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RIN: 2050-AG84

Publication ID: Fall 2015

Title: ●Water Resources Reform Development Act Farm Amendments to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Rule
Abstract: In response to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), the EPA is proposing revisions to its Oil Pollution Prevention Rule (specifically the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule). The WRRDA requires that the EPA, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, promulgate a rule to adjust certain provisions of the SPCC rule. The EPA has completed a WRRDA-mandated study, in consultation with the US Department of Agriculture, and will use this study to inform the rulemaking process.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Info./Admin./Other
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 112
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Final Rule	12/10/2016

Overall Description of Deadline: The WRRDA calls for EPA to promulgate revisions to the SPCC requirements within 18 months of publication of a study on the risks of oil discharge to water. As such

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Mark Howard Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5104A, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-1964 Fax:202 564-2625 Email: howard.markw@epa.gov J-Troy Swackhammer Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5104A, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-1966 Email: swackhammer.j-troy@epa.gov