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State Emergency Management

National Weather Service, Springfield

SMESO

Roles and Responsibilities of the LEPC

  1. Each Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) shall (according to the Act) include, at a minimum, representatives from each of the following groups or organizations:
    bulletelected state and local officials
    bulletlaw enforcement
    bulletemergency management
    bulletfire fighting
    bulletfirst aid
    bullethealth
    bulletlocal governmental
    bullethospital
    bullettransportation
    bulletbroadcast and print media
    bulletcommunity groups
    bulletowners and operators of covered facilities
  2. The LEPC shall:
    bulletappoint a chairperson
    bulletestablish rules for the committee to operate by including provisions for:
    bulletpublic notification of committee activities
    bulletresponse to public comments
    bulletdistribution of the emergency plan
    bulletestablish procedures for receiving information
    bulletestablish procedures for processing requests from the public
    bulletdesignate a person to serve as a coordinator for information
     
  3. The LEPC should have completed a comprehensive plan as of October 17, 1988 and shall:
    bulletreview their plan annually
    bulletevaluate the need for resources to develop, implement and exercise the emergency plan
    bulletmake recommendations with respect to additional resources that may be required and the means for providing such additional resources
    bulletThe LEPC shall submit a copy of the plan to the MERC for review. Note: Each plan shall include the following:
    bulletidentification of facilities and transportation routes of extremely hazardous substances
    bulletidentification of possible impacted facilities (hospitals, schools, manufacturers, etc.)
    bulletmethods and procedures to be used by plant operators and local response officials to respond to chemical releases from the covered facilities
    bulletidentification of local emergency and facility coordinators
    bulletnotification and communication procedures
    bulletmethods for determining the occurrence of a release and the impacted area
    bulletidentification of emergency equipment and persons responsible for equipment
    bullettraining plans
    bulletschedule and method for exercising the emergency plan

     

  4. The LEPC receives emergency notifications of chemical releases under Section 304 from facilities and transporters.
     
  5. The LEPC receives Section 311 notices (chemical safety information) and revisions from companies that have materials for which OSHA requires Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The fire department also receives these notices (Tier II form). If the LEPC receives a Tier II, it can request the MSDS for any of the listed materials. Also, the LEPC shall provide the public a copy of any MSDS on request. If the LEPC does not have the MSDS, it should be requested from the facility and then provided to the requestor.
     
  6. The LEPC receives Emergency Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms under Section 312 of the Act from facilities. This information includes estimated amounts of chemical (by category) present at the facility during the preceding year, the average daily amount of chemicals in each category, and the general location of the chemicals.
     
  7. The LEPC must publish information annually to let the public know where and during what hours information on the following is available: emergency response plans, chemical lists, inventory forms, toxic release forms, and follow-up emergency notices.