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Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule

EPA staff who are conducting on-site compliance evaluations at RMP facilities should offer facility employees and employee representatives the opportunity to participate in any such evaluations. The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) have issued interim guidance (PDF) (2 pp, 648K, about PDF) and are jointly developing final guidance to implement the CAA section 112(r) statutory requirement. They plan to issue the guidance later in 2010. Until final EPA guidance is issued, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Field Operations Manual (PDF) (319 pp, 3.5M, about PDF) is available as a reference tool.


RMP Information Access and Address Change for Reporting Center

EPA published in the Federal Register (PDF) (1 pg, 60K, about PDF) a new address for the RMP Reporting Center (PDF) (118 pp, 3.7M, about PDF) and an authorization for a new contractor to access Risk Management Plan (RMP) information.


On March 13, 2009, EPA provided new software called RMP*eSubmit for facilities to use for online RMP reporting. EPA asks that all facilities use this new method to submit RMPs because it is easy to use, will improve data quality, and will enable you to access your RMP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Under the authority of section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, the Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions require facilities that produce, handle, process, distribute, or store certain chemicals to develop a Risk Management Program, prepare a Risk Management Plan (RMP), and submit the RMP to EPA. Covered facilities were initially required to comply with the rule in 1999, and the rule has been amended on several occasions since then, most recently in 2004.

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Preparing a Risk Management Plan

Please consult the following sources, in addition to the RMP rule, before preparing your plan:

EPA developed tools to allow facilities to prepare and submit their RMPs online. These tools include:

  • RMP*eSubmit - EPA developed this online system for facilities to use to prepare and submit their Risk Management Plans.
  • RMP Comp - This electronic tool performs the off-site consequence analysis required under the Risk Management Program

Submitting a Risk Management Plan

After you have prepared your plan using RMP*eSubmit, you may also re-submit, correct, or withdraw an RMP.

Facilities submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI) and Trade Secrets cannot use RMP*eSubmit at this time. Please contact the RMP Reporting Center for submission options.

Accessing RMP Information

RMP information may be accessed via the Federal Reading Rooms:

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