NACD Submits Comments to EPA on Proposed Changes to Risk Management Plan Rule
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) submitted comments to the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to reconsider its proposed changes to the Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. In the comments Jennifer Gibson, NACD vice president of Regulatory Affairs, highlighted the effectiveness of the current RMP rule at preventing chemical accidents, and urged the agency to reconsider its blanket requirements on all businesses, including those already in compliance.
“Instead of requiring new regulations for all facilities covered by RMP, the EPA should focus on facilities that are noncompliant and/or experiencing the majority of accidents,” wrote Gibson. “NACD urges the EPA to focus its efforts on these facilities instead of broadly applying new regulations to all RMP facilities, the vast majority of which are in compliance and have successfully prevented accidental releases.”