Document Citation: 19 CCR 2729.1

Header:
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 19. PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION 2. CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 4. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE REPORTING, INVENTORY, AND RESPONSE PLANS
ARTICLE 4. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS PLANS

Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
19 CCR 2729.1 (2011)

§ 2729.1. Business Plan General Requirements

(a) A business that handles a hazardous material or a mixture containing a hazardous material shall establish and implement a business plan if the hazardous material is handled in quantities:

(1) equal to or greater than 500 pounds, 55 gallons, or 200 cubic feet of gas (gas calculated at standard temperature and pressure), or

(2) equal to or greater than the applicable federal threshold planning quantity (TPQ) for an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) listed in Appendix A, Part 355, Title 40, of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(3) radioactive materials that are handled in quantities for which an emergency plan is required to be adopted pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 30.1), Part 40 (commencing with Section 40.1), or Part 70 (commencing with Section 70.1), of Chapter 10 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (54 Federal Register 14051), or pursuant to any regulations adopted by the state in accordance with those regulations.

(b) If a business handles a hazardous material pursuant to (a)(2) above, the business is subject to the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and shall also comply with Section 2729.6 of this article.