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On July 17, 2002, EPA published a final rule that amended the SPCC regulations (67 FR 47042), which became effective on August 16, 2002. The final rule included compliance dates in §112.3 for preparing, amending, and implementing SPCC Plans. The original compliance dates were amended on January 9, 2003 (68 FR 1348), again on April 17, 2003 (68 FR 18890), a third time on August 11, 2004 (69 FR 48794), a fourth time on February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8462 (PDF)), and a fifth time on May 16, 2007 (72 FR 27443). For more information about this compliance date extension, please see EPA Extends Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Compliance Dates to July 1, 2009.

These extensions provided additional time for the regulated community to understand the 2002 SPCC amendments (67 FR 47042 (PDF)), the clarifications developed by EPA during the course of litigation settlement proceedings (69 FR 29728 (PDF)), and alleviated the need for individual extension requests. 

The current compliance dates for the SPCC rule are:

 

A facility (other than a farm) starting operation...	Must...
On or before August 16, 2002	Maintain its existing Plan Amend and implement the Plan no later than July 1, 2009
After August 16, 2002 through July 1, 2009	Prepare and implement a Plan no later than July 1, 2009
After July 1, 2009	Prepare and implement a Plan before beginning operations

 

A Farm starting operation…	Must...
On or before August 16, 2002	Maintain its existing Plan. Amend and implement the Plan when EPA promulgates a rule specific for farms and specifies a compliance date for farms.
After August 16, 2002	Prepare and implement a Plan when EPA promulgates a rule specific for farms and specifies a compliance date for farms.