Local Emergency Planning Committees

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Local Emergency Planning Committees are community-based groups that coordinate local hazardous materials planning, emergency response, and public access to information about chemical risks.

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Generate an image of Local Emergency Planning Committees (Local Emergency Planning Committees are community-based groups that coordinate local hazardous materials planning, emergency response, and public access to information about chemical risks.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government-related organization ⓘ
community-based planning body ⓘ
emergency management organization ⓘ
public safety organization ⓘ
cooperatesWith Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
State Emergency Response Commission ⓘ
fire departments ⓘ
hazardous materials response teams ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ
local emergency management agencies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn chemical accident prevention ⓘ
community right-to-know about chemical hazards ⓘ
hazardous materials incidents ⓘ
hasAbbreviation LEPC ⓘ
hasMemberType broadcast and print media representatives ⓘ
community group representatives ⓘ
elected local officials ⓘ
elected state officials ⓘ
emergency management personnel ⓘ
emergency medical services personnel ⓘ
environmental professionals ⓘ
facility owners and operators handling hazardous chemicals ⓘ
firefighting representatives ⓘ
hospital representatives ⓘ
law enforcement representatives ⓘ
public health professionals ⓘ
transportation officials ⓘ
legalBasis Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ⓘ
Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ⓘ
operatesAtLevel county ⓘ
local ⓘ
municipal ⓘ
primaryPurpose coordinate local hazardous materials emergency planning ⓘ
facilitate emergency response to chemical accidents ⓘ
provide public access to information about chemical risks ⓘ
produces local emergency response plan ⓘ
public information materials on chemical risks ⓘ
responsibleFor annual review of local emergency response plans ⓘ
community outreach on chemical safety and emergency preparedness ⓘ
coordination with State Emergency Response Commissions ⓘ
coordination with fire, police, and emergency medical services ⓘ
development of local emergency response plans for hazardous materials incidents ⓘ
identification of facilities with extremely hazardous substances ⓘ
identification of transportation routes for extremely hazardous substances ⓘ
public notification procedures for chemical emergencies ⓘ
receiving and managing hazardous chemical inventory reports ⓘ
subjectToRequirement must provide public access to certain chemical information upon request ⓘ
must review emergency plans at least annually ⓘ

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act → establishes → Local Emergency Planning Committees ⓘ
State Emergency Response Commissions → oversees → Local Emergency Planning Committees ⓘ
Public Law 99-499 → creates → Local Emergency Planning Committees ⓘ
LEPC → hasFullName → Local Emergency Planning Committee ⓘ
linked to: Local Emergency Planning Committees
Local Resilience Forum → relatedConcept → Local Authority Emergency Planning ⓘ
subject linked to: Local Resilience Forums
linked to: Local Emergency Planning Committees