Or. Admin. Code § 340-300-0001

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 340-300-0001 - Purpose and Applicability

(1) The purpose of these rules is to protect public health, life safety and environmental safety against fires and release of fuel products and establish:

(a) The process and criteria for completion of facility-wide Seismic Vulnerability Assessments, including vulnerability to shaking associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone and other earthquake sources and related post-earthquake secondary effects, performed by the facilities and submitted to DEQ for review and approval.

(b) The process and criteria for development of Risk Mitigation Implementation Plans to minimize risk to people and environment and to be prepared by facilities and submitted to DEQ for review and approval.

(c) Fees for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment reviews.

(d) Fees for Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan reviews.

(e) The process, criteria, and schedule for Risk Mitigation Implementation Plans implementation.

(f) Fees for ongoing implementation compliance.

(g) Reporting requirements.

(h) Enforcement provisions.

(2) The owners and operators of bulk fuel terminals or industrial facilities with at least 2-million-gallon oil or liquid fuel products storage capacity located in Columbia, Multnomah and Lane counties must:

(a) Prepare and submit to DEQ the facility-wide Seismic Vulnerability Assessment.

(b) Prepare and submit to DEQ the facility-wide Seismic Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan designed to:

(A) Mitigate earthquake-induced damage in order to reduce the potential of fuel spills and fires;

(B) Address potential of facility to safely shut down during or immediately after a damaging earthquake, if needed, in order to minimize spills as required by the performance objective defined in 340-300-0002;

(c) Provide risk mitigation measures implementation plans and timeline; and

(d) Provide periodic reports of the ongoing implementation of mitigation measures.

(e) Implement the risk minimization measures described in Risk Mitigation Implementation Plans when approved by DEQ within the approved timeline.

(f) Prepare and submit to DEQ post-implementation reports documenting completion of mitigation work and addressing residual risks.

Or. Admin. Code § 340-300-0001

DEQ 13-2023, adopt filed 09/14/2023, effective 9/14/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020 & SB 1567 (2022)

Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 1567 (2022)