LAC 33:V.11105. Requirements for Reporting

A. Notification shall be given to the DPS, via electronic submittal, to the 24-hour Louisiana Emergency Hazardous Materials Hotline email address at emergency@la.gov within 12 hours of a mandatory evacuation order issued by the proper parish authorities. B. Definitions Hazardous Materials―those materials listed on the EHS list, 40 CFR Part 355, Appendix A. Temporary Storage―the containment of hazardous materials in a container that is portable. This provision does not cover those hazardous materials that are stored in pipelines or any other storage vessel permanently attached to the ground. C. Mechanism and Responsibilities 1. Within 12 hours of an order of evacuation issued by local parish authorities, persons subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall report the following: a. the exact nature of, and the type, location, and relative fullness of the container (i.e., full, half-full, or empty) of all hazardous materials that are located within a parish subject to the evacuation order; b. the primary and secondary contact person’s phone, e-mail, and fax number; and c. whether the facility will be sufficiently manned such that post-event assessments will be performed by company personnel (as soon as safely practicable) and that any releases and/or hazardous situations will be reported in accordance with existing Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and State Police reporting requirements. 2. For those materials that are stored, it shall be necessary to only report those hazardous materials that were not reported in the annual Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) inventory report and those that are in excess of what is typically stored at the facility. 3. Within a reasonable period of time, persons subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall perform a post-event assessment of those hazardous materials that were actually present in the affected area and to what degree, if any, those materials were compromised by said event and their current condition. 4. Both the DPS and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) shall have access to this information. D. This Chapter does not extinguish any obligation or supersede any other federal or state law requiring reporting of information on hazardous materials.