Suggested Procedure for Development of a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan

API BULLETIN D16

FIFTH EDITION, APRIL 2011

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FOREWORD

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Table of Contents

FOREWORD

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Table of Contents ........................................................................................ Guide-i

Introduction.................................................................................................Guide-iii

Purpose of SPCC Rule............................................................................... Guide-2

Timeline for Compliance............................................................................. Guide-3

Extensions for Implementing the SPCC Plan ............................................. Guide-3 Applicability ................................................................................................ Guide-5

Figure 1 General Applicability................................................................................... Guide-9

Guidance for Selecting Template SPCC Plan Sections ........................... Guide-10 Figure 2 Selecting Template SPCC Plan Sections ................................................ Guide-12 Guidance, Instruction, Clarification Using the Template SPCC Plan ....... Guide-13

Figure 3 Flowchart of Applicability Criteria for Substantial Harm............................ Guide-19

GUIDANCE

Section 1 General Information

1.1 Management Approval ............................................................................. Guide-14

1.2 Certifications............................................................................................. Guide-15

1.2A Professional Engineer Certification .......................................................... Guide-15 1.2B Professional Engineer Certification (with Produced Water Attestation).... Guide-16 1.2C Tier II Qualified Facility Certification ......................................................... Guide-17 1.2D Professional Engineer Certification of Portions of a Qualified Facility’s

Self-Certified Plan .................................................................................... Guide-17

1.2E Tier II Qualified Facility Technical Amendment ........................................ Guide-18 1.3 Substantial Harm Certification .................................................................. Guide-18

Figure 3 Flowchart of Applicability Criteria for Substantial Harm............................ Guide-19 1.4 Contact List and Phone Numbers ............................................................ Guide-20

1.5 Notification Data Sheet............................................................................. Guide-20

1.6 Personnel, Training, and Discharge Procedures...................................... Guide-20 1.7 Facility Layout and Diagram ..................................................................... Guide-21 1.8 Prevention, Response and Cleanup......................................................... Guide-21 1.9 Impracticability.......................................................................................... Guide-22 1.10 Deviations to Rule .................................................................................... Guide-22 1.11 Conformance with Other Requirements ................................................... Guide-23

Section 2 Facility Information

Section 2A Onshore Facilities (Excluding Production)

2A.1 Container and Potential Spills Table ........................................................ Guide-24

2A.2 Bulk Storage Containers .......................................................................... Guide-26

2A.2.1 Completely Buried Tanks ......................................................................... Guide-26

2A.2.2 Mobile or Portable Containers .................................................................. Guide-26

2A.3 Facility Containment, Drainage and Effluent Treatment........................... Guide-26 2A.3.1 Secondary Containment Systems Table .................................................. Guide-26 2A.3.2 Undiked Area Drainage ............................................................................ Guide-26

2A.4 Facility Piping ........................................................................................... Guide-27

2A.5 Facility Tank Car & Tank Truck Loading/Unloading Rack(s) and Area(s) Guide-27 2A.6 Security .................................................................................................... Guide 27

2A.7 Inspections, Tests and Records ............................................................... Guide-28

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Section 2B Onshore Oil Production Facilities

2B.1 Container and Potential Spills Table ........................................................ Guide-29 2B.2 Facility Drainage....................................................................................... Guide-29

2B.3 Facility Transfer Operations ..................................................................... Guide-30

2B.4 Facility Tank Car and Tank Truck Loading/Unloading Rack(s) and

Area(s) ................................................................................................... Guide-30 2B.5 Inspections, Tests and Records ............................................................... Guide-30

Section 2C – Onshore Oil Drilling and Workover Facilities

2C.1 Facility Tank Car and Tank Truck Loading / Unloading Rack ..................... Guide-31 2C.2 Inspections, Tests and Records .................................................................. Guide-31

Section 2D – Offshore Oil Drilling, Production, or Workover Facilities

2D.1 Facility Containers....................................................................................... Guide-32

2D.2 Inspection, Tests and Records.................................................................... Guide-32

EXHIBITS

A Oil Pollution Prevention Regulatory References ....................................... Exhibit-2 B Acronyms ................................................................................................ Exhibit-15

C Standards Applicable to the Revised SPCC Rule (Inclusive).................. Exhibit-16 D Criteria for Contingency Plan Development ............................................ Exhibit-22

E Secondary Containment Analysis ........................................................... Exhibit-23 F API Standard 650: Welded Tanks for Oil Storage ................................. Exhibit-30 G API Standard 653: Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration,

and Reconstruction ................................................................................. Exhibit-31

TEMPLATE

Section 1 General Information

Section 2A Onshore Facilities (Excluding Production) Section 2B Onshore Oil Production Facilities

Section 2C Onshore Oil Drilling and Workover Facilities

Section 2D Offshore Oil Drilling, Production, or Workover Facilities

Appendix A Notification Appendix B Logs

Appendix C Facility Diagram Appendix D Oil Spill Contingency Plan

Appendix E Company Tank/Container Integrity Program Appendix F Qualified Facilities

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INTRODUCTION

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 required the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with other federal, state, and interstate agencies, to enter into programs designed to prevent, reduce, or eliminate pollution of the navigable waters of the United States. On December 11, 1973, the EPA published the first Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan regulation in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 112 (40 CFR Part 112). The purpose of this rulemaking was to establish procedures, methods, and equipment to prevent and contain discharges of oil from non-transportation-related onshore and offshore facilities; thus preventing pollution of navigable waters of the United States. The rule became effective January 10, 1974, and has been revised several times over the past thirty-six years.

In 2002, EPA finalized changes proposed from 1991 to 1997. API and other litigants subsequently filed suit over certain provisions. In March 2004, most of the issues raised in the litigation SPCC-related suits were settled. This revision includes results of the litigation in which API was involved (Exhibit A – Settlement Agreements). On June 19, 2009, EPA published in the Federal Register an SPCC compliance date extension for all existing facilities until November 10, 2010. Facilities must amend or prepare, and implement SPCC Plans by the compliance date in accordance with revisions to the SPCC rule promulgated since 2002. The latest SPCC amendments and definition of “navigable waters” were promulgated on December 2006 (71 FR 77266, December 26, 2006),

December 2008 (73 FR 74236, December 5, 2008), November 2009 (74 FR 58784,

November 13, 2009) and November 2008 (73 FR 71941, November 26, 2008), respectively. For more information, on EPA SPCC guidance, visit EPA Website (www.epa.gov/oilspill).

This is the fifth revision of the American Petroleum Institute’s (API’s) Bulletin D-16. Its sole purpose is to assist the petroleum industry in understanding the SPCC regulation and to offer guidance for developing SPCC Plans wherever they are needed. Included is a template for developing SPCC Plans (i.e., onshore excluding production; onshore oil production, oil drilling or workover; or offshore oil drilling, production or workover) in accordance with the regulation and guidance, along with instruction and clarification for completing each section of the template.

The development of this Bulletin was commissioned by API and performed by O’Brien’s Response Management Inc. (planning@obriensrm.com).

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