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EPCRA

Emergency

Planning and

Community

Right-to-Know

Act

• Emergency Planning
• EHS
• Off-site plans
• Community Right-to-Know
• What is in your neighborhood?
• Facilities report hazardous substances

• Facilities - (with hazardous materials)
• Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) - (Counties in Wisconsin)
• State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) - WEM
• Planning component for emergency management
• Tribal Emergency Response Commission (TERC) - tribes
• First responders -Fire departments with jurisdiction
• Public

Submit Planning Notification if an Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) is or was present at the facility at or above the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ)

Facilities must promptly supply the LEPC with information requested that is necessary to complete an off-site plan.

Submit annual Tier Two Chemical Inventory Report by March 1st to WEM, LEPC, and local Fire Dept.

Must submit a chemical list or MSDS within 90 days to WEM, LEPC and local Fire Dept.

Pay Wisconsin fees

Range: $205 - $1,540 per year for Tier 2

One time planning fee of $1,080

Late fees

Complete Annual Plan of Work Requirements to receive grant funding

Combined plan of work with EMPG

Planning

Annually update EPCRA County-Wide/Strategic Plan

Develop new and update existing offsite facility plans (must be updated every 4 years)

Insure implementation of local emergency response plan in the event of a spill or release

Exercising

4 year cycle requiring 1 tabletop and 1 functional or full scale

Administrative

Administer the program state-wide

Maintain state-wide EPCRA database of facility records

Process/verify fee payments

Compliance

EPCRA grants to counties/LEPC’s

Establish policy and guidance

Outreach

EPCRA planning policy and guidance

• Facility Description, Floor Plan and Pertinent Site Diagram.
• EHS Chemicals Identified
• Vulnerability Zone
• Special Facilities Affected
• Other Special Considerations
• Transportation Information regarding routes where EHSs are typically transported

• EPCRA Planning Grant to LEPC
• Performance based for planning activities
• Planning, Exercising, Administrative
• Funded by program revenue

• Rollout planned for January 1, 2011
• Facilities will submit on-line
• All plans will be available on-line
• Secure access 24/7
• Cost will be $535,100

• Collect voluntary data on nanotechnology use in the state
• Assist businesses, although this will require trained staff
• Develop a nanotechnology module for EPCRA’s new web-based paperless system
• Modify Tier Two form to Tier Nano form

• Develop planning guidance for nanotechnology
• Serve as information conduit to fire departments and LEPCs
• Provide training to first responders

• Need to know hazards on the scene
• Develop training on nanotechnology to first responders
• Including the associated risks

• Customized “Nano” module to EPCRA web-based paperless system
• Support staff:
• Number of staff depends on number of facilities
• What will be tracked
• The level of technical expertise
• The amount of training and support provided to facilities and LEPCs
• Costs to manage the program could be generated through Facility Fees (similar to EPCRA)

Questions?

• Bill Clare, Planning Section Supervisor

Email – william.clare@wisconsin.gov

Phone – 608.242.3220

• Randi Wind Milsap, General Counsel

Email – randi.milsap@wisconsin.gov

Phone – 608.242.3072