Laws & Regulations

State Professional Engineer (PE) Licensing Board Contacts

List of state PE licensing boards

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Guidance for Regional Inspectors - Chapter 4

Secondary containment and impracticability determinations for SPCC facilities

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Guidance for Regional Inspectors - Table of Contents

Table of Contents for SPCC Regional Inspectors Guidance

Tier II Forms and Instructions

Facilities must comply with the new requirements on the Tier II emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form starting reporting year 2013, which is due by March 1, 2014. Some states may have specific requirements for reporting and submission.

Farms Fact Sheet Explaining the Impact of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) on SPCC

This fact sheet describes the impacts of WRRDA on SPCC.

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Qualified Facilities Fact Sheet - General Information

The SPCC rule has streamlined requirements for facilities with smaller oil storage capacity. This document provides general information.

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Information for Natural Gas Processing Facilities

Letters from API, and EPA's response concerning the applicability of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule for natural gas processing facilities.

Sample Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan for Marinas

An example of a sample plan for a small marina in the Midwest.

Secondary Containment Calculation Worksheets

Worksheets to help Qualified Facilities calculate secondary containment

Facilities with Existing Spill Response Plans

Explanation of what FRP facilities should do if they already have an SPCC plan in place.

Oil Spills that Do Not Need to be Reported

Covers exemptions for reporting oil spills

Federal Register Notice: Part 110 - Discharge of Oil

1987 Federal Register Notice on the discharge of oil to navigable waters.

Federal Register Notice: Criteria for State, Local and Regional Oil Removal Contingency Plans

1971 Federal Register notice covering criteria for oil removal contingency plans.

Oil Storage on U.S. Farms: Risks and Opportunities for Protecting Surface Waters

WRRDA study to determine the aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity threshold for farms subject to SPCC.

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Reference Materials

EPA letters, memoranda and other materials about the SPCC Rule

SPCC Rule Amendments: Streamlined Requirements for Mobile Refuelers

Explanation of the 2006 SPCC amendment for mobile refuelers

Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans

The Hazardous Substance Spills Planning Regulations covers the new rulemaking effort under Clean Water Act section 311(j)(5): planning for a worst case discharge of CWA hazardous substances.

Supporting Materials for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases from Magnesium Production, Underground Coal Mines, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, and Industrial Waste Landfills

Responses to comments received on EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0508, adding the following subparts to 40 CFR Part 98: T (Magnesium Production), FF (Underground Coal Mines), II (Industrial Wastewater Treatment), and TT (Industrial Waste Landfills).

Documentation for the 2009 Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule

Listing of responses to comments documents for 2009 final GHGRP rule.

Supporting Materials for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs

Responses to comments on EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0927, which added subparts I, L, DD, QQ, and SS, which are sources of fluorinated GHGs, to 40 CFR Part 98.