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Environmental Protection Agency - Final Rule on SPCC
On May 16,
2007, EPA issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates for
facilities subject to the SPCC regulations (72 FR 27443). EPA has extended
the compliance dates in order to provide the time necessary for the regulated
community to comply with the revised requirements that EPA expects to propose
in 2007.
For facilities (other than a farm) that started operations on or before August 16, 2002,
the facility must maintain its existing SPCC Plan and amend and implement the
plan no later than July
1, 2009. If the facility began operations after August 16, 2002,
through July 1,
2009, it must prepare and implement an SPCC Plan no later than July 1, 2009.
If the facility starts operations after July 1, 2009, it must prepare and implement
an SPCC Plan before beginning operations.
On December
26, 2006, EPA issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates
for farms in order to determine if the agriculture sector warrants specific
consideration under the SPCC Rule (71 FR 77266). If a farm started operations
on or before August
16, 2002, it must maintain its existing SPCC Plan and amend and
implement the plan when EPA promulgates a rule specific for farms. If a farm
began operations after August 16, 2002, then it must prepare and implement an
SPCC Plan when EPA promulgates a rule specific for farms.
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Chemical Anti-Terrorism Standard, Department of Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security passed a regulation effective June 8, 2007,
which will required owners of facilities housing certain quantities of
specified chemicals to complete a preliminary screening assessment that
determined the level of risk associated with the facility.
Facilities contacted by the department will have 120 days from the
publication in the Federal Register to provide information for the risk
assessment process. There will be a subsequent final rule document which will
contain Appendix A, the list of chemicals and the threshold quantities, which
identifies your need to comply with the regulations.
Please note: This law gives the department the authority
to seek compliance through the imposition of civil penalties, up to $25,000
per day and the ability to shut non-complaint facilities down.
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