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EPA/OLEM RIN: 2050-AG84 Publication ID: Spring 2017 
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 of 2014 (WRRDA) and the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" (WIIN Act) of 2016, the EPA is proposing revisions to its Oil Pollution Prevention Rule (specifically, the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule). WRRDA requires that the EPA, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, promulgate a rule to adjust certain provisions of the SPCC rule. WRRDA required the EPA to perform a study to determine the appropriate above ground storage applicability threshold for farms based on a significant risk of a discharge to water. The EPA has completed a WRRDA-mandated study, in consultation with the US Department of Agriculture, for use when proposing any adjustments to the above ground storage applicability thresholds for farms and self-inspection criteria. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  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 requires that the EPA promulgate a rule to adjust the exemption levels no later than 18 months after the date on which the required study was completed or December of 2016.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (TBD)  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Undetermined  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: EPA fact sheet on the WRRDA and general information on the SPCC rule and the Agricultural sector can be found using the following l  
Sectors Affected: 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; 111 Crop Production; 112 Animal Production and Aquaculture 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mark Howard
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Land and Emergency Management
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
Office of Land and Emergency Management
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5104A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-1966
Email: swackhammer.j-troy@epa.gov