Wisconsin SPCC Rule Compliance Extension

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend the compliance date by one year for certain facilities subject to recent amendments to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule. The agency is also proposing that certain facilities will not be eligible for the one year extension and will have to comply by the current date of November 10, 2010. In summary, the proposed rule would:

• Extend the date by which the owners or operators of certain facilities must prepare or amend and implement an SPCC plan by one year to November 10, 2011
• Delay the compliance date for facilities with milk containers that are constructed according to the current applicable 3-A sanitary standards, and subject to the current applicable grade “A” pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO) or a state dairy regulatory requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO until one year after EPA finalizes a rule for these facilities.
• Maintain the current November 10, 2010 compliance date for drilling, production and workover facilities that are offshore or that have an offshore component, and for onshore facilities required to have and submit FRPs
• Reconcile the proposed compliance dates for new production facilities

The proposed amendments do not remove the regulatory requirement for owners or operators of facilities in operation before August 16, 2002 (other than facilities with milk containers), to maintain and continue implementing an SPCC plan in accordance with the SPCC regulations then in effect.

The proposed rule has a 15-day public period following its publication in the Federal Register.

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