Must the HA (Hazard Assessment) be updated if a school is built nearby?
A3 : The RMP rule does not require a facility to update its census data or to update a hazard assessment if a school is built nearby. The rule does not require the RMP plan to be resubmitted because of a change only in the census data or a change in the public receptors affected. However, if updated census data indicates that the WCS for a Program 1 process would affect a public receptor or resident, the RMP would have to be resubmitted “within 6 months of a change that alters the Program level that applied to any covered process” {68.190 (b)(7)}. In general, census data should not be needed for Program level screening. A facility will use local knowledge to identify the nearest public receptor.
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