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FOREWORD

This handbook incorporates emergency planning information from the following EPA and OSHA

regulations:

29 CFR Part 1910

Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration (OSHA) regulations

implementing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA, also

sometimes referenced as SARA Title III)

40 CFR Parts 112, 117

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations implementing the

Clean Water Act (CWA).

40 CFR Parts 262 - 280

EPA regulations implementing the Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (RCRA).

40 CFR Parts 300, 302

EPA regulations implementing the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by

the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA).

40 CFR Part 761

EPA regulations implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The intent of this handbook is to incorporate emergency planning guidance for use at DOE facilities in a

single document, to assist with the development of emergency plans that contain all applicable requirements

and guidance. An adequate emergency plan may be accomplished by developing a single, integrated

emergency plan, or by developing separate plans which deal with specific areas such as operational

emergencies, hazardous material spills, etc.

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