Search Frequent Questions
Filter By:
- Air Emissions Inventories Total results: 34
- Asbestos Total results: 141
- Butte Area/Silver Bow Creek Total results: 17
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Total results: 33
-
East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment
Total results: 148
- Personal Belonging During Cleaning Total results: 6
- About the Cleaning Process Total results: 10
- About the East Palestine Train Derailment Total results: 13
- After Cleaning Total results: 3
- Air testing Total results: 2
- Assistance with Child Care and Pets During Cleaning Total results: 2
- Chemicals of concern and associated health impacts Total results: 8
- Eligibility Total results: 7
- Environmental Sampling and Monitoring Total results: 7
- Environmental testing results Total results: 8
- Exposure to chemicals in the air, soil and water (dioxins) Total results: 18
- Formaldehyde Total results: 1
- Impacts to the environment Total results: 1
- Livestock and pet health impacts Total results: 1
- Odors and toxicity Total results: 2
- Physical work updates, road closures, and upcoming public meetings Total results: 3
- Prior to Cleaning Total results: 3
- Purpose Total results: 6
- Relocation Assistance Total results: 2
- Residential soil sampling and water testing Total results: 10
- Taggart Street Reopening Total results: 12
- Tax-exempt Total results: 1
- Waste disposal and containment Total results: 13
- Water Management Update Total results: 9
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Total results: 301
- Fuel Program Total results: 693
- Great Lakes Funding Total results: 92
- Lead Total results: 401
- MOVES Total results: 57
- Norwood Landfill Site Total results: 30
-
Oil Regulations
Total results: 96
- 40 CFR Part 110 Discharge of Oil Regulation Total results: 9
-
40 CFR Part 112 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule
Total results: 65
- 112.6 Qualified Facilities Total results: 4
- 112.1 Applicability Total results: 18
- 112.2 Definitions Total results: 12
- 112.3 Requirement to Prepare an SPCC Plan Total results: 3
- 112.7 General Requirements Total results: 17
- 112.8 Specific Onshore Requirements (Excluding Production) Total results: 3
- Miscellaneous SPCC Total results: 8
- 40 CFR Part 112.20 Facility Response Plans Total results: 19
- 40 CFR Part 300 Subpart J Total results: 1
- Miscellaneous Oil Total results: 2
- Permitting Under the Clean Air Act Total results: 19
- Radiation Total results: 1
- Risk Management Program (RMP) Total results: 285
- Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Total results: 11
Active filters:
Remove all filtersDisplaying 1 - 12 of 12 results
-
Visit and examination requirements for SPCC self-certification
Pursuant to 40 CFR §112.6, the owner or operator of a facility that meets the criteria in §112.3(g) for either a Tier I or Tier II qualified facility may self-certify the facility's SPCC Plan. As part of the self-certification, the owner or operator must certify that he or she has…
- Last published:
-
Can I leave my car or other vehicles on my property while I am away?
The cleaning team will need workspace outside of your home or place of business to set up trailers and equipment. If it is determined that your vehicles need to be moved, you should arrange to temporarily remove them from your property.
- Last published:
-
What happens to my belongings during the cleaning?
The items you leave on your property and inside your home or place of business will remain where you left them and will not be removed.
- Last published:
-
Availability of electronic SPCC Plan template
Part 112, Appendix G to prepare an SPCC Plan. Is the Tier I qualified facility SPCC Plan template available in an electronic version? EPA has made available electronic versions of the Tier I qualified facility Plan template to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop…
- Last published:
-
What do I do with my indoor plants during the cleaning?
You may leave plants on your property and inside your home or place of business. However, the cleaning team will not move any of your belongings, including plants. You may want to consider moving plants outside for the day, if possible, and watering them before you leave.
- Last published:
-
When will construction begin in the Silver-Bow Creek Corridor?
Construction in the Silver Bow Creek corridor began in 2024 with the Grove Gulch Project.
- Last published:
-
What happens if any of my items get damaged during the cleaning process?
If any items get damaged, an independent appraiser will estimate the value of the item by using the videos and photos of your belongings to determine a fair value for the item that needs to be replaced. The assessment will then be presented to you for your approval. If you…
- Last published:
-
What should I do with food items?
Any food in your kitchen cabinets and refrigerator/freezer that you will not need while you are away can be left in place. This includes items such as spices, canned, boxed, and bagged foods, and refrigerated/frozen foods. Before you leave your home or office, please be sure to empty all garbage…
- Last published:
-
How do I know that my belongings will be safe during the cleaning?
Before the team begins cleaning, they will videotape each room and photograph the items you left. The videos and photos provide a record of the items that were present and the conditions of those items at the time the cleaning team entered your structure. An EPA representative will be present…
- Last published:
-
How will waste from the Further Remedial Elements project (Silver Bow Creek Corridor) areas be handled?
Each Further Remedial Element project area has its own specific requirements regarding waste. For example, at Northside Tailings and Diggings East, all materials within the project area that exceed the Waste Identification Criteria will be disposed of offsite in a repository. At Buffalo Gulch all materials below the basin(s) that…
- Last published:
-
Tier I qualified facility template use under Part 112
In the 2008 Amendments to the SPCC Rule, EPA provided a template for the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility to create an SPCC Plan. Does EPA require a Tier I qualified facility to use the template in 40 CFR Part 112, Appendix G? Does EPA allow…
- Last published:
-
Difference between an SPCC Tier I and Tier II qualified facility
In the SPCC regulations in 40 CFR Part 112, what is the difference between a Tier I and Tier II qualified facility? How did EPA establish the multi-tiered approach for qualified facilities? A Tier II qualified facility is one that has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 10,000 U.S…
- Last published: