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  • When is a mobile refueler subject to SPCC requirements?

    According to a 1971 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA regulates non-transportation-related facilities and DOT regulates transportation-related facilities: • Mobile refuelers that operate solely within the confines of a non-transportation-related facility subject to the SPCC rule must comply with the general…

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  • How might determining impracticability under §112.7(d) affect a facility's FRP requirements under Part 112 Subpart D?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR §112.7(d), if a facility owner or operator finds that secondary containment methods are not practicable, the SPCC Rule allows for alternative modes of protection to prevent and contain oil discharges if additional requirements are met. How might determining impracticability under §112.7(d) affect a facility’s FRP requirements…

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  • Products authorized for use on oil discharges

    Does EPA maintain a list of products that are authorized for use on oil discharges? If so, how can a manufacturer have their product included on the list? Section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) directs EPA to prepare a schedule of dispersants, other chemicals, and oil spill mitigating…

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  • FRP Availability

    Are Facility Response Plans (FRPs) available to the public? FRPs are submitted to the appropriate EPA Region dependent on the location of the facility. Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) and State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) may request a copy of the FRP from an owner or operator. FRPs are generally…

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  • SPCC Qualified Facilities Substantial Harm Criteria Certification

    Are SPCC qualified facilities required to complete and maintain a copy of the Certification of the Applicability of the Substantial Harm Criteria form located in Appendix C of 40 CFR Part 112? Yes, all SPCC regulated facilities, including qualified facilities, that do not meet the criteria of a substantial harm…

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  • FRP Site Plans with Varying Storage Contents

    The Facility Response Plan regulations require subject facilities to prepare and maintain a site plan diagram that includes, among other things, the contents of bulk oil storage tanks, drum oil storage areas, and surface impoundments ( 40 CFR Part 112 Appendix F ). When the contents of these storage units…

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  • SPCC Training Materials for Production Sector

    Does EPA offer any Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) training materials specifically for the production sector? Yes. EPA has developed a “train-the-trainer” presentation for the production sector. The presentation provides information for organizations to hold trainings on the SPCC rule. The presentation is available in the SPCC Rule: Train-the-Trainer…

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  • What milk and milk products are covered by the Milk and Milk Product Containers, Associated Piping and Appurtenances Exemption?

    The exemption will cover all containers, piping and appurtenances of milk and milk products. For example, milk products include cheeses, yogurts and ice cream. Additionally, transfers and milk handling associated with these containers and appurtenances are exempt from the SPCC requirements.

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  • Differences in accident history between Program 1 eligibility and the hazard assessment

    Program 1 eligibility under 40 CFR §68.10(b) is contingent upon the process not having had an accidental release of a regulated substance that led to offsite death, injury, or response and restoration activities at an environmental receptor within five years prior to the risk management plan submission. Additionally, as part…

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  • Program 1 Five-year Accident History and Hazard Assessment Differences

    Pursuant to the risk management program regulations under 40 CFR §68.10(b), Program 1 eligibility requires that the process has not had an accidental release of a regulated substance that led to off-site death, injury, or response and restoration activities at an environmental receptor within five years prior to the risk…

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  • Inclusion of accidents under different ownership in the accident history

    If a facility has recently changed ownership, is the new facility owner required to include accidents which occurred prior to the transfer of ownership in the accident history portion of the RMP submitted for the facility? Yes, accidents involving covered processes that occurred prior to the transfer of ownership should…

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  • Do I have to include on-site incidents in my accident history?

    If I have a large on-site incident, but no offsite impact, would I have to report it in the five-year accident history? It would depend on whether you have onsite deaths, injuries, or significant property damage. You could have a large accident without any of these consequences (e.g., a large…

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  • Can a containment wall be constructed out of concrete blocks?

    Yes. SPCC regulations do not mandate design specifications, rather, they are performance based. Therefore, a containment wall may be of any construction type, material, or design, assuming it meets the performance standards and requirements of Part 112. Regional offices can help determine whether individual containment equipment meets the performance standards…

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  • Qualifying criterion for qualified oil-filled operational equipment

    What is the qualifying criterion for the option for qualified oil-filled operational equipment? Equipment is eligible if the facility did not discharge from any oil-filled operational equipment (1) more than 1,000 U.S. gallons of oil in a single discharge to navigable waters, or (2) discharge more than 42 U.S. gallons…

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  • For SPCC training purposes, who is considered oil-handling personnel?

    Pursuant to 112.7(f)(1), the owner or operator of a facility subject to the SPCC regulations must train oil-handling personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment, discharge procedure protocols, applicable pollution control laws, rules and regulations, general facility operations and the contents of the facility SPCC Plan. For the purposes…

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