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 2009_register executive 2009-11-13 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8031afe D09002ee1c8031bed United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On December 5, 2008, EPA amended the Spill Prevention Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule to provide increased clarity with respect to specific regulatory requirements, to tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and to streamline certain rule requirements. The Agency subsequently delayed the effective date of these amendments to January 14, 2010, to allow the Agency time to review the amendments to ensure that they properly reflect consideration of all relevant facts. EPA also requested public comment on the delay of the effective date and its duration, and on the December 2008 amendments. Having reviewed the record for the amendments and the additional comments, EPA has decided to make only limited changes to the amendments. With respect to the majority of the December amendments, EPA is either taking no action or providing minor technical corrections. EPA is, however, removing the following provisions in the December 2008 amendments: the exclusion of farms and oil production facilities from the loading/unloading rack requirements; the exemption for produced water containers at an oil production facility; and the alternative qualified facility eligibility criteria for an oil production facility. 74 FR 58784 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-11-13/E9-27156 E9-27156 FR13NO09-13 RIN 2050-AG16 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584 FRL-8979-8 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-11-13/E9-27156 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-11-13/html/E9-27156.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-11-13/pdf/E9-27156.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 Oil Spill Prevention Penalties Petroleum Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Secondary Containment Security Tanks Unloading Racks Water Pollution Control Water Resources 49 p. 58784 58832 74 FR 58784 Title 40 Part 112 40 CFR Part 112 RIN 2050-AG16 Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule-Amendments; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue RULE E9-27156 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2010-01-14 EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584 FRL-8979-8 6560-50-P E9-27156 Final rule.

On December 5, 2008, EPA amended the Spill Prevention Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule to provide increased clarity with respect to specific regulatory requirements, to tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and to streamline certain rule requirements. The Agency subsequently delayed the effective date of these amendments to January 14, 2010, to allow the Agency time to review the amendments to ensure that they properly reflect consideration of all relevant facts. EPA also requested public comment on the delay of the effective date and its duration, and on the December 2008 amendments. Having reviewed the record for the amendments and the additional comments, EPA has decided to make only limited changes to the amendments. With respect to the majority of the December amendments, EPA is either taking no action or providing minor technical corrections. EPA is, however, removing the following provisions in the December 2008 amendments: the exclusion of farms and oil production facilities from the loading/unloading rack requirements; the exemption for produced water containers at an oil production facility; and the alternative qualified facility eligibility criteria for an oil production facility.

This final rule is effective on January 14, 2010. 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. Principe at 202-564-7913 (principe.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 Oil Spill Prevention 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; Amendments , howard.markw@epa.gov principe.vanessa@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/emergencies http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 74, no. 218 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2009-11-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 317 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-11-13 P0b002ee1801062f5 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR13NO09 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-11-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-11-13/pdf/FR-2009-11-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-11-13/xml/FR-2009-11-13.xml fdlp 58533 58841 DGPO 2009-11-13 2024-06-04 FR-2009-11-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2009-11-13 74 218