WAC 118-40-180
Hazardous material emergency response
plan -- Content, guidelines, evaluation process. (1) Each local
emergency planning committee shall complete a hazardous materials
emergency response plan as required by Section 303 (a), (b), (c),
EPCRA.
(2) The local emergency planning committee shall transmit
three copies of the completed plan to:
Washington State Emergency Response
Commission
Washington Military Department
Emergency Management Division
(3) At a minimum, the plan shall include the requirements of
EPCRA, the standards of the NRT-1 guidelines, and the concepts of
the Washington state comprehensive emergency management plan as
it is written.
(4) Upon receipt of a local emergency planning committee
hazardous material emergency response plan, the state emergency
response commission shall:
(a) Send a letter to the local emergency planning committee
formally acknowledging the receipt of the plan and informing them
of the review process.
(b) Copies of the plan will then be reviewed for comment
within ninety days of receipt as required by EPCRA.
(d) Upon completion of this review the state emergency
response commission shall, as appropriate, send a letter to the
submitting local emergency planning committee acknowledging
receipt and providing reviewer's comments as appropriate in
meeting the intent of EPCRA.
(5) The local emergency planning committees shall review and
update, as appropriate, their plans annually changes to the plan
shall be submitted to the state emergency response commission. If there are no changes to the local plan, the local emergency
planning committee shall provide written notification to the
state emergency response commission within thirty days of the
review's completion.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 38.52 RCW and Public Law 99-499. 98-07-028, § 118-40-180, filed 3/11/98, effective 4/11/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 38.52.030(2), 38.52.050 (1), (3) and43.63A.060
. 88-19-025 (Order 88-05), § 118-40-180, filed
9/12/88.]