On Tuesday, March 10, Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) senior manager of regulatory affairs, Nicholas Breslin, testified on behalf of ACD and its members as part of an informal public hearing held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Risk Management Program (RMP).

In his testimony, Breslin discussed ACD’s concern with the revisions made to the program in 2024 and expressed support for the EPA’s recent decision to reexamine this rule to adopt a more practical approach to chemical accident prevention.

“ACD members have already made significant investments to develop systems, train employees, and invest in infrastructure to meet the pre-2024 RMP requirements. These existing RMP requirements have worked as designed to greatly improve safety — in fact, from 2016 to 2020, before the new 2024 regulations took effect, 97 percent of RMP-regulated facilities did not have a single reportable incident.

“We strongly support this proposal to reexamine the 2024 final rule and adopt a more practical approach to chemical accident prevention. We also believe that this new proposal would establish greater consistency within the program by reverting many requirements to align with what was in place before the 2024 final rule.”

Breslin also urged the EPA to take into consideration the new data tool established in the 2024 rules, which would require sensitive information sharing.

“We fear that it creates risks for chemical facilities to be targeted by bad actors, as anyone with an internet connection could determine which chemicals are held at any RMP-regulated facility. ACD urges the EPA to reconsider the information-sharing requirements that were finalized in 2024, ensuring that sensitive RMP information is only available to the public via EPA reading rooms and local emergency planning committees rather than a website that cannot vet individuals.”

He concluded, “ACD strongly supports the proposed changes to the RMP standard. By realigning the regulation with the framework that existed prior to the 2024 rule, the proposal restores much-needed consistency for regulated facilities and continues to build upon its impressive safety record.”

In February 2026, ACD released a statement in support of the EPA’s decision to revisit the 2024 final rulemaking. To read ACD’s full testimony before the EPA, click here.