it io n i s n ot true or tha t th e infor ma tion so u gh t to be with he ld is not a tr ade sec re t or securi t y

infor ma tion w hi ch i s ent it led to be tr ea ted as pri vil e ged in a cco rdanc e with the c ri te ri a set forth in

(g )1 abo ve, the pet itione r shall be n otif ied b y ce rt ifi ed m ai l (r eturn re ce ipt requested) tha t i ts peti tion

has been denied. Th e notifi ca tion s hal l stat e the basis f or the det er min at io n, and shall ad vi se th e

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pet it io ne r o f its rig ht to request an adjudi ca tor y hear in g in ac cordan ce with th e proc ed ur es specif

ied

a t N.J.A. C. 7: 31

- 1 1 .3(b). Unless a request for an adjudic atory hea rin g is re ce i ved within the

r e gistrant to su

b mit or disclose the inf

or ma tion to the Dep art me nt within 30 da ys of th e regi str ant' s

r ec eipt o f the Depar tm ent's deni al of its peti tion. A denia l of a peti tion to wi th hold pri vilege d t rade

sec re t or securi t

y inform at ion d oes not af f ec t an ow ne r or o pe ra tor 's rig ht to as se rt a confidenti al it y

c la im co nc ernin g the sa me inform at ion, u nl es s the denia l co n cluded tha t th e infor ma tion so u gh t to

be withhe ld is not confid entia l infor ma tion.

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- 1 0. 8 Ma inta inin g the confid entia li t y and securi t

y of confidenti al inf

or ma tion

( a) Until s uch tim e as a fina l confident ia lity dete rm ina tion ha s be en m ad e, ac cess to an y

infor ma tion for w hi ch a confident ia lity c la im ha s been m ade wil l be li mi ted to o nl y th ose

Depa rt men t e mplo yees and agent s wh ose a ct i viti es ne cessita te s uch ac cess and as pro vi ded a t

N.J.A.C . 7:3 1

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(b) No di sc lo sure of infor ma tion for w hi ch a confident ia lity c la im ha s been asser ted s hal l

be m ade to an y

ot h er perso ns excep t as pr o vided in this su bchapte r

.

( c) Nothin g in thi s sect io n s hal l be con stru ed as pro hibi tin g the incorpora tion of

confident ia l inform at ion into cu mul at io ns of dat a su bje ct to disclos ur e as p ublic re cord s, pro v ided

tha t s uch disclo sur e is not in a f or m tha t wo uld f

or esee abl y a llow perso ns, n ot ot h erwise ha vin g

kn owled ge of s uch confidenti al inf or ma tion, to ded

uc e fro m i t the confident ia l inform at ion or th e

ident it y o f the reg istr ant wh o s up pli ed it to the Depar tm ent.

(d) Onl y th ose Dep art me nt emp lo yees wh o a re desi gnated as r ecords custo di an s in

a cco rdance with (1) below

, shall o pen an y en velope which is ma rked " CON F I DEN TI A L" an d is

addr e ssed as pr o vided at N.J.A.C. 7:31

- 10 .4(f).

( e) All s ubmissi ons ent it led to confidenti al tre at m ent as det er min ed at N .J.A.C.

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- 1 0. 5 shall be stored b y the Depa rt men t or its a gents o nl y in locked c abinets.

(f ) An y r ecord mad e or m ain ta ined b y Depa rt men t emp lo yees or age nts which contains

confident ia l inf

or ma tion s hal l be tr ea ted as confident ia l in ac cordanc e with the pro vi sion s of this

sec tion.

(g ) Co nfid entia l inform at ion s hal l n ot be p ubli cl y disclo s ed b y the Depar tm ent and shall

not be com munic at ed o ver te le com muni ca tion s networks

, inc lu din g but n ot l im it ed to te leph ones,

co mpute r s connec ted b y

mode ms, or e le ct ronic m a il s y ste ms.

(h) An y docum ent, which co nt ains confident ia l infor ma tion and i s trans mit ted b y the

Depa rt men t to the r e gistrant or to an y au th or i z ed pe r son

, shall be sent b y ce rt ifi ed ma il or b y othe r

m ea n s that r eq

ui res a verifi ca tion of r ec eipt, the date of r ec eip t, and the na me of the perso n w ho

r ec eive s the docum ent.

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( i) Th e Depart m ent' s co nt ac t regardin g confid entia l inform at ion s hal l be the o wner or

opera tor' s qualif

ied perso n.

( j) An y docum ent pr epar ed b y the Depa rt men t for the regi str ant w hi ch conta in s

confident ia l inf

or ma tion s hal l dis pl a

y the w ord " CON F I D ENTIA L" in b old t ype or s ta mp o n the top

of ea ch pa ge. Th e en velope cont ainin g this d ocu ment s hal l be addressed to the reg istr ant' s

r es po nsible man a ger an d shall dis pl a y th e w ord "CON FI DEN T IA L" in bol d t ype or s t amp on both

sides

. This en velo p e s hal l be enc lo sed in a pl ain en velope addressed f or ma il in g

.

(k) No pe r son s ot h er than the C o mm is sioner an d his or her de sig nat ed emp lo yees or

desi gnated a gents or an adm inistr at i ve l aw jud ge cond uc tin g a hea rin g o n the confident ia li t y o f

infor ma tion pur suant to N.J.S. A. 52:1 4 F

- 1 e t seq. shall ha ve a cc ess to confident ia l infor ma tion an d

suc h ac cess shall be on a need

- to

- kn ow basis o nl y

. Said desi gnated repr esenta tive s o f the

Com missio n er shall be e mp lo y e e s or age nts of th e Depar tm ent an d suc h desi gnation s hal l be ma de in

wri tin g.

(1) Th e C om missioner shall de sig nat e emp lo yees to a ct as r eco rd s custodians of al l

confident ia l inf

or ma tion g ather ed pur suant to the Act or this ch apte r

. Th ese desi gnated e mplo yees

shall be r es pon sibl e for acknowled gin g and r eco rdin g the r ec eipt o f confident ia l inform at ion from an

ow ne r or o pe ra tor

, for tr ackin g an d r ecordin g al l confidenti al inf or ma tion gi ven to

Depa rt men t

- de sig nat ed emp lo yees or agent s or an adm inistr at i ve law ju d ge, for ma int ainin g an d

up ke epin g the confid entia l inform at ion fil e and st or a ge ar ea and for establ i shin g an y othe r m ethods

de em ed appro pr ia te to prot ec t the confident ia li t y of inf or ma tion throu g h inte rnal proc ed ur es or

g ui de lines.

( m) An y confident ia l infor ma tion ad ded to a co mp ut er ized dat a ba se shall o nl y be added

to co mp ut ers which ar e:

1. Capabl e of bein g locked durin g period s o f n on

- u se b y me ans of a lock and

ke y m e chanis m, or b y the u se of pa ss words or l e vels o f secur it y cl ea ran ces, or b y other m e ans th at

r estri ct ac cess o nl y

to authorized Depa rtm en t pers onnel ;

2. Ar e not t ied to another comput er s y s t em b y m e ans of co mmuni ca tions

network; and

3. Ar e kept within an o f fi ce cap able o f bein g locked w hen not bein g use d b y an

authorized perso n.

(n) An y confident ia1 inf or ma tion s ubmi tt ed to the Depa rt men t w hich beco mes o bs ole te

or i s n o lon ger ne eded b y th e Depa rt men t f or the i mple m ent at io n o f the Act or this chapt er shall be

r eturned to the ow n er or opera tor

.

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- 1 0. 9 Disclos ur e of confidenti al inf or ma tion

( a) Th e Depart m ent may di sc lo se confident ia l inf or ma tion to a pers on other than a

Depa rt men t e mplo yee, age nt or ad min i st ra tive l aw jud ge onl y as pr o vided in thi s sec tion.

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(b) Th e Depa rtm en t may disclose confident ia l inform at ion to an y ot he r g o v ern ment al

age n c y if :

1. Th e Depa rtm en t re ce i ves a wri tten r equest for di sc lo sure o f the inf or ma tion

fro m a d ul y authorized of

fic er or e mp lo y e e of th e ot h er age n c y;

2. Th e request sets f or th the o f

fi ci al pur pose for w hi ch the inform at ion is

ne eded;

3. Th e Depa rtm en t n oti fies the ot he r age ncy of th e Depar tm ent's de te rm ina tion

tha t the infor ma tion is enti tled to confident ia l tr ea tm en t, or of an y unres olve d confident ia li t y c la im

co ver in g the infor ma tion;

4. Th e ot he r g o v ern men ta l agenc y ha s first f urnished to the Depart m ent a

wri tt en form al legal opinio n f rom the a genc y' s chi ef legal of fic er or co un se l s t atin g tha t un de r

appli cab le law the a genc y has the authori t y to comp el the pers on wh o s ubmi tted the inform at ion to

the Depar tm ent to disclose suc h inform at ion to th e ot h er age n c y;

5. Th e other agenc y agrees not to disclose the infor ma tion furthe r unles s;

i. Th e ot he r agenc y ha s s t atutor y authority both to co mpe l prod uc tion of

the inf or ma tion and to mak e the pr op osed di sc lo sure ; or

i i. Th e ot he r agenc y ha s o bta ined the consent of th e af f ec ted r e gi st rant to

the pr op osed di sc lo sure ;

6. Th e ot he r agenc y ha s ad opt ed reg ula tion s or o pe ra tes un de r s ta tutor y

authori t y tha t wil l al low i t to preserve co nf identi al infor ma tion fro m una uthorized disclos ur e.

( c) Th e Depart m ent may di sc lo se confident ia l inf or ma tion to an agent of

th e Depa rt men t

and to an age nt's em plo yees when the a gent is as sistin g in impl e men tin g the Act, its a ct i viti es

ne cessita te s uch ac cess, and the r equire m ents of ( c)1 below ha ve been sat i sf ied. A n y suc h disclo sur e

of confidenti al inf

or ma tion shall be r estr ic ted to a perso n appro ved in wri tin g b y the Dep art me nt.

1. An agent s hal l not r ec eive an y confident ia l inform at ion unless:

i. It ha s su

bm itt ed a plan to the Dep art me nt which descr ibes m e asures

for ad eq ua te l y prote ct in g confident ia l inform at ion for m unauth or ized di sc lo sure, and s uch plan ha s

be en appro ved b y

the Depar tm ent ;

i i. It ha s pro v ided wri tten docum enta tion demonstra tin g, to the

sat i sf ac tion of the Depa rt men t, tha t it ma int ains profes sional li abil it y ins ur ance and co mpr ehen sive

ge ner al liab ili t

y ins ur ance in amounts to be set b y the Depar tm ent ; and

i ii. In addit ion to the r eq ui re men t o f (c )2 below

, it has si g ned an

agree me nt de veloped b y the Depa rtm en t, pr ot ec tin g confid entia l infor ma tion from u nauthorized

disclos ur e. Th e a gre em ent shall include a pr o visio n wher eb y the agent ass u mes liab ili t y for an y

da mage s to the r e gistran t result in g from the int entional or neg lige nt re le ase of co nf identi al

infor ma tion b y th e a gent and its em plo yees.

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2. An y perso n g ranted ac cess to confident ia l inf or ma tion p urs uant to thi s

sec tion s hal l si g n an agree m ent develo ped b y the Depa rt men t prote ct in g the confident ia li t y of the

infor ma tion prior to re ce ipt of the infor ma tion.

3. An y pers on w ho r ec eive s confident ia l inform at ion p urs uant to this sec tion

shall t ake appropri at e m easur es to prote ct the inform at ion from u nauthorized di sc lo sure w hi ch shall

inc lu d e, b ut not be l im it ed to:

i. Ke epin g the infor ma tion confident ia l from u nauthorized perso ns;

i i. Ke epin g an y r ecords co nt ainin g co nf identi al infor ma tion in a lock ed

fi le cabin et or safe, when n ot in use;

i ii. Usi n g the inform at ion o nl y for the u se appro ve d b y

the Depa rt men t;

i v

. Not reproducin g th e confidenti al inf or ma tion; an d

v

. Re turnin g a ll m at er ia l o n which the confid entia l inform at ion ha s been

r ecord ed to the Depar tm ent wi thin 30 da ys af te r finishin g u sin g the infor ma tion.

(d) Ex cept as othe rwise pr o vided in ( e) below

, the Depar tm ent shall n oti f y in writ in g the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor w ho s up pli ed the confident ia l inform at ion of:

1. It s disclo sur e to an oth er age n c y or a gent of the Depa rt men t;

2. Th e dat e on which di sc lo sure wa s m ade ;

3. Th e na me o f the a genc y or age nt to which disclosed; and

4. A de s cript io n of the infor ma tion di sc lo sed.

( e) Th e Depa rtm en t may disclose an y confid entia l infor ma tion to an y ot h er perso n if it

has o bta ined the wri tt en co nsent of the ow ne r or o pe ra tor 's q ual ifi ed pers on to s uch di sc lo sure.

1. Th e g i vi n g of con sent b y an ow ne r or o pe ra tor to di sc lo se shall n ot be

de em ed to waive a confidenti al it y c la im wi th regard to f ur ther disclo sur e s u nless the authorized

disclos ur e is o f suc h natur e as to ma ke th e di sc lo sed infor ma tion ac cessibl e to the ge ner al publ ic.

(f ) Th e Depa rtm en t may use confidenti al inf or ma tion in a c i vil or c ri min al proc eedin g, i f

per mi tt ed b y

a court.

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r on g ful a cc es s or disclo sur e

( a) A person s hal l n ot disclose, seek a cc es s to

, o bta in or have p os ses sion of an y

confident ia l inform at ion o bta ined p urs u ant to the Act or this chapt er

, excep t as auth or ized b y this

su bchapt er

.

(b) Ever

y Dep art me nt e mplo yee or agent w ho ha s custo d y or po sse ssi on of confid entia l

infor ma tion shall t ake ap propri at e me asures to safeg uard s uch inform at ion and to pr ot ec t again st its

i mproper di sc lo sure.

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( c) A Depar tm ent emp lo yee or a gent shall not di sc lo se, or use f or hi s or her pri vat e gai n

or ad va nt a ge, an y inform at ion which ca me into hi s or her p os ses sion, or to w hich he or s he g ained

a cc es s, b y v irtue of hi s or her o f fi ci al po sition of e mp lo yment or contr ac tual r el ations hip wi th the

Depa rt men t.

(d) If th e Depar tm ent fin ds that an y pers on ha s v iolat ed the pro vi sion s of this su bchapte r

, i t may:

1. Com men ce a c i vil a ct io n in Su per ior Co urt f

or a r e st ra inin g order and an

injunct io n bar rin g th at perso n fro m furth er disclosin g confidenti al inf or ma tion; an d

2. Pur sue an y othe r re me d y availab le b y

l aw

.

( e) In addition to an y ot h er pena lt y th at m a y be s ou g ht b y the Depar tm ent, vi ola tion of

this s ubchapte r b y a Depa rtm en t em plo yee shall constitut e gr ou nd s f or di s mis sa l, s us pensi on, fine or

other ad verse Perso nnel ac tion.

(f ) Disclos ur e b y an a gent in v iolat io n of this su bchapt er or th e contra ctu al pro vi sion s

descr ibed in N .J.A.C. 7:3 1

- 1 0. 9( c) shall con sti tute g ro un ds for deba rm ent or su spen sion as pro vi ded

in "D eba rm ent, Su spen sion and Dis qual ifi ca tion from Depar tm ent C ontra ct in g", N.J.A. C. 7: 1

- 5, in

addit io n to whatever other re med ies m a y be a vai labl e to the Depa rt men t a t equit y or l aw

.

(g ) Use of an y o f the re med ies specif ied un de r this se ction s hal l not pr ec lu de the use of

an y othe r re me d

y

.

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su bstance ac cid ent risk as sessmen t reports and ris k m anagem ent pro grams, and enfor ce men t

proce edin gs

.

Notwithstandin g an y other pro vi sion s of this su bchapt er

, the Depa rtm en t m a y use

confident ia l inf

or ma tion in the de velopm ent o f the TCP A pr o gra m rules, in the rev i ew and

prep ara tion of docum ents ap pro vin g or withh oldin g appro val of ext raordina ri l y hazardo us s ub stanc e

a cc ident r is k asse ssm ent r ep or ts and risk man a ge men t pr o gra ms, and in the prepar at io n of

enfor ce me nt docum ents and durin g enforc em en t pr o ce edin g s.

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### S UBC HAPTER 11. C I V I L A DM I N I ST RAT I V E PENA L T I ES AN D REQUESTS F OR

A DJU D IC AT ORY H EAR I NG S

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- 1 1 .1 Auth or it

y and pur po se

( a) Th i s s ubchapte r shall g o v ern th e Depa rt men t' s asses s ment of c i vil adm inistr ative

pena lti es for v i ol ations of the T oxic Ca tastrophe Pre vention Act, N.J.S .A. 13:lK

- 1 9 e t se q., inc lu din g

vi ola tion s of an y rul e, consent agree m ent or ad ministr at i ve or de r i ss ued p urs u ant to the T oxic

Ca tastrophe Pre vention Act. This su bchapt er shall also g o v ern the procedur es for r equestin g an

adjudi ca tor

y hea rin g on a n oti ce of c i vil ad min i st ra tive pena lt y as sessmen t, an adm inistra tive or de r , a

wri tt en n oti ce from the Depa rtm en t withh oldin g appro val of a new co ver ed pr o cess

, or a c er tif ied

l et te r den y in g a confid entia li t y c la im or den y in g a pe tit io n to withh old priv il e ged tr ade sec re t or

secur it y inf or ma tion..

(b) Ne ithe r the asses s ment of a civil ad min i st ra tive penal t y n or the pa ym ent of an y s uch

c i vil ad minist ra ti ve pena lt y shall be deem ed to af f ec t the a vai labi lity of an y ot he r enfor ce men t

pro vi sion pro vi d ed for b y N.J.S .A. 1 3:lK

- 3 0 or an y ot he r statut e, in con ne ct ion with the v iolation for

which the asses s ment i s l e vied.

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- 1 1 .2 Procedur es for iss uan ce of ad ministr at i ve orders and asses s ment o f c i vil

ad minist ra ti ve pena lti es an d pa ym ent of s uch pe n alt ies

( a) F or v iolat io n o f the Act or an y rule, con sent a gre e men t, infor ma tion r equest, a cc es s

r eq u e st, or order promulgated or is sued pur suant to the Act, the Depar tm ent shall, b y i ss u ance of an

ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or n oti ce o f c i vil ad minist ra ti ve pena lt y asses s ment, notif

y the v iolator

usi n g c er ti fied m a il (re turn re ce ipt r eq u e st ed) or perso na l ser

vic e. Th e Depa rt men t m a y

, in its

discr et io n, r equire c es sa tion of vi ola tion and/or asses s a c i vil adm inistr at i ve pena lt y for mor e than

one o f f en se in a s in gle ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or n oti ce o f c i vil ad minist ra ti ve pena lt y asses s ment

or in mul tipl e ad ministr at i ve orders and/or n oti ces of civil adm inistr at i ve penal t y asse ssm ent. Th is

ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or n oti ce o f c i vil ad minist ra ti ve pena lt y asses s ment s hal l:

1. Ide nt if

y the sect io n o f the Act, rul e, co nsent a gre em ent, inform at ion r eq uest,

or a cc es s r eq

uest, or order vi ola ted;

2. Co nc isel y s t ate the f ac t s which con st itute the vi ola tion;

3. F or an y v i ol ation still co nt in uin g, orde r s uch v iolat io n to ce ase ;

4. Spec if

y the amount of the civil ad minist ra ti ve penalty to be i mpo sed, if an y;

and

5. Ad v ise the v i ol ator of the ri ght to request an adjudic ator y he arin g pur suant to

the pr oc edures in N .J.A.C. 7: 31

- 1 1. 3.

(b) Pa

ym ent o f the ci vil ad ministr at i ve pe na lt y is due and compl ianc e with the t er ms of

an adm inistr ative order is r eq ui red u po n r ec eip t b y th e vi ola tor of the Dep art me nt' s final order in a

cont e st ed cas e or w hen an ad ministr at i ve order and/or a n oti ce of c i vil ad min i st ra tive pena lt y

asses s ment othe rwise beco mes a final or de r , as follow s:

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1. If no he ar in g is r equested pur suant to N

. J.A .C. 7: 31

- 1 1. 3 or the Depa rtm en t

doe s not re ce i ve a he ar in g request within 20 c al endar da ys

, the ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or n oti ce o f

c i vil adm inistr ative pena lt y as sessm ent becom es a fin al or de r an d is dee med r ec eive d o n the 21 st

c al endar da y f

ol lowin g re ce ipt b y the vi ola tor of th e adm inistr at i ve or d er and/or notic e of civil

ad minist ra ti ve pena lt

y asses s ment ;

2. If th e Depar tm ent de ni es the hea rin g r equest p urs u ant to N .J.A.C. 7: 31-

1 1. 3( e), an ad ministr at i ve order and/or notic e of c i vil ad ministr at i ve penal t y asses s ment be com es a

fin al or de r u

po n the vi ola tor 's r ec eipt, b y ce rt ifi ed m a il or pe r sonal ser vic e, of n oti ce of suc h de ni al ;

or

3. If an ad ju di ca tor y he arin g i s cond uc ted, an ad ministr at i ve order and/or notic e

of c i vil adm inistr at i ve pena lt y asse ssm ent beco mes a fin al or d er u po n r ec eip t b y th e vi ola tor of a

fin al order in a contest ed c ase.

( c) An y perso n w ho v iolat es an y pr o visio n of N .J.S.A. 1 3:1K

- 2 2 throu g h 13: 1K

- 26 or

an y rul e, r e g ul ation, or orde r pr o mul gat ed or a court orde r is sued p urs uant ther eto, or w ho f ai l s to

pa y a civil ad minist ra ti ve penal t y in full is s ubjec t, u

po n order of the court, to a c i vil pe na lt y not to

ex ce ed $ 10 ,0 00. 00 per da y of the vi ola tion, and e ach da y' s continuanc e of the vi ola tion constitut es a

separ at e and di st inct v iolat io n. A n y pe n alty i mpo sed u nder this su bsect io n may be r eco ver ed with

cost in a s um ma r

y proce edin g before the Su per ior C ourt and p urs u ant to the Pe na lt y Enfor ce m ent

La w

, N.J.S.A . 2A:5 8

- 1 e t seq

.

(d) Th e Depa rtm en t may

, in its di sc re tion, set tl e an y c i vil ad minist ra ti ve pena lt y asses sed

pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 1 1 .4 a cco rdin g to the followin g f ac tors pro vi ded tha t these fac tors were

not al re ad y

con side red durin g the asses s ment of the pena lt y:

1. Mi ti gat in g or extenua tin g c ir cumst anc es;

2. Th e tim ely imp le me nta tion b y th e vi ola tor of me asures l ead in g to

co mpli anc e;

3. Th e full pa ym ent b y the vi ola tor of a s pe cif ied par t of

th e civil adm inistr at i ve

pena lt y as sessed if m ade within a tim e per iod establ is hed b y the Depar tm ent in an adm inistr at i ve

order and/or n oti ce of c i vil adm inistr ative pena lt y as sessm ent an d pr o vided tha t the vi ola tor wai ves

the ri ght to r equest an adjudic ator y hear in g on the c i vil ad min i st ra tive pena lt y; or

4. An y

ot he r t erms or condit io ns a cc ept able to the Depa rtm en t.

7:3 1

- 1 1 .3 Procedur es to r eq u e st an adju di ca tor

y he ar in g

( a) W

ithin 20 c al endar da y s fro m r ec eipt o f an ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or a notic e of

c i vil adm inistr ative pena lt y as sessm ent i ss u ed p ursuant to the T oxic Cat astrophe Pr e vention Act, the

vi ola tor m a

y r equest an adjudic ator y hea rin g to cont est suc h adm inistr ative order and/or pe n alty

asses s ment b y su

bm itt in g a wr itt en r equest to the Dep art me nt w hi ch shall include the followin g

infor ma tion:

1. Th e nam e, addr es s, and t el ep hone n umbe r o f the v i ol ator and hi s or her

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authorized r epresent at i ve, if an y;

2. Th e Depa rtm en t 's identif ic at io n numbe r for the co ver ed pr o cess as specif ied

in the ow n er or opera tor' s regi str at io n for m ( if appli cabl e) ;

3. Th e v i ola tor' s def en s e s to e ach of the Depar tm ent's findin g s of fa ct stat ed in

sh ort and pla in t er ms;

4. An adm is sion or de ni al of e ach of the Depar tm ent's findin g s of fa ct. If the

vi ola tor is wi th out k

no wl ed ge or infor ma tion su f fi ci ent to form a be lie f as to the truth of a findin g

, the v iolator shall s o sta te and this shall ha ve the ef f ec t of a denial. A deni al s hal l fai rl y m ee t the

su bstance of th e findin g s deni ed

. W he n the vi ola tor intend s in g o o d f aith to den y onl y a par t or a

quali fic at ion of a findin g

, the v iolator shall s pe cif y so much o f it as is t rue an d ma te ri al and den y

onl y the r em aind er

. Th e vi ola tor may not g enera lly den y al l of th e findin g s but s hal l ma ke a ll de ni als

as specif ic de ni als of de sig nat ed fin din gs

. F o r ea ch findin g the vi ola tor denies, the vi ola tor s hal l

a ll e ge the f

ac t or fa cts as the v iolator beli e ves i t or them to be;

5. In form at ion s up portin g th e request and s pe cif ic r ef er ence to or copi es of

other writ ten doc u men t s r el ied up on to su pp ort th e request;

6. An est im at e o f the tim e requir ed for the he arin g (in da y s and/or ho urs); an d

7. A r equest, if nec es sa r y

, for a barr ie r

- fr ee he arin g loc at io n for disabled

perso ns.

(b) W

ithin 2 0 c al endar da y s fro m re ce ipt o f an ad minist ra ti ve or de r i ss u ed b y the

Depa rt men t p urs uant to 40 C F R 68 .2 20( g) wi th chan ges specif ied at N.J.A. C. 7: 31

- 8 .1(c )9-10

. or

N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1

- 9 .5(e ), or o f a writt en n oti ce fro m the Depa rt men t withholdin g appro val of a new

co ver ed pr o cess

, or a c er tif ied l et te r den y in g a confid entia li t y c la im or den y in g a pe tit io n to withh old

priv il e ged t rade sec re t or securi t y inform at ion

, i ss u ed p ursuant to the T oxic Cat astrophe Pr e vention

Ac t, the ow ne r or o per ator may r eq u e st an adju di ca tor

y he ar in g to co nt est suc h a ct io n b y s ubmi ttin g

a writ ten r eq

uest to the Depar tm ent which shall in clude the fol lo win g inf or ma tion:

1. Th e nam e, addr es s, and t el ep hone n umbe r o f the o wner or opera tor and hi s or

her auth or ized repr esenta tive i f an y;

2. Th e Depa rtm en t 's identif ic at io n numbe r for the co ver ed pr o cess as specif ied

in the ow n er or opera tor' s regi str at io n for m;

3. Th e ow ne r or o per ator's f ac tual p osition on e ach q uestion al lege d to be at

iss ue, its r el e vance to the Depart m ent' s decision, s pe cif ic r efe ren ce to cont e st ed conditions as wel l as

su g ge st ed r e vised or a lt ern ative co ndit io ns;

4. In form at ion s up portin g th e o wner or oper ator's f ac tual po sit io n and pr opo sed

conditions and copies of othe r writ ten docum ents r el ied up on to su pp ort the r eq uest for a hea rin g;

5. An est im at e o f the tim e requir ed for the he arin g (in da y s and/or ho urs); an d

6. A r equest, if nec es sa r y

, for a barr ie r

- fr ee he arin g loc at io n for disabled

perso ns.

( c) A writ ten he arin g request not r ec eived wi thin 20 c al endar da y s a fte r r ec eipt b y the

ow ne r or o pe ra tor or v i ol ator of the n oti ce of a c i vil adm inistr ative pena lt y as sessm ent an d/or an

ad minist ra ti ve order an d/or a wri tten notif ic at io n fro m the Dep art me nt withholdin g appro val of a

new co ver ed pr oc es s and/or a c er ti fied l et te r den y in g a co nf identi al it y c la im or den y in g a peti tion to

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withhold privilege d tr ade se cre t or secur it y infor ma tion shall be deni ed b y the Dep art me nt.

(d) Durin g the pe ndency of th e review and he ar in g o n an adm inistr at i ve or d er iss ued

pur suant to N.J.A. C. 7:3 1

- 9 .5(e ), the ti m et abl e for comp li ance with th ose condition s bein g ap pe al ed

in the orde r s hal l be su s pended.

( e) If the v iolator fa ils to include al l the infor ma tion r equired b y (a ) or (b) ab o ve, the

Depa rt men t m a

y de n y th e hea rin g r eq

u e st.

(f ) If it g rants the r eq uest for a he arin g, the Depar tm ent shall fil e the request f or a

he arin g with the O f

fi ce of Adm inistra tive La w

. The hea rin g s hal l be held before an ad minist ra ti ve

l aw ju d ge and in ac cordanc e with the A d ministr at i ve Pr o cedure Act, N.J.S .A. 5 2:14 B

- 1 et seq., and

the U nifor m Adm inistra tive Pr oc edure Rules, N

. J.A .C. 1: 1.

(g ) Requests for ad

ju di ca tor y he arin gs shall be sent to:

Of fic e of Le gal Af

fa irs

New J ersey

Depar tm ent o f Env iron ment al Prot ec tion

PO Bo x 40 2

T re nton , New J ersey

0 86 25

- 04 02

Att ention: He arin g Req uest

7:3 1

- 1 1 .4 Ci vil ad min i st ra tive pena lt y dete rm ina tion

( a) E ach v iolat ion of the T oxi c Ca tastrophe Pre vention Act or an y rul e, consent

agree me nt or ad ministr at i ve order iss ued pur suant the re to, shall co nsti tute an addi tional, separ at e and

distinc t o f

f en se.

(b) If th e v iolat io n is o f a co nt in uin g nature, e ach da y d urin g w hi ch i t continues

constitut es an addi tional, separ at e and di st inct of fense.

( c) Th e Depa rtm en t s hal l det er min e the a mount of the c i vil ad ministr at i ve penal t y for the

of fen s e s de sc ribed in T

abl e I I I below o n the basis of the ca teg or y of of fen se, the fr eq

uen c y o f the

vi ola tion

, the t

ype of v iolation as minor (M) or no n-minor (NM), and the applic able g race period if

the v io lation is minor, as follows:

No te that S u bc hapte r 3 i s b eing d ele ted b y t his r e vis ion. T he r eq uir e ment s of t his S u bc hapte r r emai n v al id

fo r 365 day s afte r ado ption of thi s r e vi sion for facil i tie s pr ese n tly r egist er ed as be ing in P r o gr a m 2.

S u bse qu ent t o M a r ch 16 , 2 010 , all facil ities r e gi s te r ed with TCP A wil l be P r o gr a m 3 and the r equ i r eme nts of

S u bcha pt er

3 wi ll be void. P enalties 1 0 thru 14, 10 8 thru 20 8, a nd 522 thr u 540 wi ll be de le ted a t tha t ti me.

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### TA B LE I I I

Penalty in U.S. D ollars

By O ff ense Cate gor

y

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

1. Failure to co mp ly w ith the require men ts of

40 CF R 68 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31

by t he sc hedule set fort

h in N.J.A .C. 7:31-

7. 5. 40 CF R 68.10( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )3i

and ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

2. Failure to co mp ly w ith the require men ts of

40 CF R 68 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31

w ith in three years a fter

th e date o n w h ic h a

regulated su bs tance i s fir st l is ted at 40 CF R

68.1 30. 40 CF R 68.10( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )3i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

3. Failure to co mp ly w ith the require men ts of

40 CF R 68 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31

no later t han the date o n w h i ch

a regulated

su bs tance i s fir st present at a t hresho ld

qua nti ty in a proc ess. 40 CF R 68.10( a) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )3i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

4. Failure to co mp ly w ith the require men ts of

40 CF R 68 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31

for n ew covere d pro cesses in

acc or dance

w ith the require men ts at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.11. 40 CF R 68.10( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )3iii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

5. Re served

6. Re served

7. Re served

8. Re served

9. Failure to s ub m it a si ng le R MP, as provided

in 40 CF R 68.150 to 40 CF R 68.185 (b )

w ith changes speci fied at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

7.1( c)

.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he RM P a registration

th at reflects all covered proc esses.

Note : P enalties 10- 14 to be d eleted

M ar ch 16, 2010. 40 CF R 68.12( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4i 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

10. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t a

ma n agem en t syste m for a Prog ram 2

covere d pro cess as provided in 40 CF R

68.1 5 w ith

changes speci fied at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1 (c) 5 i n additio n to m ee ti ng t he

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( c) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii( 1)

and (2 ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

11. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard a sses s me nt

as

provided i n 40 C FR

68.2 0 thro ugh 68.42

, in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c )1 and 2 a nd N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.2 i n additio n to m ee ti ng t he

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( c) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii( 1)

and (3 ) 6,00 0 12,0 00 30,0 00 NM

12. Failure to i m

pl e me nt th e Progr a

m 2

preventio n steps provided in 40 CF R 68.48

thro ugh 40 C FR

68.6 0 in corp or ated w i t

h

cha nges s pecified at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 3.1(c )1

thro ugh 10 a

nd N.J. A.C . 7:31- 3.2 t

hroug h

3.5 or i m pl e me nt th e Progr a

m 3 preven

tion

step s provided in

40 CF R 68.65 t

hroug h

68.8 7, incorpor ated w i th

cha nges s pecified

at N.J.A .C. 7:31-4.1( c) 1 thro ugh 23 a nd

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2 th rough 4.11, in addition

to me et in g t

he requirem en ts o f 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4. 40 CF R 68.12( c) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii( 1)

and (4 ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

13. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t an

em ergency respon se prog ram as provided in

40 CF R 68.90 to 68.95 i ncorpo rate d w ith

cha nges s pecified at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 5.1(c )1

thro ugh 4 and N. J.A. C. 7:31-5.2 in addition

to me et in g t

he requirem en ts o f 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4. 40 CF R 68.12( c) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii( 1)

and (5 ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

14. Failure to s ub m it a s part of t he RM P t he

data on prevent ion prog ram ele me nt s for

Prog ram 2 pro cesses as provided i n 40 C FR

68.1 70 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31-

7.1( a) in addition to me et in g th e

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( c) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )4ii( 1)

and (5 ) 500 1,00 0 2,500 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

15. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t a

ma n agem en t syste m for a Prog ram 3

covere d pro cess as provided in 40 CF R

68.1 5 w ith

changes speci fied at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1 (c) 5 i n additio n to m ee ti ng t he

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4iii(1) a

nd (2) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

16. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard a sses s me nt

as

provided i n 40 C FR

68.2 0 thro ugh 68.42

w ith changes speci fied at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

2.1( c) 1 and 2 and N.J.A .C. 7:31-2.2 in

addition to me et in g the require men ts of 40

CF R 68.12( a) as in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-1.1 (c) 4. 40 CF R 68.12( d) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4iii(1) a

nd (3) 6,00 0 12,0 00 30,0 00 NM

17. Failure to i m

pl e me nt th e preven

tion

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.6 5 thro ugh

68.8 7 w ith

changes speci fied at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1 (c) 1 t

hroug h 24 and N.J.A .C. 7:31-

4.2 thro ugh 4.11 i n additio n to m ee ti ng t he

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( d) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4iii(1) a

nd (4) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

18. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t an

em ergency respon se prog ram as provided in

40 CF R 68.90 to 68.95 i ncorpo rate d w ith

cha nges s pecified at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 5.1(c )1

thro ugh 4 and N. J.A. C. 7:31-5.2 in addition

to me et in g t

he requirem en ts o f 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4. 40 CF R 68.12( d) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4iii(1) a

nd (5) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

19. Failure to s ub m it a s part of t he RM P t he

data on prevent ion prog ram ele me nt s for

Prog ram 3 pro cesses as provided i n 40 C FR

68.1 75 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31-

7.1( a) in addition to me et in g th e

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.1 2( a) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 1.1(c )4. 40 CF R 68.12( d) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.1( c) 4iii(1) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

20. Failure to develop a ma n agem en t syste m to

oversee th e i m

pl e me nt atio n of the ri sk

ma n agem en t pro gr a m ele me nt s f

or covere d

pro cesses. 40 CF R 68.15( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1( c)5iv 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

21. Failure to a ss ign a q uali fied person or

posit ion th at ha s th e o verall respons ibili ty

for t he developm en t, i mp le m en tat ion, and

in tegration of th e ri sk m a na gem en t progr a

m

elem en ts

. 40 CF R 68.15( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

22. Failure to docu

me nt th e na me s or posi tio ns

of th e people w ho h ave been as sig ned

responsibi li ty f

or i mp le m en ti ng i ndi vid

ual

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68 in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C 7:31 and def

ine th e l in es of

au thority th rough a

n org ani zatio n c hart or

si m i lar docum en t. 40 CF R 68.15( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

23. Failure to i nc lude i n t he ma n age me nt

syste m a docum en tat ion plan w h i ch : (1)

provides a li st

ident ifyi ng al l docu

me nt at ion

required by t

hi s c hapter i ncl udi ng the

d ocu me nt t it le, ide nti ficatio n n u m be r

, a nd

storag e loc at ion ; and (2) describes ho w t he

ow n er or oper ator of a covere d pro cess w i l l

store, ma i nt ai n a

nd update al l

docum en ta tion required by th is chapter. 40 CF R 68.15,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )5i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

24. Failure to provide i n t he ma n agem en t

syste m a of tra c kin g a

nd re co rding t

he EHS

in ve ntory at t

he facil ity ag ai ns t the Ri s k

Manage me nt Pla n r egis tr at ion qua nti t y to

en sure t ha t t he EHS regis t ratio n quan ti t y o f

e ach re gi ster ed cover ed pr ocess i s no t

e xce ede d

. 40 CF R 68.15,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c )5ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

25. Failure to h and le, us e, m a nu f act ure

, generate

, or s tore an EHS i n a ma n ner

w h ic h com pl ies w ith t

he TCPA, N.J. A.C

. 7:31 and/or th e app roved ri sk m an age me nt

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.9(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

26. Failure to pay a

n ann ua l f ee to th e

Depa rt me nt co mp uted in

acco rd ance w ith

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.11A(b), (c) a nd (i) th rough

(m ), and bi lled a

nd rem it ted in

acc or dance

w ith N.J.A .C. 7:31-1.11 (f) thro ugh (h). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.11A(a) one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1,00 0 one-t

hird

of fee +

2,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

27. Failure to a

ut horize t he in su rance carrie r to

release i nf

orm at ion w i t

hi n 30 days from

the

wr it te n request of th e Depart men t.

or

Failure to require th e in su rance com

pany to

forw ard to th e Depa rt

me nt the requested

in for ma tio n w ith in

30 da ys of t

he rec eipt of

th e a ut horizatio n to do s o fro m

t he own er or

ope rator

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.12( d) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

28. Failure to prepa re a w or st -case release

scenario a nalysis as provided i n 40 C FR

68.2 5 in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(a )

and to co mp lete t

he fi ve -yea

r accident

hi st or y as provided i n 40 C FR

68.4 2

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.20,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

29. Failure to u se t

he tox ic e ndpoint s provided

in Appe ndix A

of 40 C FR

68 for a nalyses of

off si te con sequences for to xi c su bs tances.

or

Failure to u se t

he tox ic e ndpoint s

determ in ed by t

he Departm en t in

acco rd ance w ith t

he criteria us ed by

USEP A in

developing 40 CF R

68 Appendi x

A for Ta ble 1 Part A

tox ic su bs tances not

li sted in Appendi x A. 40 CF R 68.22( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

30. Failure to u se t

he endpoin t o f 1 psi for

ex plos ion for a

nalyses o f o ff

si te

conseque nces f

or fla m m a ble s ub sta nces. 40 CF R 68.22( a) (2 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

31. Failure to u se t

he endpoin t o f a radiant h eat

of 5 k w / m for 40 s econds for

radiant

heat /ex posure t i me for a

nalyses o f o ff

si te

conseque nces f

or fla m m a ble s ub sta nces. 40 CF R 68.22( a) (2 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

32. Failure to u se t

he endpoin t o f a lo wer

fla m m a bi li ty li m it as provided in

NFPA

docum en ts or other ge nerall y rec ogni zed

sources for

lo w er f la m m ab il ity l i mi t

for

analyses of off

si te con sequences for

fla m m a ble s ub sta nces. 40 CF R 68.22( a) (2 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

33. Failure to u se a w i nd speed o f 1.5 m et ers

per second and F at

m osp heric st abili ty

class

for t he wo rs t- case release analysis. Fail ure

to dem on strate t

ha t local me teorological

data applicable to th e s tat ionary so urce

sh o w a h ig her m i ni m u m w i n d s peed or les s

stable at mo sphere at all t i me s d

uring th e

previous t hree yea rs w he n u si ng

the se

m i ni m u m s

. 40 CF R 68.22( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

34. Failure to u se t

he hi ghe st daily

ma x i m u m

te mperat ure i n t he previou s three yea

rs a nd

average hu

m i di ty for th e si te, based on

te mperat ure/hu m id ity data

gathered at th e

sta tio nar y s ource or at a local

me teorological st atio n for wo rs t- case

release a nalysis of a regulated

tox ic

su bs tance. 40 CF R 68.22( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

35. Failure to a

nalyze th e w or st -case release of

a regulated

to xi c su bs tance as sum i ng

a

ground level (0 feet) release.

or

Failure to u se t

he cor re ct release he igh

t a s

determ in ed by t

he release scenario for a

n

alternati ve scenario analysi s of a regulated

tox ic s ub sta

nce. 40 CF R 68.22( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

36. Failure to u se ei ther urban or rural

topogr aphy

, as app rop riate. 40 CF R 68.22( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

37. Failure to e ns ure th at tables or mo del s us ed

for di spersion analysis o f regulated to xi c

su bs tances app rop riately

account for gas

dens ity. 40 CF R 68.22(f ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

38. Failure to con sider liq uid s ot her th an gase s,

liq uef ied only by refrige ration, to be

released at th e h ig hes t daily m a x i m u m

te mperat ure, based on data for the previou s

three years appro priate for t he st atio nar y

source, or at pro cess te m

perature,

w h ic he ver

is hi gher, for wo rs t case.

or

Failure to con sider su

bs tances to be

released at a proc ess oram bie nt

te mperat ure t ha t i s appr opri ate for

t he

scenario for alternati ve s cenarios. 40 CF R 68.22( g)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

39. Failure to a

nalyze and rep ort i n t

he RM P

for Progr a m 2 a nd/or 3 pro cesses one wo rs tcase release scenario th at is est i ma ted to

cre ate th e greatest dis tance in any direction

to an endpoin t provided in Appe ndix A

of

40 CF R 68 res ul tin g fro m a n accidental

release o f regulated to xi c su bs tances from

covere d pro cesses un der

wo rs t- case

condit ions def

ined i n 40 C FR

68.22

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(c ). 40 CF R 68.25( a) (2 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

40. Failure to a

nalyze and rep ort i n t

he RM P

for Progr a m 2 a nd/or 3 pro cesses one wo rs tcase release scenario th at is est i ma ted to

cre ate th e greatest dis tance in any direction

to an endpoin t def

ined i n 40 C FR

68.22 (a )

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(c )

resu lti ng from

an accidental release of

regulated fla m m a ble s ub sta nces fro m

covere d pro cesses un der

wo rs t- case

condit ions def

ined i n 40 C FR

68.22

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(c ). 40 CF R 68.25( a) (2 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

41. Failure to a

nalyze and rep ort i n t

he RM P

for Progr a m 2 a nd/or 3 pro cesses additional

wo rs t- case release scenarios for a h azard

class i f a wo rs t- case release fro m a nother

covere d pro cess at t

he st atio nar y

source

potent ially

affect s public rec eptors di fferent

from tho se poten tial ly a ffected by t he wo rs tcase release scenario developed u nder

par agr aphs 40 CF R 68.25 (a )( 2) (i) or

(a) (2 )(ii) in corp or ated at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

2.1( a)

. 40 CF R 68.25( a) (2 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

42. Failure to u se t

he wo rs t- case release

qua nti ty w h ic h w as th e greater

of th e

fol low in g:

(1) For su bs tances in

a ve sse l, t

he greatest

am ou nt h eld i n a si ng le v es sel, ta ki ng in to

account adm in is tra

tive con trols t

ha t l i mi t

th e m a x i m

u m qua nt ity; or

(2) For su bs tances in

pipes, th e gre atest

am ou nt i n a pipe, ta

ki ng in to account

adm in is trat ive controls t

hat l i mi t th e

ma x i m u m q uan tity. 40 CF R 68.25( b) (1 ) or

(2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

43. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity i n t he

ve ssel or pipe, as determ in ed un der 40 CF R

68.2 5( b), in corp or ated at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

2.1( a) is released as a gas o ver 10 m i n u te s

in th e w or st case release s cenario for

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nces t ha t are nor ma lly

gases at am

bie nt te m perature and hand led

as a gas or

as a l iqu id u

nder press ure.

or

Failure to a ss u

me th e release rate to be the

total qua nt ity div ided by

10 un le ss passi ve

m it ig at ion syste ms are i n place. 40 CF R 68.25( c) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

44. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e s ub sta

nce is

released as a gas i n 10 m i n u te s for a

released su

bs tance t ha t i s n ot contai ned by

pass ive m it ig at ion systems or tha t is i n a

contai ned pool th at ha s a depth of 1 c m or

les s in th e w or st case release s cenario for

gases ha ndled as refriger ated l iqu ids at

am bie nt press ure. 40 CF R 68.25( c) (2 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

45. Failure to calcu late t he vo latil izat ion rate

(rele ase rate) at th e boil ing poi nt of th e

su bs tance a nd at th e condi tio ns specif ied in

40 CF R 68.25( d) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

. 40 CF R 68.25( c) (2 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

46. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity i n t he

ve ssel or pipe, as determ in ed un der 40 CF R

68.2 5( b), in corp or ated at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

2.1( a)

, is spi lled in st an taneou sly to for m a

liq uid pool in

th e w or st case release

scenario for regulated

tox ic s ub sta

nces t hat

are n orm al ly

liq uids at am

bi en t tem perature. 40 CF R 68.25( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

47. Failure to deter

mi ne th e sur face are a of the

pool by as su m i ng th at th e liq

uid sprea ds to

one centi m eter dee p un le ss pas si ve

m it ig at ion syste ms are i n place th at serve to

contai n th e s pil l and l i mi t t he su rface are a in

th e w or st case release s cenario for

regulated

tox ic s ub sta

nces t ha t are nor ma lly l iqu ids at

am bie nt te m perature. Failure to u se t

he

su rface are a of th e con tained liq uid to

calculate the v olati li zatio n rate w h ere

pass ive m it ig at ion is in

place. 40 CF R 68.25( d) (1 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

48. Failure to ta

ke in to acc ou

nt th e act ual

su rface characte rist ics w he re a release

wo u ld occur

o nto a su rface th at is not paved

or s mo ot h in th e w or st case release s cenario

for regulated to xi c su bs tances th at are

nor ma lly l iqu ids at am

bie nt te m perature. 40 CF R 68.25( d) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

49. Failure to accoun t for: (1) the h ig hes t daily

ma x i m u m te m perature occurring i n t

he past

three years, (2) t

he te mp erature of the

su bs tance i n t

he ve ssel, or (3) th e

concentration of t

he su bs tance for a liq

uid

spi lled as a m i x t

ure or so lu tio n, to calculate

th e v olat ili zatio n rate i n t he wo rs t case

release s cenario for

regulated to xi c

su bs tances th at are n orm al ly liq uids at

am bie nt te m perature. 40 CF R 68.25( d) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

50. Failure to deter

mi ne th e rate o f release to

air from th e v olat ili zatio n rate o f t he liq uid

pool in th e w or st case release s cenario for

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nces t ha t are nor ma lly

liq uid s at a mb ien t te mperat

ure.

or

Failure to u se t

he me th odology i n t

he RM P

Of fs ite Co nseq

uence A na lysi s Gu idance or

any other publicly

a vailable tech

niq ues th at

account for t

he mo de lin g condi tio ns and are

rec ogni zed by

in du stry as applicable as part

of current pra ctices.

or

Failure to al low

the i m pl em en ti ng

agenc y

access to th e mo del and to describ e mo del

features a nd dif ferences fro m

publ icly

avai lable mo del s to local em ergency

plan ners u pon request w

he n u si ng a

pro prieta ry

mo del th at account s for

t he

mo del ing condi tion s. 40 CF R 68.25( d) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

51. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity of t he

su bs tance, as determ in ed u

nder 40 C FR

68.2 5( b) t hroug h (i), i ncorpo rate d at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) v aporizes res ul tin g i n

a v apor cloud ex plos ion inth e wo rs t- case

release s cenario for

f la m m ab le gases.

or

Failure to u se a yield f

actor o f 10 percent

of

th e a vailable e nerg y

released i n t

he

ex plos ion to determ in e t

he dis tance to the

ex plos ion endpoin t w he n

th e mo del us ed i s

based on TN T equi valen t me th ods. 40 CF R 68.25( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

52. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e to tal quan ti ty i n

th e v es sel or pipe, a s deter mi ned un der

40

CF R 68.25( b)

, incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

, is released

as a gas over

10

m i n ut es in the w or st -case release sce nario

for f la m m ab le gases, f

or regulated

fla m m a ble s ub sta nces t hat are norm al ly

gases at am

bie nt te m perature and hand led

as a gas, or

as a liq uid un der pressure, a

nd

is in vo lved i n t

he vapor cloud ex plos ion. 40 CF R 68.25( e) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

53. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e to tal quan ti ty o f

th e s ub sta nce is release d as a gas in 10

m i n ut es

, a nd t he total qua

nt ity w il l be

in vo lved in

the v apor cloud ex plos ion for a

released su

bs tance t ha t i s n ot contai ned by

pass ive m it ig at ion systems or for a

contai ned pool th at ha s a depth of one

cent im et er

or les s in the w or st -case release

scenario for fla

m m a ble gases ha

ndled as

refrige rated liq

uid s at a mb ien t pressure. 40 CF R 68.25( e) (2 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

54. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity i n t he

ve ssel or pipe, as determ in ed un der 40 CF R

68.2 5( b), in corp or ated at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

2.1( a)

, is spi lled in st an taneou sly to for m a

liq uid pool in

th e w or st -case release

scenario, for a fla

m m a ble gas ha ndled as a

refrige rated liq

uid at am bie nt press ure th at

is contained by

pas sive m i ti ga

tion sys tem s

in a pool w i t

h a depth greater

th an 1

cent im et er.

or

Failure to calcu late t

he vo latil izat ion rate

(rele ase rate) at th e boil ing poi nt of th e

su bs tance a nd at th e condi tio ns specif ied in

40 CF R 68.25( d) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

.

or

Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity w h i ch

become s vapor i n t

he fir st 10 m i n

u te s is

in vo lved in

the v apor cloud ex plos ion. 40 CF R 68.25( e) (2 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

55. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity of t he

su bs tance, as determ in ed u

nder 40 C FR

68.2 5( b) a

nd (g) t hroug h (i), incorpor ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ), v aporizes res ult ing i n

a v apor cloud ex plos ion, for t he wo rs t- case

release s cenario for

f la m m ab le liq

uids.

or

Failure to u se a yield f

actor o f 10 percent

of

th e a vailable e nerg y

released i n t

he

ex plos ion to determ in e t

he wo rs t case

release s cenario dis tance to th e ex plos ion

endpoin t f

or a m ode l us ed th at is based on

TN T equi valen t me th ods. 40 CF R 68.25(f ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

56. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e e nt ire q

uan tity i n

th e v es sel or pipe, a s deter mi ned un der

40

CF R 68.25( b)

, incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

, is s pil led in st an taneou sly to

form a liq uid pool in

th e wo rs t- case release

scenario for regulated

fla m m a ble su bs tances

th at are n orm al ly

liq uids at am

bi en t

te mperat ure.

or

Failure to calcu late t

he vo latil izat ion rate at

th e condi tio ns specif

ied in 40 CF R 68.25( d)

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(a ) for

liq uid s at te m

peratures belo w

th eir

at mo spheric boilin g poi nt. 40 CF R 68.25(f )( 1),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

57. Failure to a ss u

me th at th e q

uan tity w h i ch

become s vapor i n t

he fir st 10 m i n

u te s is

in vo lved in

the v apor cloud ex plos ion inth e

wo rs t- case release scenario for f la m m ab le

liq uid s. 40 CF R 68.25(f )( 2),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

58. Failure to u se t

he par a meters defined in

40

CF R 68.22 i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. at

7:31-2.1 (c)

, to deter

mi ne dis tance to the

endpoin ts.

or

Failure to u se t

he me th odology provided in

th e R MP Of

fs ite Co ns equence A na lysi s

Gu idance or any

com m e rcially

or publ icly

avai lable air dispersion m ode li ng

tech niq ues th at account for t

he mo de lin g

condit ions a

nd are rec ognized by

in du stry

as applicable as part of current pra ctices.

or

Failure to al low

the i m pl em en ti ng

agenc y

access to th e mo del and to describ e mo del

features a nd dif ferences fro m

publ icly

avai lable mo del s to local em ergency

plan ners u pon request, w

he n us in g a

pro prieta ry

mo del th at account s for

t he

mo del ing condi tion s. 40 CF R 68.25( g)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

59. Failure to perfor

m an accurate w or st

case

scenario a nalysis by con sidering a

pas sive

m it ig at ion syste m

t hat i s no t cap able o f

w ith st an di ng the release eve nt triggering t he

scenario a nd w h ic h wo u ld f un ct ion as

in tended. 40 CF R 68.25(h)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

60. Failure to s elect a wo rs t case sce nario for

fla m m a ble regulated

s ub sta nces or

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nces based o n s m al ler

qua nti ties h andled at a hi gher proc ess

te mperat ure or press ure tha t wo ul d res ult i n

a greater dis tance to an e ndpoint defined in

40 CF R 68.22( a) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (c)

, be yond

the s tat ionar y

source

boundary th an t he sce nario provided un der

40 CF R 68.25( b) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

. 40 CF R 68.25(i )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

61. Failure to s elect a wo rs t case sce nario for

fla m m a ble regulated

s ub sta nces or

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nces based o n

prox im ity to t

he boundary

of t he sta tio nar y

source t hat w ou ld resu lt in a greater

dis tance to an e ndpoint defined in 40 CF R

68.2 2( a) i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

2.1( c)

, be yond

th e s tat ionary

so urce

boundary th an t he sce nario provided un der

40 CF R 68.25( b) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

. 40 CF R 68.25(i )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

62. Failure to ide nt ify and analyze at leas t o ne

alternati ve release sce nario for each

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nce he ld in

a covered

pro cess(es) and at leas t one al ternative

release s cenario to rep resent al l fla m m a ble

su bs tances he ld in

a covered process(es). 40 CF R 68.28( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

63. Failure to s elect a scenario t hat i s mo re

li kely to occur th an t he wo rs t- case release

scenario u

nder 40 C FR 68.2 5 in corp or ated

at N.J.A .C. 7:31.2.1 (a ), for each alternat ive

release s cenario required un der 40 CF R

68.2 8( a) i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

2.1( a)

. 40 CF R 68.28( b) (1 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

64. Failure to s elect a scenario t hat w i ll rea ch

an endpoin t off

si te for an alternati ve release

scenario required u

nder 40 C FR

68.28 (a )

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.28( b) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

65. Failure to con sider alternati ve release

scenarios su ch a s t

ho se l is ted at 40 CF R

68.2 8( b) (2 )(i- v) i ncorpo rate d at N. J.A. C.

7:31-2.1. 40 CF R 68.28( b) (2 )(i )

thro ugh (v), N. J.A. C.

7:31-2.1 (a) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

66. Failure to u se t

he app rop riate para

meters

defined in 40 CF R 68.22 i ncorpo rate d at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c ) to deter mi ne dis tance

to the e ndpoints i n t

he analysi s of

alternati ve release sce narios.

or

Failure to u se t

he me th odology provided in

th e R MP Of

fs ite Co ns equence A na lysi s

Gu idance or a co m me rcial ly or p ublicly

avai lable air dispersion m ode li ng techn ique

th at account s for

th e specified m od eli ng

condit ions a

nd i s reco gni zed by

i ndu stry as

applicable as part of current pra ctices.

or

Failure to al low

the i m pl em en ti ng

agenc y

access to a propri etar y

m ode l tha t acc ou

nts

for t he mo del ing condi tion s and to describe

mo del feat

ures and di fferences from

publ icly a vailable m ode ls to local

em ergency pla

nners upo n request. 40 CF R 68.28( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

67. Failure to perfor

m an accurate al ternative

release s cenario analysi s by cons idering

active and pass ive m it ig at ion systems th at

are n ot capa ble of w ith st an din g t he eve nt

th at triggere d the release or tha t are no t

fu nc tio nal. 40 CF R 68.28( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

68. Failure to con sider th e f iv e-year accident

hi st or y provided i n 40 C FR

68.4 2

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 2.1(a ) in

selecti ng alternati ve release sce narios. 40 CF R 68.28( e) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

69. Failure to con sider th e f ail ure sce narios

iden tif ied un der 40 CF R 68.5 0 incorpor ated

at N.J.A .C. 7:31-3.1( c) or 40 CF R 68.6 7

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C 7:31-4.1 (c) in

selecti ng alternati ve release sce narios. 40 CF R 68.28( e) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

70. Failure to e sti m ate i n t he RM P t he

populatio n w i t

hi n a circle w ith i ts center at

th e poi nt of th e release a

nd a radiu s

determ in ed by t

he dis tance to the endpoin t

defined in 40 CF R 68.22( a) in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c ). 40 CF R 68.30( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

71. Failure to i nc lude residen tial populatio n in

th e populat ion es ti ma te.

or

Failure to n ote the presence of in st it ut ion s

(schools, ho spital s, prisons), parks a nd

rec re ational areas, a

nd m ajor co m me rcial,

off ice, and ind

us trial bu ildin gs in

th e RMP. 40 CF R 68.30( b)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

72. Failure to u se t

he mo st rec ent Ce ns us data

or other u pdated i nf

orm at ion to est i ma te the

populatio n poten tial ly a ffected. 40 CF R 68.30( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

73. Failure to e sti m ate populat ion to t wo

si gn if icant digi ts. 40 CF R 68.30( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

74. Failure to l is t inth e RMP e nv ironm en ta l

rec eptors w i t

hi n a circle w ith i ts center at

th e poi nt of th e release a

nd a radiu s

determ in ed by t

he dis tance to the endpoin t

defined in 40 CF R 68.22( a) in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(c ). 40 CF R 68.33( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

75. Failure to rely

on in for ma tio n provided on

local U. S. Geological S ur vey m ap s or o n

any data so urce con tain in g U. S.G.S. data to

iden tify e nv iron me nt al rec eptors. 40 CF R 68.33( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

76. Failure to rev iew a nd u pdate the of

fs ite

conseque nce analyses at least once e ver y

fi ve yea rs. 40 CF R 68.36( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

77. Failure to co mp lete a revised analysis

w ith in si x m o nt hs of a c hange i n proc esses,

qua nti ties s tored or ha

ndled, or any

other

aspect of th e sta

tionary so urce tha t m ig ht

reasonabl y

be ex pected to i ncrease or

dec rease t he dis tance to th e endpoint by a

factor of t wo or mo re and to s ub m it a

revised risk

ma na gem en t pla

n as provided

in 40 CF R 68.190 as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c ). 40 CF R 68.36( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

78. Failure to m ai n ta in rec or ds for the w or st

case sce narios of th e off

si te con sequence

analyses th at in clude a description of th e

ve ssel or pipeline a

nd su bs tance s elected as

wo rs t case, as sum

pt ion s a nd parame ters

us ed, and th e ratio nale for s election.

or

Failure to describe for

th e wo rs t case

scenarios th e u se of ad

mi ni st rati ve con trols

and passi ve m it ig atio n tha t we re a ss u me d to

li m it the q uant ity th at could be released

.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he docum en ta tio n o f

th e w or st case scenarios th e a

nt icipated

effect of th e controls and m it ig atio n on th e

release q uan tity a nd rate. 40 CF R 68.39( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

79. Failure to m ai n ta in the reco rds for

alternati ve release sce narios of t he off si te

conseque nce analyses th at in clude a

description of the sce narios ide nti fied,

ass u mp ti on s and par a

meters us ed, and th e

rationale f

or th e s election of speci fic

scenarios.

or

Failure to i nc lude f

or th e al ternate release

scenarios cor

re ct as sum

pt io ns o n the u se of

adm in is trat ive controls a

nd m i ti gat ion s tha t

we re ass u me d to l i mi t

t he qua nti ty tha t

could be release d.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he docum en ta tio n o f

scenario t he effect of th e controls and

m it ig at ion on th e release q uant ity and rate. 40 CF R 68.39( b)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

80. Failure to m ai n ta in rec or ds o n t

he of fs ite

conseque nce analyses th at in clude th e

docum en ta tion of es ti m ated quan ti ty

released

, release rate, and duration of

release f or off si te con sequence a

nalyses. 40 CF R 68.39( c)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

81. Failure to m ai n ta in rec or ds o n t

he of fs ite

conseque nce analyses th at in clude th e

me th odology u sed to determ ine di sta nce to

endpoin ts for o ff

si te conseq

uence analyses. 40 CF R 68.39( d)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

82. Failure to m ai n ta in rec or ds o n t

he of fs ite

conseque nce analyses th at in clude data us ed

to est im at e populat ion and en viron m en tal

rec eptors poten tial ly a ffected for of fs ite

conseque nce analyses. 40 CF R 68.39( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

83. Failure to i nc lude i n t he fi ve -yea

r accident

hi st or y all accidental releases from covered

pro cesses th at resu lted in deaths, i njuries, or

si gn if icant prop ert y da

mage on si te, or

kn o w n of fs ite deaths, inj uries, evacuatio ns,

sh el tering i n place, pro pert y da mage, or

en viron m en tal da

mage. 40 CF R 68.42( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

84. Failure to report t he date, ti m e, and

app rox i ma te duration of th e release for each

accidental release in cluded i n t he fi ve -yea

r

accident h is tory. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

85. Failure to report t he che mi cal(s) released

for each accid ental release inc luded i n t he

fi ve -ye ar accident hi story. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

86. Failure to report t he est i ma ted q

uant ity

released in

pound s for

each accid ental

release i nc luded in

th e fi ve- ye ar accident

hi st or y. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

87. Failure to report t he fi ve - or s i x- digit

NAICS code t

hat m os t closely cor responds

to the proc ess for each accidental release

in cluded i n t

he fi ve -yea

r accident hi st or y. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

88. Failure to report t he type of release eve nt

and it s source for each accidental release

in cluded i n t

he fi ve -yea

r accident hi st or y. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

89. Failure to report k no w n w ea

th er condit ion s

for each accid ental release inc luded i n t he

fi ve -ye ar accident hi story. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

90. Failure to report t he on -si te i mp acts for

each accidental release i ncl uded in th e f iv eye ar accident hi story. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (7 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

91. Failure to report t he kn o w n of fs ite i mp acts

for each accid ental release inc luded i n t he

fi ve -ye ar accident hi story. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (8 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

92. Failure to report t he kn o w n in it iat ing e vent

and contribu

tin g f actors for each accidental

release i nc luded in

th e fi ve- ye ar accident

hi st or y. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (9 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

93. Failure to report w h et her of fs ite responde rs

we re not if

ied w he n k no w n f or each

accidental release in cluded i n t he fi ve -yea

r

accident h is tory. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (1 0)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

94. Failure to report t he ope rational or process

cha nges t ha t res ul ted from i nv es tigat ion of

th e release for each accidental release

in cluded i n t

he fi ve -yea

r accident hi st or y

and tha t have been ma de by

th e ti m e t hi s

in for ma tio n is s ub m it ted in

acco rd ance w ith

40 CF R 68.168

. 40 CF R 68.42( b) (1 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

95. Failure to provide n u me rical es ti ma tes o f at

least t w o s ig ni fican

t digit s of the q

uant ity of

regulated su bs tance released i n t

he fi ve -yea

r

accident h is tory. 40 CF R 68.42( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

96. Failure to docu

me nt a h azard asse ss m en t f

or

a covered proc ess in

w h ic h an RH S or R HS

Mi xt ure i s us ed, h andled, or st ored in

acco rd ance w ith 40 C FR

68 Su bpart B as

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

2.1( c) 1 and 2 and N.J.A .C. 7:31-2.2. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

97. Failure to con sider th e e xp losi ve

fla m m a bi li ty ha zard of a

n R HS in th e

ha zard as ses s me nt

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(a )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

98. Failure to re port i n t he RMP t he one w o rs tc a se sce na rio t

ha t i s es ti ma te d to cr eate t

he

g reatest dis tance i n a

n y di rection to t

he

endp oi nt f

o r sta tio na ry s ourc e s t

ha t h ave

m u l t iple RH Ss o r RH S M i xt ures i n cover ed

p ro ces s( es).

o r

Failure to re port i n t

he RMP ad di tional

w or st -c a se r elease scenarios for st atio na ry

sources th at ha

ve m u l tip le R HS s or R HS

Mi x t ures in c o ve re d p ro ces s( es) if a w or st

c a se r elease fro m a

nother cover ed pr ocess

at the s tat iona ry

source poten tially

af fects

publ ic r ece ptors dif

fe ren t fro m t ho se

p ote nt iall y af

fe cted by th e w o rs t-case

scenario w i t

h t he g re ate st endp oi nt di sta nc e. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(a )2 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

99. Failure to ide nt ify , analyze, and r ep ort in

the

ha za rd as ses s m en t at least one alternati ve

r elease s cena rio to r ep resen t al l RH Ss o r

RH S M i x ture s h eld in

c o ve re d p ro cesse s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(a )3 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

100. Failure to re port i n t he RMP t he RH S

ha za rd as ses s m en t r es ul ts i n t he R MP

Of f si te Co ns equence A n alysi s sectio ns for

fla m mab le s ub sta

nc es. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(a )4 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

101. Failure to u se t

he endp oi nt s for f

la m m able s

li sted at 40 C F R 68 .22 (a )( 2) as th e e nd poi nt

p ar a m eter for the R HS ha za rd as ses s m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

102. Failure to u se t

he m a x i m u m cap acity

of t he

la r g es t p ro cess v es sel c o ntai ni ng an RH S o r

RH S m i x t u re , no t ta ki ng i nto ac cou

nt

a d m i n is tr at ive controls t

hat l i m i t the

m a x i m u m q uan tity

, as t he w ors t c a se r elease

qua nti t y for t he RH S h azar d asse ss me nt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )2 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

103. Failure to u se a T NT

- equ ivale nt e xplo sion

m e th od o r any

co m m ercially

or publ icl y

avai la ble ex plos ion m odel ing tec hn iques,

p rov id ed t

he tech niq ues a ccoun

t for t he

m odel ing condi tion s and a re r eco g ni ze d b y

in du stry as a pplica ble as p art of cur ren t

p ra ct ic e s, for the R

HS ha za rd as ses s m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )3 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

104. Failure to u se t

he heat of r eaction of t

he

RH S or R HS Mi x t

ure w he n us i ng a TN T

e q ui valen t ex plos ion m e th od for t he RH S

ha za rd as ses s m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )3i 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

105. Failure to u se 10 0 p er cen t of the poten tial

heat r elease (he at of re actio n ) ass u m ed to

c o ntribu te to the ex plos ion for a n R H S

Mi x t ure i n a p ro cess v es sel w h e n u s in g a

T NT

- equ ivale nt e xplo sion m e t hod f o r th e

RH S h azar d asse ss me nt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )3ii 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

106. Failure to u se 100 pe rc e nt of t he poten tial

heat r elease (he at of re actio n ) ass u m ed to

c o ntribu te to the ex plos ion for a n R H S

Mi x t ure i n a p ro cess v es sel w h e n u s in g a

T NT

- equ ivale nt e xplo sion m e t hod f o r th e

RH S h azar d asse ss me nt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )3iii 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

107. Failure to u se al l ot her pa ra me te rs and

c alc ulat ion m e th ods spe ci fied at 40 C FR 6 8

S ubpa rt B a s i ncor

po rate d w i t

h changes at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1 (c )1 and 2 as t he

p ar a m eters for

t he RH S h azar d asse ss me nt.

No te : P enalties 1 08 -2 08 to b e d elet e d

M a r ch 16, 20 10. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.2(b )4 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

108. Failure to i nc lude Ma terial Sa fety

Data

Sh eets t ha t m ee t the requirem en ts of 29

CF R 1910.1 20 0(g ) i n t

he up -to- date safety

in for ma tio n require d to be com pi led and

ma in ta in ed for the regulated s ub sta nces,

pro cesses, and equ ipm en t. 40 CF R 68.48( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

109. Failure to i nc lude t he ma x i m u m in tended

in ve ntory o f equ ipm en t i n w h i ch t he

regulated su bs tances are s tored or proc essed

in th e u p-to -date sa fety

in form at ion required

to be com pi led and m ai n ta ined for

t he

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

110. Failure to i nc lude s afe upper a nd lo w er

te mperat ures, pressures, flo w s, and

com pos itio ns i n t

he up -to-date s afety

in for ma tio n require d to be com pi led and

ma in ta in ed for the regulated s ub sta nces,

pro cesses, and equ ipm en t. 40 CF R 68.48( a) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

111. Failure to i nc lude equ ipm en t s pecificatio ns

in th e u p-to -date sa fety

in form at ion required

to be com pi led and m ai n ta ined for

t he

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

112. Failure to i nc lude codes a nd st andards us ed

to design, bu ild, a

nd oper ate th e process i n

th e u p-to -date sa fety

in form at ion required

to

be com pi led and ma in ta in ed for t he

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

113. Failure to i nc lude process f lo w diagram s

and piping and in str

u me nt at ion diagram s i n

th e u p-to -date sa fety

in form at ion required

to

be com pi led and ma in ta in ed for t he

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

114. Failure to i nc lude f las h poin t up to 2 00

d egr ees Fahr e nhe it ( a

nd m e t hod u sed)

, fla m mab le l i m i ts (l o w er

e xp losi ve l i m i t a

nd

uppe r ex plos ive li m it), e xt in gu is hi ng m ed ia,

special f ire f igh ti ng p roc edures, a

nd u n u su al

fire and e xp losio n hazards in the reactivi ty

data applicable to th e process i n w h i ch an

EHS i s us ed, h andled, s tored or generated

required to be com

pi led and ma in ta in ed in

th e u p-to -date-safe ty i nf

orm at ion for the

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1ii( 1) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

115. Failure to i nc lude t her ma l and c he m ical

stabi li t y i n for

ma tion : stabi lity

(u ns table or

stable), condit ion s to a

void (for i ns tabil it y),

in co mpat ibili t y (

materials to avoid),

ha za rd o us de co m

posi tion (p ro d

ucts o r

b yp ro duct s), ha za rdous poly merizat ion

( may oc c u r o r w i l l no t o ccur) , and

c o ndit ions to a

void (fo r p oly

meri zatio n ) in

th e reactiv ity

data applicable to th e process

in w h ic h an EHS i s us ed, h andled, s tored or

generated required to be com

pi led and

ma in ta in ed i n t

he up -to-date-sa fety

in for ma tio n for

th e regulated

su bs tances,

pro cesses, and equ ipm en t. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1ii( 2) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

116. Failure to i nc lude t her modyna m ic and

r ea ct ion k in etic d ata in clud ing : heat of

r ea ct ion, te m

pe rature at w

h ic h i ns tabil it y

(unco ntrolled r eaction, de co mpo sit ion,

and/or pol y

m e ri zatio n) i ni tiate s, a

nd ener g y

r elease rate data i n t

he rea ctiv ity

data

applicable to th e process i n w h i ch an EH S

is us ed, ha

ndled, stored or generate d

required to be com

pi led and ma in ta in ed in

th e u p-to -date-safe ty i nf

orm at ion for the

regulated su bs tances, pro cesses, a

nd

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1ii( 3) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

117. Failure to i nc lude i nciden tal for ma tion of

b yp ro duct s th at a re re acti ve a nd u n stable in

th e reactiv ity

data applicable to th e process

in w h ic h an EHS i s us ed, h andled, s tored or

generated required to be com

pi led and

ma in ta in ed i n t

he up -to-date-sa fety

in for ma tio n for

th e regulated

su bs tances,

pro cesses, and equ ipm en t. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1ii( 4) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

118. Failure to i nc lude i n for mat ion s ho w i ng t

he

iden tity of to x ic o r fla

m m ab le EHS s

c apa ble of b ei ng g e ne rate d for i ndi vid ual

RH S s li sted at N.J.A .C. 7:31-6. 3( a) T a ble I

, P art D, Group I due to i nadverten t m i x i n g

w i t h inco m patible s ubs tances,

d eco mpos it ion, and s elf

-re actio n in

the

rea cti vity data applicable to the pro cess in

w h ic h an EHS i s us ed, h andled, s tored or

generated required to be com

pi led and

ma in ta in ed i n t

he up -to-date s afety

in for ma tio n for

th e regulated

su bs tances,

pro cesses, and equ ipm en t. 40 CF R 68.48( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1ii( 5) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

119. Failure to e ns ure th at a process i s desig ned

in com pl iance w i t

h reco gni zed and

generally accepte d good eng ineering

pra ctices.

or

Failure to co mp ly

w ith Fede ral or s tate

regulatio ns th at addr ess in du stry- s pecific

safe desig n or i nd us try- specif

ic desig n

codes and s tandards. 40 CF R 68.48( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

120. Failure to u

pdate th e s afety

in for ma tio n for

a c hange to a covered process t hat m ade t

he

safe ty i nf orm at ion i naccurate. 40 CF R 68.48( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

121. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard rev iew t

ha t

iden tif ies th e hazards associatedw i th a

regulated su bs tance, proc ess, or proce dures. 40 CF R 68.50( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

122. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard rev iew t

ha t

iden tif ies th e opp ortun it ies for

equip me nt

ma lf u nc tio ns or h

u ma n er rors t ha t cou ld

cause an accidental release. 40 CF R 68.50( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

123. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard rev iew t

ha t

iden tif ies th e safeg

uards us ed or needed to

control a ha zard or prevent equip me nt

ma lf u nc tio n or hu

m a n err or. 40 CF R 68.50( a) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

124. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard rev iew t

ha t

iden tif ies any s teps us ed or needed

to detect

or mo ni tor releases. 40 CF R 68.50( a) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

125. Failure to deter

mi ne in a h azard review

, by

in specti ng all equip me nt , w he th er t he

pro cess is des igned, fabricated, or ope rated

in acco rd ance w ith t

he applicable i ndu stry

sta ndards or Fede ral or s tate design ru les,

for proc esses desig ned to me et tho se

sta ndards or rules. 40 CF R 68.50( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

126. Failure to docu

me nt th e resul ts of a hazard

review in a h azar d r ev ie w

r ep ort pr epa re d in

a cco rd a nc e w i t h N. J.A. C. 7:31-3. 6 or

en sure t ha t proble ms ide nt if

ied are resolved

in a t i me ly m an n er. 40 CF R 68.50( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )9 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

127. Failure to u

pdate a h azard review

at lea st

once e ver y f

iv e ye ars. 40 CF R 68.50( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

128. Failure to cond

uct a ha zard rev iew f

or a

ma jor cha nge in a proc ess. 40 CF R 68.50( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

129. Failure to resol ve al l i ss ue s iden tif ied in th e

ha zard revie w

before s tartup of a c hanged

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.50( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

130. Failure to prepa re wr it te n oper ati ng

pro cedur es t

ha t provide clear

in str uctio ns or

step s f or safe ly cond

ucti ng activ it ies

associated w i t

h each covered process

cons is ten t w i t

h t he safe ty i nf

orm at ion for

th at pro cess.

or

Failure to w r i te ope ratin g pr oce d u res i n a

m a nner a nd lan guage t

hat t he EHS

o per ators o f a p ro ces s a re ca pa ble of

u nde r standi ng. 40 CF R 68.52( a);

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )3 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

131. Failure to address i ni tia l s tartup in th e

ope rating pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

132. Failure to address n orm al oper ation s in the

ope rating pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

133. Failure to address te m porar y oper ation s i n

th e operating proce dures. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

134. Failure to address e mergency sh ut dow n and

ope rations i n t

he ope rating pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

135. Failure to address n orm al s hu tdo w n in th e

ope rating pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

136. Failure to address s tartup fol low in g a

nor ma l or em ergency

s hu tdo w n

or a m ajor

cha nge th at requires a h azard review in th e

ope rating pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

137. Failure to address t he conseque nces o f

deviat ions a

nd s teps required to cor re ct or

avoid deviatio ns i n t

he ope rating

pro cedur es. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (7 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

138. Failure to address equ ipm en t i ns pections i n

th e operating proce dures. 40 CF R 68.52( b) (8 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

139. Failure to e ns ure th at th e ope rating

pro cedur es w ere u

pdated, if neces sar y,

w he n a ma jor change occur

red and prior to

start up o f t he cha nged pro cess. 40 CF R 68.52( c)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

140. Failure to e ns ure th at each e mp loyee

ope rating a

proc ess or each e mp loye e ne w ly

ass igned to a covere d pro cess have been

trained or te sted co mpete nt inth e ope rating

pro cedur es provided in

40 CF R 68.52

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 3.1(a ) tha t

pertain to their dut ies.

or

Failure to certify

i n w ri ti ng

tha t the

em ployee already operating a pro cess on

Ju ne 21, 1999 h as th e require d kn o wl edge,

sk il ls , and abil it ies to s afely car ry ou t t he

du ties and responsibi li ties as provided i n

th e operating proce dures. 40 CF R 68.54( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

141. Failure to provide refresher train in g at leas t

every th ree ye ars, a

nd m ore of

ten as

neces sar y, to each e mp loyee oper ating a

pro cess to e ns ure th at th e em ployee

un derstand s a

nd adheres to th e current

ope rating pro cedur es o f t

he proc ess.

or

Failure to deter

mi ne th e app ro priate

frequency of refresher trai ni ng in

cons ul tatio n w ith t

he em pl oye es oper ati ng

th e process. 40 CF R 68.54( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

142. Failure to e ns ure th at oper ators are trained

in updated or ne w

proc edures prior to

start up o f a pro cess after

a m ajor c hange. 40 CF R 68.54( d)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

143. Failure to prepa re and i mp le m en t

pro cedur es to m ai nt ai n t

he on -going

me ch an ical i nt egrity o f t

he proc ess

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.56( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

144. Failure to trai n or cause to be trai ned each

em ployee i nv ol ved i n m ai nt ai ni ng t he on

going me ch an ical in tegrity of a proc ess.

or

Failure to trai n each s uc h em ployee i n t

he

ha zards of th e process, in ho w to a void or

cor re ct u ns afe condit ion s, a

nd i n t he

pro cedur es applicable to t he em pl oye e's job

tas ks to e ns ure th at th e em ployee can

perfo r m the job tas ks in

a sa fe m a

nn er. 40 CF R 68.56( b)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

145. Failure to require a m ai n te nance contractor

to ens ure t

hat each contract

ma in te na nce

em ployee i s trai ned to perfo r m th e

ma in te na nce proc edures developed un der

40 CF R 68.56( a) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-3.1 (a)

. 40 CF R 68.56( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

146. Failure to perfor

m or cause to be perfor

med

in spectio ns and tes ts o n process equ ipm en t.

or

Failure to f

ollo w recognized

and generally

acce pted good

engi neering practices w he n

perfo r mi ng i ns pection and tes tin g

pro cedur es.

or

Failure to m a

ke the freque ncy

of in spectio ns

and tes ts of proc ess equip me nt cons is ten t

w ith applica ble ma

n uf ac turers’

rec o m me nda

tio ns, in du stry

sta ndards or

codes, good

engi neering pra ctices, or prior

ope rating ex

perience. 40 CF R 68.56( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

147. Failure to cond

uct a com pl iance a udit and

certify at lea st every

th ree ye ars tha t

com pl iance w i t

h th e provisio ns of 40 C FR

40 Su bpart C as incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3 ha s been e valuated i n order to verify

th at th e proce dures and pra ctices developed

un der th e r ule are adequate a

nd are being

fol low ed.

or

Failure to v erify

th at th e pro cess tec hno log y

and equipm en t, a s b ui lt and ope rate d, are in

acco rd ance w ith t

he sa fety in form at ion

pre par ed purs uan t to 40 CF R 68.48 (a ) and

(b) as in corp or ated w i t

h c hanges at N.J.A .C.

7:31-3.1 (c) 1. 40 CF R 68.58( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )5 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

148. Failure to cond

uct a com pl iance a udit w i th

at least one person k

no w ledgeable in

th e

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.58( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

149. Failure to develop a rep ort of the a udit

fi nd ing s tha t inc ludes t

he scope, a

udit

tech niq ues, me th ods u sed or

the n am es of

th e a udit participants. 40 CF R 68.58( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )6 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

150. Failure to pro mpt ly determ ine a

nd

docum en t a

n app ro priate response to each

of th e f in di ngs of a com

pl iance audi t or

docum en t t

ha t def iciencies fo und d

uring th e

audi t h ave been corr ected

.

or

Failure to pr epa re and in clude in th e

c o m pl iance a udit r ep ort a w r it ten sc hedu le

for t he i m ple me ntat ion of co rr ective actio ns

o r sta te t hat s uch a ct ions h ave be e n

c o m pleted. 40 CF R 68.58( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )1 0 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

151. Failure to retai n t

he t wo m os t recent

com pl iance a udit rep orts. 40 CF R 68.58( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

152. Failure to i nv es tigate each EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt. 40 CF R 68.60( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )7 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

153. Failure to i ni tia te a n EH S accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt in ve st igation as

promp tly as poss ible, bu t not la ter t ha n 48

ho urs fol low in g

the i nciden t. 40 CF R 68.60( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )8 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

154. Failure to prepa re a s u m m a ry at t he

conclu sio n of an in

ve st igatio n w h i ch

in clude s t he date of an EH S accid ent or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt. 40 CF R 68.60( c) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )8 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

155. Failure to prepa re a s u m m a ry at t he

conclu sio n of an in

ve st igatio n o f a

n EHS

accident or potent ial catastrophic eve nt

w h ic h inc ludes t

he date th e i nv es tigat ion

began. 40 CF R 68.60( c) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )7 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

156. Failure to prepa re a s u m m a ry at t he

conclu sio n of an in

ve st igatio n w h i ch

in clude s a description of the EH S accid ent

or potential catastrophic even t. 40 CF R 68.60( c) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )8 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

157. Failure to prepa re a s u m m a ry at t he

conclu sio n of an in

ve st igatio n o f a

n EHS

accident or potent ial catastrophic eve nt

w h ic h inc ludes t

he factors t

ha t con tributed

to the EH S accid ent or potent ial

catastrophic e vent. 40 CF R 68.60( c) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(c )8 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

158. Failure to prepa re a s u m m a ry at t he

conclu sio n of an EHS accident or potential

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n w h ic h

in clude s a ny rec o m me nda

tion s resu lti ng

from the i nv es tigatio n. 40 CF R 68.60( c) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

159. Failure to pro mpt ly add ress a nd resol ve th e

EHS accident or poten tial catastrophic

eve nt in ve st igation f

in din gs and

rec o m me nda

tio ns.

or

Failure to docu

me nt th e resolut ion s and

cor re cti ve action s of an EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt in ve st igation. 40 CF R 68.60( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

160. Failure to rev iew t he fi nd ing s of an EHS

accident or potent ial catastrophic eve nt

in ve st igation w i t

h all af fected personnel

w ho se jo b tas ks are af

fected by th e f in di ngs. 40 CF R 68.60( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

161. Failure to retai n EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n sum m ar ies

for f iv e years. 40 CF R 68.60(f ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

162. Failure to co mp ly w ith the e mergency

response require me nt s of N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.2(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

163. Failure to s ub m it w i t hi n 90 days of th e th ird

an ni versar y date, a nd each su

bseque nt th ird

an ni versar y date, a trien

nia l report to th e

Depa rt me nt reflecti ng th e ri sk m a na gem en t

prog ram acti vi tie s f

or th e 36 m o nt

h period

endi ng on th e a

nn iversary

date. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

164. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

n

update of t

he su pplem en ta l TCP A pro gr a m

in for ma tio n as specified i n N. J.A. C. 7:31-

7.2( a) 2 i f t

hi s s upple m en tal in for

ma tio n

w a s n ot p rev ious l y r ep orte d in a revi sed

R is k Ma nag e m en t Plan s ub mi tta l.

o r

Failure to s tate th at th e re w e re n o c hanges

to the s upple m en tal TCP

A p rog ra m

in for m atio n in the trie nn ial r ep ort if t

here

w ere no cha

ng e s i n t h is i n for ma tion s in ce

th e la st R i sk

Manage me nt Pla n su

b m it tal. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

165. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

description of sig ni fica

nt cha nges to the

ma n agem en t syste m.

or

Failure to s tate th at th e re w e re n o c hanges

to the m a n ag e m en t sys te m i n t

he trie nn ial

r ep ort if t here w ere no cha

nges in th is

in for m atio n si nce t

he las t trien nia l re port. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

166. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort t

he

ha zard revie w

repo rt required at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-3.5 f or each h azard review

com pleted

duri ng t he previou s three yea

rs.

or

Failure to s tate th at th e re w e re n o h azar d

r e vie w r ep orts co mp lete d in

th e tr ienn ial

r ep ort if t here w ere no ha

za rd rev ie w

r ep orts co mp lete d si nce the la st trie nn ial

r ep ort. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

167. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s t

ha t

occurr ed d

uring th e previo us th ree ye ars

in clud ing t

he EHS i n vol ved a

nd a mo u nt

r eleasedif

th ese facts cou ld ha

ve b een

r easonably

d eter m in ed base d on t

he

in for m atio n o btai ned t

hrough a n

in ve st igation. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )4i 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

168. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s t

ha t

occurr ed d

uring th e previo us th ree ye ars

th at in clud ing t

he date and ti me of t

he EHS

a ccident a nd iden ti ficatio n o f EH S

e q uip m en t in vo lved. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )4ii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

169. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s t

ha t

occurr ed d

uring th e previo us th ree ye ars

th at in clud ing t

he basic a nd con tributor y

c a use s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )4iii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

170. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s t

ha t

occurr ed d

uring th e previo us th ree ye ars

th at in clud ing a sta

te me nt that t

here w ere no

EHS ac ciden ts i f no EH S a ccid e nt s

o ccurr ed s in ce t

he las t tr ienn ial r epo rt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )4iv 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

171. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort t

he

com pl iance a udit rep ort and docu

me nt at ion

for t he previous t

hree yea rs endi ng on th e

an ni versar y date pre pa re d purs uan t to 40

CF R 68.58( c) and (d ) as in corp or ated w i t h

cha nges at N.J. A. C. 7:31-3.1 (c) 6 a nd 10. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

172. Failure to i nc lude i n t he trie nn ial rep ort

e ach i nh erently

sa fer tech nology revie w

update repo rt com

ple ted pursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(b ) a

nd (f) d uring th e

previous t hree yea rs. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.3(b )6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

173. Failure to s ub m it t he docum en ta tio n

required at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2 and 40 CF R

68.1 50 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at N. J.A. C.

7:31-7.1 (c) at least 90 days prio r to

cons tructio n of a ne w

Pro gr a m 2 covere d

pro cess at a sta

tio nar y s ource for

w h i ch

th ere i s n o previo us ly approved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a )( 1) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

174. Failure to receive w ri tt en approval from the

Depa rt me nt before pro ce eding w i t h

cons tructio n of a ne w

Pro gr a m 2 covere d

pro cess at a sta

tio nar y s ource for

w h i ch

th ere i s n o previo us ly approved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a )( 2) 6,00 0 12,0 00 30,0 00 NM

175. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt, at leas t

90 da ys prior to t

he date th e equipm en t

wa s

sched uled to be placed i nto EH S service,

updates of th e docu

me nt at ion as required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a ) 1 on a n e w Prog ram 2

covere d pro cess at a sta

tio nar y s ource for

w h ic h there i s no previou sly

appr oved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a )( 3) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

176. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a n ew

Prog ram 2 covere d pro cess at a sta tio nar y

source for w

h ic h t here is no previou sly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a )( 4) one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1000 one-t

hird

of fee +

2000 M 30

177. Failure to s ub m it t he docum en ta tio n

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-7.2 and 40 C FR

68.1 50 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at N. J.A. C.

7:31-7.1 (c) at least 90 days prio r to placing

ex is ti ng equ ipm en t f

or a n ew Prog ram 2

covere d pro cess in to EHS serv ice at a

sta tio nar y s ource for

w h i ch th ere is n o

previous ly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(b )( 1) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

178. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a n ew

Prog ram 2 covere d pro cess at a sta tio nar y

source for w

h ic h t here is no previou sly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(b )( 2) one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1000 one-t

hird

of fee +

2000 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

179. Failure to u

pdate docum en ta tion i n

acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-7.2 and 40

CF R 68.150 w i th

cha nges s pecified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c ) at leas t 90 da ys prior

to the sc hedu led placing of ex is ti ng

equip me nt

for a ne w Progr a m 2 covered

pro cess in to EHS serv ice at a st atio nar y

source t hat h as a previo us ly approved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(c )( 1) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

180. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a n ew

Prog ram 2 covere d pro cess at a sta tio nar y

source t hat h as a previo us ly approved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(c )( 2) one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1000 One -th ird

of fee +

2000 M 30

181. Failure to e nter in to a con sen t agr ee men t or

conse nt agre e men t addendum w ith the

Depa rt me nt prior to placi ng equ ipm en t i nt o

EHS ser vice for a ne w covered process a nd

su bseque nt to a s tat ionar y

source i ns pection

by t he Depa rt me nt.

or

Failure to co mp lete i te ms of the con sen t

agre e men t, or con sen t agr ee men t

addendum

, f

or equip me nt

in a n ew covere d

pro cess in

acc or dance w i t

h t he sched ule in

th e con sen t agr ee men t or con sen t agr ee men t

addendum

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(d ) 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

182. Failure to co mp lete a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w a nd repo rt purs uan t to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(c ) t

hroug h (f) for each

ne w covered process;

An d/or

Failure to s ub m it t

he inheren

tly sa fer

tech nology revie w repo rt w i th

th e s ub m it ta l

required at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(a )1

, (b) 1, or

(c) 1, a s applicable. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.4(e ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

183. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes ide nti ficatio n of the cover ed

p ro ces s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

184. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes t

he d ate th e h azar d r e vie w

w a s pe rfor

med. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

185. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes t

he d ate of th e co m

pleted

ha za rd revie w

re po rt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

186. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes t

he na me s, pos itio ns, and

af fi liatio n of the h azar d r ev ie w p articipant s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

187. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes do c u

m en tatio n of the

ha za rds associated w i t

h t he p ro cess a

nd

r egu late d s ubs tances. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

188. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes docu

me nt atio n of the

oppo rtu nit ies for equ ipm en t m al fu

n ct ion s or

hu m a n err ors th at could cause an accidental

release. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

189. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes docu

me nt atio n of the

safeg uards us ed or needed

to con trol th e

ha zards or prevent equipm en t ma lf u nc tio n

or hu m an err or

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )7 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

190. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes do c u

m en tatio n of an y step s

u sed or neede d to detect or m o n itor

r eleases. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )8 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

191. Failure to pr epa re a h azar d r e vie w r ep ort

w h i ch inc ludes do c u

m en tatio n on th e

i m ple me ntat ion of r eco m m e nded co rr ective

a ct ion s inc lud ing a s chedu le for su ch

i m ple me ntat ion s and t

he r e solu tio n a

nd

sta tu s for co m

pleti ng th e cor re cti ve a ct ions. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(a )9 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

192. Failure to retain al l hazard r e vie w r epo rt s

and d ocu me ntat ion for t

he li fe of th e

c o ve re d p ro ces s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.5(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

193. Failure to co mp lete a n in it ial in heren

tly

safer tec hno log y

review and su bm it to t he

Depa rt me nt a n in herent ly

safer tec hnology

review rep ort for

each covered process at

th e s tat ionary

so urce by

120 days from

th e

effect ive date of th is rule. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

194. Failure to u

pdate th e i nh erent ly s afer

tech nology revie w o n t he sa m e sc hedule as

th e h azard review

updates for

each covere d

pro cess at t

he st atio nar y

source, in clud ing

each n ew covere d pro cess brought on li ne

si nce the date of t

he previous i nh erent ly

safer tec hno log y

review

. and/or

Failure to address t

he inheren

tly safer

tech nologies th at ha

ve been developed si nce

th e la st i nh erently

sa fer tech nology revie w. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

195. Failure to cond

uct each in heren

tly sa fer

tech nology revie w w i t h a tea m of q ualif ied

of qual if ied ex perts w h os e m e m

ber s have

ex pertise in

env iron me nt al requirem en ts,

che mi st ry, design a

nd eng ineering, pro cess

controls and in str

u me nt at ion, ma in te na

nce,

pro ductio n a

nd oper ation s, a

nd c hem ica l

pro cess safety. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(c ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

196. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: reduci ng t he

am ou nt of EH S ma terial t

hat poten tially

ma y be release d. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(d )1 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

197. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: s ub st it ut ing

les s ha zard ous m at erials. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(d )2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

198. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: u si ng

EHS s in

th e lea st ha zard ous proc ess condit ion s or

form

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(d )3 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

199. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: des ign ing

equip me nt

and pro cesses to m i n i m i ze t he

potent ial f

or equip me nt

fai lure a nd h u ma n

err or

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(d )4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

200. Failure to deter

mi ne whe th er th e i nh erent ly

safer tec hno logies are feas ible, w h ic h me an s

capa ble of being acc o mpl is hed i n a

su ccess fu l manner, tak in g in to acc ou nt

en viron m en tal, publ ic h ealth and s afety,

legal, tec hnological, a

nd econo mi c factors



### . N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(e ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

201. Failure to prepa re and su b mi t to the

Depa rt me nt a rep ort to docu

me nt each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

202. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a n ide nt if

ic at ion

of th e cover ed pr ocess t

hat i s t he su b je ct of

th e rev ie w; a l is t of the revie w tea m

me m b ers w i t h na m e, posi tion, af

fi liatio n,

responsibi li ties, qual if

ications a nd

ex perience for

each; the date of re po rt

c o m plet ion ; a nd t he inheren

tl y safer

tech nolog y a nal ys is m e t

hod u sed to

c o m plete th e rev ie w

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

203. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt th e ques tion s

asked and ans w ered

to add ress the

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

principles and

tech niq ues purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-

3.6( d)

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

204. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of in heren

tly

safer tec hno logies deter

mi ned to be already

present in the covered proc ess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

205. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of additional

in heren tly safer tec hno logies ide nt if ied. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

206. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of th e

additional in heren

tly sa fer techno logies

selected to be i mp le m en ted w i t h a sched ule

for t heir com plet ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

207. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of th e

in heren tly safer tec hno logies deter

mi ned to

be in feas ible. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

208. Failure to i nc lude a wr it te n ex pla natio n

jus ti fying the i

nf easibi lity deter mi nat ion for

each i nh erently

sa fer tech nology deter mi ned

to be in feas ible;

and/or

Failure to s ub sta

nt iate th e in feas ibili ty

determ in atio n us in g a

q ualitat ive and

qua nti tati ve e valua

tion of e nv iron me nta l,

publ ic heal th a

nd sa fety, legal,

tech nological, and econom ic factors. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-3.6(f)7 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

209. Failure to co mp lete a com pi latio n o f w ri tt en

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion before

conduct ing any

required process h azard

analysi s in

acc or dance w i t

h t he sched ule set

forth i n 40 C FR

68.67 as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )6

. 40 CF R 68.65( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

210. Failure to i nc lude to xi ci ty in for ma tio n in the

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

ha zards of th e regulated s ub sta nces i n a

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

211. Failure to i nc lude per mi ss ible ex posure

li m it s i n t he pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion

pertainin g to the ha zards of th e regulated

su bs tances in

a proc ess. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

212. Failure to i nc lude p hysical data i n t he

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

ha zards of th e regulated s ub sta nces i n a

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

213. Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n rea ctiv ity

data in cl udin g t

he

fla sh p oi nt u p to 20 0 d egr ees Fahr e nhe it

( a nd m e t hod u sed) , fla

m mab le l i m i ts (l o w er

e xplos ive li m it

and uppe r e xp losi ve li m it),

e xt in gu is hi ng m ed ia, special fire fig ht in g

p ro cedur e s, or u

n us ua l fire a

nd e xp losio n

ha za rds. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 4i 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

214. Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n rea ctiv ity

data in cl udin g t

he

fol lo w in g ther

m od yna m ic and r ea ct ion

ki ne tic d ata: heat of re actio n, te mper at ur e at

w h i ch in stabi li t y ( uncon tr ol le d r ea ct ion,

d eco mpos it ion, and/o r p oly meri zatio n )

in it iates, and ene r g y

r elease r ate data. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 4ii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

215. Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n rea ctiv ity

data in cl udin g t

he

in cidental for

m at ion of b yp ro duct s th at a re

r ea ct ive and u

ns table. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 4iii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

215A Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n rea ctiv ity

data in cl udin g f

o r

c o ve re d RH S m i x t

u res, detailed

r ea ct iv ity

d ata in clud ing t

he r ate of p ress ure rise

( dP/dt) , th e rate of te mper at ur e rise ( d T/dt ),

and the o nset te mp erature at w h i ch t he rate

of te mperat

ure c hange d

ue to un con trolled

rea ction, decompos it ion, change in

mo lec ular s truc ture, or polymeri zatio n

ex ceeds 0.01 degre es C el si us per m i n ut e, all

of wh ic h are c or re cted to a ther

m al i nertia

( φ ) o f 1.0. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 4iv 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

216. Failure to i nc lude corr osi vi ty data i n t he

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

ha zards of th e regulated s ub sta nces i n t he

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

217. Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n ther

ma l and che mi cal st abili ty

data in clud ing s tabili t y (un stable o r s table)

,

c o ndit ions to a

void (fo r in s tabili t y)

, in co mpat ibili t y (

materials to avoid),

ha za rd o us de co m

posi tion (p ro d

ucts o r

b yp ro duct s), ha za rdous poly merizat ion

( may oc c u r o r w i l l no t o ccur) , and

c o ndit ions to a

void (fo r p oly

meri zatio n ). 40 CF R 68.65( b) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

218. Failure to provide i n t he pro cess safety

in for ma tio n hazardous ef

fects of in advertent

m i x i ng of di fferent ma

ter ials t hat cou ld

foreseea bly occur in clud ing t

he

e xplos ive /f

la m m ab le ef

fects and

in for m atio n sh o w i ng th e ide nt it y of

p ote nt ial to x ic o r fla

m mab le EH Ss ca pable

of b ei ng gene rated for i nd iv idual RH S s

li sted at N. J.A. C. 7:31-6. 3( a) T a ble I

, Pa rt

D, Group I due to i nad

ve rten t m i x i ng w i t

h

in co mpat ible s ubs tances, d eco mpos it ion,

and sel f-re actio n. 40 CF R 68.65( b) (7 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

219. Failure to i nc lude a block flo w diagra m or

pro cess flo w diagra

m inth e pro cess s afety

in for ma tio n pertaining to th e techno logy of

th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (1 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )( 1) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

220. Failure to i nc lude process c hem is try i n t he

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

tech nology of t he pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

221. Failure to i nc lude m a x i m u m in te nded

in ve ntory i n t

he proc ess safe ty i nf

orm at ion

pertainin g to the tech

nology of t he pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (1 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

222. Failure to i nc lude s afe upper a nd lo w er

li m it s for su ch i tem s a s te m peratures,

pressures, flo w s or com

pos itio ns i n t

he

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

tech nology of t he pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (1 )(iv),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

223. Failure to i nc lude a n evalua tio n o f t he

conseque nces o f dev iatio ns in th e pro cess

safe ty i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to the

tech nology of t he pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (1 )(v ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

224. Failure to develop tec hn ical i nf orm at ion i n

conjunc tion w i t

h th e pro cess h azard

analysi s in

su ff ic ient detail to su

pport the

analysi s w he n

th e original tech

nical

in for ma tio n no longer

e xi st s. 40 CF R 68.65( c) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

225. Failure to i nc lude equ ipm en t s pecificatio ns

in clud ing m at erials o f con str uction i n t

he

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to t

he

equip me nt

in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c ) 2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

226. Failure to i nc lude pipi ng and in str u me nt

diagram s (P& ID 's) in

the proc ess sa fety

in for ma tio n pertaining to th e equipm en t in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

227. Failure to i nc lude electrical clas si ficatio n in

th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n pertaining to

th e equ ipm en t i n t

he proc ess. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

228. Failure to i nc lude relief sys tem design a nd

design bas is in th e pro cess s afety

in for ma tio n pertaining to th e equipm en t in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(iv),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

229. Failure to i nc lude v en ti latio n sy stem design

in th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n pertaining

to the equ ipm en t i n t

he pro cess. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(v ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

230. Failure to i nc lude des ign codes and

sta ndards em

ployed i n t

he proc ess safe ty

in for ma tio n pertaining to th e equipm en t in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(vi),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

231. Failure to i nc lude m at erial and energy

balances f

or pro cesses bu ilt af

ter Ju ne 21,

1999 in th e pro cess s afety

in for ma tio n

pertainin g to the equip me nt in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(vii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

232. Failure to i nc lude s afety sys tem s (for

ex a mp le, i nt erlocks, detection or

su ppression sys tem s) in

the proc ess sa fety

in for ma tio n pertaining to th e equipm en t in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 )(viii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

233. Failure to i nc lude electrical o ne-li ne

diagram s relevan

t to the covere d pro cess

and it s potent ial releases in the proc ess

safe ty i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to the

equip me nt

in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )3i 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

234. Failure to i nc lude a si te plan in th e process

safe ty i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to the

equip me nt

in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )3ii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

235. Failure to i nc lude f irew ater syste

m pipin g

diagram s relevan

t to the covere d pro cess

and it s potent ial releases in the proc ess

safe ty i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to the

equip me nt

in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )3iii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

236. Failure to i nc lude s ew er syste m pipi ng

diagram s relevan

t to the covere d pro cess

and it s potent ial releases in the proc ess

safe ty i nf orm at ion pertaini ng to the

equip me nt

in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )3iv 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

237. Failure to i nc lude e xt ernal forces and eve nts

data in th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n

pertainin g to the equip me nt in th e process. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )3v 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

238. Failure to docu

me nt th at th e equipm en t

com pl ies w ith rec ognized a

nd generally

acce pted good

engi neering a

nd oper ati ng

pra ctices. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

239. Failure to deter

mi ne and docum en t t

ha t

ex is ti ng equ ipm en t des igned a nd

cons tructed in

acco rd ance w ith

cod es,

sta ndards, or practices th at are n o longer in

general us e, i s desig ned, ma in ta in ed,

in spected, tes ted, a

nd oper ati ng i n a safe

ma nner. 40 CF R 68.65( d) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

240. Failure to perfor

m an in it ial proc ess ha zard

analysi s (PHA) w i th

ris k asse ss m en t ( hazard

eval uatio n) on proc esses covered by 40

CF R 68 S ubpart D as i ncorpo rate d at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1.

or

Failure to perfor

m a PH A w ith

risk

asse ss m en t appro priate to th e co mp lex ity of

th e process a

nd to iden tify, e valuate, and

control t he ha zards in vo lved in

th e process.

or

Failure to deter

mi ne and docum en t t

he

priorit y ord er for conducti ng PHA 's w i t h

ris k asse ss m en ts based on a ratio nale w h ic h

in clude s s uc h cons iderations as ex te nt of t he

pro cess hazards, n

u mb er of potent ially

affected e mp loye es a

nd of fs ite publ ic, age

of th e process, and ope rating hi st or y of th e

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.67( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )6 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

241. Failure to u se o ne or mo re of the

me th odologies li sted at 40 CF R 68.67 b( 1)-

(7) in corp or ated at N.J. A. C. 7:31-4.1 (a) to

determ in e a

nd e valuate th e h azards o f t he

pro cess being analyzed. 40 CF R 68.67( b) (1 )

thro ugh (7), N.J. A. C.

7:31-4.1 (a) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

242. Failure to address t he ha zards of th e process

in th e process h azard analysis. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

243. Failure to address t he iden tif ication of a

ny

previous i nc ident w h ic h

had a li kely

potent ial f

or catastrophic con sequences in

th e process h azard analysis. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

244. Failure to address i n t he pro cess hazard

analysi s the e ngineering and adm in is trat ive

controls applicable to th e hazards and t he ir

in terrelations hip s s uc h as appr op riate

application of detection m et h odologies to

provide earl y w ar

ni ng o f releases. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

245. Failure to address con sequences of fai lure

of engi neering and ad

mi ni st rati ve controls

in th e process h azard analysis. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

246. Failure to address s tat ionar y source s it in g i n

th e process h azard analysis. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

247. Failure to address h u ma n f actors in th e

pro cess hazard analysi s. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

248. Failure to address i n t he pro cess hazard

analysi s a qual itat ive eval uatio n of a range

of th e pos sible safety

a nd heal th e ffects of

fai lure o f con trols. 40 CF R 68.67( c) (7 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

249. Failure to perfor

m th e process h azard

analysi s us in g a

tea m w i th ex pertise in

engi neering and process oper ation s w h ic h

in clude s at leas t one e mp loyee w ho has

ex perience and k

no w le dge specif

ic to th e

pro cess being evalua

ted.

or

Failure to perfor

m th e process h azard

analysi s us in g a

tea m w i th at least one

me m b er w ho i s kn o wl edgeable in

the

specif ic proc ess ha zard a

nalysis

me th odology bei ng u sed. 40 CF R 68.67( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

250. Failure to e stablis h a syste m to promp tly

add ress the proc ess ha zard a nalysis tea

m' s

fi nd ing s and reco m me ndat ion s.

or

Failure to a ss ure th at th e process h azard

analysi s team ’s rec o m me nda tion s are

resolved i n a ti m ely ma

n ner or th at th e

resolu tion i s docum en ted.

or

Failure to docu

me nt w ha t action s are to be

take n to resolve t

he proc ess ha zard a

nalysis

rec o m me nda

tio ns.

or

Failure to co mp lete actio ns required by th e

pro cess hazard analysi s rec o m me nda tio ns

as soon as pos sible.

or

Failure to develop a wr it te n sc hedule of

w he n actio ns recom

m en ded in

th e pro cess

ha zard a nalysis are to be co mp leted.

or

Failure to co m m

u n ic ate t he action s

rec o m me nded in

th e process h azard analysis

to ope rating, m ai n te nance and other

em ployees w ho se wo rk

ass ign m en ts are in

th e process a

nd w ho ma

y be a ffected

by t he

rec o m me nda

tio ns or action s. 40 CF R 68.67( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

251. Failure to u

pdate and revalidate th e process

ha zard a nalysis (w

ith ri sk as ses s me nt) at

least e ver y f

iv e ye ars after

th e com plet ion

of th e i ni tia l pro cess h azard analysi s (w ith

ris k asse ss m en t) us in g a tea m m ee ti ng th e

requirem en ts i n 40 C FR

68.6 7( d) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(c )7 to

ass ure t hat t he pro cess hazard analysi s w ith

ris k asse ss m en t i s con si ste nt w ith the

current pro cess. 40 CF R 68.67(f ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )7 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

252. Failure to retai n process h azards a nalyses

and updates or reval idations f or each

covere d pro cess, a s w el l as th e docum en ted

resolu tion of recom

m en dat ions described i n

40 CF R 68.67( e) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) f

or th e l ife of t

he

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.67( g)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

253. Failure to perfor

m a proc ess ha zard a

nalysis

w ith risk asse ss m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b ) 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

254. Failure to perfor

m a proc ess ha zard a

nalysis

w ith risk asse ss m en t w h i ch

in cl udes the

fol low in g: (1) ide nti ficatio n of EHS

equip me nt

su bject to the asse ss m en t, (2) t he

poin ts of poss ible EH S release, (3) t he

cor responding approxi m ate q uant ity of an

in st an taneou s EHS release or t he rate(s) a

nd

duration of a conti nu in g EHS release, either

steady or n on -st ead y

sta te, or (4 ) th e

cor responding cau se o f t

he EHS release.

or

Failure to base est im at es of th e quan ti ty or

rate and d uration of a release on actual

release m ec ha

ni s m s th at reflect t

he

ope rating pro cedur es, sa feguards, and

m it ig at ion equip me nt

and pro ce dures

plan ned for n e w

or mo di fied covere d

pro cesses or

in place for ex is ti ng covered

pro cesses. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )1 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

255. Failure to i nc lude i n t he proc ess ha zard

analysi s w ith ri sk a sses s me nt cons ideration

of tox ic ity, fl am m a

bi li ty , ex plos ion and

rea cti vity h azar ds applica ble to the EHS ;

ho we ve r

, con side ratio n o f to x ic it y s hal l be

r equ i red on l y for

t hose EHS s w h ic h

app ear

in N.J.A .C

. 7:31-6.3(a ), Ta ble I

, Parts A

and/or B as a tox ic su

bs tance.

or

Failure to con sider in th e process h azard

analysi s w ith ri sk a sses s me nt both the

e xplos ive /f

la m m ab ili t y hazard

and th e

c apa bi lity to gener ate a to x ic EHS, as

a pplicable to th e R H S o r RH S M i x ture and

p ro ces s in

w h i ch i t is ha

ndled

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )2 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

256. Failure to ide nt ify all sce narios of to xi c,

fla m m a ble, and rea cti ve ha zards th at ha ve a

potent ial o ff

si te i mp act for

t he endpoin t

criteria def

ined at N.J. A. C. 7:31-4.2 (b) 3iii

and iv us in g a con sequence a

nalysis

cons is ti ng of dispersion analysi s, ther ma l

analysi s and

overp ress ure a

nalysis as

applicable to th e EH S and scenario

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

257. Failure to u se t

he par a meters of 1.5 me ter s

per second w i nd

speed me as ured at 10

me ter s heig ht and F at

m os pheric s tabil ity

class f or th e con sequence a

nalysis of a

pro cess in

the proc ess ha zard a

nalysis w i t

h

ris k asse ss m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )3i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

258. Failure to u se al l para meters l is ted for

alternati ve scenarios at 40 C FR 68.22 (c )

thro ugh (g) for

th e conseque nce analysis o f

a proc ess in

th e pro cess h azard analysi s

w ith risk asse ss m en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )3ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

259. Re served

260. Failure to u se t

he app rop riate para

meters

for t he conseque nce analysi s of the proc ess

ha zard a nalysis w i th

ris k asse ss m en t f

or th e

scenario bei ng a

nalyzed: t

he endpoin t

criteria o f f

iv e ti m es th e to xi ci ty

endpoin t a s

designa ted at N. J.A. C. 7:31-2.1( c) 2 or t he

va lue of th e AT C; f

iv e k W/ m 2 for 40

seconds ; t he lo wer f

la m m ab il ity

l i mi t; or

2.3 psi overpr ess ure. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(b )3i ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

261. Re se r

ve d

262. Failure to deter

mi ne w he th e r th e l ik eli hoo d

of r elease occur rence i s gr eate r tha n o r

e q ual to 10

- 6 p er

y ea r

.

or

Failure to perfor

m an eval uat ion of ris k

reduction me as ures w h i ch w ou ld reduce t he

li kel ihood or conseq

uences of an EHS

release i f t

he li kel ihood of of

fs ite i mp act is

greate r t ha n or equal to 10 -6 per year

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(c ) 1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

263. Failure to develop a nd i mp le me nt

a ris k

r educt ion plan for fea sible ri sk reductio n

m ea sures

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(c )3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

264. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing a table(s) s ett ing fort h th e process

ha zard a nalysis resu

lt s giv in g t

he release

poin t a nd corr esponding release s cenario of

th e poten tial basic (in itiat ing) and i nt erme dia te e vent seq

uences, the corr esponding

est i ma ted q

uant ity or rate and d

uration of

releases, and the recom

m en ded resol utio n

action based upo n 40 C FR 68.67 (e ). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

265. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing table(s) sum

m ar iz in g each

potent ial o ff

si te release scenario iden ti fied

in clud ing t

he scenario ide nti ficatio n nu m ber

and brief description. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )2i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

266. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing table(s) sum

m ar iz in g each

potent ial o ff

si te release scenario iden ti fied

in clud ing t

he rate and d

uration, or q

uan tity,

of potent ial release. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )2ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

267. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing table(s) sum

m ar iz in g each

potent ial o ff

si te release scenario iden ti fied

in clud ing t

he dis tance to th e endpoint

determ in ed in

N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.2(b )3iii a nd

th e respective dis tance to th e nearest

pro pert y l ine. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )2iii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

268. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing table(s) sum

m ar iz in g each

potent ial o ff

si te release scenario iden ti fied

in clud ing t

he release l ik eli hood determ in ed

purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.2( c) 1

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )2iv 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

269. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

contai ni ng conseque nce analysi s

in for ma tio n tha t ident if

ies th e con sequence

analysi s mo del us ed. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )3i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

270. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

contai ni ng conseque nce analysi s mo del ing

in for ma tio n tha t inc ludes prin tou ts of th e

conseque nce analysi s mo del in pu ts a nd

ou tput s for

a conseque nce analysi s mo del

other t ha n th e loo kup tables provided i n t he

EPA 's RM P Of

fs ite Co nseq

uence An aly sis

Gu idance current as of th e t i me th e

mo del ing w as perfo r

med. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )3ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

271. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing docu

m en tatio n to ju st ify

t he

d eter m in atio n of wh y risk

r eductio n

m ea sures ar e not fea sible

. . N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )4 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

272. Failure to m ai n ta in docum en tat ion from

th e

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

in clud ing t

he r e solu tio n o f t

he ris k

r educt ion m ea sures i n t

he ris k r educt ion

plan. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d )5 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

273. Failure to prepa re a report of t he pro cess

ha zard a nalysis w i th

ris k asse ss m en t t

ha t

in clude s a n ident if ication of th e covere d

pro cess tha

t is t he su bject of the proc ess

ha zard a nalysis w i th

ris k asse ss m en t; th e

na m e, posit ion and aff

il iatio n o f person s

w ho perfor

med th e pro cess h azard analysi s

w ith risk asse ss m en t; the date of

com plet ion ; or t

he me th odology u sed. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(e )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

274. Failure to prepa re a report of t he pro cess

ha zard a nalysis w i th

ris k asse ss m en t t

ha t

in clude s a description of each sce nario

iden tif ied in N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.2(b )3iii. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(e )2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

275. Failure to prepa re a report of t he pro cess

ha zard a nalysis w i th

ris k asse ss m en t t

ha t

in clude s t he ris k reduction plan developed

purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.2( c) 2 and (d)1. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(e )3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

276. Re se r

ve d.

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

277. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t wr it te n

ope rating pro cedur es con si ste nt w i th th e

pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion th at provide

clear i ns truc tion s for

sa fely conduct ing

activ it ies in vo lved in

the covered proc ess.

or

Failure to w r i te t

he op er at ing p roc edures in

a m a nner and la

nguage tha

t the EH S

o per ators o f a p ro ces s a re ca pa ble of

u nde r standi ng. 40 CF R 68.69( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )8 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

278. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing i ni tia l s tartup. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )i

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

279. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing n orm al oper ation s. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

280. Failure to address i n t he ope rating wr

it te n

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing te m

porar y oper ation s. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

281. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for e merge ncy sh ut do wn

in clud ing t

he condit ions u

nder w h i ch

em ergency s hu tdo w n

i s required, and th e

ass ign m en t of sh ut dow n respon sibil ity

to

qual if ied ope rato rs to en sure tha t em ergency

sh ut dow n is e xec uted i n a safe and ti m ely

ma nner. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(iv),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

282. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing e mergency

ope rations. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(v );

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

283. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing n orm al s hu tdo w n. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(vi),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

284. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s teps for each ope rating phase

in clud ing s tartup fol low in g a turnarou

nd, or

after a n e merge ncy

sh ut do wn

. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (1 )(vii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

285. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es operating l i mi ts in clud ing

conseque nces o f dev iatio n. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (2 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

286. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es operating l i mi ts in clud ing s teps

required to cor re ct or avoid deviat ion. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (2 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

287. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s afety

and heal th con siderations

in clud ing prop erties of, and ha zards

presentedby, th e chem ic als u sed in th e

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (3 )(i ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

288. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s afety

and heal th con siderations

contai ni ng pre cautio ns neces sar y to preven t

ex posure, i nc ludi ng engi

neering controls,

adm in is trat ive controls, and personal

prote cti ve equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (3 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

289. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s afety

and heal th con siderations

in clud ing con

trol me as ures to be take n if

physical contact or airborne e xpo sure

occurs. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (3 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

290. Failure to address i n t he ope rating wr

it te n

pro cedur es s afety

and heal th con siderations

in clud ing q

uality con trol for

ra w m at erial s

and control of h azardous chem ic al

in ve ntory le vel s. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (3 )(iv),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

291. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s afety

and heal th con siderations

in clud ing a

ny s pecial or un iq

ue hazards. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (3 )(v ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

292. Failure to address i n t he wr it te n oper ating

pro cedur es s afety

sys tem s and th eir

fu nc tio ns. 40 CF R 68.69( a) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

293. Failure to m a

ke ope rating pro ce dures

rea dily acc ess ible to em

ployees w ho wo rk

in or ma in ta in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.69( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

294. Failure to rev iew t he oper ating proc edures

as ofte n as necessary

to as sure t

ha t t hey

reflect c urr ent oper ating practice

, in clud ing

cha nges t ha t res ul t fro m

c hanges in

pro cess

che mi cal s, tec hno log y, and equ ipm en t, a nd

cha nges to the sta

tio nar y s ource. 40 CF R 68.69( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

295. Failure to certify

a nn ual ly t ha t t he oper ating

pro cedur es are current and accurate. 40 CF R 68.69( c)

, N.J.A .C. 7:31-4.1( a) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

296. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t safe wo rk

pra ctices t

ha t apply to e mp loye es a

nd

contractor em

pl oye es t hat provide for t

he

control o f h azards d

uring oper ation s s uc h as

locko ut/ tagout; con fi ned space en tr y;

opening proc ess equip me nt or piping ; or

control o ver

entrance i nto the sta

tio nar y

source by ma in te na nce, contractor

, labor ator y, or other s upport person nel. 40 CF R 68.69( d)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

297. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a pro cess description def in ing

th e operation a

nd sh o wi n g f

lo ws

,

te mperat ures and pressures, or a refer ence

to a docum en t

w ith t hi s i nf orm at ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

298. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es s am

pl in g pro cedur es addressing

appa ratus and specific step s i nv ol ved i n t he

tak in g o f s am

pl es. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

299. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es log sheet s and c heckl is ts w he re

app rop riate to the ope ration. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

300. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a sta

tem en t a s to the nu

m ber of

EHS oper ators required to me et safety

needs for each ope ration t

ha t h as s hi ft

coverag e requireme nt s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

301. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a requirem en t tha t an EHS

ope rator be in

atte ndance at t

he facil ity to

ackno w ledge alar

ms a nd take corr ective

action to prevent an accident at al l t i me s

duri ng EH S ha

ndli ng, us e, m an

u fa ctur ing,

storage or ge neration u

nl es s th e condi tio ns

of N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5i, are me t.

or

Failure to provide EH S mo ni tor ing

equip me nt

w ith alarm s reporting to a

cont in uou sly at tended sta tio n w h os e

personnel are trai ned to take action to

prevent an EHS accident. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5i 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

302. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a requirem en t tha t an EHS

ope rator be in

atte ndance at t

he facil ity to

ackno w ledge alar

ms a nd take corr ective

action to prevent an accident at al l t i me s

duri ng EH S ha

ndli ng, us e, m an

u fa ctur ing,

storage or ge neration u

nl es s th e condi tio ns

of N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5ii are m et

.

or

Failure to provide EH S mo ni tor ing

equip me nt

w ith alarm s reporting to a

cont in uou sly at tended sta tio n w h os e

personnel are trai ned to take action to

prevent an EHS accident. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5ii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

303. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a requirem en t tha t an EHS

ope rator be in

atte ndance at t

he facil ity to

ackno w ledge alar

ms a nd take corr ective

action to prevent an accident at al l t i me s

duri ng EH S ha

ndli ng, us e, m an

u fa ctur ing,

storage or ge neration u

nl es s th e condi tio ns

of N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5iii are me t.

or

Failure to provide EH S mo ni tor ing

equip me nt

w ith alarm s reporting to a

cont in uou sly at tended sta tio n, a

nd fa ilure to

dem on strate tha

t an EHS oper ator i s no t

neces sar y d

uring th e specified acti vi ty by

perfo r mi ng a risk

asse ss m en t p ursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5iii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

304. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a requirem en t tha t an EHS

ope rator be in

atte ndance at t

he facil ity to

ackno w ledge alar

ms a nd take corr ective

action to prevent an accident at al l t i me s

duri ng EH S ha

ndli ng, us e, m an

u fa ctur ing,

storage or ge neration u

nl es s th e condi tio ns

of N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5iv are me t.

or

Failure to i m

pl e me nt an hyd rous amm o n ia

detection mo ni tor ing equip me nt capa ble of

au tom at ically

iso lati ng and

sh ut ti ng do wn

EHS equ ipm en t a

nd provided w i t

h alar ms

rep orting to a cont in

uou sly at tended sta tio n

w ho se personnel are trai ned to take action

to prevent an EHS accident. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )5iv 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

305. Failure to i nc lude i n t he st andard operating

pro cedur es a table of con tent s or a sys tem to

in dex th e s tandard ope rating pro cedur es

covering the i tem s o f 40 C FR 68.69 (a ) a

nd

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )1 th rough 5 for each

covere d pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.3(b )6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

306. Failure to trai n each e mp loye e presently

in vo lved in

ope rating a

proc ess in

an

overvie w of t he pro cess and i n t

he oper ating

pro cedur es a s s pecified i n 40 C FR 68.6 9 as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(c )8.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he train in g f

or

em ployees presently

i nv ol ved in

oper ating a

pro cess em

ph as is on t he specif

ic sa fety and

heal th h azards, em ergency ope rations

in clud ing s hu tdo w n, and safe wo rk pra ctices

applicable to th e e mp loyee's job tas ks

.

or

Failure to trai n each e mp loye e before being

in vo lved in

ope rating a

ne w ly as sig ned

pro cess in

an overvie w

of t he pro cess and i n

th e operating proce dures as specif ied in 40

CF R 68.69 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C.

7:31-4.1 (c) 8.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he train in g o f a ne w ly

ass igned em

ployee e mp ha si s on th e s pecific

safe ty a nd h ealth hazards, e merge ncy

ope rations i ncl udi ng sh

ut dow n , a nd sa fe

wo rk pra ctices applicable to t

he em pl oye e's

job tas ks

. 40 CF R 68.71( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

307. Failure to certify

i n w ri ti ng

tha t an

em ployee h as t

he required kn o wl edge,

sk il ls , and abil it ies to s afely car ry ou t t he

du ties and responsibi li ties as specif ied in

th e operating proce dures in lie u of in it ial

train ing for tho se e mp loyees alrea dy

in vo lved in

ope rating a

proc ess on Ju ne 21,

1999

. 40 CF R 68.71( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

308. Failure to provide refresher train in g at leas t

every th ree ye ars and m ore of

ten as

neces sar y to each em

ployee i nv ol ved in

ope rating a

proc ess to ass ure t

hat t he

em ployee u nders tands and adheres to the

current ope rating pro ce dures of t he pro cess.

or

Failure to deter

mi ne, in cons ul tatio n w ith

th e e mp loyees in vo lved i n operating t he

pro cess, t he appr op riate frequency o f

refresher train ing. 40 CF R 68.71( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

309. Failure to a scertain t hat each em

ployee

in vo lved in

ope rating a

proc ess ha s rec eived

and un derstood t

he required trai ni ng. 40 CF R 68.71( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

310. Failure to prepa re a recor d w h i ch con tain s

th e ide nt ity

of th e e mp loyee

, th e date o f

train ing, and th e m ea

ns u sed to v erify

th at

th e e mp loyee un derstood th e trai ni ng. 40 CF R 68.71( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

311. Failure to provide a wr it te n job description

w h ic h inc ludes t

he du ties and

responsibi li ties for each EHS oper ator

posit ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.4(b ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

312. Failure to s pecify the q ualif ication s required

for t he personnel respons ible for trai ni ng

EHS oper ators. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.4(c ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

313. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to press ure ves sel s and

storage tan ks

. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

314. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to pipi ng syste ms

(incl udi ng piping com

pone nt s su ch a s

va lve s). 40 CF R 68.73( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

315. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to relief and ve nt

syste ms and devices. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

316. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to e mergency

sh ut dow n syste ms

. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

317. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to con trols (i nclud ing

mo n it oring dev ices a

nd se nsors, alarm s, a

nd

in terlocks). 40 CF R 68.73( a) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

318. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) to p um ps

. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

319. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1 to al l EHS

equip me nt

. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1i 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

320. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1 to s tandby

em ergency equ ipm en t s uc h as pow er

generato rs, f

ire pu m ps , and l igh

ti ng. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1ii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

321. Failure to apply parag ra phs 40 C FR

68.7 3( b) t hroug h (f) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1 to electrical

groundi ng syste

ms

. 40 CF R 68.73( a) (6 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 1iii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

322. Failure to e stablis h a nd i mp le m en t w ri tt en

pro cedur es to m ai nt ai n t

he on -going

in tegrity of pro cess equipm en t.

or

Failure to e stablis h a

nd i m ple me nt a wri tte n

p ro cedur e to p erio dically r e vie w , d ocu me nt,

and a pp rove d elays i n cond uctin g

p reve nti ve m ai n tena

nce of EHS equ ip me nt. 40 CF R 68.73( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

323. Failure to trai n each e mp loye e in vo lved in

ma in ta in in g th e on- going in tegrity of

pro cess equipm en t

in an overvie w

of t hat

pro cess and i ts hazards and i n t he

pro cedur es applicable to t he em pl oye e's job

tas ks to a ss ure th at th e e mp loyee can

perfo r m the job tas ks in

a sa fe m a

nn er. 40 CF R 68.73( c)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

324. Failure to perfor

m in spectio ns and tes ts o n

pro cess equipm en t. 40 CF R 68.73( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

325. Failure to f

ollo w recognized

and generally

acce pted good

engi neering practices for

in spectio n a

nd te st ing proc edures. 40 CF R 68.73( d) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

326. Failure to m a

ke the freque ncy

of in spectio ns

and tes ts of proc ess equip me nt cons is ten t

w ith applica ble ma

n uf ac turers'

rec o m me nda

tio ns and good e ngineering

pra ctices, a

nd to in crease freque ncy

w he n

determ in ed to be neces sar y by prior

ope rating ex

perience. 40 CF R 68.73( d) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

327. Failure to docu

me nt each i ns pection and

tes t tha t has been perfo r

med o n pro cess

equip me nt

.

or

Failure to ide nt ify

in th e ma in te na

nce

docum en ta tion t he date of an in spectio n or

tes t, t he na m e of t he person w h o perfo r

med

th e i ns pection or tes t, t

he serial nu

m ber or

other ide nt if

ier o f t he equip me nt

on w h i ch

th e i ns pection or tes t wa s performed, a

description of the i ns pection or tes t

perfo r med, or th e resul ts of t

he in spectio n

or tes t. 40 CF R 68.73( d) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

328. Failure to corr ect deficiencie s i n equ ipm en t

th at are o uts ide acce ptable l i mi ts (defined

by t he pro cess safety

i nf orm at ion in40 CF R

68.6 5 as in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.1( a) ) before fur

ther u se or

in a s afe and

ti m ely ma nner w h en necessary

m ea ns are

take n to ass ure sa fe oper ation.

or

Failure to corr ect a deficie ncy w i t hi n t hree

mo n th s w i t

ho ut providing a w r it ten

jus ti ficatio n i nc ludi ng an e xpla natio n o f t he

necessary m e an s taken to en sure safe

o per atio n. 40 CF R 68.73( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

329. Failure, i n t

he cons truct ion of ne w pla nt s

and equipm en t, to as sure tha t equipm en t

as

it i s fabricated i s s ui table f or th e process

application for w h ic h

it w i l l be us ed. 40 CF R 68.73(f )( 1),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

330. Failure to perfor

m app rop riate c hecks a

nd

in spectio ns to ass ure t

hat equ ipm en t i s

in st alled prope rly

and cons is tent w i t

h

design s pecificatio ns and th e m a nu f act urer's

in str uct ions. 40 CF R 68.73(f )( 2),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

331. Failure to a ss ure th at ma in te na nce m at erials,

spare parts and equipm en t are su it able for

th e process application for w h i ch t hey w il l

be us ed. 40 CF R 68.73(f )( 3),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

332. Failure to i m

pl e me nt a sys tem for

ma in ta in in g accurate recor ds of all

in spectio ns, bre akdo wn s, repairs and

repla ce men ts of EH S equipm en t w ith t he

me an s of data retrieval and analysi s to

determ in e t

he frequency

of in spectio ns and

tes ts a nd to eval uate equ ipm en t reliabil ity. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.5(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

333. Failure to e stablis h a nd i mp le m en t w ri tt en

pro cedur es to m an age cha nges (e xcept for

“replaceme nt s in

ki nd”) to proc ess

che mi cal s, tec hno log y, equipm en t,

pro cedur e, or ot

her cha nges to s tat ionary

sources th at affect a covered process. 40 CF R 68.75( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

334. Failure to a ss ure in th e m a na gem en t of

cha nge pro cedur es t

ha t t he tech nical basi s

for t he pro posed c hange i s addr essed prior

to i mp le me nt in g th e change. 40 CF R 68.75( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

335. Failure to a ss ure in th e m a na gem en t of

cha nge pro cedur es t

ha t t he i mp act of th e

pro posed c hange o n s afety and heal th a

nd

preventi ve ma in te na

nce proc edures is

add ressed prior to i mp le m en ti ng t he cha nge. 40 CF R 68.75( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

336. Failure to a ss ure in th e m a na gem en t of

cha nge pro cedur es t

ha t m od if icatio ns to

ope rating pro cedur es are add ressed prior to

i mp le m en ti ng t

he cha nge. 40 CF R 68.75( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

337. Failure to a ss ure in th e m a na gem en t of

cha nge pro cedur es t

ha t t he neces sar y

ti m e

perio d for t he cha nge is add ressed prio r to

i mp le m en ti ng t

he cha nge. 40 CF R 68.75( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

338. Failure to a ss ure in th e m a na gem en t of

cha nge pro cedur es t

ha t t he au thori zation

requirem en ts for the prop osed change are

add ressed prior to i mp le m en ti ng t he cha nge. 40 CF R 68.75( b) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

339. Failure to trai n and in form em ployees

in vo lved in

ope rating a

proc ess and

ma in te na nce a nd contract e mp loye es w h os e

job tas ks w il l be af

fected by a c hange i n t

he

pro cess on a c hange prior to s tart-u p o f t he

cha nged process or th e affected part of th e

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.75( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

340. Failure to u

pdate th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n require d by

40 C FR 68.6 5 as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1 to reflect

cha nges i n s uc h in for

ma tio n. 40 CF R 68.75( d)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

341. Failure to u

pdate th e operating proce dures

or pra ctices for a cha

nge covered by 40

CF R 68.75 a s i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C.

7:31-4.1 t ha t res ul ted in

a cha nge in th e

ope rating pro cedur es or practices. 40 CF R 68.75( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

342. Failure to ide nt ify th e associated release

scenarios and changes i

n rate, duration or

qua nti ty for a c hange i n t

he covered proc ess

or pro ce dures t

hat res ulted i n a

n increase in

rate, d uration or quan ti ty, or release

frequency. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(b ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

343. Failure to a

nalyze th e a ssociated release

scenarios for

a change in

the covered

pro cess or proce dures th at resu lted i n a n

in crease i n rate, duration a nd qua nt ity, or

release freque ncy

i n accor dance w i th

th e

par a meters and me th ods required at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2 to determ in e w h et her a

criterion e ndpoint defined at N.J.A .C. 7:31-

4.2( b) 3iv ex te nds bey ond th e sta tionary

source bou

ndar y. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

344. Failure to prepa re or update t he

docum en ta tion a

nd repo rt required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.2(d ) a

nd (e) prior to

i mp le m en ti ng a change for a release

scenario t hat res ult s in

a criterion endpoint

ex te ndin g beyond t

he st atio nar y

source

boundary

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(c ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

345. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure a

description of the te m

porar y cha nge to be

ma de. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )1i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

346. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure a

description of the te m

porar y cha nge th at

in clude s ide nt if

ication of th e EH S

equip me nt , piping and in str u me nt

diagram( s), and s tandard ope rating

pro cedur e(s) af

fected by th e tem porary

cha nge. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )1ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

347. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure a

description of the te m

porar y cha nge

in clud ing t

he reason for the te m

porar y

cha nge. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )1iii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

348. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure the

au thorizat ion of th e tem

porary c hange by

th e appro priate person s pecified i n t he

ma n agem en t syste m developed p ursua

nt to

40 CF R 68.15( c) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-1.1(c ). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

349. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure the

no tif ication of al l person

nel affected

by t he

te mporary

change. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

350. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure the

i mp le m en tat ion of appr op riate safety

pre cautio ns w h il e t

he te mp ora ry

cha nge is

in EHS ser vice. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )4 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

351. Failure to require in th e ma na gem en t o f

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure the

ti m e l i mi t for the te m

porar y cha nge.

or

Failure to co mp ly

w ith all requirem en ts of

40 CF R 68.75 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 2 and N.J. A. C. 7:31-

4.6( a)

, (b)

, and (c ) for

a tem porary c hange

th at ex ceede d the t i me li m it specified i n t

he

ma n agem en t of change pro ce dures. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )5 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

352. Failure to i nc lude i n t he ma n age me nt of

cha nge te mporary

change pro ce dure a

requirem en t to e ns ure th at th e equipm en t

and pro ce dures are returned to th eir origi nal

or designed condi tio ns at th e e nd of t he

te mporary

change. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.6(d )6 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

353. Failure to perfor

m a pre- s tartup sa fety

review for n ew sta tio nar y s ources or

mo di fied sta

tio nar y s ources f

or a

mo di ficat ion si gn if

icant e nough to require a

cha nge in th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n. 40 CF R 68.77( a)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

354. Failure to con fir

m in a pre-start

up sa fety

review th at prior to th e i ntroduct ion of

regulated su bs tances to a proc ess,

cons tructio n and equ ipm en t are in

acco rd ance w ith des ign specif ication s. 40 CF R 68.77( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

355. Failure to con fir

m in a pre-start

up sa fety

review th at prior to th e i ntroduct ion of

regulated su bs tances to a proc ess, safety,

ope rating, ma in te na

nce, and em ergency

pro cedur es are in

place a nd are ade quate. 40 CF R 68.77( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

356. Failure to con fir

m in a pre-start

up sa fety

review th at prior to th e i ntroduct ion of

regulated su bs tances to a proc ess for

a ne w

sta tio nar y s ource, a proc ess ha zard a nalysis

ha s been performed and reco m me ndat ion s

ha ve been resolved

or i mp le m en ted befor e

start up.

or

Failure to con fir

m in a pre-start

up sa fety

review th at mo di fied sta

tio nar y s ources

me et the m an age me nt

of cha nge

requirem en ts con tained i n at 40 C FR 68.7 5

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.77( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

357. Failure to con fir

m in a pre-start

up sa fety

review th at prior to th e i ntroduct ion of

regulated su bs tances to a proc ess, train ing

of each e mp loye e in vo lved in ope rating the

pro cess has been com

pleted. 40 CF R 68.77( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

358. Failure to cond

uct a sa fety

review of design

for n ew EHS equ ipm en t i n a ne w covered

pro cess prio r to cons tructio n a nd to

docum en t t

ha t t he desig n of the covered

pro cess fol low s desig n and operating

sta ndards as reflected i n t

he proc ess safe ty

in for ma tio n com

pi led in acc or dance w i t

h 40

CF R 68.65 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 th rough 4. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

359. Failure to prepa re a w ri tt en rep ort f or th e

safe ty rev iew o f des ign for a ne w covered

pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(c ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

360. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n repo rt for

each sa fety

review perfo r med p ursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(b ) t

he date of th e rep ort

or an iden tif

ication of t

he covere d pro cess,

th e process sa fety

in for ma tio n, or t

he

sta ndard oper ati ng proc edures review ed. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(c )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

361. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n repo rt for

each sa fety

review perfo r med p ursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(b ) a

n ident if ication of th e

codes and s tandards u

pon w h ic h

th e

covere d pro cess design a

nd oper ation s w ere

based. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(c )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

362. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n repo rt for

each sa fety

review perfo r med p ursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(b ) t

he na m es of th e

person(s) w ho performed th e s afety revie w. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(c )3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

363. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n repo rt for

each sa fety

review perfo r med p ursua

nt to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(b ) t

he deviat ion s from

th e des ign and ope rating codes and

sta ndards th at we re fou

nd w ith an

app rop riate description of t he resolu tion of

each dev iation. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(c )4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

364. Failure to cond

uct and docu

me nt a prestart up s afety revie w prior to placing a n e w

or mo di fied covere d pro cess i nt o EH S

serv ice. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(d ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

365. Failure to prepa re a w ri tt en rep ort f or each

pre- st artup safety

revie w. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(e ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

366. Failure to prepa re a w ri tt en rep ort f or each

pre- st artup safety

revie w performed

purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.7( d) th at

in clude s t he date of th e rep ort a

nd a n

iden tif ication of t

he covere d pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(e )1 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

367. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n repo rt for

each pre- s tartup sa fety

review perfo r med

purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.7( d)

docum en ta tion t hat al l t

he requirem en ts o f

40 CF R 68.77( b) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) h ave been co mp leted

prior to th e s tartup of th e ne w or mo di fi ed

covere d pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.7(e )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

368. Failure to cond

uct a com pl iance a udit and

certify tha t com pl iance w i th

th e provi sio ns

of 40 CF R S ubpart D i ncorpo rate d at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4 has been eval uated at least

every yea r to v erify th at th e proce dures and

pra ctices developed are adequate and are

being fol low ed.

or

Failure to v erify

th at th e pro cess tec hno log y

and equipm en t, a s b ui lt and ope rate d, are in

acco rd ance w ith t

he proc ess safe ty

in for ma tio n pre pa re d purs uan t to 40 C FR

68.6 5( c) a

nd (d) as i ncorpo rate d w ith

cha nges at N.J. A. C. 7:31-4.1 (c) 1 t hroug h 4. 40 CF R 68.79( a)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 3 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

369. Failure to cond

uct the co mp lia

nce audit

w ith at lea st one person kn o wl edgeable in

th e process. 40 CF R 68.79( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

370. Failure to develop a rep ort of the f in din gs

of th e a udit. 40 CF R 68.79( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

371. Failure to i nc lude i n t he repo rt of th e

fi nd ing s of the a

udit th e s cope, audi t

tech niq ues, me th ods u sed, or t

he na m es of

th e a udit participants. 40 CF R 68.79( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

372. Failure to pro mpt ly determ ine a

nd

docum en t a

n app ro priate response to each

of th e f in di ngs of t

he com pl iance a udit.

or

Failure to docu

me nt th at deficie ncies

iden tif ied duri ng the co mp lia

nce audit h ave

been corr ecte d. 40 CF R 68.79( d)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

373. Failure to retai n t he t wo (2) m os t

recent

com pl iance a udit rep orts. 40 CF R 68.79( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

374. Failure to i nv es tigate each EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt. 40 CF R 68.81( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 6 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

375. Failure to i ni tia te a n EH S accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt in ve st igation as

promp tly as poss ible, bu t not la ter t ha n 48

ho urs fol low in g

the i nciden t. 40 CF R 68.81( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

376. Failure to e stablis h a n EH S accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt in ve st igation

team tha t cons is ts of at least o ne person

kn o wl edgeable i n t

he proc ess in vo lved,

in clud ing a contract

em ployee i f t

he

in cident i nv ol ved wo rk

of a con tracto r, a

nd

other person s w i t

h appr opri ate kn o wl edge

and ex perience to thorough ly in ve st igate

and analyze th e inc ident. 40 CF R 68.81( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

377. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e EH S accident or potent ial catastrophe

eve nt in ve st igation. 40 CF R 68.81( d)

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1 (c) 15

and 17 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

378. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e i nv es tigat ion w h ic h inc ludes t

he date,

ti m e, or location of t

he EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5

and 17 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

379. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n w h ic h

in clude s t he date th e in ve st igation began. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

380. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n w h ic h

in clude s a description of the EH S accid ent

or potential catastrophic even t in

chronological orde r providing all th e

relevant fact s.

or

Failure to i nc lude t

he iden ti ty, a

mo un t and

duration of t

he EHS release w he n

t hese

facts cou ld reasonably

be deter mi ned based

on th e in form at ion obtai ned thro ugh t he

EHS accident or poten tial catastrophic

eve nt in ve st igation.

or

Failure to ide nt ify

conseq uences of the EH S

accident or potent ial catastrophic eve nt

in clud ing t

he nu m ber of e vacuees, inj ured,

fatal it ies, or t

he i mp act on th e co m m

u n ity. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5

and 18 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

381. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e i nv es tigat ion w h ic h inc ludes t

he

factors t ha t con tributed to the EHS accident

or potential catastrophic even t and a n

iden tif ication of basic and contribu tor y

cause s, ei ther direct or in direct. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5

and 19 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

382. Failure to prepa re a report prep ar ed at t he

conclu sio n of th e EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n w h ic h

in clude s a ny rec o m me nda

tion s resu lti ng

from the i nv es tigatio n to preven t a

recur rence. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 0 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

383. Failure to prepa re a report at th e conclu sio n

of th e EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n w h ic h

in clude s t he na m es and posit ion ti tle s o f t he

in ve st igators. 40 CF R 68.81( d) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 1i 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

384. Failure to e stablis h a syste m to promp tly

add ress and resol ve t

he EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt rep ort fi ndi ngs

and rec o m me nda

tion s. 40 CF R 68.81( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

385. Failure to docu

me nt EHS accident or

potent ial catas trophic eve nt in ve st igation

resolu tion s and cor re ctive action s. 40 CF R 68.81( e)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

386. Failure to rev iew t he in ve st igatio n report

w ith all affected

person nel w h os e job ta sk s

are relevan

t to t he EHS accident or

potential

catastrophic e vent f

in din gs in cl udin g

contract em

pl oye es, w he re applica ble. 40 CF R 68.81(f ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

387. Failure to retai n EH S accident or potent ial

catastrophic e vent i nv es tigatio n rep orts for

fi ve yea rs. 40 CF R 68.81( g)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 5 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

388. Failure to develop a wr it te n plan of actio n

rega rding th e i mp le me nt at ion of th e

em ployee participation required by 40 CF R

68.8 3 as in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.1( a)

. 40 CF R 68.83( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

389. Failure to con su lt w i t h e mp loye es a

nd t heir

rep resentati ves on t

he conduct and

developm en t of proc ess ha zards analyses

w ith risk asse ss m en ts and on th e

developm en t of th e other

ele me nt s o f

pro cess safety

m an age me nt

in th is ru le. 40 CF R 68.83( b)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

390. Failure to provide to em pl oye es a nd th eir

rep resentati ves access to proc ess ha zard

analyses w

ith risk asse ss m en ts and to al l

other i nf orm at ion required to be developed

un der th is rule. 40 CF R 68.83( c)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )2 2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

391. Failure to i ss ue a hot w or k per mi t for h ot

wo rk ope rations cond

ucted on or near

a

covere d pro cess. 40 CF R 68.85( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

392. Failure to docu

me nt in th e hot w or

k per mi t

th at th e f ire prevent ion and prote ction

requirem en ts i n 29 C FR

1910 .25 2( a) ha

ve

been i m pl em en ted prior to beginn in g the

ho t w or k operations, to i nd icate the date(s)

au thorized f or ho t w or

k, a nd to iden tify t

he

obj ect on w h ic h

hot w or k i s to be

perfo r med.

or

Failure to k eep th e h ot wo rk perm it on fi le

un ti l co mp letio n of the h ot wo rk ope rations. 40 CF R 68.85( b)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

393. Failure to apply t

he requirem en ts o f 40 C FR

68.8 7 as in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.1( a) for con tracto rs perform in g

ma in te na nce or repai r, tur

naround, m ajor

renovatio n, or specialty

w or k o n or adja cent

to a covered proc ess. 40 CF R 68.87( a)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

394. Failure to obtai n and e valua te in for ma tio n

rega rding th e contract

ow n er or oper ator's

safe ty perfor

mance a nd progr a ms w h en

selecti ng a

con tracto r. 40 CF R 68.87( b) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

395. Failure to i nf

orm a contract

ow n er or

ope rator of th e k

no w n potential f

ire,

ex plos ion, or tox ic release ha zards related

to the con tracto r's w or

k a nd th e pro cess. 40 CF R 68.87( b) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

396. Failure to e xp lain to the contract ow n er or

ope rator th e applicable provisio ns of 40

CF R 68 s ubpart E as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.87( b) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

397. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t safe wo rk

pra ctices con si ste nt w i th

40 CF R 68.69( d)

, as in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(a ) to

control t he en trance, presence, and ex it of

th e con tract ow ner or

oper ator and contract

em ployees in

covered proc ess are as. 40 CF R 68.87( b) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

398. Failure to periodicall y eval uate t

he

perfo r mance of th e con tract ow ner or

ope rator in

fu lf il li ng t heir obligation s as

specif ied in 40 CF R 68.87 (c ) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.87( b) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

399. Failure to require t he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to ass ure th at each con tract

em ployee i s trai ned in

th e w or k practices

neces sar y to sa fely

perfo r m h is /h er job. 40 CF R 68.87( c) (1 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

400. Failure to require t he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to ass ure th at each con tract

em ployee i s i ns truc ted in

the k no w n

potent ial f

ire, ex plo sion, or tox ic release

ha zards related to hi s/

her job and th e

pro cess, a nd t he applicable provis ion s of the

em ergency actio n plan. 40 CF R 68.87( c) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

401. Failure to require t he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to docum en t that each contract

em ployee h as received

and u nders tood t

he

train ing required by

40 CF R 68.87 a s

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(a ).

or

Failure to require t

he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to pre pa re a rec or d w h ic h con tain s

th e ide nt ity

of th e con tract em

ployee, th e

date of train ing, and th e m ea ns u sed to

veri fy t ha t each em ployee u nders tood t

he

train ing. 40 CF R 68.87( c) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

402. Failure to require t he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to ass ure th at each con tract

em ployee f ollo ws th e s afety

ru les of the

sta tio nar y s ource in clud ing t he safe wo rk

pra ctices required

by 40 CF R 68.6 9( d) as

in corp or ated as N.J. A. C. 7:31-4.1 (a)

. 40 CF R 68.87( c) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

403. Failure to require t he contract

ow n er or

ope rator to advise th e owner or oper ator of

any un iq ue ha zards presentedby

t he

contract ow n er or operato r's w or k, or of any

ha zards fou

nd by t he contract

o wn er or

ope rator's wo rk

. 40 CF R 68.87( c) (5 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

404. Failure to co mp ly w ith the e mergency

response provi sio ns of N.J. A.C . 7:31- 5. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.8(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

405. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt w i t hi n

90 da ys o f t

he an ni versar y date an an

nu al

rep ort reflecting th e risk

ma na gem en t

activ it ies for

t he 12

- m o nt

h period endi ng on

th e a nn iversary

date. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

406. Failure to i ncl ude i n t he an nua l rep ort a

n

update of t

he su pplem en ta l TCP A pro gr a m

in for ma tio n as specified i n N. J.A. C. 7:31-

7.2( a) 2 i f t

hi s s upple m en tal in for

ma tio n

w a s n ot p rev ious l y r ep orte d in a revi sed

R is k Ma nag e m en t Plan s ub mi tta l.

o r

Failure to s tate th at th e re w e re n o c hanges

to the s upple m en tal TCP

A p rog ra m

in for m atio n in the a nn ual r epo rt if

there

w ere no cha

ng e s i n t h is i n for ma tion s in ce

th e la st R i sk

Manage me nt Pla n su

b m it tal. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

407. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

description of sig ni fica

nt cha nges to the

ma n agem en t syste m.

or

Failure to s tate th at th e re w e re n o c hanges

to the m a n ag e m en t sys te m i n t

he an nu al

r ep ort if t here w ere no cha

nges in th is

in for m atio n si nce t

he las t annua l r ep ort. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

408. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

rep ort pre pa re d purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.2( e) for each pro cess hazard analysi s w ith

ris k asse ss m en t co mp leted duri ng the

previous year

, w he n

applicable.

or

Failure to i nc lude i n t

he an nu al rep ort a li st

of th e ri sk a sses s me nt

repo rts prepa re d

purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.6( c) or th e

actual ris k as sess m en t

rep orts.

or

Failure to s tate in

th e a nn ual re po rt t

hat

th e re w e re n o pr ocess h azar d anal y sis w i t h

ris k asse ss me nt re ports c o m pleted i f n o

s uch re ports w ere c o m

pleted s in ce t

he las t

an nua l r ep ort. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

409. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s a

nd

potent ial catas trophic eve nts tha t occur red

duri ng t he previou s ye ar in cl udin g t he EHS

in vo lved and a

m ou n t r eleasedif

th ese facts

c o uld have be e n r easonabl y d eter mi ned

b a se d on th e i n for

ma tion obtained thro ugh

th e i n ves tigat ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )4i 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

410. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s a

nd

potent ial catas trophic eve nts tha t occur red

duri ng t he previou s ye ar in cl udin g t he date

and ti me of t

he EHS ac ciden t and

iden tif ication of EH S e q

uip me nt in vo lved. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )4ii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

411. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s a

nd

potent ial catas trophic eve nts tha t occur red

duri ng t he previou s ye ar in cl udin g t he basic

and c o ntribu to ry cau ses. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )4iii 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

412. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort a

su m m ary of any

EHS accident s a

nd

potent ial catas trophic eve nts

th at occurr ed d

uring th e previo us yea

r

in clud ing a sta

te me nt that t

here w ere no

EHS ac ciden ts i f no EH S a ccid e nt s

o ccurr ed s in ce t

he las t a nn ual re po rt. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )4iv 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

413. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort the

com pl iance a udit rep ort and docu

me nt at ion

for t he ye ar e nding on t

he an ni versar y date

pre par ed purs uan t to 40 CF R 68.79 (c ) and

(d) w i th cha nges s pecified at N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.1( c) 14 a

nd 23. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

414. Failure to i nc lude i n t he an nu al rep ort e ach

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review update

rep ort com

pleted p ursua

nt to N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

4.12 (b ) and (f). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.9(b )6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

415. Failure to perfor

m a pre- s tartup sa fety

review of te mporarily di scont in

ued EH S

equip me nt

and pro ce dures i n accor dance

w ith the require men ts of 40 CF R 68.77 (a ),

(b) (1 ) a nd (2) a nd N.J. A. C. 7:31-4.7 (e)

,

w ith in 60 calendar days prior to bringi ng

th e EH S back to th e covere d pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.10( a) 1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

416. Failure to perfor

m in spectio ns, tes ts a

nd

check s confor

mi ng to require men ts of 40

CF R 68.73 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.1(c )1 0- 11 a nd N.J. A.C

. 7:31-4.5, for pro pe r ope ration o f

te mporarily di scont in

ued EH S equip me nt

,

w ith in 60 calendar days prior to bringi ng

th e EH S back to th e covere d pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.10( a) 2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

417. Failure to perfor

m EHS oper ator trai ni ng

activ it ies confor

mi ng to 40 C FR

68.71 w i th

cha nges s pecified at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 4.1(c )9

and N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.4, f

or activ it ies

in vo lv in g te m

porarily disco nti nu ed EHS

equip me nt , w ith in

60 calendar

da ys prior to

bringi ng the EH S back to th e covered

pro cess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.10( a) 3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

418. Failure to pay t

he an nu al fee f or a

te mporary

discon tin ua

nce in acco rd ance

w ith N.J.A .C. 7:31-1.11A(o) and (p)

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.10( a) 4 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

419. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt a rep ort

of safe ty rev iew o f des ign, in acco rd ance

w ith N.J.A .C. 7:31-4.7( b) a

nd (c), and th e

docum en ta tion required at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

7.2 and 40 C FR

68.15 0 w ith c hanges

specif ied at N. J.A. C. 7:31-7.1( c) 1 and 2, at

least 90 days prior to cons tructio n of a ne w

Prog ram 3 covere d pro cess at faci li ty for

w h ic h there i s no previou sly

appr oved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

420. Failure to receive w ri tt en approval from the

Depa rt me nt before pro ce eding w i t h

cons tructio n of a ne w

Pro gr a m 3 covere d

pro cess at a facil ity for w

h ic h t here i s no

previous ly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 2 6,00 0 12,0 00 30,0 00 NM

421. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt, at leas t

90 da ys prior to t

he date th e equipm en t

wa s

sched uled to be placed i nto EH S service,

any updates of th e docum en tat ion as

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.11 (a )1 for a

ne w Progr a

m 3 covered process at a faci li ty

for w h i ch th ere is n o previous ly

app roved

ris k ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 3 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

422. Failure to cond

uct a pre- s tartup safe ty

review in acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.7( d) and (e) for a ne w Progr a m 3 covered

pro cess at a facil ity

for w h i ch

t here is no

previous ly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 4 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

423. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a n ew

Prog ram 3 covere d pro cess at a facil ity for

w h ic h there i s no previou sly

appr oved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 5 one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1,00 0 one-t

hird

of fee +

2000 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

424. Failure to s ub m it a rep ort of safety revie w

of design i n accor dance w i t h N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.7( b) and (c) and th e docu me nt at ion

required at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2 and 40 CF R

68.1 50 w i t

h c hanges specif

ied at N. J.A. C.

7:31-7.1 (c) 1 a

nd 2 at lea st 90 da ys prior to

placing th e equ ipm en t i nt o EH S serv ice for

a n ew Prog ram 3 covere d pro cess tha t

ut il ize s ex is ti ng equ ipm en t at a facil ity for

w h ic h there i s no previou sly

appr oved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( b) 1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

425. Failure to cond

uct a pre- s tartup safe ty

review in acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.7( d) and (e) on a ne w

Progr a m 3 covered

pro cess tha

t ut il ize s ex is ti ng equ ipm en t at a

facil ity for w h i ch

t here is no previou sly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( b) 2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

426. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a n ew

Prog ram 3 covere d pro cess tha t ut il ize s

ex is ti ng equ ipm en t at a facil ity for w h i ch

th ere i s n o previo us ly approved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( b) 3 one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1,00 0 one-t

hird

of fee +

2,00 0 M 30

427. Failure to s ub m it a rep ort of safety revie w

of design i n accor dance w i t h N.J. A.C . 7:31-

4.7( b) and (c) and update docu me nt atio n in

acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-7.2 and 40

CF R 68.150 w i th

cha nges s pecified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 at leas t 90 days

prior to th e s chedu led placing of equip me nt

in to EHS ser

vice for a Prog ram 3 covere d

pro cess tha

t is n e wl y con str

ucted or t ha t

ut il ize s ex is ti ng equ ipm en t at a facil ity t hat

ha s a previou sly

appr oved risk

ma na gem en t

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( c) 1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

428. Failure to cond

uct a pre- s tartup safe ty

review in acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.7( d) and (e) for a ne w Progr a m 3 covered

pro cess tha

t is n e wl y con str

ucted or u ti li zes

ex is ti ng equ ipm en t at a facil ity t hat h as a

previous ly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t

prog ram. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( c) 2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

429. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt t he fees

required by N. J.A. C. 7:31-1.11A f or a

ne w ly cons tructed Prog ram 3 covered

pro cess or o ne t

hat u ti li zes e xi st in g

equip me nt

at a facil ity

t hat ha s a previou sly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( c) 3 one-t hird

of fee one-t

hird

of fee +

1,00 0 one-t

hird

of fee +

2,00 0 M 30

430. Failure to e nter in to a con sen t agr ee men t or

conse nt agre e men t addendum w ith the

Depa rt me nt prior to placi ng equ ipm en t i nt o

EHS ser vice for a ne w covered process a nd

su bseque nt to a faci li ty a

udit or i nspectio n

by t he Depa rt me nt.

or

Failure to co mp lete corr ective action of

deficiencie s i n t

he conse nt agreeme nt or

conse nt agre e men t addendum for equ ipm en t

in a n ew covere d pro cess in

acc or dance

w ith the sc hedu le in

th e conse nt agre e men t

or conse nt agre e men t addendum

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( d) 6,00 0 12,0 00 30,0 00 NM

431. Failure to co mp lete a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w a nd repo rt purs uan t to

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( c) th rough (f) for each

ne w covered process;

and/or

Failure to s ub m it t

he inheren

tly sa fer

tech nology revie w repo rt w i th

th e s ub m it ta l

required at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( a) 1, (b)1, or

(c) 1, a s applicable. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.11( e) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

432. Failure to co mp lete a n in it ial in heren

tly

safer tec hno log y

review and su bm it to t he

Depa rt me nt a n in herent ly

safer tec hnology

review rep ort for

each covered process at

th e s tat ionary

so urce by

120 days from

th e

effect ive date of th is rule. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( a) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

433. Failure to u

pdate th e i nh erent ly s afer

tech nology revie w o n t he sa m e sc hedule as

th e process h azard analysis w i t h ri sk

asse ss m en t reval idations a nd u pdates for

each covered proc ess at th e s tat ionary

source, in cl udin g each ne w covered process

brought on l ine s in ce th e date of the

previous i nh erent ly s afer

tech nology rev iew

. and/or

Failure to address t

he inheren

tly safer

tech nologies th at ha

ve been developed si nce

th e la st i nh erently

sa fer tech nology revie w. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( b) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

434. Failure to cond

uct each in heren

tly sa fer

tech nology revie w w i t h a tea m of q ualif ied

ex perts w ho se m e m

ber s ha ve e xperti se i n

en viron m en tal require men ts

, c hem is try,

design a nd e ngineering, pro cess controls

and in str u me nt at ion, ma in te na

nce,

pro ductio n a

nd oper ation s, a

nd c hem ica l

pro cess safety. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( c) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

435. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: reduci ng t he

am ou nt of EH S ma terial t

hat poten tially

ma y be release d. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( d) 1 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

436. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: s ub st it ut ing

les s ha zard ous m at erials. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( d) 2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

437. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: u si ng

EHS s in

th e lea st ha zard ous proc ess condit ion s or

form

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( d) 3 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

438. Failure to i nc lude a n analysis o f t

he

fol low in g principle a

nd tech niq ue i n each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review to

iden tify a vailable i nh erently

sa fer

tech nology al ternative s, or co mb ina tion s of

alternati ves, th at m i ni m i z e or eli mi n ate th e

potent ial f

or an EHS release: des ign ing

equip me nt

and pro cesses to m i n i m i ze t he

potent ial f

or equip me nt

fai lure a nd h u ma n

err or

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( d) 4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

439. Failure to deter

mi ne whe th er the i nh erently

safer tec hno logies are feas ible, w h ic h me an s

capa ble of being acc o mpl is hed i n a

su ccess fu l manner, tak in g in to acc ou nt

en viron m en tal, publ ic h ealth and s afety,

legal, tec hnological, a

nd econo mi c factors



### . N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12( e) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

440. Failure to prepa re and su b mi t to the

Depa rt me nt a rep ort to docu

me nt each

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

review

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

441. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a n ide nt if

ic at ion

of th e cover ed pr ocess t

hat i s t he su b je ct of

th e rev ie w; a l is t of the revie w tea m

me m b ers w i t h na m e, posi tion, af

fi liatio n,

responsibi li ties, qual if

ications a nd

ex perience for

each; the date of re po rt

c o m plet ion ; a nd t he inheren

tl y safer

tech nolog y a nal ys is m e t

hod u sed to

c o m plete th e rev ie w

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 1 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

442. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt th e ques tion s

asked and ans w ered

to add ress the

in heren tly safer tec hno log y

principles and

tech niq ues purs uan t to N. J.A. C. 7:31-

4.12 (d ). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 2 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

443. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of in heren

tly

safer tec hno logies deter

mi ned to be already

present in the covered proc ess. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 3 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

444. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of additional

in heren tly safer tec hno logies ide nt if ied. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 4 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

445. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of th e

additional in heren

tly sa fer techno logies

selected to be i mp le m en ted w i t h a sched ule

for t heir com plet ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 5 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

446. Failure to i nc lude i n a n in herent ly

safer

tech nology revie w repo rt a l is t of th e

in heren tly safer tec hno logies deter

mi ned to

be in feas ible. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 6 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

447. Failure to i nc lude a wr it te n ex pla natio n

jus ti fying the i

nf easibi lity deter mi nat ion for

each i nh erently

sa fer tech nology deter mi ned

to be in feas ible;

and/or

Failure to s ub sta

nt iate th e in feas ibili ty

determ in atio n us in g a

q ualitat ive and

qua nti tati ve e valua

tion of econo mi c,

en viron m en tal, legal and tec hno logical

factors. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-4.12(f) 7 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

448. Failure of an ow

n er/oper ator w ho se

em ployees w i ll n ot respond to accidental

EHS releases co mp ly

w ith t he require men ts

of 40 CF R 68.90( b) 1, 2, a nd 3 incorpor ated

at N.J.A .C. 7:31-5.1( c) 1 and 2. 40 CF R 68.90

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

449. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t an

em ergency respon se prog ram tha t inc ludes

an em ergency

response pla

n w h i ch i s

ma in ta in ed at th e sta

tionary so urce. 40 CF R 68.95( a)

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

450. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response pla

n pro ce dures for in form in g the

publ ic and local e mergency response

agencies about accidental releases. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (1 )(i )

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

451. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response pla

n docum en tat ion of prop er

fir st -aid a nd em ergency

me dical treatm en t

neces sar y to treat accidental hu m a n

ex posures. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (1 )(ii ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

452. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response pla

n pro ce dures a

nd me as ure s f

or

em ergency respon se af

ter a n accid ental

release o f a regulated

su bs tance. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (1 )(iii),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

453. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response progr a

m proc edures for

th e us e o f

em ergency respon se equip me nt and for i ts

in spectio n, te st ing, and ma in te na nce. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (2 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

454. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response progr a

m em ergency

response

prog ram trai ni ng for

al l e mp loyees in

relevant proc edures. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (3 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

455. Failure to i nc lude i n t he em ergency

response progr a

m proc edures to rev iew a nd

update, as appr op riate, t

he em ergency

response pla

n to reflect cha

nges at t he

sta tio nar y s ource and to e ns ure th at

em ployees are i nf

orm ed of changes. 40 CF R 68.95( a) (4 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

456. Failure to i nc lude ele me nt s of 40 CF R

68.9 5( a) a

nd 40 CF R

68.9 5( c) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 5.1(a ) in the

em ergency respon se plan t hat are cons is tent

w ith and a s s tri ngen

t a s t he Natio nal

Re sponse Te a

m' s I ntegr ated C on ti ngency

Plan Gu idance (“O ne Plan”). 40 CF R 68.95( b)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a )3 and

4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

457. Failure to coordinate th e e merge ncy

response pla

n develope d un der

40 CF R

68.9 5( a) (1 ) as incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1 (a) w ith

the co m m

u n ity e merge ncy

response pla

n develope d un der

42 U.S. C.

§110 03.

or

Failure to pro mpt ly

provide to the local

em ergency pla

nn in g co m m i tt ee or

em ergency respon se of

ficial s, u pon th eir

request, i nf

orm at ion n ecessar

y for

developing and i mp le me nt in g th e

com m u n i ty em ergency

response pla

n. 40 CF R 68.95( c)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

458. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t a wr it te n

em ergency respon se (ER) progr a m w h ic h

in clude s i ni tia l and a

nn ual refresher

em ergency respon se train in g f or all

em ployees in

relevan t proce dures to

i mp le m en t the em ergency respon se plan. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

459. Failure to develop a nd i m pl em en t a wr it te n

em ergency respon se (ER) progr a m w h ic h

in clude s perfor

mance o f at leas t one EH S

ER e xercise per calendar

ye ar

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

460. Failure to i nv it e at lea st one out side

responde r agency

w ho is des ignated

i n t he

ER pla n to participate in

th e E R ex ercise at

a faci li ty w ho se e mp loyees w il l no t respond

to an EHS accident in

acc or dance w i t

h 40

CF R 68.90( b) w ith

changes speci fied at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.1(c ) 1 a

nd 2.

or

Failure to require em

pl oye es of t

he facil ity

to perfo r m th eir a ss igned

respons ibil itie s f

or

all ER ex ercises. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )2i 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

461. Failure to perfor

m at least one fu ll scale E R

ex ercise i n w h i ch

th e ER tea

m and ER

contai n me nt , m it ig at ion, and m o ni tori ng

equip me nt

are deploy ed at a s trengt h

app rop riate to de mo ns trate th e ade quacy

and i mp le me nt at ion of th e pla n for a

sta tio nar y s ource at w h ic h t he em pl oye es

w il l respond to an EH S accid ent. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )2ii 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

462. Failure to m a

ke a wr it te n as ses s me nt

of th e

ER pla n

, o f t he adequac y

of n oti ficatio n to

ou ts ide agencies a

nd t he publ ic, and o f t

he

adequac y or need for ER equ ipm en t af ter

each E R plan i mp le m en ta tion or each E R

ex ercise. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )3 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

463. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a description of the

em ergency n ot if

ication system

w h i ch

requires i m m e dia te n oti ficatio n of an EHS

accident or i m m i n en t

EHS accident at the

sta tio nar y s ource, inc lud ing com pany n a me

and add ress o f t

he EHS accident, to t

he

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center at 877- W AR

NDEP by t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (1) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

464. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a description of the

em ergency n ot if

ication system

w h i ch

requires i m m e dia te n oti ficatio n of an EHS

accident or i m m i n en t

EHS accident at the

sta tio nar y s ource, inc lud ing th e na me

, posit ion and telepho ne nu m b er o f t he caller,

to the Departm en t' s em ergency

com m u n i cat ion s center

at 877- WA RN DEP

by t he em ergency coordinator or desig nee. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (2) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

465. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a description of the

em ergency n ot if

ication system

w h i ch

requires i m m e dia te n oti ficatio n of an EHS

accident or i m m i n en t

EHS accident at the

sta tio nar y s ource, inc lud ing ti m e of, or

an ticipated ti m e of t

he EHS accident and

th e proj ecte d duration to th e Depa rt me nt 's

em ergency co m m

u n ic atio ns cen

ter at 877-

WA RN DEP by

th e e merge ncy

coor dinator

or designee. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (3) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

466. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram ’s em ergency

no tif ication sys tem

a requirem en t for

i m m ed ia te no ti ficatio n o f a n EHS accident

or i m m i ne nt

EHS accident, i ncl udi ng the

che mi cal na

m e of t he EHS released, to th e

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center at 877- W AR

NDEP by t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (4) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

467. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

no tif ication sys tem

a requirem en t for

i m m ed ia te no ti ficatio n to the Depa rt me nt 's

em ergency co m m

u n ic atio ns cen

ter at 877-

WA RN DEP o f a

n EHS accident or

i m m i ne n t EHS accident by

th e em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee s tat ing th e actual

EHS q uant ity (or es ti m ated quan

ti ty i f n ot

kn o w n), a nd w he th er it w i l l ha

ve a n off si te

i mp act. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (5) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

468. Failure to require in th e em ergency

response (E R) prog ram ’s em ergency

no tif ication sys tem

the w ea th er condit ions,

in clud ing w i n d direction and speed a nd

ex pected o ff

si te ef fects in th e i m m ed iate

no tif ication to th e Depa rt

me nt 's em ergency

com m u n i cat ion s center

at 877- WA RN DEP

by t he em ergency coordinator or desig nee

for a n EH S accident or i m m i n en t EHS

accident. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4i (6) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

469. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a n EHS accident

rep orting requireme nt t

ha t t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee for the s tat ionar y

source be prep ar ed to provide th e

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center w i th updates, if requested, w h i ch

in clude th e n a

me and address of t

he

sta tio nar y s ource. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4ii( 1) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

470. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a n EHS accident

rep orting requireme nt t

ha t t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee for the s tat ionar y

source be prep ar ed to provide th e

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center updates, if

requested, w h i ch

i ncl ude

th e n a me

, pos itio n and te lephone nu m ber of

th e caller. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4ii( 2) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

471. Failure to require in th e em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a n EHS accident

rep orting requireme nt t

ha t t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee be prep ar ed to

provide the Departm en t' s em ergency

com m u n i cat ion s center

w ith updates, i f

requested, w h ic h i nc lude t he location of t

he

poin t o f EH S release, a description o f t he

source, cause and type of EH S accid ent,

qua nti ty and concen

tration of th e EH S

released

, and whe th er t

he EHS release is of

a con tin ui ng n at

ure. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4ii( 3) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

472. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a n EHS accident

rep orting requireme nt t

ha t t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee for the s tat ionar y

source be prep ar ed to provide th e

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center updates, if

requested, w h i ch

i ncl ude

th e m ea su res take n to term in ate th e EHS

release or to m i ti gate it s ef fect, and th e

effect ive ness o f s uc h me as ure s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4ii( 4) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

473. Failure to provide i n t he em ergency

response (E R) prog ram a n EHS accident

rep orting requireme nt t

ha t t he em ergency

coo rdinator or des ignee for the s tat ionar y

source be prep ar ed to provide th e

Depa rt me nt 's e mergency

com m u n i cat ion s

center updates, if

requested, w h i ch

i ncl ude

an update o n we at

her condi tion s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-5.2(b )4ii( 5) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

474. Failure to report to th e Depa rt me nt 's

em ergency co m m

u n ic atio ns cen

ter a n EHS

accident t hat h ad potent ial off

si te i m pact. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

5.2( b) 4iii(1) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

475. Failure to report to th e Depa rt me nt 's

em ergency co m m

u n ic atio ns cen

ter a n EHS

accident t hat res ulted i n act

ual or poten tial

inj uries or

fatal itie s at t

he facil ity

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

5.2( b) 4iii(2) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

476. Failure to report to th e Depa rt me nt 's

em ergency co m m

u n ic atio ns cen

ter a n EHS

accident t hat acti vates th e em ergency

response pla

n. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

5.2( b) 4iii(3) 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

477. Failure to s ub m it a si ng le R MP th at

in clude s t he in for ma tio n required by 40

CF R 68.15 5 thro ugh 40 C FR 68.1 85 a s

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 7.1 for all

covere d pro cesses.

or

Failure to s ub m it t

he RM P for covered

pro cesses regulated

un der 40 CF R 68 a s

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 7.1 i n a

me th od and form at

to a central poi nt as

specif ied by US EPA as of t

he date of

s ub m i ss ion

.

or

Failure to s ub m it t

he RM P for all covered

pro cesses to the Departm en t inacco rd ance

w ith N.J.A .C. 7:31-7.2. 40 CF R 68.150 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1& 2 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

478. Failure to s ub m it t he fir st R MP on or before

Ju ne 21, 1999. 40 CF R 68.150 (b )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

479. Failure to s ub m it t he fir st R MP on or before

three years a fter

th e date o n w h ic h a

regulated su bs tance i s fir st l is ted un der 40

CF R 68.130

. 40 CF R 68.150 (b )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 5,00 0 10,0 00 25,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

480. Failure to s ub m it t he fir st R MP on or before

th e date o n w h ic h a regulated su bs tance i s

fir st present at or above a th resho ld qua nt ity

at the faci li ty

. 40 CF R 68.150 (b )( 3)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) I f fou nd

by t he

Depa rt m

en t:

10,0 00

per yea r

ou t o f

com pl ian

ce plu s

am ou nt

of past

fees due

as

calculate

d per

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.11A.

I f sel frep orte d:

10,0 00 I f

fou nd

by t he

Depa rt m

en t:

25,0 00

per yea r

ou t o f

com pl ian

ce plu s

am ou nt

of past

fees due

as

calculate

d per

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.11A.

I f sel frep orte d:

25,0 00 I f

fou nd by

th e

Depa rt me n

t:

50,0 00 per

ye ar o ut of

com pl iance

plu s

am ou nt of

past fees

due as

calculated

per

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

1.11A.

I f sel frep orte d:

50,0 00 NM

481. The ow ner or

oper ator of any

s tat ionar y

source for w

h ic h a n RMP w as su

bm it ted

before Ju ne 21, 2004, s ha ll revise th e RMP

to inc lude the i nf

orm at ion required by

40

CF R 68.160 (b )( 6) and (14 ) by Ju ne 21,

2004 in th e ma n ner specif ied by EP A prio r

to tha t date. A ny s

uc h su b mi ss io n s ha ll also

in clude th e i nf

orm at ion required by

40 CF R

68.1 60( b) (2 0) (indicati ng th at th e

su b mi ss io n i s a cor re ction to inc lude the

in for ma tio n require d by

40 C FR

68.1 60( b) (6 ) a

nd (14 ) or an update u

nder

40 CF R 68.190 ). 40 CF R 68.150 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

482. Failure to u

pdate and cor re ct RM Ps

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68 in acco rd ance

w ith 40 CF R 68.19 0 as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )3

, 4, and 5 a nd 68.19 5

in corp or ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ). 40 CF R 68.150 (d ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

483. Failure to provide a n e xec ut ive sum

m ary in

th e R MP. 40 CF R 68.155

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

484. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he

accidental release preventio n and

em ergency respon se policies at th e

sta tio nar y s ource. 40 CF R 68.155 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

485. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he

sta tio nar y s ource and regulated su bs tances

ha ndled. 40 CF R 68.155 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

486. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he general

accidental release preventio n pro gr a m a nd

che mi cal specif

ic prevent ion st eps. 40 CF R 68.155 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

487. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he fi ve -yea

r

accident h is tory. 40 CF R 68.155 (d ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

488. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he

em ergency respon se prog ram

. 40 CF R 68.155 (e ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

489. Failure to provide i n t he RM P e xec ut ive

su m m ary a brief description o f t

he plan ned

cha nges to i m

prove safe ty. 40 CF R 68.155 (f),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

490. Failure to co mp lete a si ng le registratio n

form tha t is i nc luded in

th e RMP t hat covers

all regulated

su bs tances ha

ndled i n covered

pro cesses. 40 CF R 68.160 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

491. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration a

ny o f

th e f ollo wi n g: s tat ionary

so urce n a

me

, street, ci ty, cou

nty, s tate, z ip code

, lat itude

and long itude, me th od for obtai nin g la ti tude

and long itude, or description of locatio n

th at lat itude and long itude rep resent. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

492. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

sta tio nar y s ource’s Du

n a nd Br adstreet

nu m ber. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

493. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

na m e and Du

n a nd Br adstre et n

u mb er of the

cor por ate parent com

pany. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 3)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

494. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

na m e, telepho ne nu

m b er, a nd ma il in g

add ress of the o wn er or

ope rato r. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 4)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

495. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

na m e and ti tle of th e person or posit ion w ith

overall respon sibil ity

for R MP elem en ts a

nd

i mp le m en tat ion , and (optional) the e-m ai l

add ress for

th at person or posi tio n

. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

496. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

em ergency con tact person’ s na m e, ti tle,

telepho ne nu

m b er, 24-ho ur te lephone

nu m ber , and, a s o f J un e 21, 2004

, the e-m ai l

add ress (if an e-m ai l add ress ex is ts)

. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

497. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration for

each covered proc ess th e na me and CA S

nu m ber of each regulated

su bs tance he ld at

or above the t

hresho ld q

uant ity at the

facil ity , th e m a x i m

u m qua nt ity of each

regulated su bs tance or m i x t

ur e in the

pro cess (in pound s) to two s ign if ican t dig its,

th e f iv e- or si x

- dig it NAICS code t

hat m os t

closely cor responds to th e process, and th e

Prog ram le vel of th e pro cess. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 7)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 NM

498. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

sta tio nar y s ource USEP A iden ti fier. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 8)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

499. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

nu m ber of f ul l- ti m e em

ployees at the

sta tio nar y s ource. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 9)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

500. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration

w he th er the s tat ionar y

source i s su

bject to

29 CF R 1910.1 19. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 10 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

501. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration

w he th er the s tat ionar y

source i s su

bject to

40 CF R part 355. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 11 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

502. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he

CA A Title V oper ating perm it

nu m ber for a

sta tio nar y s ource th at ha s a C A A Title V

ope rating perm it. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 12 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

503. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration t

he date

of th e la st sa fety

in spectio n o f t

he st atio nar y

source by a Fede ral, sta te, or local

govern me nt agency and th e ide nt ity

of th e

in specti ng ent ity. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 13 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

504. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration a s of

Ju ne 21, 2004, th e na

me , the m ai li ng

add ress, a nd t he telepho ne nu

m b er o f t he

contractor w ho pre pa re d th e R MP (if a ny ). 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 14 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

505. Failure to i nc lude i n t he registration a s of

Ju ne 21, 2004, th e type of and reasonfor

any cha nges being ma de to a previous ly

su b mi tt ed R MP catego rized as fo llow s :

(i) Updates and re- s ub m is si on s

required un der

40 CF R 68.1 90 (b );

(ii) C orre ction s u

nder S ec. 68.1 95

or for purposes of cor

re cting m i no r clerical

err ors, u pdating ad

mi ni st rati ve i nf orm at ion,

providing m i ss i ng

data elem en ts or

reflecting faci li ty o w ner sh ip c hanges, and

w h ic h do not require an update a nd resu b mi ss io n a s s pecified i n 40 C FR

68.1 90( b);

(iii) De-registration s require d

un der 40 CF R 68.190 (c ); and

(iv) Wi thdra

wal s of an RM P for

any faci lity t hat w as er roneously

con sidere d

su bject to 40 C FR

Part 68. 40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 20 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

506. Failure to s ub m it i n t he RM P in form at ion

on one wo rs t- case release scenario to

rep resent all regulated

tox ic s ub sta

nces h eld

above th e t

hres hold q

uan tity a nd one wo rs tcase release scenario to rep resent all

regulated fla m m a ble s ub sta nces h eld above

th e t hres hold q

uan tity.

or

Failure to s ub m it i nf

orm at ion for additional

wo rs t- case sce narios for to xi cs or

fla m m a ble s required by 40 C FR

68.2 5( a) (2 )(iii) incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

.

or

Failure to s ub m it i nf

orm at ion o n o ne

alternati ve release sce nario for each

regulated tox ic s ub sta

nce he ld above th e

thre shold qua

nti ty and o ne al ternative

release s cenario to rep resent al l regulated

fla m m a ble s ub sta nces h eld above t

he

thre shold qua

nti ty. 40 CF R 68.165 (a )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

507. Failure to s ub m it t he che mi cal n am e i n t

he

off -s ite conseq

uence analysi s (OC A). 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

508. Failure to s ub m it t he perc entage we ig ht

of

th e c hem ica l ina liq

uid m i x t ur e (tox ics

on ly ) in th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

509. Failure to s ub m it t he physical sta

te (to xic s

on ly ) in th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 3)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

510. Failure to s ub m it t he basi s for

th e resul ts of

th e o ff -si te conseque nce analysis data i n t he

RM P (i nclud ing m ode l na me if us ed). 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 4)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

511. Failure to s ub m it t he sce nario (e xplos ion,

fire, to xi c gas release, or liq uid sp ill a nd

vaporizatio n) in

th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

512. Failure to s ub m it t he qua nt ity released in

pound s in the O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

513. Failure to s ub m it release rate in th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 7)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

514. Failure to s ub m it t he release duration in

th e

OC A. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 8)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

515. Failure to s ub m it t he w i nd speed and

at mo spheric stabi lity

clas s (tox ics o nly) i n

th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 9)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

516. Failure to s ub m it t he topogr aphy

(to xic s

on ly ) in th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 10 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

517. Failure to s ub m it t he dis tance to e ndpoint in

th e O CA

. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 11 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

518. Failure to s ub m it t he publ ic a

nd

en viron m en tal rece ptors w ith in th e di sta nce

to endpoint i n t

he OC A. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 12 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

519. Failure to s ub m it t he pass ive m i ti gat ion

cons ider ed i n t

he OC A. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 13 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

520. Failure to s ub m it t he active m i ti ga

tion

cons ider ed (alternati ve releases on ly ) in th e

OC A. 40 CF R 68.165 (b )( 14 ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

521. Failure to s ub m it i n t he RM P the f

iv e year

accident h is tory

i nf orm at ion required at 40

CF R 68.42( b) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a) on each accident covere d by 40

CF R 68.42( a) in corp or ated at N.J. A.C

. 7:31-2.1 (a)

.

Note : P enalties 522

- 540 to b e d eleted

M ar ch 16, 2010. 40 CF R 68.168

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

522. Failure to i nd icate in the R MP to w h ic h

Prog ram 2 pro cesses th e preven tion

prog ram i nf

orm at ion i n 40 C FR

68.1 70( b)

thro ugh (k) incorpor ated at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-

7.1( a) applies, f

or preventio n pro gr a

m

in for ma tio n provided on ly

once w h ic h

applies to m ore th an o ne covered proc ess. 40 CF R 68.170 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

523. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he fi ve - or

si x

- digi t NAICS code th at mo s t closely

cor responds to each Progr a m 2 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.170 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

524. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he na m e(s)

of th e c hem ica l(s) covered for each

Prog ram 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

525. Failure to provide i n t he RM P f or each

Prog ram 2 pro cess the date of t he mo st

rec ent revie w

or revis ion of t

he safe ty

in for ma tio n and a li st o f Feder al or st ate

regulatio ns or in du stry

specific design codes

and sta ndards us ed to dem on strate

com pl iance w i t

h th e safety

i nf orm at ion

requirem en t. 40 CF R 68.170 (d ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

526. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

com plet ion of th e mo st recent hazard

review or update for each Prog ram 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

527. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he ex pected

date of com

plet ion of any

c hanges resu lti ng

from the h azard review

for each Progr a

m 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

528. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he ma jor

ha zards iden tif

ied for each Prog ram 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

529. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he proc ess

controls in

us e for each Pro gr a

m 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 3)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

530. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he

m it ig at ion syste ms in

us e for each Progr a

m

2 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 4)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

531. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he

mo n it oring a

nd detection syste

ms in us e for

each Progr a

m 2 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

532. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he cha nges

si nce the la st ha zard rev iew f or each

Prog ram 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (e )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

533. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

ope rating pro cedur es f

or each Progr a

m 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (f),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

534. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

train ing progr a

ms f or each Progr a

m 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (g ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

535. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he type o f

train ing provided- (clas sroom, clas sroom

plu s on t he job

, on th e jo b) for each

Prog ram 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (g )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

536. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he type o f

com petency tes ti ng us ed for each Prog ram 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (g )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

537. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

ma in te na nce proc edures, the date of t he

mo st rec ent equip me nt

in spectio n or te st, or

th e equ ipm en t i ns pected or te sted for each

Prog ram 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (h),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

538. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent co mp lia

nce audi t or t

he

ex pected date o f co mp letio n of any cha nges

resu lti ng from

the co mp lia

nce audit for each

Prog ram 2 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (i),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

539. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent i nc ident in ve st igation a nd

th e e xpected date of com

ple tion of a

ny

cha nges res ul tin g fro m

t he in ve st igation for

each Progr a

m 2 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.170 (j ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

540. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent c hange t

ha t tr igger ed a

review or revis ion of th e safety

i nf orm at ion,

th e h azard review

, ope rating or m ai n te nance

pro cedur es, or train in g f

or each Progr a

m 2

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.170 (k),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

541. Failure to i nd icate to w h i ch Progr a m 3

pro cesses th e preven

tion progr a

m

in for ma tio n require d by

40 C FR 68.1 75( b)

thro ugh (p) i ncorpo rate d at N.J.A .C. 7:31-

7.1( a) applies, f

or preventio n pro gr a

m

in for ma tio n provided on ly

once w h ic h

applies to m ore th an o ne covered proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

542. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he fi ve - or

si x

- digi t NAICS code th at mo s t closely

cor responds to each Progr a m 3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

543. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he na m e(s)

of th e s ub sta

nce(s) covered for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

544. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date on

w h ic h the sa fety

in for ma tio n wa s las t

review ed or

revised for

each Progr a

m 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (d ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

545. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

com plet ion of th e mo st recent pro cess

ha zard a nalysis or update a nd th e techn ique

us ed for each Prog ram

3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

546. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he ex pected

date of com

plet ion of any

c hanges resu lti ng

from the PH A for

each Pro gr a

m 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 1)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

547. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he ma jor

ha zards iden tif

ied for each Prog ram 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

548. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he proc ess

controls in

us e for each Pro gr a

m 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 3)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

549. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he

m it ig at ion syste ms in

us e for each Progr a

m

3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 4)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

550. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he

mo n it oring a

nd detection syste

ms in us e for

each Progr a

m 3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

551. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he cha nges

si nce the la st PHA for

each Progr a

m 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (e )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

552. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of the

ope rating pro cedur es f

or each Progr a

m 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (f),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

553. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

train ing progr a

ms f or each Progr a

m 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (g ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

554. Failure to provide i n t he RM P f or each

Prog ram 3 pro cess the type of train ing gi ven

(classroom , classroo m pl us o n the job, o n

th e job)

. 40 CF R 68.175 (g )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

555. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he type o f

com petency tes ti ng us ed for each Prog ram 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (g )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

556. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

ma in te na nce proc edures and the date of t he

mo st rec ent equip me nt

in spectio n or te st

and the equ ipm en t i ns pected or tes ted for

each Progr a

m 3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (h),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

557. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent c hange t

ha t tr igger ed

ma n agem en t of change pro ce dures or th e

date of th e m os t

recent rev iew or revi sio n of

ma n agem en t of change pro ce dures for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (i),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

558. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent pre-start

up revie w for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (j ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

559. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent co mp lia

nce audi t a

nd t he

ex pected date o f co mp letio n of any cha nges

resu lti ng from

the co mp lia

nce audit for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (k),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

560. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent i nc ident in ve st igation a nd

th e e xpected date of com

ple tion of a

ny

cha nges res ul tin g fro m

t he in ve st igation for

each Progr a

m 3 proc ess. 40 CF R 68.175 (l),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

561. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

em ployee participation plan s for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 ( m),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

562. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of hot

wo rk perm it proce dures for each Prog ram 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (n),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

563. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or revi sio n of

contractor sa fety

pro ce dures for each

Prog ram 3 pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (o ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a )] 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

564. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent e valua

tion of con tracto r

safe ty perfor

mance f or each Progr a

m 3

pro cess. 40 CF R 68.175 (p ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

565. Failure to provide i n t he RM P w h et

her t here

is a wr it te n e mergency

response pla

n. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 1)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

566. Failure to provide i n t he RM P w h et

her t he

em ergency respon se plan i ncl udes specif ic

action s to be ta

ken i n respon se to an

accidental release of a regulated s ub sta nce. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

567. Failure to provide i n t he RM P w h et

her t he

em ergency respon se plan i ncl udes

pro cedur es f

or in for mi ng th e p ublic and

local agencies respons ible for respondi ng to

accidental releases. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 3)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

568. Failure to provide i n t he RM P w h et

her t he

em ergency respon se plan i ncl udes

in for ma tio n on em ergency h ealt h car e. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 4)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

569. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent rev iew or u

pdate of the

em ergency respon se plan. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

570. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he date of

th e m os t recent e merge ncy

response

train ing for em

ployees. 40 CF R 68.180 (a )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

571. Failure to provide i n t he RM P t he na m e a nd

telepho ne nu

m b er o f t he local agency

w ith

w h ic h em ergency

response activ it ies and the

em ergency respon se plan i s coor dinated. 40 CF R 68.180 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

572. Failure to l is t inth e RMP ot her Fede ral or

sta te e mergency

plan requirem en ts to w h i ch

th e s tat ionary

so urce i s s ubject. 40 CF R 68.180 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

573. Failure to s ub m it i n t he RM P a si ng le

certificatio n t

ha t, to th e best of the s igner' s

kn o wl edge, in for

ma tio n, and belie f f

orm ed

after reasonable in qu iry

, th e i nf orm at ion

su b mi tt ed i s tr

ue, accurate, a

nd com ple te. 40 CF R 68.185 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

574. Failure to rev iew a nd u pdate the R MP as

specif ied in 40 CF R 68.19 0( b) i ncorpo rate d

at N.J.A .C. 7:31-7.1( c) a

nd su b mi t it in a

me th od and form at

to a central poi nt

specif ied by EPA as of t

he date of

s ub m i ss ion. 40 CF R 68.190 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )3- 4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

575. Failure to s ub m it R MP updates to th e

Depa rt me nt i n accor dance w i t

h 40 CF R

190 (b) in corp or ated N.J. A. C. 7:31-7.1 (c)

and N.J.A .C. 7:31-7.2 for al l covered

pro cesses. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

576. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 a t leas t o nce

every fi ve yea rs fro m th e date of it s in it ial

su b mi ss io n or m os t

recent u pdate require d

by 40 C FR 68.1 90( b) (2 ) t

hroug h (b )( 7),

w h ic he ver

is later. For p urposes of

determ in in g th e date o f i ni tia l su bm is s io ns

, RM Ps su b mi tt ed befor e Ju ne 21, 1999 are

cons ider ed to h ave been s ub m it ted on th at

date. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

577. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 prior to three

ye ars after

a ne wl y regulated

su bs tance is

fir st li sted by

EP A. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

578. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 prior to the

date on w h ic h

a n ew regulated su bs tance i s

fir st present above a t

hresho ld q

uant ity in an

alrea dy covere d pro cess. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 3)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

579. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 prior to the

date on w h ic h

a regulated

s ub sta nce wa s

fir st present above a t

hresho ld q

uant ity in a

ne w process. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 4)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

580. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 w i t hi n s ix

mo n th s of a change tha

t requires a revi sed

PHA. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 5)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

581. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 w i t hi n s ix

mo n th s of a change tha

t requires a revi sed

off si te con sequence a

nalysis as provided

in

40 CF R 68.3 in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31-

2.1( c)

. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 6)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

582. Failure to rev ise and u pdate th e R MP

su b mi tt ed u nder 40 C FR

68.15 0

in corp or ated w i t

h cha nges specified at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )1 and 2 w i t hi n s ix

mo n th s of a change tha

t alters t he Prog ram

leve l t ha t applied to any

covered proc ess. 40 CF R 68.190 (b )( 7)

,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

583. Failure to s ub m it a de-registration to EPA

and the Departm en t w ith in si x m o nt hs of

being no lon ger s ubject to 40 CF R 68 a s

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31 ind icating

th at th e s tat ionary

so urce i s n o lo nger

covere d. 40 CF R 68.190 (c ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

584. Failure to corr ect the R MP for a ny

accidental release me et in g the f iv e-yea r

accident h is tory

repo rting criteria

of 40

CF R 68.42 a

nd occurring a fter

Apri l 9,

2004 by s ub m it ti ng

th e data required

un der

40 CF R 68.168 and 68.1 75(l ) w ith respect

to tha t accid ent w i th i n

si x mo nt h s of th e

release or by

the t i me th e R MP is updated

un der 40 CF R 68.190

, w h ic he ver is earlier

. 40 CF R 68.195 (a ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

585. Failure to corr ect th e R MP begin ni ng Ju ne

21, 200 4, w ith in

one m o nt h of a ny c hange

in th e e merge ncy

contact in for

ma tio n

required un der

40 CF R 68.160 (b )( 6)

, the

ow n er or oper ator s ha ll su b mi t a corr ection

of th at in for

ma tio n. 40 CF R 68.195 (b ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.1(a ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

586. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt i n a

specif ied form at al l docum en ts required by

40 CF R 68.150 in corp or ated w i t h c hanges

specif ied at N. J.A. C. 7:31-7.1( c) 1 and 2. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )1 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

587. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt i n a

specif ied form at, s upple me nt al TCPA

prog ram i nf

orm at ion i ncl udi ng

iden tif ication of t

he posit ion ti tle s, e xperti se

and aff il iation of the persons in

vo lved w ith

th e develop me nt

of each elem en t

of the ri sk

ma n agem en t pro gr a m. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )2i 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

588. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt i n a

specif ied form at s upple me nt al TCPA

prog ram i nf

orm at ion i ncl udi ng a

description

and profile of th e are a in

w h ic h t he covered

pro cess is s it

ua ted and i ts proxi m ity to

populatio n a

nd w at er s uppl ies. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )2ii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

589. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt i n a

specif ied form at s upple me nt al TCPA

prog ram i nf

orm at ion ide nti fying in su rance

car riers un derw

rit ing t he sta tio nar y s ource's

en viron m en tal l iabili ty

and w or kers

com pen satio n in su

rance policies in cl udin g

th e address of t

he car rier

, th e type of policy,

th e a mo un t of in su rance a nd li m i ta tio ns or

ex cl us ion s to the policy. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )2iii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

590. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt i n a

specif ied form at s upple me nt al TCPA

prog ram i nf

orm at ion ide nti fying th

e

ex traordinarily

ha zardous s ub sta

nces

in ve ntory at t

he covere d pro cess as end

pro ducts, in ter

med iate products, bypro ducts or wa s te products. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )2iv 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 M 30

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

591. Failure to ide nt ify and r egi ste r e ach

r egu late d in div idua l R H S and RH S M i x ture

and p rovide i n t

he R MP re gi stratio n s ection

purs uan t to 40 C F R 68 .16 0( b) (7 )

in co rp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:3 1-7.1 (a ) the

total a mo u

nt o f t he i ndi vid ual RH S i n t

he

c o ve re d p ro ces s for

ea c h i nd iv idual RH S

li sted at N. J.A. C. 7:31-6. 3( a)

, Tabl e I

, P art

D, Group I

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )3i 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

592. Failure to ide nt ify and r egi ste r a R HS

Mi x t ure i n t he RMP r egi stration sect ion

purs uan t to 40 C F R 68 .16 0( b) (7 )

in co rp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:3 1-7.1 (a ) the

m a x i m u m cap acity

of t he p ro cess v es sel

c o ntai ni ng th e R H S Mi x t

ure, for e ach

r egu late d RH S M i x ture iden tif ied purs uan t

to N.J.A .C. 7:31-6. 3.

o r

Failure to regis te r t

he total co mb ined

c apa ci t y o f m

u l tip le v es sels w i t

h a cap acity

at o r above t

he t hresho ld qua

nt it y of an

RH S M i x ture. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )3ii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

593. Failure to ide nt ify and r egi ste r e ach

r egu late d in div idua l R H S and RH S m i x t u re

and p rovide i n t

he R MP re gi stratio n s ection

purs uan t to 40 C F R 68 .16 0( b) (7 )

in co rp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:3 1-7.1 (a ) the

heat of r eaction range for RH S m i x t ure s i n

c alories/gra

m o f R H S m i x t

ure as li sted at

Tabl e I I of N.J. A. C. 7:3 1 -6 .3( c)

.

o r

Failure to ide nt ify

and r egi ste r th e R H S

m i x t ure h av in g t

he h ighe st h eat o f re actio n

r a ng e as s ho w n

on T a ble I I in the R MP

r egi str at ion sect ion purs uan t to 40 C F R

6 8.1 60( b) (7 ) i nco rpo rate d at N. J.A. C. 7:31-

7. 1( a) w he n m o re t

han one R H S m i x t

ure is

p resen t inthe pr oc e ss ve sse l at dif fe rent

ti me s. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )3iii 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

594. Failure to ide nt ify and r egi ste r th e EH S

li sted on P art A, B, o r C a s a to xi c or

fla m mab le s ub sta

nc e, a s applica ble, a

nd t he

RH S m i x t u re i n t he RMP r egi stration

sectio n pursua

nt to 40 C FR

6 8.1 60( b) (7 )

in co rp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:3 1-7.1 (a ), f o r

RH S M i x ture s con tain in g o ne or m ore

EHS(s) li sted i n Parts A, B

, o r C of Tabl e I

at the faci li t y at or ab o ve t heir t hres hold. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(a )3iv 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

595. Failure to s ub m it a cor re ction to th e

Depa rt me nt w i t hi n 60 days of an i ncrease in

ma x i m u m i nv en tory

of a covered process i n

addition to th e u

pdates required

by N.J. A.C

. 7:31-7.1 (c) 3 t

hroug h 5. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

596. Failure to s ub m it to the De part me nt a R is k

Manage me nt Pla n c or re ct ion w i t h in one

m o nt h of a cha nge i n t he quali fied person o r

p o sit ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.2(c ) 500 1,00 0 2,50 0 M 30

597. Failure to adopt th e ex is ti ng, or obtain a

ne w , appr oved TCPA ris k ma n age me nt

prog ram f or th e covered process before

ope rating EHS equ ipm en t fo llo wi ng th e

trans fer of th e covere d pro cess to a ne w

ow n er or oper ator or cha

nge in ow n ers hip

or the n am e o f a

n ow ner or

oper ator

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.4(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

598. Failure to adopt an e xi st in g app roved TCP A

ris k ma n agem en t pro gr a m by su bm it ti ng an

updated registration in

acco rd ance w ith

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7 and s ig ni ng an addendum

to the con sen t agreeme nt t ha t w as

previous ly

si gned by

th e Depart

men t and

th e f orm er o wn er or ope rato r. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.4(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

599. Failure to co mp ly w ith the appr oved ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m for EHS s li sted i n

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-6.3, T able I, Parts A, B

, C , or

D un ti l the ris k ma

n agem en t pro gr a m i s

revised to reflect th e n e w requirem en ts o f

N.J.A .C

. 7:31.

or

Failure to rev ise the ri sk m an age me nt

prog ram to reflect the n ew requirem en ts of

th is chapter no later t

han March 16, 2010

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.5(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

600. Failure of an ow

n er or operato r h a

vi ng

rea cti ve ha zard s ub sta

nce m i x t ur es su bject

to th is chapter w i t

h n ew ly l is ted fu

nc tio nal

group nu m ber 44 o n N. J.A. C. 7:31-6.3( a)

, T able 1, Part D, Group I I

, or t ha t i s n ew ly

su bject to thi s c hapter as a res ul t o f t he

cha nge to applica bili ty based o n t he heat of

rea ction to “calories per gram of th e

su bs tance w i t

h th e specified f

un ct ional

group” (i ns tead of “calories per gram of th e

RH S m i x t u re”) as specif

ied at N.J.A .C.

7:31-6.3 (b) 2, at or above thre shold

qua nti ties to be in

com pl iance w i t

h t hi s

chapter by March 16, 2010

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.5(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

601. Failure of an ow

n er or oper ator h av ing

p ro pane (C A S No. 74-98-6 ), pr opy lene

(C A S No. 1 1 5-07-1 ), buta nes (no r m al

bu tane ( CA S No . 1 06-97-8 ) o r isob utane

(C A S No. 75-28-5 ), or b ut yle nes ( 1-b ute ne

(C A S No. 10 6 -9 8-9), 2-b utene (C A S No.

1 07-01-7 ), bute ne ( CA S No. 2 51 67-67-3 ),

2-bu tene-ci s (C A S No. 59 0 -1 8-1), 2-b utene

trans ( CA S No . 6 24-64-6 ), and 2

-

m e thylpr opene ( CA S No . 1 15-1 1-7) ) l is ted

at N.J.A .C

. 7:31-6.3(a ), at Ta ble I

, Part C

,

at or above t

hres hold q

uan tit ies to be in

com pl iance w i t

h th is chapter

by March 16,

2010

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.5(e ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

602. Failure of an ow

n er or oper ator h av ing

in div idua l R HS s li sted i n Table 1, Part D,

Group I

, th at are received, stored and

ha ndled in com bi nat ion w i th

one or m ore

other c he m ical su

bs tances spe ci fically

for m ul ated to in h ibi t t

he r eactive h azar d

(suc h as w a

ter r eactiv ity

, py ro phoric , o r

sel f- r ea ct ing) w

h ere t he RH S i s at o r a bove

th e t hres hold q

uan tity to be i n co mp liance

w ith th is chapter by

March 16, 2010. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.5(f) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

603. Failure of an o w n er or oper ator ha

vi ng an

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

m for

EHS s li sted in

N.J.A .C. 7:31-6.3, T able I,

Parts A , B, C , or D to co mp ly w ith the

pro cess hazard analysi s w ith risk asse ss m en t

requirem en ts of 40 C FR

68.6 7 w ith

changes

specif ied at N. J.A. C. 7:31-4.1( c) and 4.2. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-7.5(g ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

604. Failure to m ai n ta in rec or ds s upporting th e

i mp le m en tat ion of 40 CF R 68 as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31 for fi ve yea rs

un le ss ot herw is e provided i n N. J.A. C. 7:31-

3 a nd 4 a nd as fo llo ws : me ch an ical

in tegrity/pr even

tive m ai nt en ance rec or ds for

th e l ife ti m e of EHS equ ipm en t, desig n

safe ty rev iew reports for

t he li fet im e o f a

covere d pro cess, a

nd h ot wo rk

perm it s un ti l

th ey are review ed in

th e nex t Departm en t

audi t or i ns pection.

. 40 CF R 68.200

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

605. Failure to provide t he Depa rt me nt access to

th e s tat ionary

so urce, s upporting

docum en ta tion, or any

area w he re an

accidental release could occur i n

acco rd ance w ith N. J.A. C. 7:31-8.2. 40 CF R 68.220 (d ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )2 and

5 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

606. Failure to i nc lude i n t he wr it te n response to

a preli mi nary

determ in at ion a s tate me nt th at

th e rev is ions con tained in the preli mi nary

determ in atio n w il l be i mp le m en ted in

acco rd ance w ith t

he ti m et able i ncl uded in

th e preli mi nary

deter mi nat ion or a s tate me nt

th at th e rev is ions i n w h ol e or in part are

re jecte d.

or

Failure to e xp lain t

he basi s for

rej ecting in

w ho le or i n part a rev is ion contai ned in a

prelim in ary

determ ina tio n. 40 CF R 68.220 (f)( 1)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )7 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

607. Failure to s ub m it t he wr it te n response un der

40 CF R 68.220 (f)( 1) as in corp or ated at

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )7 to th e Depart men t

w ith in 60 da ys o f t

he is su e of th e

prelim in ary

determ ina tio n. 40 CF R 68.220 (f)( 2)

, N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )8 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

608. Failure to e nter in to a con sen t agr ee men t (o r

conse nt agre e men t addendum for previou sly

app roved ri sk m a

na gem en t progr a

ms) w ith

th e Depart

men t w i th i n

120 da ys of receipt

of a preli mi nary

determ in at ion.

or

Failure to co mp ly

w ith the require men ts of

th e approved ris k ma

n age me nt prog ram a s

set fort h in th e con sen t agr ee men t or

conse nt agre e men t addendum

. 40 CF R 68.220 (g ),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )9 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

609. Failure to rev ise and s ub m it t he RM P

pre par ed un der

40 CF R 68.1 50 as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 7.1(c ) as

required by a conse nt agre e men t, conse nt

agre e men t addendum

or ad mi ni st rati ve

ord er u nder 40 C FR 68.2 20( g) as

in corp or ated at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 8.1(c )9

w ith in 30 da ys a fter

com plet ion of th e

action s detailed in

the i m pl em en ta tio n

sched ule set fort

h in the con sen t agreeme nt,

conse nt agre e men t addendum or

adm in is trat ive orde r. 40 CF R 68.220 (h),

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.1(c )1 0 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

610. Failure to provide t he Depa rt me nt t he righ t

to enter a nd in spect and/or

audi t any

facil ity , bu ildi ng or equ ipm en t, or any

portion t hereof, at any

ti m e, i n order to

determ in e co mp lia

nce w ith the TCP A,

N.J.A .C

. 7:31, a

ny order

, conse nt ord er or

agre e men t.

or

Failure to provide t

he Depa rt me nt t he righ t

to tes t or sa

m ple a ny m at erial s at t

he

facil ity , to sk etch or

photograph any

portion

of th e s tat ionary

so urce, b uildi ng or

equip me nt , to copy

or photograph any

docum en t or reco rds neces sar y to deter mi ne

su ch co mp liance or non -co mp lia nce, and to

in terv iew a

ny em ployees or rep resentative s

of th e o w ner or

ope rator

.

or

Failure to a ss is t t

he Departm en t by

hi nderi ng or delaying

duri ng the

perfo r mance of any

aspects of an in spectio n

or audit. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

611. Failure to s ub m it to the Depa rt me nt a ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m docu me nt for revie w. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(c ) 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

612. Failure to i nc lude t he certificatio n w ith a

ny

ris k ma n agem en t pro gr a m docu me nt

required to be su

b mi tt ed. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(c )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

613. Failure to s ub m it tr ue, accurate or co mp lete

in for ma tio n. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(c )1 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

614. Failure to s ig n th e certif ication by t

he

qual if ied person or posit ion specif ied in th e

ow n er or oper ator’s ri sk m a na gem en t pla

n,

or person of hi gher aut

hority for t he own er

or ope rato r. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(c )2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

615. Failure to m a

k e d ocu me ntat ion r equ ir ed

purs uan t to t

h is c ha pter re adily

ac cess ible

for revie w by the Dep art

m en t duri ng a

n

audi t or i ns pe ct ion. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-8.2(e ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

616. Failure to a ss is t t

he Departm en t in

developing a

w or k pla n to perform

an

Ex traordinarily

Hazardous Su

bs tance

Acc ident Ri sk A ss es s me nt (EHSA RA ) a

nd

develop a ri sk reduction pla n. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.1(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

617. Failure to co mp ile and su bm it to t he

Depa rt me nt t he li st of risk ma na gem en t

prog ram docu

me nt s w ith in

30 da ys af

ter

rec eipt of n otice o f t

he determ in at ion th at

th e o w ner or

ope rator does no t have a n

establi shed ris k ma

n agem en t pro gr a m.

or

Failure to group t

he li st of docum en ts by

ope rating or

ut il ity u ni t area i n EH S serv ice

at the s tat ionar y

source gi vi ng th eir

docum en t n

u mb er, na me , the EH S in vo lved,

mo st rec ent revis ion n

u mb er and date, f

ile

location at th e s tat ionary

so urce, a nd code

of sh eet si ze acc or ding to AN S I Y14.1-

1996 (A, B, C, D, or E) or De ut she s

I nsti tu te F uer

Norm un g (DI N) 823-1965

(A4, A3, A2

, A 1, or A0). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.1(c ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

618. Failure to at

tend a me et in g w ith

the

Depa rt me nt f or th e p urpose o f di scu ss in g

any wo rk pla n i te ms li sted at N.J. A. C. 7:31-

9.1( d) 1 thro ugh 7. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.1(d )1

thro ugh 7 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

619. Failure to s ub m it w i t hi n 60 days of receipt

of th e f in is hed wo rk

pla n t he na m es and

pro posals of three con su lta nt s w ho m ee t th e

requirem en ts at N.J. A.C . 7:31- 9.4(b ) and

are w i ll in g

and able to perform

the

EHS AR A in acc or dance w i t

h t he sched ule

set i n t he wo rk plan. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.3(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

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ministrative Code.

Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

620. Failure to obtai n app roval in wr it in g fro m

th e Depart

men t to su

bcontract wo rk

in vo lved in

the EH SA R

A. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.3(c )4 750 1,50 0 3,75 0 NM

621. Failure to s ub m it t he na m es and pro posals

of an additional t

hree cons ul tan ts to th e

Depa rt me nt f or it s se lection of one of the

cons ul tan ts to perform t

he EHS AR

A w ith in

60 da ys a fter

th e Depart

men t' s

determ in atio n tha t none of t he original

pro posals me et t

he requirem en ts i n N. J.A. C.

7:31-9.4. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.4(d )2 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

622. Failure to e xec ute a contract w i t h th e

cons ul tan t chose n by

th e Depart

men t w i th i n

45 da ys a fter

rec eipt of t

he na m e of th e

cons ul tan t from t

he Departm en t. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.4(e ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

623. Failure to require th e cons ul tan t to perform

th e EH SA R

A a nd develop a reco m me nded

ris k reduction plan wh ic h in clude s t

he

iden tif ication of t

hose activ it ies neces sar y

to

cre ate a ri sk m an age me nt prog ram in

confor mi ty w i t h t he wo rk plan developed

and ex plained at the m ee ti ng he ld p ursua nt

to N.J.A .C. 7:31-9.1( d). N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.4(f) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

624. Failure to require th e cons ul tan t to prep ar e

an EHS AR

A rep ort upon co mp letio n o f t he

EHS AR A w h ic h i nc ludes recom

m en datio ns

to reduce ris ks

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(a ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 NM

625. Failure to s ub m it t he original EH SA R

A

rep ort to t he Departm en t inacc or dance w i t h

th e s chedu le se t forth i n t he wo rk plan. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(b ) 2,00 0 4,00 0 10,0 00 M 30

626. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e f in di ngs of t

he veri fication required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.2(a )2

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(c )1 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

627. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e f in di ngs of t

he review required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.2(a )3

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(c )2 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

628. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e f in di ngs of t

he safe ty rev iew required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.2(a )4

. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(c )3 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

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Ca tegories of Of

fen se Ci te First

Of fen se Second

Of fen se Su

bseq uent

Of fen ses T yp e o f

Violat ion Grac e

Perio d

(da ys)

629. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e reports of th e process h azard analysis

w ith risk asse ss m en t required by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.2 (a) 5. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(c )4 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

630. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e f in di ngs of t

he review s required

by

N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.2(a )6 th rough 10. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(c )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

631. Failure to i nc lude i n t he EHS AR

A rep ort

th e reco m me nded ri sk reductio n pla n

in clud ing t

he li st in g o f al l of the

deficiencie s ide nt if

ied in N.J.A .C. 7:31-

9.5( d) 1 thro ugh 4, t

he rem edial actions a

nd

alternati ves to cor rect t

he deficie ncies or a

pro posed sc hedu le for i m pl e me nt atio n. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(d )5 1,00 0 2,00 0 5,00 0 NM

632. Failure to i m

pl e me nt th e ri sk reductio n pla

n

w h ic h inc ludes a li st of ri sk s th at m u st be

reduce d. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(e )1 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

633. Failure to i m

pl e me nt th e ri sk reductio n pla

n

w h ic h inc ludes t

he sched uled actio ns th at

we re require d to be take n to reduce th e ri sk s

in clud ing t

hose neces sar y

to co mp lete a ris k

ma n agem en t pro gr a m m ee ti ng th e

requirem en ts of N.J. A. C. 7:31-4. N.J.A .C

. 7:31-9.5(e )2 4,00 0 8,00 0 20,0 00 NM

No te that S u bc hapte r 3 i s b eing d ele ted b y t his r e vis ion. T he r eq uir e ment s of t his s u bc hapte r r e main v al id for

3 65 d ays aft er a doption of th is r evisio n fo r faci lities pr e sently r e giste r ed as b eing i n P r og ram2 . S ub se que nt

t o tha t dat e, M a r ch 16, 20 10, all faci lities r egist er ed with T CP A wi ll be P r og ram 3 an d the r equ i r eme nts of

S u bcha pt er

3 wi ll be void. P enalties 1 0 thru 14, 10 8 thru 20 8, a nd 522 thr u 540 wi ll be de le ted a t tha t ti me.

(d) Th e Dep art me nt may as sess a civil ad minist ra ti ve penal t y f or a v iolat io n o f the T

oxic

Ca tastrophe Pre vention Act and for v iolations of an y rule, con sent a gre em en t or adm inistra tive order

adopted or is sued p urs uant ther eto, for w hi ch n o pe n alty am ou nt is specif ied un de r N

. J.A .C.

7:3 1

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1. The Depar tm ent shall as sess a pe n alty in an amount not to ex ce ed the followin g:

i. Not mor e than $1 0, 000 for th e first of fense;

i i. Not mor e than $2 0, 000 for th e secon d of fen se ; and

i ii. Not mor e than $5 0, 000 for th e third and ea ch s ub sequent of fen se.



### 2. The Depart men t s hall deter min e whether the vi olation is a minor vi olation and

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su bject to a g race period or whether the vi olation i s no n-minor and n ot su bject to a

grace period an d shall asses s a penalty as follows:



### i. If , pur suant to (e) below, the vi olation is compar able to a vi olation listed in

(c) abov e, and the compar able v io lation in (c) abo ve is minor, then the

vi olation un der this section is also minor, pro vi ded the cri te ri a at N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 1 1. 5(c)1 throu gh 4 are also me t. The minor vi olation shall be s ubject to

the g race period set forth in (c) abov e for the compa rabl e vi olation, and the

penalty shall be as sessed in the amount of the penalty for the compar able

vi olation, in accord ance with the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 1 1. 5;

ii. If the v iolation is n ot compar able to a vi olation listed in (c) abo ve and

the v io lation mee ts all of the crit er ia at (d)2ii(1) throu gh (3) below as well as the crite ri a at N.J.A. C.

7:3 1- 1 1. 5(c)1 throu gh 4 , then the vi olation un der this section is minor. The minor v io lation s hall be

su bject to a g race period of 3 0 da ys

, and may be su bjec t to a penalt y to be asse ssed u nder (d)1 abov e,

in accord ance with the procedures set forth at N.J.A.C . 7:3 1- 1 1. 5.

(1) The vi olation po ses minim al risk to the p ublic health, safety an d

natural reso urces;

(2) The vi olation doe s not mat er ia lly and su bs tanti ally u nderm ine or

impa ir the g oal s of the reg ulatory prog ram; an d

(3) Th e ac ti vit y or co ndit io n co nsti tutin g the v i ol ation is c apabl e of bein g

cor re ct ed and co mpl ianc e achi e ved wi thin the ti me prescrib ed b y the

Depa rt men t;

i ii. If

, p urs uant to (e) below

, the v iolat io n is comp ar able to a vi ola tion list ed in

( c) abo ve, and the comp ar able v iolat ion in ( c) abo ve is no n-m inor

, then the v iolat io n u nder this

sec tion is a ls o n on-minor and the penal t y s hal l be as sessed in the a mount o f the pe na lt y for the

co mpa rabl e no n-m inor v iolat io n.

iv

. If the v iolation is n ot compar able to a vi olation listed in (c) abo ve and the

vi olation does not mee t the requirem ents of (d)2ii abov e, the vi olation is n on-minor and the penalt y

shall be asses sed pur suant to (d)1 abo ve , and ( g) below as appropriat e.

( e) Compa rabi li t

y of a vi olation un der (d) abov e with a vi olation listed in (c) abo ve is

based u po n the na ture of the vi ola tion (for exa mpl e, a vi ola tion o f r ecordke epin g , comp le teness

,

r ep or tin g co mpl et enes s or perfor man ce of r is k m anagem ent pro gram r eq ui re men ts) and th e nature

and exten t of th e extr aordina rily ha z ardo us a cc ident ris k l ikel y to r es ul t fro m the ty pe of v i ol ation.

(f ) If th e o wner or oper ator has n ot co mm it ted the sa me of fense within the thr ee y ear

per io d pre ced in g the pendin g o f f en se, the pe n alty

for the pendin g o f

f en se wi ll be asses sed a t the

fr equenc y of v iolat io n l e vel of the prior o f fense. The Dep art me nt m a y

, in i t s discr et io n, tr ea t an

of fen s e as a fi r st o f

fense solel y f

or civ il adm inistra tive pe n alty dete rm ina tion p urpo ses if the v i ol ator

has n ot co mm it ted th e sam e of fen s e in the five years i m me dia te l y pr ec edin g the da te of the pendin g

of fen s e.

(g ) Th e Depa rtm en t may , in its di sc re tion, ad

ju st the amount of an y

penal t y asses sed 

### fo r

a non-minor

viola tion p urs uant to this sect ion to asses s a c i vil ad ministr at i ve penal t y a mount n o

great er th an $1 0,0 00 f

or the fi r st o f

fense, $2 0, 00 0 for the seco nd o f f en se and $5 0, 00 0 for the third

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and ea ch su bse quent of

fen s e, ba sed up on an y or a ll o f the f ol lowin g fa ctors:

1. Th e natur e of the v iolat io n;

2. Th e natur e and extent o f the extr aordinar il y ha za rd ous a cc ident r is k;

3. Th e natur e, ti ming and ef fe ct i venes s of pr e vention m e asures to min im ize

ext raordin ari l y

hazardou s ac cid ent risk s in addition to th ose m inim a lly requir ed b y appl ic able s t atute

or rul e;

4. Th e co mpli ance hi stor y o f the v i ol ator;

5. Th e number o f t im es and th e frequen c y with which the vi ola tion oc curr ed;

6. Th e se veri t

y of the vi ola tion;

7. An y

ot he r m it i gat in g , extenua tin g or ag gra vat in g c ircu mstan ces; and/or

8. Th e natur e, ti ming and ef fe ct i venes s of an y me asures t aken b y the v i ol ator to

m it i gat e the ef

fe cts of the v iolat io n for which the pena lt y i s bein g as sessed

.

7:3 1- 1 1. 5 Grac e period applicabi lity; procedures

(a) Ea ch v io lation identified in the pe nalty table at N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 1 1. 4(c) Tabl e II I b y an

“M” in the Ty pe of Violation column and f or each v iolation deter min ed u nder N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 1 1. 4(d) as minor, for which con ditions at (c) below are satisfied, i s a minor

vi olation and is s ubject to a grace period, the len gth o f which (in day s) is in dic ated in

the column with the headin g “Gra ce Period.”

(b) Ea ch v io lation identified in the pe nalty table at N.J.A. C. 7:3 1- 1 1. 4(c) Tabl e II I b y an

“NM” in the Ty pe of Vi olat ion column is a n on-minor v iolation and i s not s ubject to a

grace period.

(c) The Depart men t s hall pro vi de a g race period for any vi olation identified as minor

un der this section, pr ov ided that the followin g con ditions are m et:

1. The vi olation is n ot the result of the pur poseful, k no wing

, re ckless or cri min ally

neg lige nt cond uct of the perso n respo nsible f or the vi olation;

2. The act i vity

or con dition co nstitutin g the v io lation ha s existed f or les s than 12 months

prior to the date o f disco ver y by the Depart men t or local go v er nment a genc y;

3. The perso n respo nsible for the v iolation has not been identifi ed in a pre vio us

enforce me nt act ion by the Depart men t or a local g o ve rnment age ncy as resp on sible for

the same or a su bstantial l y simil ar vi olation at the same stationary s ource within the

prec edin g 1 2-month period; and

4. The perso n respo nsible for the v iolation has not been identifi ed b y the Departm ent or a

local g o ve rnment age ncy as resp on sible for the sam e or s ub stantia lly simi la r v iolations at

any ti me that re asonabl y

indicat e a pattern of illegal co nduct and not isolated incidents

on the part of the person respon sible.

(d) Fo r a v iolation deter min ed to be minor un der (c) abo ve, the followin g pro vi sio ns

apply :

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1. The Depart men t or local go v er nment agenc y

shall iss ue a notice of v io lation to

the pers on resp on sible for the minor vi olation that:

i. Ide ntifi es the con dition or act ivit y that constitutes the v iolation and

the s pecifi c statutory and re gulator y pro vi sio n or other requir em ent

vi olated; and

ii. Specifi es that a pe nalty may be imposed unles s the minor vi olation i s

corre ct ed and compl ianc e is achieved within the specifi ed g race period.

2. If the pers on resp onsi ble for the minor vi olation correc ts that vi olation and

demonstrat es, in ac cordance with (d)3 below , that compli ance ha s been achi eved within the specified

grace period, the Departm ent or loca l g o ve rnment age ncy shall not impose a penalty f or the

vi olation, and the vi olation will not be co nsidered an offen se for p urpo ses of dete rm inin g whether

the v io lation con stitutes a second or su bseq uent o ffense.

3. The perso n respo nsible for the minor v io lation s hall su bmit to the

Depart men t or local go v er nment a genc y, before the end of the specified grace period, writt en

inform ation, cert ifi ed in ac cordanc e with 40 C. F. R. 68 .1 85, incorp orat ed b y ref er ence at N .J.A.C.

7:3 1- 7 .1, and si gn ed b y a q ualif ied perso n or p osition as defined in N .J.A.C. 7: 31-1. 5, detail in g the

corre ct ive act ion taken or compl ianc e achi e ved.

4. If the pers on resp on sible for the minor vi olation seeks additional tim e

bey on d the s pecifi ed grace period to achieve compli anc e, the perso n s hall request an extension of the

specified g race period. The request s hall be made in writing n o lat er than o ne week before the end

of the specified grace period and include the anti cipa ted tim e needed to achi eve compli ance, the

specific cause or causes of the delay

, and an y me asures taken or to be taken to mini mize the tim e

needed to achi eve complianc e and s hall be cer tif ied in accordan ce with 4 0 C. F. R. 6 8. 185

, incorporat ed by refe ren ce at N.J.A.C

. 7:3 1- 7 .1. The Depart men t may

, at its discretion, ap prov e in

writing an extension, which s hall not exce ed 90 da ys

, to acco mmod ate the antic ipat ed delay in

achi e ving compli anc e. I n exercising its discret ion to appro ve a request for an extension, the

Depart men t may co nsider the followin g:

i. Wh ether the vi olator ha s taken reasonable me asures to achi eve

compli anc e in a ti me l y manner ;

ii. Wh ether the delay ha s been caused by cir cumst ances bey on d

the

control o f the v io lator;

iii. Wh ether the delay will po se a risk to the p ublic health, safety an d

natural reso urces; and

iv

. Wh ether the delay will m ate ri al l y or su bs tanti ally u nderm ine or

impa ir the g oal s of the reg ulatory prog ram.

5. If the pers on resp onsi ble for the minor vi olation fails to demonstrat e to the

Depart men t or local go v er nment a genc y that the v io lation ha s been corr ec ted and complian ce

achi e ved within the s pecif ied gr ace period, or within the approv ed extensio n, if any

, the Departm ent

or local go v er

nm ent a gency ma

y, in accordan ce with the pr ov isio ns of this chapter, impose a penalt y

that is retroa ct i ve to the date on which the notice of v iolation un der (d)1 abov e was i ss ued.

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6. The perso n respo nsible for a minor v io lation s hall not request more than one

extension of a g race period specified in a n otice o f vi olation.

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