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Prevention and Response Branch - Oil Pollution Act
In 1990, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act (OPA),
expanding the scope of public and private planning
and response activities associated with discharges
of oil. OPA amended §311 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) which provides authority for the promulgation
of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures
(SPCC) regulations and enforcement of those regulations. 
The Oil Spill Program handles areas such as SPCC plans,
facility response plans, the National Contingency
Plan (NCP), notification of oil discharges, and liability
and penalty provisions.
The recent initiation of the SPCC Expedited Enforcement Program in 1998 has proven to be very successful. Using the expedited process, The Region is able to issue administrative penalty actions and resolve associated compliance issues within weeks of SPCC inspections.
OPA links maintained by EPA:
Region 6 Inland Area Contingency Plan
Outreach Guidelines for the Federal Oil Pollution Prevention Regulation