Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule

The Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule implements Section 112(r) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. RMP requires facilities that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a Risk Management Plan. These plans must be revised and resubmitted to EPA every five years.

RMP Rule

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Submitting an RMP

Accessing RMP Information

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Training

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General Duty Clause

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General Duty Clause

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Final RMP Reconsideration Rule

On November 20, 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the Risk Management Program Reconsideration final rule. For more information, please see: Final Risk Management Program (RMP) Reconsideration Rule.

RMP Delay Rule Vacatur

On August 17, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court issued its decision vacating a June 2017 EPA rulemaking. For more information, please see: Risk Management Plan (RMP) Delay Rule Vacatur.