• establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information about and/or copies of emergency response plans, material safety data sheets and chemical inventory forms;
• educate the public about risks from accidental and routine releases of chemicals, and work with facilities to minimize such risks within the region;
• encourage hazardous materials training of public and quasi-public personnel within the region;
• act as a repository for EPCRA TIER II reports from industry;
• provide assistance to industry to help complete TIER II reports;
• direct requests for information to the appropriate official/member of the LEPC;
• develop and maintain the emergency response plan for the local emergency planning area; and
• observe and critique emergency training exercises for the area.

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