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EPA Consent Agreement Sets Schedule for Hazardous Substance Spill Response Rulemaking (**Updated**)Consent Decree • November 7th, 2024
EPA has agreed, in a draft settlement, to conduct a rulemaking regarding the establishment of regulations to address potential "worst case" spills of hazardous substances similar to the existing "Facility Response Plan" (FRP) program for oil. In a consent decree reached with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other environmental groups, published in the Federal Register on February 3, the agency agreed to issue a proposed rulemaking within two years of the final date of the consent decree "pertaining to the issuance of the Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations." A final rule would be required within 30 months of the proposal.
