Oil Spill Prevention and Preparedness Regulations Frequent Questions
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40 CFR Part 110 Discharge of Oil Regulation
What are the oil discharge reporting requirements in the SPCC Rule?
Reporting requirements for oil discharges
What do I need to submit to EPA if I have an oil discharge?
What happens after a facility submits the information about an oil discharge to EPA?
What information do I need to report for an oil discharge?
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40 CFR Part 112 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
112.1 Applicability
Are all milk farms and milk producers exempt from the SPCC Rule?
Underground Storage Tanks in SPCC Plans
Oil-filled equipment capacity less than 55 gallons
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112.2 Definitions
Why did EPA regulate milk in the first place?
What types of oil does the SPCC Rule address?
How are animal fat and vegetable oil defined in the SPCC Rule?
What is a farm for purposes of the SPCC Rule?
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112.3 Requirement to Prepare SPCC Plan
SPCC compliance dates for farms
Criteria for oil production facilities to be qualified facilities
PE certification and applying PE's seal
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112.6 Qualified Facilities
Tier I qualified facility template use under Part 112
Availability of electronic SPCC Plan template
Visit and examination requirements for SPCC self-certification
Self-Certification of farm SPCC plans
Difference between an SPCC Tier I and Tier II qualified facility
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112.7 General Requirements
What are the specifications for bulk storage secondary containment systems?
Are facilities required to use the option for qualified oil-filled operational equipment?
Can a containment wall be constructed out of concrete blocks?
Do the changes in the 2006 Amendments apply to oil-filled manufacturing equipment?
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Miscellaneous SPCC
What changes did EPA finalize to the SPCC Rule in December 2006?
Is a PE required to review an SPCC Plan if it has not changed?
How did EPA amend the requirements for animal fats and vegetable oils in 2006?
PE certifying an SPCC plan in a different state
PE certifying a technical amendment
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112.8 Specific Onshore Requirements (Excluding Production)
Are mobile refuelers exempt from integrity testing requirements?
SPCC Rule schedules for inspections, tests, and evaluations
How do the changes in the 2006 Amendments apply to mobile refuelers?
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40 CFR Part 112.20 Facility Response Plan
Criteria for significant and substantial harm facility designation
Elements to include in Facility Response Plan
Facility classification as "substantial harm facility"
FRP certification for SPCC facilities
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40 CFR Subpart J
Products authorized for use on oil discharges
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Miscellaneous Oil
Purpose of Oil Pollution Prevention regulation
SPCC Training Materials for Production Sector