Ohio Administrative Code

(A) The commission may allow the filing of briefs, and in extraordinary circumstances, permit oral argument at hearing by an amicus curiae.(B) A person wishing to participate in an appeal as an amicus curiae shall move the commission for permission to participate. Such a motion s…

(A) If an adjudication hearing was conducted by the director or other statutory agency, in accordance with sections 119.09 and 119.10 of the Revised Code, the commission is confined to the record as certified to it pursuant to rule 3746-5-13 of the Administrative Code, except as …

(A) The commission may grant a motion for the admission of additional evidence when satisfied that such additional evidence is newly discovered and could not with reasonable diligence have been ascertained prior to the adjudication hearing before the director or other statutory a…

Where the commission has granted a motion for the admission of additional evidence, the commission may exercise its power under Chapter 3746-7 of the Administrative Code to require the production of witnesses and documents. Unless otherwise specified in the order, the procedures …

[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of this rule titled "Referenced materials."]Terms defined in secti…

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(A) The commission will be created pursuant to section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. The commissionconsists of members pursuant to division (A) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code. The director of the environmental protection agency and the director of public safety or the dire…

(A) The commission meets at least annually. Except as provided in section 121.22 of the Revised Code, or otherwise in the Revised Code, all meetings of the commission or any committees are open to the public. Meetings of the executive committee, when determining whether to issue …

(A) In order for the commission membership to meet as a whole, a quorum of members must be present at the meeting. The commission conducts a roll call of membership to determine if a quorum is present prior to conducting any business at a meeting. A quorum consists of one-half of…

(A) The executive committee of the commission, by majority vote of a quorum of at least four members, may issue an order to any person who has violated or is violating any provision of Chapter 3750. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted hereunder.(B) The order will be in writi…

(A) Request for order from a local emergency planning committee.(1) Any local emergency planning committee requesting the issuance of an order under division (A) of section 3750.05 of the Revised Code shall submit an application in writing to the emergency response commission. Th…

h 119. PDF: Any person who is not a member of the commission and wishes to appear before the commission at a regular or special meeting shall advise the presiding co-chairperson or designee before the meeting convenes, using a witness slip provided for that purpose. The witness s…

Rules 3750-15-01 to 3750-15-10 of the Administrative Code governs procedures conducted by the commission. Last updated April 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM Authorized By: 3750.02(B)(1)(j) Amplifies: 3750.02 Five Year Review Date: 1/8/2031 Prior Effective Dates: 6/30/1990

h 119. PDF: Rules adopted by the commission shall be construed liberally to accomplish the purpose of Chapter 3750. of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder. Last updated February 18, 2026 at 8:07 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dat…

(A) The commission follows the procedures specified in this rule and section 119.03 of the Revised Code in giving public notice as to the adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules.(B) As used in this chapter and as defined in division (C) of section 119.01 of the Revised Code, …

Each paragraph and each part of each paragraph of these rules is hereby declared to be an independent paragraph or part of a paragraph and notwithstanding any other evidence of intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling intent that if any paragraph, or any provision ther…

(A) A facility that meets either of the following criteria is subject to emergency planning requirements of section 3750.05 of the Revised Code:(1) Which has an extremely hazardous substance present in an amount equal to or exceeding the threshold planning quantity as established…

(A) The owner or operator of a facility subject to rule 3750-20-01 of the Administrative Code shall designate a facility representative who will participate in the local emergency planning process as a facility emergency coordinator. The owner or operator shall notify the committ…

[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of this rule titled "Referenced materials."](A) If a container or …

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(A) The commission, pursuant to divisions (B)(4) and (C)(5) of section 3750.02 of the Revised Code, may identify EHSs in addition to those listed in paragraph (A) of rule 3750-20-30 of the Administrative Code, establish the threshold planning quantities and reportable quantities …

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[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of rule 3750-1-01 of the Administrative Code titled "Referenced ma…

[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of rule 3750-1-01 of the Administrative Code titled "Referenced ma…

(A) The following types of exercises shall be employed by each committee and the commission subject to the annual exercise requirement of their chemical emergency response and preparedness plans under divisions (A)(12) and (C) of section 3750.04 of the Revised Code and division (…

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(A) The commission has designated the Ohio emergency management agency to observe and conduct reviews of the annual exercise of each committee's chemical emergency response and preparedness plan required by division (C) of section 3750.04 of the Revised Code.(B) An annual exercis…

h 119. PDF: (A) When the commission receives a report prepared in accordance with paragraph (C) of rule 3750-20-80 of the Administrative Code that an exercise demonstrated a majority of the points of review within each selected exercise objective, the commission shall issue an or…

(A) The exercise review report from each full-scale exercise shall be made available to the public of the respective planning district in the form of a public comment.(B) Each committee shall discuss the conduct and review of each full-scale exercise at a meeting open to the publ…

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[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of rule 3750-1-01 of the Administrative Code titled "Referenced ma…

[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, federal rules, and federal statutory provisions referenced in this rule, see paragraph (AA) of rule 3750-1-01 of the Administrative Code titled "Referenced ma…

An owner or operator of a facility or vessel from which a release of mixtures or solutions (including hazardous waste streams) of hazardous substances, except for radionuclides, is subject to the release notification requirements as set forth under rule 3750-25-25 of the Administ…

(A) An owner or operator of a facility or vessel from which a release of radionuclides occurred is subject to the release notification requirements as set forth under rule 3750-25-25 of the Administrative Code only in the following circumstances:(1) If the identity and quantity (…

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(A) This rule shall set forth the reportable quantities for the discharge and release of oil and crude oil from a facility as follows:(1) The reportable quantity for the discharge of oil including crude oil into or upon navigable waters is any amount which causes a film or sheen …

(A) An owner or operator of a facility or vessel where a hazardous chemical is stored and from which a release of a hazardous substance, EHS, or discharge of oil into the environment has occurred in an amount equal to or exceeding the reportable quantity as set forth under rules …

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(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, an owner or operator of a facility subject to rule 3750-30-01 of the Administrative Code shall submit a list of any hazardous chemical present at the facility according to the minimum threshold quantity schedule established in…

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A chemical is a hazardous chemical if such chemical meets the definition under paragraph (H)(1) of rule 3750-1-01 of the Administrative Code and falls into one of the following categories:(A) "Health hazard" means a chemical which poses one of the following hazardous effects: Car…

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule, the minimum threshold quantity for reporting under rules 3750-30-15 and 3750-30-20 of the Administrative Code shall be according to the following schedule:(1) On or before October 17, 1989, or three months after the facility f…

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(A) Moneys received by the commission for filing fees based upon an owner or operator's annual chemical inventory filing fee under rule 3750-50-01 of the Administrative Code, fees collected for actual costs in accessing files and records submitted to the commission pursuant to di…

(A) Moneys received by the committee of the district lying wholly within the boundaries of a county shall be credited to the "Special Emergency Planning Fund" (hereinafter referred to as "special fund") created in section 3750.03 of the Revised Code. If a district or joint distri…

(A) Division (E) of section 3750.14 of the Revised Code provides that in the year in which the owner or operator of a facility who is required to file an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms for the facility first files a form in compliance with section 3750.08 of the…