News Releases from Headquarters

CORRECTION: EPA Extends the Effective Date of Risk Management Plan Rule*

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Pruitt took action today to reconsider the “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: 'Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air'” (“RMP Rule”) and signed an administrative stay to delay the effective date of the rule regarding chemical accident preparedness and prevention, until June 19, 2017.

The 90-day extension will allow time for EPA to consider whether to further extend the effective date of the rule through a rulemaking action while the Agency reconsiders the rule in response to a petition the agency received in February 2017 from the RMP Coalition.

“As an agency, we need to be responsive to concerns raised by stakeholders regarding regulations so facility owners and operators know what is expected of them,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said as he directed the Agency to extend the effective date of the rule.*

For more information:  https://www.epa.gov/rmp/final-amendments-risk-management-program-rmp-rule

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* corrected 3/15/2017