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RIN: 2050-AG84

Publication ID: Fall 2018

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 Countermeasure (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. In consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the EPA performed a study required under the WRRDA to determine the appropriate aboveground storage applicability threshold for farms based on a significant risk of discharge to water. In consultation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the EPA will use the study's findings when evaluating potential adjustments to the aboveground storage applicability thresholds for farms. In December of 2016, the WIIN Act amended WRRDA.
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
EO 13771 Designation: Other
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 (which equates to December 2016).

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/00/2020
Final Rule	01/00/2021

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: http://www.epa.gov/oil-spills-prevention-and-preparedness-regulations/oil-storage-us-farms-risks-and-opportunities
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