"It is your right to know!"
Description: Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) are created as part of the State Emergency Response Commission for the purpose of preparing Counties and Local Communities to respond effectively to the release of hazardous substances.
Requirements: The LEPC will establish a 24 hour warning point for each County in order to receive and track reports on the release of hazardous substances.
Authority: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA); 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Title III (SARA Title III) 1986; KRS 39E – Kentucky Emergency Response Commission --- Duties; 106 KAR Chapter 1:081 - Kentucky Emergency Response Commission (KERC) fee system requirements; 106 KAR Chapter 1:091 KERC fee account grant requirements for Local Emergency Planning Committees; 106 KAR 1:121 KERC fee account grant distribution formula
Timelines and Deadlines: Annually – 1 April submit Tab Q-7 Plan Certification Letter to KERC
Annually – 1 May submit request for KERC Grant
Reporting Requirements: To remain eligible for KERC support Grants the following must be reported annually:
- Hazardous Plans shall be up to date and approved through the KERC
- The LEPC must meet twice during the calendar year with Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)
- The LEPC must meet once during the calendar year if they do not have any EHS
- No later than 1 Dec each year the LEPC will send its updated membership list to the KERC
- Publish a “Public Legal Notice” of meetings during the year
- Annually update list of equipment purchased with KERC funds
- Annually report the LEPC’s expenditures
Additional Guidance: See the Local Emergency Planning Committee Operations Manual – 2007 for further information.