There are thousands of facilities in Michigan that handle substances that pose a potential threat to the environment and human health. To address the possibility of chemical releases, many federal and state regulations require emergency planning. Emergency plans can include measures taken to prevent a release to the environment, preparation for a release, and release response actions.

Facilities, Local Emergency Planning Committees, fire departments, and police departments all have emergency planning requirements. There are several different required plans set forth in a variety of regulations. In an effort to consolidate the federal emergency planning requirements that apply to facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency along with the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Interior, and Labor published "The National Response Team's Integrated Contingency Plan Guidance" (ICP) in the June 5, 1996 Federal Register.

Michigan is working to consolidate the facility planning requirements found in state regulations in a manner that parallels the ICP. Look for updates to the Emergency Planning site as this effort progresses and additional planning information is provided.