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29 CHAPTER 4 Emergency Planning and Response Small airports commonly store and handle numerous types of chemicals, oils, and other substances subject to emergency planning and response regulations. Most of these emergency planning and response regulations were promulgated in response to large accidents that caused significant loss of human life or extensive environmental damage.
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30 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports • Hazardous chemicals • CERCLA hazardous substances (as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA)
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Emergency Planning and Response 31 Emergency Release Notification For an accidental release of a CERCLA hazardous substance or EPCRA EHS in excess of its reportable quantities (RQ) and that will affect areas that are beyond the facility boundaries, EPCRA Section 304 requires airports to immediately notify their LEPC and SERC.
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32 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports ensure that applicable reporting requirements are met, especially if a tenant is responsible for operating an airport-owned facility (e.g., fuel farm)
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Emergency Planning and Response 33 look for ways to prevent chemical accidents. LEPCs are made up of emergency management agencies, responders, industry and the public.
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34 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports 4.2 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Clean Water Act, as Amended The Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation was promulgated in 1973 under Section 311 of the CWA and is commonly referred to as the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule.
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Emergency Planning and Response 35 applicable UST requirements. However, some USTs are not subject to all of the technical requirements of the federal or state UST requirements (e.g., emergency generator USTs, heating oil USTs)
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36 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports airport SPCC plan. As a result, the oil storage capacity at small airports frequently exceeds the regulatory thresholds.
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Emergency Planning and Response 37 • Properly decommission or permanently close airport bulk oil storage containers that are non-operational. Key Terms • Bulk Oil Storage Container -- A container used to store oil that is regulated by SPCC and has a shell capacity equal to or greater than 55 gallons.
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38 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports 4.3 Pesticide Application, Certification, and Disposal Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947, as Amended FIFRA established a program for managing pesticides in the United States. A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, or intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
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Emergency Planning and Response 39 Small Airport Applicability Pesticides used at airports typically include those for vegetation (e.g., weeds, brush, or invasive species) or pest (e.g., insect, or rodent)
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40 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports 4.4 Underground Storage Tanks Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as Amended RCRA is an amendment to the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, and provides the framework for managing and recycling wastes. In 1984, RCRA was amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments.
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Emergency Planning and Response 41 • Ensure staff is aware of UST leak detection operations and monitoring requirements. • Perform required inspections for tanks and containment at the frequency specified by the state or federal UST requirements and maintain associated records on file.
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42 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports 4.5 Hazardous Material Transport Hazardous Material Transportation Act of 1974, as Amended HMTA, as amended by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act of 1990 and the Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Law of 2005, established regulations for the safe transport of hazardous materials in commerce (e.g., by air, highway, rail, or water)
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Emergency Planning and Response 43 Compliance Attainment Strategies • Understand what hazardous materials qualify for hazardous transport. • Properly label hazardous materials to be transported offsite.
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44 Guidebook of Practices for Improving Environmental Performance at Small Airports Additional Resources • 49 CFR 105-180 • General information for HMTA http://www.epa.gov/OEM/content/lawsregs/hmtaover.htm • The Hazardous materials Regulations http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs • List of Hazardous materials http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx? c=ecfr&sid=807650d0e02ac5b689ceab20820f40ab&rgn=div6&view= text&node=49:2.1.1.3.7.2&idno=49 • Pipeline and Hazardous materials Safety Administration Registration http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/registration
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