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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

Research and Special Programs

Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[FRL–5512–8]

The National Response Team’s

Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard

(USCG), Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), Occupational

Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, as the chair of the

National Response Team (NRT), is

announcing the availability of the NRT’s

Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance

(‘‘one plan’’). This guidance is intended

to be used by facilities to prepare

emergency response plans. The intent of

the NRT is to provide a mechanism for

consolidating multiple plans that

facilities may have prepared to comply

with various regulations into one

functional emergency response plan or

integrated contingency plan (ICP). This

notice contains the suggested ICP

outline as well as guidance on how to

develop an ICP and demonstrate

compliance with various regulatory

requirements. The policies set out in

this notice are intended solely as

guidance.

ADDRESSES: Additional copies of this

one-plan guidance can be obtained by

writing to the following address:

William Finan, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Mail Code 5101, 401

M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Copies of the ICP Guidance are also

available by calling the EPCRA/RCRA/

Superfund Hotline at (800) 424–9346 (in

the Washington, DC, metropolitan area,

(703) 412–9810). In addition, this

guidance is available electronically at

the home page of EPA’s Chemical

Emergency Preparedness and

Prevention Office (http://www.epa.gov/

swercepp/).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Finan, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Mail Code 5101, 401

M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460,

at (202) 260–0030 (E-Mail

homepage.ceppo@epamail.epa.gov—

please include ‘‘one plan’’ in the subject

line). In addition, the EPCRA/RCRA/

Superfund Hotline can answer general

questions about the guidance.

For further information and guidance

on complying with specific regulations,

contact: for EPA’s Oil Pollution

Prevention Regulation: Bobbie LivelyDiebold, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Mail Code 5203G, 401 M Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20460, at (703)

356–8774 (E-Mail

Lively.Barbara@epamail.epa.gov), or the

SPCC Information Line at (202) 260–

2342); for the U.S. Coast Guard’s

Facility Response Plan Regulation:

LCDR Mark Hamilton, U.S. Coast Guard,

Commandant (G–MOR), 2100 2nd

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593, at

202–267–1983 (E-Mail M.Hamilton/GM03@CGSMTP.uscg.mil); for DOT/

RSPA’s Pipeline Response Plan

Regulation: Jim Taylor, U.S. Department

of Transportation, Room 2335, 400 7th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 at

(202) 366–8860 (E-Mail

OPATEAM@RSPA.DOT.GOV); for

pertinent OSHA regulations, contact

either your Regional or Area OSHA

office; for DOI/MMS’ Facility Response

Plan Regulation: Larry Ake, U.S.

Department of the Interior—Minerals

Management Service, MS 4700, 381

Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070–4817

at (703) 787–1567 (E-Mail Larryl

Ake@SMTP.MMS.GOV); for EPA’s Risk

Management Program Regulation:

William Finan (see above); and for

RCRA’s Contingency Planning

Requirements, contact the EPCRA/

RCRA/Superfund Hotline (see above).

The NRT welcomes comments on

specific implementation issues related

to this guidance. Please provide us with

information about the successful use of

this guidance, about problems with

using this guidance, as well as

suggestions for improving the guidance.

Send comments to William Finan (see

above) or to any of the other people

listed in the previous paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Presidential Review Findings

Section 112(r)(10) of the Clean Air Act

required the President to conduct a

review of federal release prevention,

mitigation, and response authorities.

The Presidential Review was delegated

to EPA, in coordination with agencies

and departments that are members of

the National Response Team (NRT). The

Presidential Review concluded that,

while achieving its statutory goals to

protect public safety and the

environment, the current system is

complex, confusing, and costly. It

identified several key problem areas and

recommended a second phase to

address these issues. One of the issues

identified by the Presidential Review is

the multiple and overlapping federal

requirements for facility emergency

response plans.

NRT Policy Statement

This one-plan guidance is intended to

be used by facilities to prepare

emergency response plans for

responding to releases of oil and nonradiological hazardous substances. The

intent of NRT is to provide a mechanism

for consolidating multiple plans that

facilities may have prepared to comply

with various regulations into one

functional emergency response plan or

integrated contingency plan (ICP). A

number of statutes and regulations,

administered by several federal

agencies, include requirements for

emergency response planning. A

particular facility may be subject to one

or more of the following federal

regulations:

• EPA’s Oil Pollution Prevention

Regulation (SPCC and Facility Response

Plan Requirements)—40 CFR part

112.7(d) and 112.20–.21;

• MMS’s Facility Response Plan

Regulation—30 CFR part 254;

• RSPA’s Pipeline Response Plan

Regulation—49 CFR part 194;

• USCG’s Facility Response Plan

Regulation—33 CFR part 154, Subpart F;

• EPA’s Risk Management Programs

Regulation—40 CFR part 68;

• OSHA’s Emergency Action Plan

Regulation—29 CFR 1910.38(a);

• OSHA’s Process Safety Standard—

29 CFR 1910.119;

• OSHA’s HAZWOPER Regulation—

29 CFR 1910.120; and

• EPA’s Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act Contingency Planning

Requirements—40 CFR part 264,

Subpart D, 40 CFR part 265, Subpart D,

and 40 CFR 279.52.

In addition, facilities may also be

subject to state emergency response

planning requirements that this

guidance does not specifically address.

Facilities are encouraged to coordinate

development of their ICP with relevant

state and local agencies to ensure

compliance with any additional

regulatory requirements.

Individual agencies’ planning

requirements and plan review

procedures are not changed by the

advent of the ICP format option. This

one-plan guidance has been developed
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1LEPC plans are developed by LEPCs in

coordination with facility emergency response

coordinators under section 303 of the Emergency

Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

2Area Contingency Plans are developed by Area

Committees pursuant to section 4202(a)(6) of the

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA).

to assist facilities in demonstrating

compliance with the existing federal

emergency response planning

requirements referenced above.

Although it does not relieve facilities

from their current obligations, it has

been designed specifically to help meet

those obligations. Adherence to this

guidance is not required in order to

comply with federal regulatory

requirements. Facilities are free to

continue maintaining multiple plans to

demonstrate federal regulatory

compliance; however, the NRT believes

that an integrated plan prepared in

accordance with this guidance is a

preferable alternative.

The NRT realizes that many existing

regulations pertaining to contingency

planning require review by a specific

agency to determine compliance with

applicable requirements. It is not the

intent of the NRT to modify existing

agency review procedures or to

supersede the requirements of a

regulation.

This one-plan guidance was

developed through a cooperative effort

among numerous NRT agencies, state

and local officials, and industry and

community representatives. The NRT

and the agencies responsible for

reviewing and approving federal

response plans to which the ICP option

applies agree that integrated response

plans prepared in the format provided

in this guidance will be acceptable and

be the federally preferred method of

response planning. The NRT realizes

that alternate formats for integrating

multiple plans already exist and that

others likely will be developed. Certain

facilities may find those formats more

desirable than the one proposed here.

The NRT believes that a single

functional plan is preferable to multiple

plans regardless of the specific format

chosen. While they are acceptable, other

formats may not allow the same ease of

coordination with external plans. In any

case, whatever format a facility chooses,

no individual NRT agency will require

an integrated response planning format

differing from the ICP format described

here. The NRT anticipates that future

development of all federal regulations

addressing emergency response

planning will incorporate use of the ICP

guidance. Also, developers of state and

local requirements will be encouraged

to be consistent with this document.

The ICP guidance does not change

existing regulatory requirements; rather,

it provides a format for organizing and

presenting material currently required

by the regulations. Individual

regulations are often more detailed than

the ICP guidance. To ensure full

compliance, facilities should continue

to read and comply with all of the

federal regulations that apply to them.

Furthermore, facilities submitting an

ICP (in whatever format) for agency or

department review will need to provide

a cross-reference to existing regulatory

requirements so that plan reviewers can

verify compliance with these

requirements. The guidance contains a

series of matrices designed to assist

owners and operators in consolidating

various plans and documenting

compliance with federal regulatory

requirements. (See Attachments 2 and

3.) The matrices can be used as the basis

for developing a cross-reference to

various regulatory requirements.

This guidance also provides a useful

contingency planning template for

owners and operators of facilities not

subject to the federal regulations cited

previously.

Integrated Contingency Plan

Philosophy

The ICP will minimize duplication in

the preparation and use of emergency

response plans at the same facility and

will improve economic efficiency for

both the regulated and regulating

communities. Facility expenditures for

the preparation, maintenance,

submission, and update of a single plan

should be much lower than for multiple

plans.

The use of a single emergency

response plan per facility will eliminate

confusion for facility first responders

who often must decide which of their

plans is applicable to a particular

emergency. The guidance is designed to

yield a highly functional document for

use in varied emergency situations

while providing a mechanism for

complying with multiple agency

requirements. Use of a single integrated

plan should also improve coordination

between facility response personnel and

local, state, and federal emergency

response personnel.

The adoption of a standard plan

format should facilitate integration of

plans within a facility, in the event that

large facilities may need to prepare

separate plans for distinct operating

units. The ICP concept should also

allow coordination of facility plans with

plans that are maintained by local

emergency planning committees

(LEPCs),1 Area Committees,2 cooperatives, and mutual aid

organizations. In some cases, there are

specific regulatory requirements to

ensure that facility plans are consistent

with external planning efforts. Industry

use of this guidance along with active

participation on local and Area

Committees will improve the level of

emergency preparedness and is

therefore highly encouraged.

In some areas, it may be possible to

go beyond simple coordination of plans

and actually integrate certain

information from facility plans with

corresponding areas of external plans.

The adoption of a single, common ICP

outline such as the one proposed in this

guidance would facilitate a move

toward integration of facility plans with

local, state, and federal plans.

The projected results described above

will ultimately serve the mutual goal of

the response community to more

efficiently and effectively protect public

health, worker safety, the environment,

and property.

Scope

This one-plan guidance is provided

for any facility subject to federal

contingency planning regulations and is

also recommended for use by other

facilities to improve emergency

preparedness through planning. In this

context, the term ‘‘facility’’ is meant to

have a wide connotation and may

include, but is not limited to, any

mobile or fixed onshore or offshore

building, structure, installation,

equipment, pipe, or pipeline.

Facility hazards need to be addressed

in a comprehensive and coordinated

manner. Accordingly, this guidance is

broadly constructed to allow for

facilities to address a wide range of risks

in a manner tailored to the specific

needs of the facility. This includes both

physical and chemical hazards

associated with events such as chemical

releases, oil spills, fires, explosions, and

natural disasters.

Organizational Concepts

The ICP format provided in this oneplan guidance (See Attachment 1) is

organized into three main sections: an

introductory section, a core plan, and a

series of supporting annexes. It is

important to note that the elements

contained in these sections are not new

concepts, but accepted emergency

response activities that are currently

addressed in various forms in existing

contingency planning regulations. The

goal of the NRT is not to create new

planning requirements, but to provide a

mechanism to consolidate existing

concepts into a single functional plan

structure. This approach would provide

a consistent basis for addressing
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emergency response concerns as it gains

widespread use among facilities.

The introduction section of the plan

format is designed to provide facility

response personnel, outside responders,

and regulatory officials with basic

information about the plan and the

entity it covers. It calls for a statement

of purpose and scope, a table of

contents, information on the current

revision date of the plan, general facility

information, and the key contact(s) for

plan development and maintenance.

This section should present the

information in a brief factual manner.

The structure of the sample core plan

and annexes in this guidance is based

on the structure of the National

Interagency Incident Management

System (NIIMS) Incident Command

System (ICS). NIIMS ICS is a nationally

recognized system currently in use by

numerous federal, state, and local

organizations (e.g., some Area

Committees under OPA). NIIMS ICS is

a type of response management system

that has been used successfully in a

variety of emergency situations,

including releases of oil or hazardous

substances. NIIMS ICS provides a

commonly understood framework that

allows for effective interaction among

response personnel. Organizing the ICP

along the lines of the NIIMS ICS will

allow the plan to dovetail with

established response management

practices, thus facilitating its ease of use

during an emergency.

The core plan is intended to contain

essential response guidance and

procedures. Annexes would contain

more detailed supporting information

on specific response management

functions. The core plan should contain

frequent references to the response

critical annexes to direct response

personnel to parts of the ICP that

contain more detailed information on

the appropriate course of action for

responders to take during various stages

of a response. Facility planners need to

find the right balance between the

amount of information contained in the

core plan versus the response critical

annexes (Annexes 1 through 3).

Information required to support

response actions at facilities with

multiple hazards will likely be

contained in the annexes. Planners at

facilities with fewer hazards may choose

to include most if not all information in

the core plan. Other annexes (e.g.,

Annexes 4 through 8) are dedicated to

providing information that is noncritical at the time of a response (e.g.,

cross-references to demonstrate

regulatory compliance and background

planning information). Consistent with

the goal of keeping the size of the ICP

as manageable as practicable, it is not

necessary for a plan holder to provide

its field responders with all the

compliance documentation (e.g.,

Annexes 4 through 8) that it submits to

regulatory agencies. Similarly, it may

not be necessary for a plan holder to

submit all annexes to every regulatory

agency for review.

Basic headings are consistent across

the core plan and annexes to facilitate

ease of use during an emergency. These

headings provide a comprehensive list

of elements to be addressed in the core

plan and response annexes and may not

be relevant to all facilities. Planners

should address those regulatory

elements that are applicable to their

particular facilities. Planners at facilities

with multiple hazards will need to

address most, if not all, elements

included in this guidance. Planners at

facilities with fewer hazards may not

need to address certain elements. If

planners choose to strictly adopt the ICP

outline contained in this guidance but

are not required by regulation to address

all elements of the outline, they may

simply indicate ‘‘not applicable’’ for

those items where no information is

provided. A more detailed discussion of

the core plan and supporting annexes

follows.

Core Plan

The core plan is intended to reflect

the essential steps necessary to initiate,

conduct, and terminate an emergency

response action: recognition,

notification, and initial response,

including assessment, mobilization, and

implementation. This section of the

plan should be concise and easy to

follow. A rule of thumb is that the core

plan should fit in the glovebox of a

response vehicle. The core plan need

not detail all procedures necessary

under these phases of a response but

should provide information that is time

critical in the earliest stages of a

response and a framework to guide

responders through key steps necessary

to mount an effective response. The

response action section should be

convenient to use and understandable at

the appropriate skill level.

The NRT recommends the use of

checklists or flowcharts wherever

possible to capture these steps in a

concise easy-to-understand manner. The

core plan should be constructed to

contain references to appropriate

sections of the supporting annexes for

more detailed guidance on specific

procedures. The NRT anticipates that

for a large, complex facility with

multiple hazards the annexes will

contain a significant amount of

information on specific procedures to

follow. For a small facility with a

limited number of hazard scenarios, the

core plan may contain most if not all of

the information necessary to carry out

the response thus obviating the need for

more detailed annexes. The checklists,

depending on their size and complexity,

can be in either the core or the support

section.

The core plan should reflect a

hierarchy of emergency response levels.

A system of response levels is

commonly used in emergency planning

for classifying emergencies according to

seriousness and assigning an

appropriate standard response or series

of response actions to each level. Both

complex and simple industrial facilities

use a system of response levels for

rapidly assessing the seriousness of an

emergency and developing an

appropriate response. This process

allows response personnel to match the

emergency and its potential impacts

with appropriate resources and

personnel. The concept of response

levels should be considered in

developing checklists or flowcharts

designed to serve as the basis for the

core plan. Note that for those facilities

subject to planning requirements under

OPA, response levels in the core plan

may not necessarily correspond to

discharge planning amounts (e.g.,

average most probable discharge,

maximum most probable discharge, and

worst case discharge).

Facility owners and operators should

determine appropriate response levels

based on 1) the need to initiate timeurgent response actions to minimize or

prevent unacceptable consequences to

the health and safety of workers, the

public, or the environment; and 2) the

need to communicate critical

information concerning the emergency

to offsite authorities. The consideration

and development of response levels

should, to the extent practicable, be

consistent with similar efforts that may

have been taken by the LEPC, local Area

Committee, or mutual aid organization.

Response levels, which are used in

communications with offsite authorities,

should be fully coordinated and use

consistent terminology.

Annexes

The annexes are designed to provide

key supporting information for

conducting an emergency response

under the core plan as well as document

compliance with regulatory

requirements not addressed elsewhere

in the ICP. Annexes are not meant to

duplicate information that is already

contained in the core plan, but to

augment core plan information. The

annexes should relate to the basic
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3OPA 90 planning requirements for marine

transfer facilities (33 CFR 154.1035) require job

descriptions for each spill management team

member regardless of the response management

system employed by the facility.

4Under NIIMS ICS, the command module has

traditionally been represented by a single incident

commander (supported by a command staff) who

directs efforts of and receives input from the four

supporting functional areas (planning, logistics,

operations, and finance). More recently, a Unified

Command System as described in the National Oil

and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan (NCP) found at 40 CFR part 300 has been used

for larger spill responses where the command

module is comprised of representatives from the

federal government (i.e., federal on-scene

coordinator), state government (state on-scene

coordinator), and the responsible party working in

a cooperative manner. Unified Command allows all

parties who have jurisdictional or functional

responsibility for the incident to jointly develop a

common set of incident objectives and strategies.

Such coordination should be guided by procedures

found in the NCP (see figure 1a at 40 CFR

300.105(e)(1)) and the applicable Area Contingency

Plan.

headings of the core plan. To

accomplish this, the annexes should

contain sections on facility information,

notification, and a detailed description

of response procedures under the

response management system (i.e,

command, operations, planning,

logistics, and finance). The annexes

should also address issues related to

post accident investigation, incident

history, written follow-up reports,

training and exercises, plan critique and

modification process, prevention, and

regulatory compliance, as appropriate.

The ICP format contained in this

guidance is based on the NIIMS ICS. If

facility owners or operators choose to

follow fundamental principles of the

NIIMS ICS, then they may adopt NIIMS

ICS by reference rather than having to

describe the system in detail in the plan.

The owner or operator should identify

where NIIMS ICS documentation is kept

at the facility and how it will be

accessed if needed by the facility or

requested by the reviewing agency.

Regardless of the response management

system used, the plan should include an

organization chart, specific job

descriptions,3 a description of

information flow ensuring liaison with

the on-scene coordinator (OSC), and a

description of how the selected

response management system integrates

with a Unified Command.4 If a system

other than NIIMS ICS is used, the plan

should also identify how it differs from

NIIMS or provide a detailed description

of the system used.

The NRT anticipates that the use of

linkages (i.e., references to other plans)

when developing annexes will serve

several purposes. Linkages will facilitate

integration with other emergency plans

within a facility (until such plans can be

fully incorporated into the ICP) and

with external plans, such as LEPC plans

and Area Contingency Plans (ACPs).

Linkages will also help ensure that the

annexes do not become too

cumbersome. The use of references to

information contained in external plans

does not relieve facilities from

regulatory requirements to address

certain elements in a facility-specific

manner and to have information readily

accessible to responders. When

determining what information may be

linked by reference and what needs to

be contained in the ICP, response

planners should carefully consider the

time critical nature of the information.

If instructions or procedures will be

needed immediately during an incident

response, they should be presented for

ready access in the ICP. The following

information would not normally be

well-suited for reference to documents

external to the ICP: core plan elements,

facility and locality information (to

allow for quick reference by responders

on the layout of the facility and the

surrounding environment and

mitigating actions for the specific

hazard(s) present), notification

procedures, details of response

management personnel’s duties, and

procedures for establishing the response

management system. Although linkages

provide the opportunity to utilize

information developed by other

organizations, facilities should note that

many LEPC plans and ACPs may not

currently possess sufficient detail to be

of use in facility plans or the ICP. This

information may need to be developed

by the facility until detailed applicable

information from broader plans is

available.

In all cases, referenced materials must

be readily available to anticipated plan

users. Copies of documents that have

been incorporated by reference need not

be submitted unless it is required by

regulation. The appropriate sections of

referenced documents that are unique to

the facility, those that are not nationally

recognized, those that are required by

regulation, and those that could not

reasonably be expected to be in the

possession of the reviewing agency,

should be provided when the plan is

submitted for review and/or approval.

Discretion should be used when

submitting documents containing

proprietary data. It is, however,

necessary to identify in the ICP the

specific section of the document being

incorporated by reference, where the

document is kept, and how it will be

accessed if needed by the facility or

requested by the reviewing agency. In

addition, facility owners or operators

are reminded to take note of submission

requirements of specific regulations

when determining what materials to

provide an agency for review as it may

not be necessary to submit all parts of

an ICP to a particular agency.

As discussed previously, this

guidance contains a series of matrices

designed to assist owners and operators

in the plan consolidation process and in

the process of ensuring and

documenting compliance with

regulatory requirements. The matrix in

Attachment 2 to this guidance displays

areas of current regulations that align

with the suggested elements contained

in this guidance document. When

addressing each element of the ICP

outline, plan drafters can refer to this

matrix to identify specific regulatory

requirements related to that element.

The matrices in Attachment 3 to this

guidance display regulatory

requirements as contained in each of the

regulations listed in the NRT policy

statement above (which are applicable

to many facilities) along with an

indication of where in the suggested ICP

outline these requirements should be

addressed. If a facility chooses to follow

the ICP outline, these matrices can be

included as Annex 8 to a facility’s ICP

to provide the necessary cross-reference

for plan reviewers to document

compliance with various regulatory

requirements. To the extent that a plan

deviates from the suggested ICP outline,

plan drafters will have to alter the

matrices to ensure that the location of

regulatory requirements within the ICP

is clearly identified for plan reviewers.

Integrated Contingency Plan Elements

Presented below is a list of elements

to be addressed in the ICP and a brief

explanation, displayed in italicized text,

of the nature of the information to be

contained in that section of the ICP.

Attachment 1 presents the complete

outline of the ICP without the

explanatory text. As discussed

previously, the elements are organized

into three main sections: plan

introduction, core plan, and response

annexes.

Section I—Plan Introduction Elements

1. Purpose and Scope of Plan Coverage

This section should provide a brief

overview of facility operations and

describe in general the physical area,

and nature of hazards or events to

which the plan is applicable. This brief

description will help plan users quickly

assess the relevancy of the plan to a

particular type of emergency in a given

location. This section should also

include a list of which regulation(s) are

being addressed in the ICP.
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2. Table of Contents

This section should clearly identify

the structure of the plan and include a

list of annexes. This will facilitate rapid

use of the plan during an emergency.

3. Current Revision Date

This section should indicate the date

that the plan was last revised to provide

plan users with information on the

currency of the plan. More detailed

information on plan update history (i.e.,

a record of amendments) may be

maintained in Annex 6 (Response

Critique and Plan Review and

Modification Process).

4. General Facility Identification

Information

a. Facility name

b. Owner/operator/agent (include

physical and mailing address and

phone number)

c. Physical address of the facility

(include county/parish/borough,

latitude/longitude, and directions)

d. Mailing address of the facility

(correspondence contact)

e. Other identifying information (e.g., ID

numbers, SIC Code, oil storage startup date)

f. Key contact(s) for plan development

and maintenance

g. Phone number(s) for key contact(s)

h. Facility phone number

i. Facility fax number

This section should contain a brief

profile of the facility and its key

personnel to facilitate rapid

identification of key administrative

information.

Section II - Core Plan Elements

1. Discovery

This section should address the initial

action the person(s) discovering an

incident will take to assess the problem

at hand and access the response system.

Recognition, basic assessment, source

control (as appropriate), and initial

notification of proper personnel should

be addressed in a manner that can be

easily understood by everybody in the

facility. The use of checklists or

flowcharts is highly recommended.

2. Initial Response

a. Procedures for internal and external

notifications (i.e., contact,

organization name, and phone

number of facility emergency

response coordinator, facility

response team personnel, federal,

state, and local officials)

b. Establishment of a response

management system

c. Procedures for preliminary

assessment of the situation,

including an identification of

incident type, hazards involved,

magnitude of the problem, and

resources threatened

d. Procedures for establishment of

objectives and priorities for

response to the specific incident,

including:

(1) Immediate goals/tactical planning

(e.g., protection of workers and

public as priorities)

(2) Mitigating actions (e.g., discharge/

release control, containment, and

recovery, as appropriate)

(3) Identification of resources required

for response

e. Procedures for implementation of

tactical plan

f. Procedures for mobilization of

resources

This section should provide for

activation of the response system

following discovery of the incident. It

should include an established 24-hour

contact point (i.e., that person and

alternate who is called to set the

response in motion) and instructions for

that person on who to call and what

critical information to pass. Plan

drafters should also consider the need

for bilingual notification. It is important

to note that different incident types

require that different parties be notified.

Appropriate federal, State, and local

notification requirements should be

reflected in this section of the ICP.

Detailed notification lists may be

included here or in Annex 2, depending

upon the variety of notification schemes

that a facility may need to implement.

For example, the release of an extremely

hazardous substance will require more

extensive notifications (i.e., to State

Emergency Response Commissions

(SERCs) and LEPCs) than a discharge of

oil. Even though no impacts or

awareness are anticipated outside the

site, immediate external notifications

are required for releases of CERCLA and

EPCRA substances. Again, the use of

forms, such as flowcharts, checklists,

call-down lists, is recommended.

This section should instruct personnel

in the implementation of a response

management system for coordinating

the response effort. More detailed

information on specific components and

functions of the response management

system (e.g., detailed hazard

assessment, resource protection

strategies) may be provided in annexes

to the ICP.

This part of the plan should then

provide information on problem

assessment, establishment of objectives

and priorities, implementation of a

tactical plan, and mobilization of

resources. In establishing objectives and

priorities for response, facilities should

perform a hazard assessment using

resources such as Material Safety Data

Sheets (MSDSs) or the Chemical Hazard

Response Information System (CHRIS)

manual. Hazardous Materials

Emergency Planning Guide (NRT–1),

developed by the NRT to assist

community personnel with emergency

response planning, provides guidance

on developing hazard analyses. If a

facility elects to provide detailed hazard

analysis information in a response

annex, then a reference to that annex

should be provided in this part of the

core plan.

Mitigating actions must be tailored to

the type of hazard present. For example,

containment might be applicable to an

oil spill (i.e., use of booming strategies)

but would not be relevant to a gas

release. The plan holder is encouraged

to develop checklists, flowcharts, and

brief descriptions of actions to be taken

to control different types of incidents.

Relevant questions to ask in developing

such materials include:

• What type of emergency is

occurring?

• What areas/resources have been or

will be affected?

• Do we need an exclusion zone?

• Is the source under control?

• What type of response resources

are needed?

3. Sustained Actions

This section should address the

transition of a response from the initial

emergency stage to the sustained action

stage where more prolonged mitigation

and recovery actions progress under a

response management structure. The

NRT recognizes that most incidents are

able to be handled by a few individuals

without implementing an extensive

response management system. This

section of the core plan should be brief

and rely heavily on references to

specific annexes to the ICP.

4. Termination and Follow-Up Actions

This section should briefly address

the development of a mechanism to

ensure that the person in charge of

mitigating the incident can, in

coordination with the federal or state

OSC as necessary, terminate the

response. In the case of spills, certain

regulations may become effective once

the ‘‘emergency’’ is declared over. The

section should describe how the orderly

demobilization of response resources

will occur. In addition, follow-up

actions associated with termination of a

response (e.g., accident investigation,

response critique, plan review, written

follow-up reports) should also be

outlined in this section. Plan drafters
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5OPA 90 planning requirements for marine

transfer facilities (33 CFR 154.1035) require job

descriptions for each spill management team

member regardless of the response management

system employed by the facility.

may reference appropriate annexes to

the ICP in this section of the core plan.

Section III—Annexes

Annex 1. Facility and Locality

Information

a. Facility maps

b. Facility drawings

c. Facility description/layout, including

identification of facility hazards

and vulnerable resources and

populations on and off the facility

which may be impacted by an

incident

This annex should provide detailed

information to responders on the layout

of the facility and the surrounding

environment. The use of maps and

drawings to allow for quick reference is

preferable to detailed written

descriptions. These should contain

information critical to the response such

as the location of discharge sources,

emergency shut-off valves and response

equipment, and nearby environmentally

and economically sensitive resources

and human populations (e.g., nursing

homes, hospitals, schools). The ACP

and LEPC plan may provide specific

information on sensitive environments

and populations in the area. EPA

Regional Offices, Coast Guard Marine

Safety Offices, and LEPCs can provide

information on the status of efforts to

identify such resources. Plan holders

may need to provide additional detail

on sensitive areas near the facility. In

addition, this annex should contain

other facility information that is critical

to response and should complement but

not duplicate information contained in

part 4 of the plan introduction section

containing administrative information

on the facility.

Annex 2. Notification

a. Internal notifications

b. Community notifications

c. Federal and state agency notifications

This annex should detail the process

of making people aware of an incident

(i.e., who to call, when the call must be

made, and what information/data to

provide on the incident). The incident

commander is responsible for ensuring

that notifications are carried out in a

timely manner but is not necessarily

responsible for making the notifications.

ACPs, Regional Contingency Plans

(RCPs), and LEPC plans should be

consulted and referenced as a source of

information on the roles and

responsibilities of external parties that

are to be contacted. This information is

important to help company responders

understand how external response

officials fit into the picture. Call-down

lists must be readily accessible to ensure

rapid response. Notification lists

provided in the core plan need not be

duplicated here but need to be

referenced.

Annex 3. Response Management System

This annex should contain a general

description of the facility’s response

management system as well as contain

specific information necessary to guide

or support the actions of each response

management function (i.e., command,

operations, planning, logistics, and

finance) during a response.

a. General

If facility owners or operators choose

to follow the fundamental principles of

NIIMS ICS (see discussion of annexes

above), then they may adopt NIIMS ICS

by reference rather than having to

describe the response management

system in detail in the plan. In this

section of Annex 3, planners should

briefly address either 1) basic areas

where their response management

system is at variance with NIIMS ICS or

2) how the facility’s organization fits

into the NIIMS ICS structure. This may

be accomplished through a simple

organizational diagram.

If facility owners or operators choose

not to adopt the fundamental principles

of NIIMS ICS, this section should

describe in detail the structure of the

facility response management system.

Regardless of the response management

system used, this section of the annex

should include the following

information:

• Organizational chart;

• Specific job description for each

position; 5

• A detailed description of

information flow; and

• Description of the formation of a

unified command within the response

management system.

b. Command

(1) List facility Incident Commander

and Qualified Individual (if applicable)

by name and/or title and provide

information on their authorities and

duties.

This section of Annex 3 should

describe the command aspects of the

response management system that will

be used (i.e., reference NIIMS ICS or

detail the facility’s response

management system). The location(s) of

predesignated command posts should

also be identified.

(2) Information (i.e., internal and

external communications).

This section of Annex 3 should

address how the facility will

disseminate information internally (i.e.,

to facility/response employees) and

externally (i.e., to the public). For

example, this section might address how

the facility would interact with local

officials to assist with public evacuation

and other needs. Items to consider in

developing this section include press

release statement forms, plans for

coordination with the news media,

community relations plan, needs of

special populations, and plans for

families of employees.

(3) Safety.

This section of Annex 3 should

include a process for ensuring the safety

of responders. Facilities should

reference responsibilities of the safety

officer, federal/state requirements (e.g.,

HAZWOPER), and safety provisions of

the ACP. Procedures for protecting

facility personnel should be addressed

(i.e., evacuation signals and routes,

sheltering in place).

(4) Liaison—Staff Mobilization.

This section of Annex 3 should

address the process by which the

internal and external emergency

response teams will interact. Given that

parallel mobilization may be occurring

by various response groups, the process

of integration (i.e., unified command)

should be addressed. This includes a

process for communicating with local

emergency management especially

where safety of the general public is

concerned.

c. Operations

(1) Operational response objectives

(2) Discharge or release control

(3) Assessment/monitoring

(4) Containment

(5) Recovery

(6) Decontamination

(7) Non-responder medical needs,

including information on

ambulances and hospitals

(8) Salvage plans

This section of Annex 3 should

contain a discussion of specific

operational procedures to respond to an

incident. It is important to note that

response operations are driven by the

type of incident. That is, a response to

an oil spill will differ markedly from a

response to a release of a toxic gas to

the air. Plan drafters should tailor

response procedures to the particular

hazards in place at the facility. A

facility with limited hazards may have

relatively few procedures. A larger more

complex facility with numerous hazards

is likely to have a series of procedures
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designed to address the nuances

associated with each type of incident.

d. Planning

(1) Hazard assessment, including

facility hazards identification,

vulnerability analysis, prioritization of

potential risks.

This section of Annex 3 should

present a detailed assessment of all

potential hazards present at the facility,

an analysis of vulnerable receptors (e.g.,

human populations, both workers and

the general public, environmentally

sensitive areas, and other facilityspecific concerns) and a discussion of

which risks deserve primary

consideration during an incident. NRT–

1 contains guidance on conducting a

hazard analysis. Also, ACPs and LEPC

plans may provide information on

environmentally sensitive and

economically important areas, human

populations, and protection priorities.

Plan drafters should address the full

range of risks present at the facility. By

covering actions necessary to respond to

a range of incident types, plan holders

can be prepared for small, operational

discharges and large catastrophic

releases. One approach that is required

by certain regulations, such as the Clean

Air Act (CAA) and OPA is to develop

planning scenarios for certain types and

sizes of releases (i.e., worst case

discharge). Facilities may address such

planning scenarios and associated

calculations in this section of Annex 3

or as part of a separate annex

depending on the size and complexity of

the facility.

(2) Protection

This section of Annex 3 should

present a discussion of strategies for

protecting the vulnerable receptors

identified through the hazard analysis.

Primary consideration should be given

to minimizing those risks identified as a

high priority. Activities to be considered

in developing this section include:

population protection; protective

booming; dispersant use, in-situ

burning, bioremediation; water intake

protection; wildlife recovery/

rehabilitation; natural remediation;

vapor suppression; and monitoring,

sampling, and modeling. ACPs and

LEPC plans may contain much of this

information.

(3) Coordination with natural resource

trustees.

This section should address

coordination with government natural

resource trustees. In their role as

managers of and experts in natural

resources, trustees assist the federal

OSC in developing or selecting removal

actions to protect these resources. In

this role, they serve as part of the

response organization working for the

federal OSC. A key area to address is

interaction with facility response

personnel in protection of natural

resources.

Natural resource trustees are also

responsible to act on behalf of the

public to present a claim for and recover

damages to natural resources injured by

an oil spill or hazardous substance

release. The process followed by the

natural resource trustees, natural

resource damage assessment (NRDA),

generally involves some data collection

during emergency response. NRDA

regulations provide that the process

may be carried out in cooperation with

the responsible party. Thus, the facility

may wish to plan for how that

cooperation will occur, including

designation of personnel to work with

trustees in NRDA.

(4) Waste management.

This section should address

procedures for the disposal of

contaminated materials in accordance

with federal, state, and local

requirements.

e. Logistics

(1) Medical needs of responders

(2) Site security

(3) Communications (internal and

external resources)

(4) Transportation (air, land, water)

(5) Personnel support (e.g., meals,

housing, equipment)

(6) Equipment maintenance and

support

This section of the Annex 3 should

address how the facility will provide for

the operational needs of response

operations in each of the areas listed

above. For example, the discussion of

personnel support should address issues

such as: volunteer training;

management; overnight

accommodations; meals; operational/

administrative spaces; and emergency

procedures. The NRT recognizes that

certain logistical considerations may not

be applicable to small facilities with

limited hazards.

f. Finance/procurement/administration

(1) Resource list

(2) Personnel management

(3) Response equipment

(4) Support equipment

(5) Contracting

(6) Claims procedures

(7) Cost documentation

This section of Annex 3 should

address the acquisition of resources

(i.e., personnel and equipment) for the

response and monitoring of incidentrelated costs. Lists of available

equipment in the local and regional

area and how to procure such

equipment as necessary should be

included. Information on previously

established agreements (e.g., contracts)

with organizations supplying personnel

and equipment (e.g., oil spill removal

organizations) also should be included.

This section should also address

methods to account for resources

expended and to process claims

resulting from the incident.

Annex 4. Incident Documentation

a. Post accident investigation

b. Incident history

This annex should describe the

company’s procedures for conducting a

follow-up investigation of the cause of

the accident, including coordination

with federal, State, and local officials.

This annex should also contain an

accounting of incidents that have

occurred at the facility, including

information on cause, amount released,

resources impacted, injuries, response

actions, etc. This annex should also

include information that may be

required to prove that the facility met its

legal notification requirements with

respect to a given incident, such as a

signed record of initial notifications and

certified copies of written follow-up

reports submitted after a response.

Annex 5. Training and Exercises/Drills

This annex should contain a

description of the training and exercise

program conducted at the facility as

well as evidence (i.e., logs) that required

training and exercises have been

conducted on a regular basis. Facilities

may follow appropriate training or

exercise guidelines (e.g., National

Preparedness for Response Exercise

Program Guidelines) as allowed under

the various regulatory requirements.

Annex 6. Response Critique and Plan

Review and Modification Process

This annex should describe

procedures for modifying the plan based

on periodic plan review or lessons

learned through an exercise or a

response to an actual incident.

Procedures to critique an actual or

simulated response should be a part of

this discussion. A list of plan

amendments (i.e., history of updates)

should also be contained in this annex.

Plan modification should be viewed as

a part of a facility’s continuous

improvement process.

Annex 7. Prevention

Some federal regulations that

primarily address prevention of

accidents include elements that relate to

contingency planning (e.g., EPA’s RMP

and SPCC regulations and OSHA’s

Process Safety Standard). This annex is

designed to allow facilities to include
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prevention-based requirements (e.g.,

maintenance, testing, in-house

inspections, release detection, site

security, containment, fail safe

engineering) that are required in

contingency planning regulations or

that have the potential to impact

response activities covered in a

contingency plan. The modular nature

of the suggested plan outline provides

planners with necessary flexibility to

include prevention requirements in the

ICP. This annex may not need to be

submitted to regulatory agencies for

review.

Annex 8. Regulatory Compliance and

Cross-Reference Matrices

This annex should include

information necessary for plan

reviewers to determine compliance with

specific regulatory requirements. To the

extent that plan drafters did not include

regulatory required elements in the

balance of the ICP, they should be

addressed in this annex. This annex

should also include signatory pages to

convey management approval and

certifications required by the

regulations, such as certification of

adequate response resources and/or

statements of regulatory applicability as

required by regulations under OPA

authority. Finally, this annex should

contain cross-references that indicate

where specific regulatory requirements

are addressed in the ICP for each

regulation covered under the plan. As

discussed previously, Attachment 3

contains a series of matrices designed to

fulfill this need in those instances where

plan drafters adhere to the outline

contained in this guidance.

Attachment 1—ICP Outline

Section I—Plan Introduction Elements

1. Purpose and Scope of Plan Coverage

2. Table of Contents

3. Current Revision Date

4. General Facility Identification Information

a. Facility name

b. Owner/operator/agent (include physical

and mailing address and phone number)

c. Physical address of the facility (include

county/parish/borough, latitude/

longitude, and directions)

d. Mailing address of the facility

(correspondence contact)

e. Other identifying information (e.g., ID

numbers, SIC Code, oil storage start-up

date)

f. Key contact(s) for plan development and

maintenance

g. Phone number for key contact(s)

h. Facility phone number

i. Facility fax number

Section II—Core Plan Elements

1. Discovery

2. Initial Response

a. Procedures for internal and external

notifications (i.e., contact, organization

name, and phone number of facility

emergency response coordinator, facility

response team personnel, federal, state,

and local officials)

b. Establishment of a response management

system

c. Procedures for preliminary assessment of

the situation, including an identification

of incident type, hazards involved,

magnitude of the problem, and resources

threatened

d. Procedures for establishment of

objectives and priorities for response to

the specific incident, including:

(1) Immediate goals/tactical planning (e.g.,

protection of workers and public as

priorities)

(2) Mitigating actions (e.g., discharge/

release control, containment, and

recovery, as appropriate)

(3) Identification of resources required for

response

e. Procedures for implementation of

tactical plan

f. Procedure for mobilization of resources

3. Sustained Actions

4. Termination and Follow-Up Actions

Section III-Annexes

Annex 1. Facility and Locality Information

a. Facility maps

b. Facility drawings

c. Facility description/layout, including

identification of facility hazards and

vulnerable resources and populations on

and off the facility which may be impacted

by an incident

Annex 2. Notification

a. Internal notifications

b. Community notifications

c. Federal and state agency notifications

Annex 3. Response Management System

a. General

b. Command

(1) List facility Incident Commander and

Qualified Individual (if applicable) by

name and/or title and provide

information on their authorities and

duties

(2) Information (i.e., internal and external

communications)

(3) Safety

(4) Liaison—Staff mobilization

c. Operations

(1) Operational response objectives

(2) Discharge or release control

(3) Assessment/monitoring

(4) Containment

(5) Recovery

(6) Decontamination

(7) Non-responder medical needs including

information on ambulances and

hospitals

(8) Salvage plans

d. Planning

(1) Hazard assessment, including facility

hazards identification, vulnerability

analysis, prioritization of potential risks

(2) Protection

(3) Coordination with natural resource

trustees

(4) Waste management

e. Logistics

(1) Medical needs of responders

(2) Site security

(3) Communications (internal and external

resources)

(4) Transportation (air, land, water)

(5) Personnel support (e.g., meals, housing,

equipment)

(6) Equipment maintenance and support

f. Finance/procurement/administration

(1) Resource list

(2) Personnel management

(3) Response equipment

(4) Support equipment

(5) Contracting

(6) Claims procedures

(7) Cost documentation

Annex 4. Incident Documentation

a. Post accident investigation

b. Incident history

Annex 5. Training and Exercises/Drills

Annex 6. Response Critique and Plan Review

and Modification Process

Annex 7. Prevention

Annex 8. Regulatory Compliance and CrossReference Matrices

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ICP Citation(s)

RCRA (40 CFR Part 264 Subpart D 1, 40 CFR Part 265 Subpart D 2, 40 CFR Part 279.52(b) 3)

264.52 Content of contingency plan:

(a) Emergency response actions.4

(b) Amendments to SPCC plan.

(c) Coordination with State and local response parties 5 ......................................................... II.2.b;III.3.a.

(d) Emergency coordinator(s) .................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.2.

(e) Detailed description of emergency equipment on-site ....................................................... II.2.d.(3); II.2.e; II.2.f; III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3);

III.3.f.(4).

(f) Evacuation plan if applicable ............................................................................................... III.3.b.(3).

264.53 Copies of contingency plan.

264.54 Amendment of contingency plan ...................................................................................... III.6.

264.55 Emergency coordinator ..................................................................................................... II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).

264.56 Emergency procedures:

(a) Notification .......................................................................................................................... II.2.a; III.2; III.3.b.(2).

(b) Emergency identification/characterization .......................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(c) Health/environmental assessment ...................................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(d) Reporting ............................................................................................................................ II.2.a; III.2; III.3.c.(3).

(e) Containment ....................................................................................................................... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).

(f) Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).

(g) Treatment, storage, or disposal of wastes ......................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(h) Cleanup procedures:.

(1) Disposal ....................................................................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(2) Decontamination .......................................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

(i) Follow-up procedures .......................................................................................................... II.4.

(j) Follow-up report ................................................................................................................... III.4.a.

265.52 Content of contingency plan:

(a) Emergency response actions.6

(b) Amendments to SPCC plan.

(c) Coordination with State and local response parties 7 ......................................................... II.2.b; III.3.a.

(d) Emergency coordinator(s) .................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.2.

(e) Detailed description of emergency equipment on-site ....................................................... II.2.d.(3); II.2.e; II.2.f; III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3);

III.3.f.(4).

(f) Evacuation plan if applicable ............................................................................................... III.3.b.(3).

265.53 Copies of contingency plan.

265.54 Amendment of contingency plan ...................................................................................... III.6.

265.55 Emergency coordinator ..................................................................................................... II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).

265.56 Emergency procedures:

(a) Notification .......................................................................................................................... II.2.a; III.2; III.3.b.(2).

(b) Emergency identification/characterization .......................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(c) Health/environmental assessment ...................................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(d) Reporting ............................................................................................................................ II.2.a; III.2; III.3.c.(3).

(e) Containment ....................................................................................................................... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).

(f) Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).

(g) Treatment, storage, or disposal of wastes ......................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(h) Cleanup procedures:

(1) Disposal ....................................................................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(2) Decontamination .......................................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

(i) Follow-up procedures .......................................................................................................... II.4.

(j) Follow-up report ................................................................................................................... III.4.a.

279.52(b)(2) Content of contingency plan:

(i) Emergency response actions 8

(ii) Amendments to SPCC plan.

(iii) Coordination with State and local response parties 9 ........................................................ II.2.b; III.3.a.

(iv) Emergency coordinator(s) .................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.2.

(v) Detailed description of emergency equipment on-site ....................................................... II.2.d.(3); II.2.e; II.2.f; III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3);

III.3.f(4).

(vi) Evacuation plan if applicable ............................................................................................. III.3.b.(3).

(3) Copies of contingency plan.

(4) Amendment of contingency plan ............................................................................................... III.6.

(5) Emergency coordinator .............................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.3.b.(1).

(6) Emergency procedures:

(i) Notification ........................................................................................................................... II.2.a; III.2; III.3.b.(2).

(ii) Emergency identification/characterization ........................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(iii) Health/environmental assessment ..................................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.c.(3).

(iv) Reporting ............................................................................................................................ II.2.a; III.2; III.3.c.(3).

(v) Containment ........................................................................................................................ III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).

(vi) Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3).

(vii) Treatment, storage, or disposal of wastes ........................................................................ III.3.d.(4).

(viii) Cleanup procedures:

(A) Disposal ...................................................................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(B) Decontamination ......................................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).
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(ix) Follow-up report ................................................................................................................. III.4.a.

EPA’s Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation (40 CFR 112)

112.7(d)(1) Strong spill contingency plan and written commitment of manpower, equipment,

and materials.10,11

112.20(g) General response planning requirements .................................................................... III.3.d.(3); III.6.

112.20(h) Response plan elements ................................................................................................ I.2; III.8.

(1) Emergency response action plan (Appendix F1.1):

(i) Identity and telephone number of qualified individual (F1.2.5) .................................... III.3.b.(1).

(ii) Identity of individuals/organizations to contact if there is a discharge (F1.3.1) .......... III.2.

(iii) Description of information to pass to response personnel in event of a reportable

spill (F1.3).

II.2.a.

(iv) Description of facility’s response equipment and its location (F1.3.2) ....................... II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3); III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(1);

III.3.f.(3).

(v) Description of response personnel capabilities (F1.3.4) ............................................. II.2.b; III.3; III.3.e.(5); III.3.f.(2);

(vi) Plans for evacuation of the facility and a reference to community evacuation plans

(F1.3.5).

III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5)

(vii) Description of immediate measures to secure the source (F1.7.1) .......................... II.2.d.(2); III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4).

(viii) Diagram of the facility (F1.9) ..................................................................................... III.1.a–b.

(2) Facility information (F1.2, F2.0) .......................................................................................... I.4.b–d; III.1.

(3) Information about emergency responses:

(i) Identity of private personnel and equipment to remove to the maximum extent practicable a WCD or other discharges (F1.3.2, F1.3.4).III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4)–(5); III.3.e.(5).

(ii) Evidence of contracts or other approved means for ensuring personnel and equipment availability.III.3.e.(5); III.3.f.(5)

(iii) Identity and telephone of individuals/organizations to be contacted in event of a

discharge (F1.3.1).

II.2.a; III.2.b–d; III.3.b.(2).

(iv) Description of information to pass to response personnel in event of a reportable

spill (F1.3.1).

II.2.a.

(v) Description of response personnel capabilities (F1.3.4) ............................................. II.2.b; III.3; III.3.e.(5); III.3.f.(2).

(vi) Description of a facility’s response equipment, location of the equipment, and

equipment testing (F1.3.2, F1.3.3).

II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3); III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(1);

III.3.f.(3).

(vii) Plans for evacuation of the facility and a reference to community evacuation plans

as appropriate (F1.3.5).

III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5).

(viii) Diagram of evacuation routes (F1.9). ....................................................................... III.3.b.(3).

(ix) Duties of the qualified individual (F1.3.6) ................................................................... II.2.c; II.2.d.(1); I.2.e; III.2.b–c; III.3.c.(3);

III.3.d.(1); III.3.f.

(4) Hazard evaluation (F1.4) .................................................................................................... II.2.c; III.3.d.(1); III.4.b.

(5) Response planning levels (F1.5, F1.5.1, F1.5.2) ............................................................... II.3.d.(1).

(6) Discharge detection systems (F1.6, F1.6.1, F1.6.2) .......................................................... II.1.

(7) Plan implementation (F1.7) ................................................................................................ II.2.d–f; II.3; II.4.

(i) Response actions to be carried out (F1.7.1.1) ............................................................. II.2; III.3.d.(2).

(ii) Description of response equipment to be used for each scenario (F1.7.1.1) ............. III.3.d.(1).

(iii) Plans to dispose of contaminated cleanup materials (F1.7.2) ................................... III.3.c.(5)–(6)

(iv) Measures to provide adequate containment and drainage of spilled oil (F1.7.3) ...... III.3.c.(2); III.3.c.(4); III.3.d.(2); III.3.d.(4).

(8) Self-inspection, drills/exercises, and response training (F1.8.1–F1.8.3.2) ................. III.3.e.(6); III.5.

(9) Diagrams (F1.9) .......................................................................................................... III.1.b.

(10) Security systems (F1.10) ........................................................................................... III.3.e.(2).

(11) Response plan cover sheet (F2.0).

112.21 Facility response training and drills/exercises (F1.8.2, F1.8.3) ........................................ III.5.

Appendix F Facility-Specific Response Plan: 12 I.2.

1.0 Model Facility-Specific Response Plan.

1.1 Emergency Response Action Plan.

1.2 Facility Information .......................................................................................................... I.3; I.4.a; I.4.b–c; I.4.h; II.2.a; III.1.

1.3 Emergency Response Information:

1.3.1 Notification ............................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.2.a–c.

1.3.2 Response Equipment List ..................................................................................... II.2.d.(3); III.3.e.(3); III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3)–(4).

1.3.3 Response Equipment Testing/Deployment ........................................................... III.3.e.(6).

1.3.4 Personnel .............................................................................................................. II.2.b; III.3; III.3.f.(2).

1.3.5 Evacuation Plans ................................................................................................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.e.(5).

1.3.6 Qualified Individual’s Duties .................................................................................. II.2.

1.4 Hazard Evaluation ........................................................................................................... II.2.c.

1.4.1 Hazard Identification .............................................................................................. III.1.c; III.3.d.(1).

1.4.2 Vulnerability Analysis ............................................................................................ II.2.c; III.3.d.(1).

1.4.3 Analysis of the Potential for an Oil Spill ................................................................ III.3.d.(1).

1.4.4 Facility Reportable Oil Spill History ....................................................................... III.4.b.

1.5 Discharge Scenarios:

1.5.1 Small and Medium Discharges ............................................................................. III.3.d.(1).

1.5.2 Worst Case Discharge .......................................................................................... III.3.d.(1).

1.6 Discharge Detection Systems:

1.6.1 Discharge Detection By Personnel ....................................................................... II.1.
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1.6.2 Automated Discharge Detection ........................................................................... II.1.

1.7 Plan Implementation ........................................................................................................ II.2.

1.7.1 Response Resources for Small, Medium, and Worst Case Spills ....................... II.2.d.(3); II.2.f; III.3.c.(3); III.3.d.(2); III.3.f.(1);

III.3.f.(3)–(4).

1.7.2 Disposal Plans ....................................................................................................... III.3.c.(5)–(6); III.3.d.(4).

1.7.3 Containment and Drainage Planning .................................................................... II.2.d; III.3.c.(4); III.3.d.(2).

1.8 Self-Inspection, Drills/Exercises, and Response Training:

1.8.1 Facility Self-Inspection .......................................................................................... III.3.e.(6).

1.8.2 Facility Drills/Exercises .......................................................................................... III.5.

1.8.3 Response Training ................................................................................................ III.5.

1.9 Diagrams ......................................................................................................................... I.4; III.1.a–c.

1.10 Security .......................................................................................................................... III.3.e.(2).

2.0 Response Plan Cover Sheet ........................................................................................... I.4.b; I.4.c; I.4.h; III.1.

USCG FRP (33 CFR part 154)

154.1026 Qualified individual and alternate qualified individual .................................................. lI.2.a; III.3.b.(1).

154.1028 Availability of response resources by contract or other approved means ................... III.3.f or III.8; III.3.f.(5).

154.1029 Worst case discharge ................................................................................................... III.3.d.(1).

154.1030 General response plan contents:.

(a) The plan must be written in English.

(b) Organization of the plan 13 .................................................................................................. I.2.

(c) Required contents.

(d) Sections submitted to COTP.

(e) Cross-references ................................................................................................................ III.8.

(f) Consistency with NCP and ACPs ....................................................................................... III.3.d.(3).

154.1035 Significant and substantial harm facilities:

(a) Introduction and plan content ............................................................................................. III.1.

(1) Facility’s name, physical and mailing address, county, telephone, and fax ............... I.4.a; I.4.c–d; I.4.h–i

(2) Description of a facility’s location in a manner that could aid in locating the facility I.4.c.

(3) Name, address, and procedures for contacting the owner/operator on 24-hour

basis.

I.4.b; II.2.a

(4) Table of contents ......................................................................................................... I.2.

(5) Cross index, if appropriate .......................................................................................... III.8.

(6) Record of change(s) to record information on plan updates ...................................... I.3; III.6.

(b) Emergency Response Action Plan:

(1) Notification procedures:

(i) Prioritized list identifying person(s), including name, telephone number, and

role in plan, to be notified in event of threat or actual discharge.

II.2.a; III.2.a–c.

(ii) Information to be provided in initial and follow-up notifications to federal, state,

and local agencies.

III.3.b; III.2.a–c.

(2) Facility’s spill mitigation procedures 14 ........................................................................ II.2.d.(2); III.3.c.(2).

(i) Volume(s) of persistent and non-persistent oil groups.

(ii) Prioritized procedures/task delegation to mitigate or prevent a potential or actual discharge or emergencies involving certain equipment/scenarios.II.2.

(iii) List of equipment and responsibilities of facility personnel to mitigate an average most probable discharge.II.2.e–f; III.3.f.(3); III.3.c.(1)–(5).

(3) Facility response activities 15 ....................................................................................... II.2.c; II.2.e–f; II.3; II.4; III.3.c.(3).

(i) Description of facility personnel’s responsibilities to initiate/supervise response

until arrival of qualified individual.

II.1; II.2.

(ii) Qualified individual’s responsibilities/authority ..................................................... II.2.

(iii) Facility or corporate organizational structure used to manage response actions II.2.b; II.3; III.3.a; III.3.b.(2)–(4); III.3.c;

III.3.d.(1); III.3.e–f.

(iv) Oil spill response organization(s)/spill management team available by contract

or other approved means.

II.2.d.(3); III.3.c.(4)–(5); III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(1)–(2);

III.3.f.(5).

(v) For mobile facilities that operate in more than one COTP, the oil spill response

organization(s)/spill management team in the applicable geographic-specific appendix.

II.2.d.(3).

(4) Fish and wildlife sensitive environments ..................................................................... III.1.c; III.3.d.(1)–(2).

(i) Areas of economic importance and environmental sensitivity as identified in the

ACP that are potentially impacted by a WCD.

II.2.c.

(ii) List areas and provide maps/charts and describe response actions.

(iii) Equipment and personnel necessary to protect identified areas ........................ II.2.e–f; III.3.f.(3); III.3.c.(1)–(5).

(5) Disposal plan ............................................................................................................... III.3.d.(4).

(c) Training and exercises ....................................................................................................... III.5.

(d) Plan review and update procedures .................................................................................. III.6.

(e) Appendices ......................................................................................................................... I.4.c; III.1.b.

(1) Facility specific information ......................................................................................... III.1.

(2) List of contacts ............................................................................................................ II.2.a; III.2.a–c; III.3.b.(1).

(3) Equipment lists and records ........................................................................................ III.3.e.(3); III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(1); III.3.f.(3)–(5).

(4) Communications plan .................................................................................................. III.3.b.(2).

(5) Site-specific safety and health plan ............................................................................ III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(7); III.3.e. (1).
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(6) List of acronyms and definitions.

(7) A geographic-specific appendix.

154.1040 Specific requirements for substantial harm facilities.

154.1041 Specific response information to be maintained on mobile MTR facilities.

154.1045 Groups I–IV petroleum oils.

154.1047 Group V petroleum oils.

154.1050 Training ......................................................................................................................... III.5.

154.1055 Drills .............................................................................................................................. III.5.

154.1057 Inspection and maintenance of response resources ................................................... III.3.e.(6).

154.1060 Submission and approval procedures.

154.1065 Plan revision and amendment procedures ................................................................... III.6.

154.1070 Deficiencies.

154.1075 Appeal Process.

Appendix C—Guidelines for determining and evaluating required response resources for facility

response plans.

III.3.f.(3).

Appendix D—Training elements for oil spill response plans .......................................................... III.5.

DOT/RSPA FRP (49 CFR Part 194)

194.101 Operators required to submit plans.

194.103 Significant and substantial harm: operator’s statement ................................................. III.8.

194.105 Worst case discharge ..................................................................................................... III.3.d.(1).

194.107 General response plan requirements:

(a) Resource planning requirements ....................................................................................... III.3.d.

(b) Language requirements.

(c) Consistency with NCP and ACP(s) .................................................................................... III.3.d.(3); III.8.

(d) Each response plan must include:

(1) Core Plan Contents:

(i) An information summary as required in 194.113 .................................................. I.4; III.1.

194.113(a) Core plan information summary:

(1) Name and address of operator .......................................................................................... I.4.b; I.4.d.

(2) Description of each response zone .................................................................................... I.4.c.

(b) Response zone appendix information summary:

(1) Core plan information summary I.4; III.1.

(2) Name∧O∧S∧A∧A∧O Submission and approval procedures ......................................... III.6.

194.121 Response plan review and update procedures .............................................................. III.6. ∧Apendix∧S∧A∧Aecommended guidelines for the preparation of response plans .......................... I.2.

Section 1—Information summary ............................................................................................. I.4.b–c; II.2.a; II.2.f; III.8.

Section 2—Notification procedures .......................................................................................... II.2.a; III.2; III.3.b.(2); III.3.e.(3).

Section 3—Spill detection and on-scene spill mitigation procedures ...................................... II.1; II.2.e–f; III.3.c.(2).

Section 4—Response activities ............................................................................................... II.2.b; III.3.b.(1).

Section 5—List of contacts ...................................................................................................... II.2.a.

Section 6—Training procedures .............................................................................................. III.5.

Section 7—Drill procedures ..................................................................................................... III.5.

Section 8—Response plan review and update procedures .................................................... III.6.

Section 9—Response zone appendices .................................................................................. II.2.b; II.3; III.1.a–c; III.3.

OSHA Emergency Action Plans (29 CFR 1910.38(a)) and Process Safety (29 CFR 1910.119)

1910.38(a) Emergency action plan:

(1) Scope and applicability ....................................................................................................... III.3.c.(1); III.3.d.

(2) Elements:

(i) Emergency escape procedures and emergency escape route assignments .............. II.2; II.2.c; III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.

(ii) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate.II.2; II.2.c; II.2.e; III.3.c.

(iii) Procedures to account for all employees after emergency evacuation has been

completed.

II.2.a; III.3.b.(2); III.3.b.(3); III.3.c; III.4.

(iv) Rescue and medical duties for those employees who are to perform them ............. III.3.b.(3); III.3.c; III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).

(v) The preferred means of reporting fires and other emergencies ................................. II.2.a; III.3.b.

(vi) Names or regular job titles of persons or departments who can be contacted for

further information or explanation of duties under the plan.

I.4.f; II.2.a; III.3.b.(2); III.3.b.(4).

(3) Alarm system 16 .................................................................................................................. II.2.a; III.3.c.(3); III.3.e.(3).

(4) Evacuation .......................................................................................................................... II.2.d; III.3.b.(3); III.3.c.(3); III.3.d; III.3.d.(1).

(5) Training ............................................................................................................................... III.3.e.(5); III.5.

1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals:

(e)(3)(ii) Investigation of previous incidents ............................................................................. III.4; III.4.b.

(e)(3)(iii) Process hazard analysis requirements ..................................................................... III.3.e.(3).

(g)(1)(i) Employee training in process/operating procedures .................................................. III.5.

(j)(4) Inspection/testing of process equipment ......................................................................... III.3.e.(6).

(j)(5) Equipment repair ............................................................................................................. III.3.e.(6).

(l) Management of change(s) ................................................................................................... III.5.

(m) Incident investigation ......................................................................................................... III.4.a.
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(n) Emergency planning and response .................................................................................... I.1; II.1; II.2; II.2.d; III.2; III.2.a; III.2.b.

(o)(1) Certification of compliance ............................................................................................. III.6.

1910.165 Employee alarm systems:

(b) General requirements ......................................................................................................... III.3.e.(3).

(b)(1) Purpose of alarm system ............................................................................................... III.2; III.2.a.

(b)(4) Preferred means of reporting emergencies ................................................................... III.2.

(d) Maintenance and testing .................................................................................................... III.3.e.(6).

1910.272 Grain handling facilities:

(d) Development/implementation of emergency action plan ................................................... I.1; III.2.

OSHA HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)

1910.120(k) Decontamination ....................................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

1910.120(l) Emergency response program .................................................................................. I.1.

(1) Emergency response plan:

(i) An emergency response plan shall be developed and implemented by all employers

within the scope of this section to handle anticipated emergencies prior to the commencement of hazardous waste operations.

(ii) Employers who will evacuate their employees from the workplace when an emergency occurs, and who do not permit any of their employees to assist in handling

the emergency, are exempt from the requirements of this paragraph if they provide

an emergency action plan complying with section 1910.38(a) of this part.

(2) Elements of an emergency response plan:

(i) Pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties .................................. I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.c; III.2.b; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);

III.3.d.

(ii) Personnel roles, lines of authority, and communication .............................................. I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.a; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4); III.3.e.(4).

(iii) Emergency recognition and prevention ...................................................................... II.1; III.7.

(iv) Safe distances and places of refuge .......................................................................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2).

(v) Site security and control .............................................................................................. III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2).

(vi) Evacuation routes and procedures ............................................................................. II.2.d; III.3.b.(3)

(vii) Decontamination procedures ..................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

(viii) Emergency medical treatment and response procedures ........................................ II.2.d; III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).

(ix) Emergency alerting and response procedures ........................................................... II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f; II.4; III.2; III.2.a; III.2.b; III.2.c;

III.3.d.

(x) Critique of response and follow-up .............................................................................. II.3; III.4; III.4.a; III.6.

(xi) PPE and emergency equipment ................................................................................. III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3); III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(6);

III.3.f.(3).

(3) Procedures for handling emergency incidents:

(i) Additional elements of emergency response plans:

(A) Site topography, layout, and prevailing weather conditions ................................ III.1.c.

(B) Procedures for reporting incidents to local, state, and federal government

agencies.

II.2.a; III.2.

(ii) The emergency response plan shall be a separate section of the Site Safety and

Health Plan.

(iii) The emergency response plan shall be compatible with the disaster, fire, and/or

emergency response plans of local, state, and federal agencies.

III.3.e.

(iv) The emergency response plan shall be rehearsed regularly as part of the overall

training program for site operations.

III.5.

(v) The site emergency response plan shall be reviewed periodically and, as necessary, be amended to keep it current with new or changing site conditions or information.

(vi) An employee alarm system shall be installed in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.165

to notify employees of an emergency situation; to stop work activities if necessary;

to lower background noise in order to speed communications; and to begin emergency procedures.

(vii) Based upon the information available at time of the emergency, the employer

shall evaluate the incident and the site response capabilities and proceed with the

appropriate steps to implement the site emergency response plan.

II.2.c; II.2.d.

1910.120(p)(8) Emergency response program: I.1

(i) Emergency response plan.

(ii) Elements of an emergency response plan:

(A) Pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties ................................. I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.b; III.2.b; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);

III.3.d.

(B) Personnel roles, lines of authority, and communication ............................................. I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.c; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4); III.3.e.(4).

(C) Emergency recognition and prevention ...................................................................... II.1; III.7

(D) Safe distances and places of refuge .......................................................................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2)

(E) Site security and control ............................................................................................. III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2)

(F) Evacuation routes and procedures ............................................................................. II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).

(G) Decontamination procedures ...................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

(H) Emergency medical treatment and response procedures .......................................... II.2.d; III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).

(I) Emergency alerting and response procedures ............................................................ II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f; II.4; III.2; III.2.a; III.2.b; III.2.c;

III.3.d.
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(J) Critique of response and follow-up .............................................................................. II.3; III.4; III.4.a; III.6.

(K) PPE and emergency equipment ................................................................................. III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3); III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(6);

III.3.f.(3).

(iii) Training .............................................................................................................................. III.5.

(iv) Procedures for handling emergency incidents:

(A) Additional elements of emergency response plans:

(1) Site topography, layout, and prevailing weather conditions ................................ III.1.c; III.3.d.(1).

(2) Procedures for reporting incidents to local, state, and federal government

agencies.

II.2.a; III.2.

(B) The emergency response plan shall be compatible and integrated with the disaster, fire and/or emergency response plans of local, state, and federal agencies.III.3.e.

(C) The emergency response plan shall be rehearsed regularly as part of the overall

training program for site operations.

(D) The site emergency response plan shall be reviewed periodically and, as necessary, be amended to keep it current with new or changing site conditions or information.

(E) An employee alarm system shall be installed in accordance with 29 CFR

1910.165.

(F) Based upon the information available at the time of the emergency, the employer

shall evaluate the incident and the site response capabilities and proceed with the

appropriate steps to implement the site emergency response plan

II.2.d; II.2.e; III.3.d.(1).

1910.120(q) Emergency response to hazardous substance releases:

(1) Emergency response plan .................................................................................................. III.3.1.

(2) Elements of an emergency response plan:

(i) Pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties .................................. I.4.f; II.2.b; II.2.c; III.2.b; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4);

III.3.d.

(ii) Personnel roles, lines of authority, training, and communication ................................ I.4.f; II.2.b; III.2.b; III.2.c; III.3.b.(4); III.3.e.(4).

(iii) Emergency recognition and prevention ...................................................................... II.1; III.7.

(iv) Safe distances and places of refuge .......................................................................... III.3.b.(3); III.3.d.(2).

(v) Site security and control .............................................................................................. III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(2).

(vi) Evacuation routes and procedures ............................................................................. II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).

(vii) Decontamination procedures ..................................................................................... III.3.c.(6).

(viii) Emergency medical treatment and response procedures ........................................ II.2.d; III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).

(ix) Emergency alerting and response procedures ........................................................... II.2; II.2.a; II.2.f; II.4; III.2; III.2.a; III.2.b; III.2.c;

III.3.d.

(x) Critique of response and follow-up .............................................................................. II.3; III.4; III.4.a; III.6.

(xi) PPE and emergency equipment ................................................................................. III.3.e.(6); III.3.f.(3); III.3.d.(2); III.3.e.(6);

III.3.f.(3).

(xii) Emergency response plan coordination and integration ........................................... III.3.e; III.8.

(3) Procedures for handling emergency response:

(i) The senior emergency response official responding to an emergency shall become

the individual in charge of a site-specific Incident Command System (ICS).

II.2.b; III.3; III.3.a; III.3.b; III.3.b.(1); III.3.b.(2);

III.3.e.(3).

(ii) The individual in charge of the ICS shall identify, to the extent possible, all hazardous substances or conditions present and shall address as appropriate site analysis,

use of engineering controls, maximum exposure limits, hazardous substance handling procedures, and use of any new technologies.

II.2.c; II.2.d; III.3.c.(3).

(iii) Implementation of appropriate emergency operations and use of PPE .................... II.2.c; II.2.d; II.2.e; III.3.c; III.3.c.(1); III.3.d.(1);

III.3.d.(2).

(iv) Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard shall wear

positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus while engaged in emergency

response.

II.2.d.

(v) The individual in charge of the ICS shall limit the number of emergency response

personnel at the emergency site, in those areas of potential or actual exposure to

incident or site hazards, to those who are actively performing emergency operations.

III.3.c; III.3.e.(5).

(vi) Backup personnel shall stand by with equipment ready to provide assistance or

rescue.

II.2.d; III.3.e.(5).

(vii) The individual in charge of the ICS shall designate a safety official, who is knowledgeable in the operations being implemented at the emergency response site.II.2.d; III.3.b.(3).

(viii) When activities are judged by the safety official to be an IDLH condition and/or to

involve an imminent danger condition, the safety official shall have authority to alter,

suspend, or terminate those activities.

III.3.b.(3).

(ix) After emergency operations have terminated, the individual in charge of the ICS

shall implement appropriate decontamination procedures.

III.3.c.(6).
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ATTACHMENT 3: REGULATORY CROSS-COMPARISON MATRICES—Continued

ICP Citation(s)

(x) When deemed necessary for meeting the tasks at hand, approved self-contained

compressed air breathing apparatus may be used with approved cylinders from

other approved self-contained compressed air breathing apparatus provided that

such cylinders are of the same capacity and pressure rating.

(4) Skilled support personnel.

(5) Specialist employees.

(6) Training III.5.

(7) Trainers.

(8) Refresher training.

(9) Medical surveillance and consultation.

(10) Chemical protective clothing.

(11) Post-emergency response operations.

EPA’s Risk Management Program (40 CFR Part 68)

68.20–36 Offsite consequence analysis ....................................................................................... III.3.d.(1).

68.42 Five-year accident history ................................................................................................... III.4.b.

68.50 Hazard review ..................................................................................................................... III.3.d.(1).

68.60 Incident investigation .......................................................................................................... III.4.a

68.67 Process hazards analysis ................................................................................................... III.3.d.(1)

68.81 Incident investigation .......................................................................................................... III.4.a

68.95(a) Elements of an emergency response program:

(1) Elements of an emergency response plan:

(i) Procedures for informing the public and emergency response agencies about accidental releases.II.2.a; III.2.

(ii) Documentation of proper first-aid and emergency medical treatment necessary to

treat accidental human exposures.

III.3.c.(7); III.3.e.(1).

(iii) Procedures and measures for emergency response after an accidental release of

a regulated substance.

II.1; II.2; II.3; II.4; III.3.a–c.

(2) Procedures for the use of emergency response equipment and for its inspection, testing, and maintenance.III.3.e.(6).

(3) Training for all employees in relevant procedures ............................................................. III.5.

(4) Procedures to review and update the emergency response plan ..................................... III.6.

68.95(b) Compliance with other federal contingency plan regulations.

68.95(c) Coordination with the community emergency response plan.

Notes to Attachment 3

1Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of

the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate with their respective

states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA requirements. 2Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of

the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate with their respective

states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA requirements. 3Facilities should be aware that most states have been authorized by EPA to implement RCRA contingency planning requirements in place of

the federal requirements listed. Thus, in many cases state requirements may not track this matrix. Facilities must coordinate with their respective

states to ensure an ICP complies with state RCRA requirements. 4Section 264.56 is incorporated by reference at § 264.52(a). 5 Incorporates by reference § 264.37. 6Section 265.56 is incorporated by reference at § 265.52(a). 7 Incorporates by reference § 265.37. 8Section 279.52(b)(6) is incorporated by reference at § 279.52(b)(2)(i). 9 Incorporates by reference § 279.52(a)(6). 10 Non-response planning parts of this regulation (e.g., prevention provisions) require a specified format. 11 If a facility is required to develop a strong oil spill contingency plan under this section, the requirement can be met through the ICP. 12The appendix further describes the required elements in 120.20(h). It contains regulatory requirements as well as recommendations. 13Specific plan requirements for sections listed under 154.1030(b) are contained in 154.1035(a)–(g). 14 Note: Sections 154.1045 and 154.1047 contain requirements specific to facilities that handle, store, or transport Group I–IV oils and Group V

oils, respectively. 15 Ibid. 16Section 1910.38(a)(3) incorporates 29 CFR 1910.165 by reference.
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Dated: April 18, 1996.

Elliott P. Laws,

Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste

and Emergency Response, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Rear Admiral James C. Card,

Chief, Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection Directorate, U.S. Coast Guard.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

John B. Moran,

Director of Policy, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Department of Labor.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

Thomas Gernhofer,

Associate Director, Offshore Minerals

Management, Minerals Management Service,

Department of the Interior.

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