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40 CFR Part 110 Discharge of Oil Regulation

What are the oil discharge reporting requirements in the SPCC Rule?
Reporting requirements for oil discharges
What do I need to submit to EPA if I have an oil discharge?
What happens after a facility submits the information about an oil discharge to EPA?
What information do I need to report for an oil discharge?
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40 CFR Part 112 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)

112.1 Applicability

What changes to the SPCC Rule did EPA finalize with the "Exemption for All Milk and Milk Product Containers, Associated Piping and Appurtenances" final rule?
Why is EPA finalizing the "Exemption for All Milk and Milk Product Containers, Associated Piping and Appurtenances" proposed rule?
Are all milk farms and milk producers exempt from the SPCC Rule?
Underground Storage Tanks in SPCC Plans
If your farm does not have fuel storage that will flow into US waters by a ditch, river, stream, or lake, do you have to prepare a SPCC Plan?

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112.2 Definitions

What types of oil does the SPCC Rule address?
Why did EPA regulate milk in the first place?
How are animal fat and vegetable oil defined in the SPCC Rule?
What is a farm for purposes of the SPCC Rule?
What is a mobile refueler?

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112.3 Requirement to Prepare SPCC Plan

SPCC compliance dates for farms
Criteria for oil production facilities to be qualified facilities
PE certification and applying PE's seal

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112.6 Qualified Facilities

Tier I qualified facility template use under Part 112
Availability of electronic SPCC Plan template
Visit and examination requirements for SPCC self-certification
Self-Certification of farm SPCC plans
Difference between an SPCC Tier I and Tier II qualified facility

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112.7 General Requirements

Eligibility for qualified oil-filled operational equipment in event of a discharge
Secondary containment calculations in SPCC Plan
What are the specifications for bulk storage secondary containment systems?
Can qualified facilities also use the alternative requirements for qualified oil-filled operational equipment?
Are facilities required to use the option for qualified oil-filled operational equipment?

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Miscellaneous SPCC

What changes did EPA finalize to the SPCC Rule in December 2006?
Is a PE required to review an SPCC Plan if it has not changed?
How did EPA amend the requirements for animal fats and vegetable oils in 2006?
PE certifying an SPCC plan in a different state
PE certifying a technical amendment

112.8 Specific Onshore Requirements (Excluding Production)

Are mobile refuelers exempt from integrity testing requirements?
SPCC Rule schedules for inspections, tests, and evaluations
How do the changes in the 2006 Amendments apply to mobile refuelers?

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40 CFR Part 112.20 Facility Response Plan

FRP Site Plans with Varying Storage Contents
SPCC Qualified Facilities Substantial Harm Criteria Certification
Criteria for significant and substantial harm facility designation
How often does a facility need to complete an oil spill response training under the FRP requirements?
Elements to include in Facility Response Plan
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40 CFR Subpart J

Products authorized for use on oil discharges

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Miscellaneous Oil

SPCC Training Materials for Production Sector
SPCC Training Materials for Agricultural Sector
Purpose of Oil Pollution Prevention regulation

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