310 CMR 50.43 - Facility-wide Information Required in Each Plan

Toxics users shall develop and include in the plan the following facility-wide information:

(1) a statement of the management policy of the facility regarding toxics use reduction. This statement shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the ways in which the toxics user encourages toxics use reduction and a description of any policy applicable to the facility that encourages or discourages toxics use reduction. This statement may include, without limitation, the following information:

(a) a description of how toxics use reduction affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning research and development;

(b) a description of how toxics use reduction affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning financial investments or capital investments;

(c) a description of how toxics use reduction affects the facility's policy or decisions concerning hiring, promotions or bonuses, or other incentives, for facility employees;

(d) any other policy applicable to the facility that encourages or discourages toxics use reduction.

(2) a statement of the scope of the plan. This statement shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) a description of each production unit included in the plan. The description of each production unit shall include the following information as reported in the facility's toxics use report due on the same date that the plan summary is due:

1. the number assigned to the production unit;

2. the process or processes associated with the production unit;

3. the product produced by the production unit; and,

4. the chemical name and CAS number of each covered toxic manufactured, processed, or otherwise used in the production unit.

(b) a summary of the identification process pursuant to 310 CMR 50.45(1);

(c) a brief description of the technologies, procedures, or training programs identified pursuant to 310 CMR 50.46(3),(4) and (5).

(3) the expected change in the use of each covered toxic and in the amount of each covered toxic generated as byproduct. The expected change shall be based on toxics use reduction techniques chosen to be implemented as identified in the plan, and shall be stated as:

(a) the amount in pounds by which the toxics user plans to increase or decrease the use of the toxic; and,

(b) the amount in pounds by which the toxics user plans to increase or decrease the amount of the toxic generated as byproduct.

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310 CMR 50.43