Federal Panel Backs Industry Calls To Weaken EPA's Proposed RMP Rule

A federal panel that weighed the costs to small businesses of EPA's proposed revisions to the Risk Management Plan (RMP) facility safety rule is urging EPA to weaken proposed requirements for third-party audits and incident reviews, and to justify new hazard analysis, backing industry claims the proposal will impose unnecessary burdens. The proposed rule , which EPA released Feb. 25 and published in the March 13 Federal Register , does not appear to reflect the recommendations from the small business...