United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2008_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c807a159 D09002ee1c807a264 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule in order to provide increased clarity, to tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and to streamline certain requirements for those facility owners or operators subject to the rule, which should result in greater protection to human health and the environment. Specifically, this final rule: Exempts hot-mix asphalt (HMA), pesticide application equipment and related mix containers, and heating oil containers at single-family residences from the SPCC rule; amends the definition of "facility" to clarify the existing flexibility associated with describing a facility's boundaries; amends the facility diagram requirement to provide additional flexibility; defines "loading/unloading rack" to clarify the equipment subject to the provisions for facility tank car and tank truck loading/unloading racks, as well as amends the provisions for this equipment; provides streamlined requirements for a subset of qualified facilities; amends the general secondary containment requirement to provide more clarity; exempts non-transportation-related tank trucks from the sized secondary containment requirements; amends the security requirements; amends the integrity testing requirements to allow greater flexibility in the use of industry standards; amends the integrity testing requirements for containers that store animal fats or vegetable oils and meet certain criteria; streamlines a number of requirements for onshore oil production facilities; and exempts underground oil storage tanks at nuclear power generation facilities. EPA is also providing clarification in the preamble to this final rule on additional issues raised by the regulated community and, in a separate action in the Federal Register of November 26, 2008, (73 FR 72016), the Agency is proposing a new compliance date for farms. 73 FR 74236 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-12-05/E8-28159 E8-28159 fr05de08-15 RIN 2050-AG16 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584 FRL-8746-3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-12-05/E8-28159 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-05/html/E8-28159.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-05/pdf/E8-28159.pdf Environmental Protection Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils Hot-Mix Asphalt Farms Flammable and Combustible Materials Integrity Testing Loading Racks Materials Handling and Storage Natural Gas Oil Pollution Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Oil Spill Response Penalties Petroleum Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Secondary Containment Security Tanks Unloading Racks Water Pollution Control Water Resources 88 p. 74236 74323 73 FR 74236 Title 40 Part 112 40 CFR Part 112 RIN 2050-AG16 Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements-Amendments; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE E8-28159 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2009-02-03 EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584 FRL-8746-3 6560-50-P E8-28159 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule in order to provide increased clarity, to tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and to streamline certain requirements for those facility owners or operators subject to the rule, which should result in greater protection to human health and the environment. Specifically, this final rule: Exempts hot-mix asphalt (HMA), pesticide application equipment and related mix containers, and heating oil containers at single-family residences from the SPCC rule; amends the definition of "facility" to clarify the existing flexibility associated with describing a facility's boundaries; amends the facility diagram requirement to provide additional flexibility; defines "loading/unloading rack" to clarify the equipment subject to the provisions for facility tank car and tank truck loading/unloading racks, as well as amends the provisions for this equipment; provides streamlined requirements for a subset of qualified facilities; amends the general secondary containment requirement to provide more clarity; exempts non-transportation-related tank trucks from the sized secondary containment requirements; amends the security requirements; amends the integrity testing requirements to allow greater flexibility in the use of industry standards; amends the integrity testing requirements for containers that store animal fats or vegetable oils and meet certain criteria; streamlines a number of requirements for onshore oil production facilities; and exempts underground oil storage tanks at nuclear power generation facilities. EPA is also providing clarification in the preamble to this final rule on additional issues raised by the regulated community and, in a separate action in the Federal Register of November 26, 2008, (73 FR 72016), the Agency is proposing a new compliance date for farms.

This final rule is effective February 3, 2009. For general information, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346 or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact either Vanessa E. Rodriguez at 202-564-7913 (rodriguez.vanessa@epa.gov), or Mark W. Howard at 202-564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A. Environmental Protection Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils Hot-Mix Asphalt Farms Flammable and Combustible Materials Integrity Testing Loading Racks Materials Handling and Storage Natural Gas Oil Pollution Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Oil Spill Response Penalties Petroleum Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Secondary Containment Security Tanks Unloading Racks Water Pollution Control Water Resources Oil Pollution Prevention: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements - Amendments, howard.markw@epa.gov rodriguez.vanessa@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/emergencies http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 73, no. 235 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-12-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 358 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-12-05 P0b002ee1809b0960 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05de08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-12-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-05/pdf/FR-2008-12-05.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-05/xml/FR-2008-12-05.xml fdlp 73995 74342 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-05 FR-2008-12-05 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-12-05 73 235