Summary


The proposed amendment will streamline the information that is required of each LEPC. The amendment would allow all LEPC information to be collected and submitted to DEM rather than DEQ, Department of Public Safety (DPS), and DEM. In addition, Tier II reports are required to be submitted through an online portal, which eliminates the need for DEQ to have a list of all 20 members of a LEPC. These changes will not affect the state of Utah's compliance with Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), as well as Title 3 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). A definition is added to define Tier II chemical inventory report. The information previously numbered as Subsections R698-5-3(3.10) through (3-12-1) has been removed from the rule because it is located in Subsection 53-2a-702(1)(b). The section previously numbered as Subsection R968-5-4(4.4) has been renumbered to Subsection R698-5-5(3) because it was out of place in the original rule. The information was previously inserted between two sections that address dissolution of an LEPC.