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2000 - New FRP requirements for animal fat and
vegetable oil facilities were issued by EPA in
compliance with the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform
Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) - EPA Regions
have developed ACPs detailing how the NCP will be
implemented in specific areas of the country. EPA
continues to enhance ACPs by developing protection
strategies and clean-up methods targeted ay inland
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regulatory burdens through the coordination of oil
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FRPs at approximately 6,000 high-risk facilities.
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SPCC Inspections - EPA performs SPCC inspection;
to ensure that facilities can prevent and control oil
spills. EPA regulates approximately 419,000 facilitie
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decades to follow to attempt to correct defic
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strengthened U.S. oil spill policy. EPA is charged
with implementing new measures of prevention,
planning, and preparedness for oil spills from onshore
The EPA Oil Program is more committed to protectio
of human health and the environment than ever
before. The Agency is including new technologies in
oil spill prevention and response and updating rules
and regulations to streamline regulatory processes
while maintaining maximum levels of protection. Th
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prohibits the discharge of oil and other refuj
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effective response to spills while clarifying language
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Ashland oil facility spills 750,000 gallons of diesel
fuel into the Monogahela River. Deficiencies in the
2002 - A new SPCC Rule is issued by EPA addressin:
revisions previously proposed in 1991, 1993, and
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repository for vital data on oil spills including sources,
oil types, volume, location, and damage. EPA uses
the system to gauge the nature and extent of U.S. oil
Act requiring differentiation between animal fats and
vegetable oils and other classes of oils, based on
properties and effects. The rule provides planning
methodologies tailored to animal fats and vegetable
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