40 CFR 112 Excemption For Milk and Milk Containers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted milk and milk product containers from the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, potentially saving the milk and dairy industries more than $140 million per year. Based on input from the milk industry, EPA had previously delayed SPCC compliance requirements for milk and milk product containers until the mandated regulatory process could be completed. In January 2009, EPA proposed the rule to exempt milk containers from the SPCC rule.

The SPCC regulations require facilities with the capacity to store more than the threshold quantity of oils and fats to create and implement plans to prepare, prevent and respond to spills. The current exemption for milk does not apply to fuel oil and other applicable oils stored on farms; farms that store above the regulatory threshold of fuel oil and other applicable oils are covered under the SPCC.

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in California to prepare SPCC Plans, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

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California Spill Prevention - Response - SPCC Plan

Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure – SPCC Rule Compliance 40 CFR 112
SPCC Plans and State Spill Control and Spill Reporting Requirements

Caltha LLP provides technical support to facilities nationwide to comply with US EPA Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) Rules (40 CFR 112) and State-specific spill prevention, spill preparedness and spill reporting requirements. Caltha provides SPCC Plan services in a number of flexible formats, ranging from turn-key services where we provide a complete SPCC Plan, to ad hoc technical guidance to facility or corporate staff as they prepare Plans and compliance programs. Caltha also provides technical support in developing and implementing SPCC Inspection programs, and in developing and presenting annual SPCC Training.

Caltha specializes in assisting smaller to medium sized facilities that qualify for self certification of their SPCC Plan and/or qualify to use the SPCC Template Plan format. The SPCC Rule (40 CFR 112) now allows SPCC Plans to be self-certified (no PE certification required) by facilities, if they meet a certain conditions. Some facilities, “Tier I Facilities”, can also use a streamlined SPCC Plan format, the SPCC Template Plan. For Tier I Qualifying facilities, the facility must also certify that it meets all the requirements necessary to use the SPCC Template Plan format. All "self-certified" SPCC Plans, including those using the SPCC Template Plan format, will still need to be signed by a responsible person on behalf of the facility.

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in California to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

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SPCC Tier I Facility Plans in California

Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure – SPCC Rule Compliance 40 CFR 112
SPCC Plans and State Spill Control and Spill Reporting Requirements

Caltha LLP provides technical support to facilities nationwide to comply with US EPA Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) Rules (40 CFR 112) and State-specific spill prevention, spill preparedness and spill reporting requirements. Caltha provides SPCC Plan services in a number of flexible formats, ranging from turn-key services where we provide a complete SPCC Plan, to ad hoc technical guidance to facility or corporate staff as they prepare Plans and compliance programs. Caltha also provides technical support in developing and implementing SPCC Inspection programs, and in developing and presenting annual SPCC Training.

Caltha specializes in assisting smaller to medium sized facilities that qualify for self certification of their SPCC Plan and/or qualify to use the SPCC Template Plan format.
The SPCC Rule (40 CFR 112) now allows SPCC Plans to be self-certified (no PE certification required) by facilities, if they meet a certain conditions. Some facilities, “Tier I Facilities”, can also use a streamlined SPCC Plan format, the SPCC Template Plan. For Tier I Qualifying facilities, the facility must also certify that it meets all the requirements necessary to use the SPCC Template Plan format. All "self-certified" SPCC Plans, including those using the SPCC Template Plan format, will still need to be signed by a responsible person on behalf of the facility.

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in California to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
or
Caltha LLP Website