Chemical Manufacturers Cite CRA Bid In Call For EPA To Delay RMP Rule

摘要

Chemical manufacturers are urging EPA to further delay implementation of the Obama administration's final rule revising the agency's industrial facility safety program, saying additional time is vital to give Congress time to consider a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution that could potentially undo the entire rule. In a Feb. 6 letter to Acting EPA Administrator Catherine McCabe, the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Michael Walls calls on EPA to delay by at least 60 days the effective date of the overhaul of EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulation for Trump Administration review, including of issues raised by a pending CRA. The rule sets requirements for how facilities should take steps to reduce accidents and harm to humans and the environment.