[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR264.55]

[Page 218]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 264--STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, 
STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D--Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures
 
Sec. 264.55  Emergency coordinator.

    At all times, there must be at least one employee either on the 
facility premises or on call (i.e., available to respond to an emergency 
by reaching the facility within a short period of time) with the 
responsibility for coordinating all emergency response measures. This 
emergency coordinator must be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of 
the facility's contingency plan, all operations and activities at the 
facility, the location and characteristics of waste handled, the 
location of all records within the facility, and the facility layout. In 
addition, this person must have the authority to commit the resources 
needed to carry out the contingency plan.

[Comment: The emergency coordinator's responsibilities are more fully 
spelled out in Sec. 264.56. Applicable responsibilities for the emergency 
coordinator vary, depending on factors such as type and variety of 
waste(s) handled by the facility, and type and complexity of the 
facility.]