40 CFR 68.77
§ 68.77 Pre-startup review.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 68.77, § 68.77 Pre-startup review, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/178376
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(a) The owner or operator shall perform a pre-startup safety review for new stationary sources and for modified stationary sources when the modification is significant enough to require a change in the process safety information.
(b) The pre-startup safety review shall confirm that prior to the introduction of regulated substances to a process:
(1) Construction and equipment is in accordance with design specifications;
(2) Safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency procedures are in place and are adequate;
(3) For new stationary sources, a process hazard analysis has been performed and recommendations have been resolved or implemented before startup; and modified stationary sources meet the requirements contained in management of change, § 68.75.
(4) Training of each employee involved in operating a process has been completed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.