[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 13]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR68.165]

[Page 187]
 
                TITLE 40 - PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
      CHAPTER I - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68 - CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart G - Risk Management Plan
 
Sec. 68.165  Offsite consequence analysis.

    (a) The owner or operator shall submit in the RMP information:
    (1) One worst-case release scenario for each Program 1 process; and
    (2) For Program 2 and 3 processes, one worst-case release scenario 
to represent all regulated toxic substances held above the threshold 
quantity and one worst-case release scenario to represent all regulated 
flammable substances held above the threshold quantity. If additional 
worst-case scenarios for toxics or flammables are required by 
Sec. 68.25(a)(2)(iii), the owner or operator shall submit the 
same information on the additional scenario(s). The owner or operator of 
Program 2 and 3 processes shall also submit information on one 
alternative release scenario for each regulated toxic substance held 
above the threshold quantity and one alternative release scenario to 
represent all regulated flammable substances held above the threshold 
quantity.
    (b) The owner or operator shall submit the following data:
    (1) Chemical name;
    (2) Percentage weight of the chemical in a liquid mixture (toxics 
only);
    (3) Physical state (toxics only);
    (4) Basis of results (give model name if used);
    (5) Scenario (explosion, fire, toxic gas release, or liquid spill 
and evaporation);
    (6) Quantity released in pounds;
    (7) Release rate;
    (8) Release duration;
    (9) Wind speed and atmospheric stability class (toxics only);
    (10) Topography (toxics only);
    (11) Distance to endpoint;
    (12) Public and environmental receptors within the distance;
    (13) Passive mitigation considered; and
    (14) Active mitigation considered (alternative releases only);

[61 FR 31726, June 20, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 980, Jan. 6, 1999]