The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to extend the compliance date for some facilities subject to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule amendments.
Drilling, production or workover facilities that are offshore or onshore facilities required to have and submit facility response plans (FRPs) will not be eligible for the proposed extension, and must prepare or update their SPCC Plans in accordance with the rule amendments by November 10 of this year. Other facilities, including onshore oil production facilities, farms, utilities, various manufacturers, petroleum bulk storage and retail, transportation and commercial operations may put off their plan and facility updates until November 10, 2011.
Provided, of course, that facilities that were in operation and subject to SPCC regulations before August 16, 2002, maintain and continue to implement their existing SPCC Plans in accordance with the regulations that were then in effect.
More information on SPCC requirements can be found at this page. Please comment below or contact T. Cozzie Consulting if you have questions or concerns about how these requirements affect your facility.
