more info on EPA decision to keep accident info off internet

["Michael R. Meuser" <meuser@mapcruzin.com>]

Hello -

Here are a few more links related to EPA's decision to keep OCA data off the internet.  Note that EPA will still be releasing the RMP
(risk management plan) data to the internet which includes the facilities names, addresses, chemicals they handle - everything but the OCA.  In this light the "threat of terrorism" seems a bit weak.  The dates indicate wh
en these appeared in my RTK Newsflash,
http://www.mapcruzin.com/scruztri/docs/newsflsh.htm

(jan 20, 1999)
Below is a useful reference on the chemical industry's efforts 
to impede the public's ability to communicate freely about 
chemical accident hazards in communities.  For more information, 
see http://www.rtk.net/wcs/ 

(jan 20, 1999)
EPA's Chemical Accident Prevention and
Risk Management Planning (RMP) Webpagehttp://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-pre.html

(jan 20, 1999)
Federal Register pdf file - RMP final rule
http://www.mapcruzin.com/download/99-231-filed.pdf

(sept 19, 1998)
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition -- September 3, 1998
http://www.mapcruzin.com/scruztri/docs/news10919.htm

(sept 18, 1998)
Risk Reduction Imperiled by Proposed Disaster Secrecy
http://www.mapcruzin.com/scruztri/docs/news10918.htm

(sept 17, 1998)
Document from Arthur F. Burk, Senior Safety Fellow,
DuPont Company on terrorism and chemical reporting
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/4-art-b.html

(sept 17, 1998)
Document from Pam Nixon, Accident Prevention
Subcommittee member on terrorism and chemical reporting
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/5pam-nix.html

(sept 15, 1998)
EPA Data on Internet Will Increase Threat Of
errorism, Industry- Sponsored Study Says
http://www.mapcruzin.com/scruztri/docs/enviro0915.htm

Interestingly, NOAA makes RMP-Comp the program that
facilites use to calculate the OCA on the internet.  Since
the RMP data without OCA will be made available on the 
net it only seems a matter of time before an effort is made
by various groups to use this program, calculate the OCA's and
place them on the internet. The program can be found at
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/chemaids/rmp/rmp.html

mike

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