The EPA on Monday sent out a warning to facilities required to submit updated risk management plans (RMPs), that haven't yet done so, and noted it will soon begin issuing fines against companies that do not. The plans, required under the Clean Air Act, contain information assessing plans in place to prevent and respond to accidental releases of hazardous substances from facilities, and must be updated at least every five years.

EPA regional offices continually identifies facilities that currently have risk management plans in place to see which plans are overdue. Some regions that find facilities that have not updated their plans on time, have offered those businesses a chance to pay a discounted penalty. All regions now can accept these plans online at www.epa.gov/emergencies/rmp.

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• More information about the new RMP submission process