Minnesota Administrative Rules

7514.1100 EMERGENCY PREPLANNING.

Subpart 1.

State agency.

Upon a request by the commissioner, a state agency shall give the commissioner hazardous materials storage information that the agency has collected from regulated facilities. The commissioner shall make a request under this subpart when the request is initiated by a team. The commissioner may direct the agency to give the information directly to the appropriate team or teams. This subpart does not apply if the agency is prohibited from disclosing this information by federal or state law.

Subp. 2.

Local government.

Upon a request by the commissioner, a local emergency response agency shall give the commissioner information necessary to support a team response to an incident within the agency's jurisdiction. The commissioner shall make a request under this subpart when the request is initiated by a team. The commissioner may direct the agency to give the information directly to the appropriate team or teams. Information that may be requested by the team includes:

A.

copies of any facility preplans prepared at the discretion of the agency;

B.

a copy of the agency's hazardous materials emergency response plan prepared in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.120;

C.

a statement describing the agency's level of hazardous materials training;

D.

resources available locally to support hazardous materials response actions; and

E.

any other information reasonably needed by the teams.

Subp. 3.

Facility.

Upon a request by the commissioner, a facility required to prepare a spill prevention and response plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 115E.04, shall give a copy of the plan to the commissioner. The commissioner shall make a request under this subpart when the request is initiated by a team. The commissioner may direct the facility to give the information directly to the appropriate team or teams.

Subp. 4.

Disseminating information to teams.

The commissioner shall give information collected under subparts 1 to 3 to any team that requests the information. When the commissioner gives the information collected under subpart 3 to a team, the commissioner shall provide the facility with the name and address of each team the information has been given to. A team may not distribute the information collected under subpart 3 without informing the facility from which the information was obtained.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 299A.50

History:

19 SR 450

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007