Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule-Compliance Date Amendment for Farms
other · Rule · Published 2011-11-22 · Effective 2011-11-22 · 76 FR 72120
Document
Document number
2011-29901
Federal Register citation
76 FR 72120
CFR reference
40 CFR 112
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2011-11-22
Effective date
2011-11-22
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OPA-2011-0838
Abstract
EPA (or the Agency) is taking final action to amend the date by which farms must prepare or amend, and implement their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans to May 10, 2013. The date is being amended because a large segment of the continental U.S. was affected by flooding during the spring and summer of 2011, and other areas were impacted by devastating fires and drought conditions. In addition, despite the targeted farm outreach efforts by EPA over the past ten months, the sheer number of farms throughout the U.S. makes it a challenge to reach those owners and operators of farms that may be subject to the SPCC Plan regulations. As a result, the Agency believes that farms need additional time to come into compliance with the requirements to prepare or amend and implement a SPCC Plan.