[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of York County 9-14-1995. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
Establishment of Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).
(2)
This Committee will consist of at least one representative from each
of the groups listed below, per Act 165, § 203(b):[2]
(a)
York County Commissioners: three.
(b)
Local elected official.
(c)
York County Haz-Mat Team representative.
(d)
County Emergency Medical Services representative.
(e)
County Emergency Management Agency representative.
(f)
County Fire representative.
(g)
County Agriculture Agency representative.
(h)
County Police representative.
(i)
News media representative.
(j)
County Planning Commission representative.
(k)
County Manufacturers Association representative.
(l)
York Area Chamber of Commerce representative.
(m)
County Communications Center representative.
(n)
Citizens at large: two.
(o)
Industry: three.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6022.203(b).
(3)
Ten members shall constitute a quorum. Each prospective member shall
be nominated by the Administrative Committee and officially appointed
by the Pennsylvania State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), for
a term of one year.
(4)
The Committee will select a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson and a
Public Information Officer.
(5)
The Committee will be divided into three subcommittees:
(a)
The Administrative Committee has the responsibility for establishing
bylaws, nominating Committee members, establishing operational cost,
providing public announcements of meetings and providing a place where
all the information gathered on a facility can be maintained and available
to the public.
(b)
The Planning Committee has the responsibility to review all
facility plans and make sure that they are in accordance with existing
state and local plans. Make sure that all key points from the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Planning Guidance are met by working with the
facility representative in the development of these plans.
(c)
The Public Information Committee has the responsibility to reply
to all written requests from the public concerning comments and/or
requests for information about local facilities. They will process
all requests within 45 days or sooner and reply in writing as well
as notify the requestor of any cost associated with the request.
B.
Purpose of the Local Emergency Planning Committee. The purpose and
duty of this Committee is to fulfill the requirements and functions
specified for local emergency planning committees under SARA, Title
III. These duties include:
(1)
Preparing, approving and reviewing (on an annual basis) an emergency
response plan for each qualifying SARA, Title III, facility within
York County.
(2)
Submitting initial copies of each emergency response plan to the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Response Commission for review.
(3)
Publishing an annual notice of its public information procedures
for use by the general public.
(4)
Establishing procedures to receive, store and retrieve material safety
data sheets, chemical inventory forms and all other applicable documents.
(5)
Establishing procedures to respond to public requests for information.
C.
Duties of officers.
(1)
Chairperson. The Chairperson is responsible for conducting the regular
Local Emergency Planning Committee meetings, executing all documents
and other instruments on the behalf of the Committee, doing other
things required of this office by these bylaws and applicable laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America
and other things authorized by the Committee membership and serving
as Chairperson of the Administrative Subcommittee.
(2)
Vice Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall be Chairperson of the
Planning Subcommittee. The Vice Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson
during the absence of the Chairperson.
(3)
Public Information Officer. This person will serve as Chairperson
of the Public Information Subcommittee and will be responsible for
handling written requests from the public for facility information
and notifying the requestor of any costs associated with printing
and mailing of such information and responding to all requests within
45 days or sooner after receipt. The Public Information Officer will
deal with press releases and other public meetings as deemed necessary.
In the absence of the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson, he will
conduct the Committee meetings.
A.
The owner or operator of any facility in York County that is subject
to the emergency notification requirements of Section 304 of SARA,
Title III,[1] shall report the release of any extremely hazardous substance
in excess of the minimum reportable quantity (RQ's) to the York
County Emergency Management Office's twenty-four-hour response
number: 911. The notification shall contain the following information:
(1)
When calling 911, ask for the fire dispatcher.
(2)
Give your name and the company name.
(3)
The chemical name or identity of any substance involved in the release
or fire.
(4)
An indication of whether the substance is on the list of SARA extremely
hazardous substances or some other federal or state list of hazardous
materials, as periodically amended.
(5)
An estimate of the quantity of any such substance that was released
into the environment.
(6)
The time and duration of the release.
(7)
The medium or media into which the release occurred.
(8)
Any known or anticipated acute or chronic health risks associated
with the emergency and, where appropriate, advice regarding medical
attention necessary for exposed individuals.
(9)
Proper precautions to take as a result of the release, including
evacuation (unless such information is readily available to the community
emergency coordinator pursuant to the emergency plan) and the proposed
response to the incident.
(10)
The name and telephone number of the person or persons to be
contacted for further information.
(11)
Any future information as required by federal or state law.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 11004.
B.
A second notification shall be made to the Pennsylvania Emergency
Management Agency, which acts as the emergency response coordinator
for the state. The notification shall contain the information set
forth above. This notification shall be made within one hour after
the occurrence of the release by either the spiller or the county's
emergency response staff as agreed upon at the time of the initial
notification.
C.
Written notification. Within five calendar days after a release, which required notice under Subsection A, the owner or operator of the facility shall provide a written, follow-up, emergency notice to the York County Management Agency, as required by Section 304 (c) of SARA, Title III. The notice shall contain the following information:
A.
Meetings.
(1)
The LEPC shall hold meetings, open to the public, on the third Tuesday
of every even month in the County Annex Building, 118 Pleasant Acres
Road, York, Pa., meeting room No. 1 at 10:00 a.m.
(3)
A special or emergency meeting may be called by the Chairperson to
deal with a specific problem or emergency situation.
B.
Public meetings to discuss emergency response plans and public comments.
(1)
Members of the general public are welcome to attend meetings of the
Committee.
(2)
During the course of each meeting, time will be allocated for public
comments.
(3)
Any public comments, concerning the preparation, review or exercise
of an emergency response plan that requires Committee action, will
be responded to, in writing, by the Public Information Committee.
C.
Distribution of emergency response plans.
(1)
Each emergency response plan, prepared by or for the Committee, will
be made available to the general public for review during normal working
hours at the York County Emergency Management Agency, located at 118
Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA., 17402.
(2)
Upon receiving a written request for a copy of a plan, the LEPC will
forward a copy of the plan to the requestor within 45 days or sooner
after the receipt of the written request. The official mailing address
of the LEPC will be:
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York County LEPC
C/O York County Emergency Management Agency
118 Pleasant Acres Road
York, PA 17402
Phone number: 717-840-7494
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(3)
Costs, associated with copying and mailing the plan, will be paid,
in advance, by the requestor. Copying cost will be $0.30 per page.
(4)
The York County Emergency Management Agency will maintain a list,
by facility, of the person(s) requesting and receiving a copy of an
emergency response plan.
D.
Procedures for receiving and processing other public information
requests.
(1)
Each material safety data sheet or list of chemicals, chemical inventory forms, toxic chemical release form or follow-up emergency notice, submitted to the LEPC, will be made available to the general public for review at the location listed in Subsection C above.
(2)
Upon receiving a written request for a copy of a material safety
data sheet or list of chemicals, chemical inventory form, toxic chemical
release form or follow-up emergency notice, the LEPC will forward
a copy of the requested information to the requestor within 45 days
or sooner after receipt of the written request. If the LEPC does not
have the requested material safety data sheet, chemical inventory
form or toxic chemical release form in its possession, it promptly
will request that information from the facility owner/operator or
the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). Upon receiving the
information from the facility or SERC, the LEPC will forward a copy
of that information to the requestor within 10 days after receipt.
(3)
Costs, associated with copying and mailing the information, will
be paid, in advance, by the requestor. Copying cost will be $0.30
per page.
(4)
The York County Emergency Management Agency will maintain a list,
by facility, of all requests for information which have been requested.
