Regulatory agency

A number of regulatory agencies work closely with and periodically monitor specific activities in the chemical processing industry. At the federal level, some of these agencies include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to regulate nonmilitary use of nuclear materials. The NRC is an independent agency that  

Process technicians working at nuclear power generation plants will follow guidelines established by the NRC in reactor operation, use of nuclear materials, and waste disposal. 

Under the first step, regulations and guidance, the NRC develops and amends regulations for licensure or certification, develops and revises guides, reviews plans, and updates the NRC inspection manual. The NRC sends updates and information to new applicants and licensees. 

Standards development is a cooperative agreement between the NRC and industry for areas concerning equipment, systems, and raw materials. 

Chemical process iadustry, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, Power generation. 

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The two main federal agencies involved in the protection of human health and the environment are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). EPA s principal concern is the protection of the environment, in most cases, the area outside of an industrial faciUty. There are 10 regional offices that carry out the regulatory functions of the agency (Table 1). Primary laws covered by EPA are the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and LiabiUty Act (CERCLA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and Eederal Insecticide, Eungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 

Region States, territories included Location of regional office 

7 Iowa, Kans.,Miss., andNebr. Kansas City, Kans. 

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Large-scale SCP production processes for growing yeasts of the genus Candida from hydrocarbon substrates were developed by British Petroleum Co., Ltd. and Kanegafuchi Chemical Industry, Ltd. of Japan (57). However, the 100,000-t/yr capacity plants based on these processes, and constmcted in Sardinia and Italy, were abandoned because of regulatory agency questions regarding residual hydrocarbon contents of the products (2,3). 

In general, nonconventional protein foods must be competitive with conventional plant and animal protein sources on the bases of cost delivered to the consumer, nutritional value to humans or animals, functional value in foods, sensory quality, and social and cultural acceptability. Also, requirements of regulatory agencies in different countries for freedom from toxins or toxic residues in single-cell protein products, toxic glycosides in leaf protein products, pathogenic microorganisms, heavy metals and toxins in fish protein concentrates, or inhibitory or toxic peptide components in synthetic peptides must be met before new nonconventional food or feed protein products can be marketed. 

Eour groups are involved in the production or use of motor fuels in the United States (/) manufacturers of the vehicles (2) manufacturers and/or marketers of the fuels (J) purchasers and users of fuels and vehicles and (4) federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (qv). Each has a different role. 

Workload status and the justification of equipment Regulatory agency compliance Audit trail for all database transactions Security class or hierarchy... 

Establish Verification Procedures. Verification can be performed independently by the manufacturer and the regulatory agency to determine that the HACCP system within the plant is in compliance with the HACCP plan as designed. 

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