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	<title>Environmental Management and Compliance News, Tips and Tools &#187; Spill Prevention Plans</title>
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		<title>Your SPCC Plan &#8211; Is it up-to-date?</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2011/09/your-spcc-plan-is-it-up-to-date</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPCC requirements apply to fuel and oil storage tanks&#8230; By November 10 of this year, all regulated facilities storing more than 1,320 gallons of oil or fuel in above ground tanks and containers must comply with recently amended federal requirements for development and implementation of written Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a little more time &#8211; for SPCC Plan updates</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/11/just-a-little-more-time-for-spcc-plan-updates</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the deadline for most facilities that are required to prepare or revise their oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans to comply with recent amendments to the SPCC rule.  The compliance date of November 10, 2011, applies to regulated facilities in a broad range of categories, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA to delay compliance deadline for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-delay-compliance-deadline-for-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-spcc-plans</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/08/epa-to-delay-compliance-deadline-for-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-spcc-plans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure) Plan Template for qualified facilities is now available</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/04/spcc-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-plan-template-for-qualified-facilities-is-now-available</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/04/spcc-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasure-plan-template-for-qualified-facilities-is-now-available#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency has published its template Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan for use by qualified Tier 1 facilities.  To use the template SPCC Plan, a facility can store no more than 10,000 gallons of oil in aboveground storage with no single storage container or tank larger than 5,000 gallons, and cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s EPA been up to?</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/01/whats-epa-been-up-to</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2010/01/whats-epa-been-up-to#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Air Pollution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As January closes, we take a quick look at the highlights (or lowlights, depending on your perspective) of actions taken by the US Environmental Protection Agency in the first month of 2010. Noteworthy actions included: EPA proposes revisions to smog (ozone) standard EPA to issue new standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) EPA rejects confidentiality claims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final amendments to SPCC rules announced</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/11/final-amendments-to-spcc-rules-announced</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/11/final-amendments-to-spcc-rules-announced#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 10, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has finalized amendments to requirements for facilities subject to the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule. The amendments are intended to clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for a facility owner or operator subject [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compliance Tip of the Week:  Defining your &#8220;facility&#8221; for SPCC Plan requirements</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/10/compliance-tip-of-the-week-defining-your-facility-for-spcc-plan-requirements</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/10/compliance-tip-of-the-week-defining-your-facility-for-spcc-plan-requirements#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The November 2008 amendments to Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan requirements provided facility operators with flexibility in defining the extent of the facility to be addressed in an SPCC Plan. This flexibility can be particularly helpful for large properties or installations, such as farms, multi-structured industrial plants and university campuses, where several buildings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA extends compliance date for SPCC Plans</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/06/epa-extends-compliance-date-for-spcc-plans</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/06/epa-extends-compliance-date-for-spcc-plans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Environmental Protection Agency has extended the compliance date for facilities to meet amended Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan requirements.  All facilities, including farms, must prepare or amend and implement an SPCC Plan by November 10, 2010. Facilities that were in operation before August 16, 2002, must continue to maintain and implement their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane (season) warning:  take steps to minimize releases</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/05/hurricane-season-warning-take-steps-to-minimize-releases</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/05/hurricane-season-warning-take-steps-to-minimize-releases#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the onset of the hurricane season, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued an &#8220;alert&#8221; to remind facility operators to take preventive steps to minimize potential releases of hazardous substances in the event of a weather emergency.  Various regulations require that operators minimize chemical releases during process shutdown operations.  If releases occur, they must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPCC Rule has been finalized, again&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/04/spcc-rule-has-been-finalized-again</link>
		<comments>http://tcozzie.com/press/2009/04/spcc-rule-has-been-finalized-again#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency on April 1 published the final rule promulgating revisions to Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan requirements that were proposed in December 2008.  The published rule delays the effective date of the rule to January 14, 2010.  EPA also asked for public comment on whether a further delay of the effective date [...]]]></description>
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