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pp. 39386-39402, October 21 , 1987) outlines procedures that must be followed to apply for EPA reimbursement. 14.2 SARA TITLE III RIGHT TO KNOW RULES Title III of SARA (also known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (EPCRAI ) , established a nationwide emergency planning program for responding to potential releases of toxic chemi - cals. It also gave EPA, states, and local governments the authority to gather information from facilities in order to aid emergency response efforts and to inform the public of the presence of chemicals and chemical releases. Title III does not preempt state or local community right-to-know programs. Therefore, California businesses must comply with the requirements of existing California community right-to-know/emergency response laws in addition to the requirements of Title 111 . These efforts are often duplicative. The San Joaquin -County Office of Emergency Services is working toward consolidation of Title III and California right-to-know information submission requirements. OES has taken the position that the business plans submitted to OES under AB 2185/2187 (discussed in Section 14.3. 1) fulfill the majority of the Title III requirements. 14.2. 1 of State and Local Governments Under Title III, states are required to create state and local commis- sions that will be responsible for responding to emergency releases of chemicals. The governor appointed the California Chemical Emergency Planning and Response Commission (CEPRC) on March 20, 1987. The CEPRC, in turn, created six local emergency planning commissions. The local emergency planning commission that has jurisdiction over the County is located in Sacramento (Region IV) (916-366-5341) . The commission must prepare a regional community emergency response plan PJ9 9390502E.00D 14-6 Rev. 1 11/09/88