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  1. Register Now for the DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop
  2. Standards Proposed to Reduce Corrosion
  3. Integrity Management Services
  4. Integrity Management Updates
  5. O&M Manual Up-To-Date?
  6. Operator Qualifications: Materials Available
  7. Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
  8. Regulation of Liquid Gathering Pipelines
  9. RCP Services Spotlight – RCP Auditing, Due Diligence and Expert Witness Services
  10. PHMSA’s Public Awareness Expectations–API RP 1162
  11. Need to make sure your Public Awareness Program meets API RP 1162 standards?
  12. Pipeline Safety: Mechanical Damage Technical Workshop
  13. NPDES Stormwater Oil and Gas Exemption – Proposed Rule
  14. Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations: Final Rule
  15. Will your SPCC Plan pass an EPA inspection based on the new SPCC Inspectors’ Guidance document?
  16. EPA Proposes Amendments to the SPCC Rule
  17. RCP’s Fantastic 1-Page Version of SPCC Regulation
  18. EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed NPDES Stormwater Permit for Industrial Activities

EPA Proposes Amendments to the SPCC Rule

On Dec. 12, 2005, EPA proposed two separate amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule in the Federal Register. The first (FR EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0001) streamlines the regulatory requirements for qualified facilities and equipment regulated under 40 CFR part 112. The second (FR EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0003) extends the SPCC compliance dates for all facilities.

EPA is requesting public comments on the proposed rules between now and Feb. 10, 2006, for the proposed streamlined provisions, and between now and Jan. 11, 2006, for the proposed compliance date extension. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0001 or Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0003, through the Federal Rulemaking Portal. To locate a docket, enter the Docket ID (EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0001 or EPA-HQ-OPA-2005-0003) in the “Keyword” field and click “Submit.”

If you have questions about the proposed amendments please call the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information hotline at 1-800-424-9346. If the hotline is unable to answer your specific questions, your question will be forwarded to an EPA staff member for a response.