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In this presentation, FMC’s Bernard Roth outlines the current trends in energy regulatory law. The presentation includes the following topics:
- Trends in Facilities Regulation
- Alberta Non-Utility Oil and Gas Facilities
- AER Structure
- Responsible Energy Development
- Federal Budget Legislative Changes
- Federal Fisheries Act
- Navigable Waters Protection Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Trends in Utilities Regulation
- Performance Based Regulation for Alberta Utilities
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As we previously reported, Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) formally announced a new methane reduction strategy. The 2016 strategy announcement came to fruition on June 8, 2018, when PADEP released its first general plan approval and/or general operating permit No. 5a for unconventional natural gas well site operations and remote pigging stations (“GP-5a permit”); a revised general plan approval and/or general operating permit No. 5 for natural gas compressor stations, processing plants, and transmission stations (“GP-5 permit”); and a revised Exemption 38 technical guidance document indicating which oil and gas production facilities are exempt or conditionally exempt from the general permitting process. The new permitting package takes effect on August 8, 2018.
Presentation delivered to a Global CCS Institute symposium on Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for CCS in Tokyo on 3 September 2013. Presentation by Ian Havercroft of the Global CCS Institute.
The legislative regime affecting the development and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility and marine terminal project in British Columbia (B.C.), includes government approvals, licences, permits and other regulatory requirements typically associated with such a project. While each project must be analyzed for its own specific permitting requirements, this overview provides an outline of the major environmental protection and non-environmental project permits, licences, etc., that are typically needed to undertake LNG terminal construction and operation activities.
In this presentation, FMC’s Bernard Roth outlines the current trends in energy regulatory law. The presentation includes the following topics:
- Trends in Facilities Regulation
- Alberta Non-Utility Oil and Gas Facilities
- AER Structure
- Responsible Energy Development
- Federal Budget Legislative Changes
- Federal Fisheries Act
- Navigable Waters Protection Act
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
- Trends in Utilities Regulation
- Performance Based Regulation for Alberta Utilities
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Environmental Issues in Federal Permitting for Energy ProjectsWinston & Strawn LLP
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2. Coordinating NEPA among multiple federal permitting agencies
3. Mitigating effects of new rulemakings during lengthy permitting processes
This presentation provides an overview of the major provisions proposed by the EPA in the new hazardous waste generator improvements rule. It outlines the four primary issues that exist with today's regulations and how some of the more significant proposals seeks to address those issues. Find out about the rule process and schedule and what this means for hazardous waste generators.
This presentation provides an overview of the major provisions proposed by the EPA in the new hazardous waste generator improvements rule. It outlines the four primary issues that exist with today's regulations and how some of the more significant proposals seeks to address those issues. Find out about the rule process and schedule and what this means for hazardous waste generators.
In October of 2016, the EPA signed the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule to provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators and clarification around certain components of the hazardous generator program in an effort to improve compliance and environmental protection. The EPA has described the rule as “an overhaul of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program.” Some revisions appear to be more lenient than existing regulations, while others are more stringent, such as documenting hazardous waste determinations.
This past October, the EPA signed the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule to provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators and clarification around certain components of the hazardous generator program in an effort to improve compliance and environmental protection. The EPA has described the rule as “an overhaul of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program.” Some revisions appear to be more lenient than existing regulations, while others are more stringent, such as documenting hazardous waste determinations. Learn more in this presentation.
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Presentation delivered by Camille Evans, International Tax Director, Eastman Chemical Company and Tasheaya Warren Ellison, Senior Tax Attorney – Tax Dispute Resolution, Shell Oil Company at the marcus evans Tax Officers Summit 2016 in FL.
BlueScape Air Quality in 2015: What You Need to Know Webinar 2-10-15BlueScape
This webinar by James Westbrook at BlueScape describes air quality regulations and policies that will impact US businesses in 2015. Mr. Westbrook can be reached at 877-486-9257 for more information. For a video presentation go to http://youtu.be/Ot9B6lA_V0U.
The Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule: What’s all the fuss about and what are th...All4 Inc.
Kristin Gordon presented, "The Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule: What’s all the fuss about and what are the key implications for Texas (including other industry sectors)?” at the AWMA Central Texas Chapter Meeting on January 21, 2016.
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This eLunch addressed recent developments in environmental law that affect renewable, fossil, and nuclear energy projects, as well as new transmission construction. Winston & Strawn attorneys Eleni Kouimelis, Stephanie Sebor, and Tyson Smith described the latest Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service rules and Council on Environmental Quality guidance that implicate energy project development across the United States. The discussion included examples of recent power projects that highlight the shifting regulatory and permitting framework for energy development and discuss ways to mitigate the effects of these changes.
Topics discussed included the following:
1. Recent developments in Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Greenhouse Gas Regulation
2. Coordinating NEPA among multiple federal permitting agencies
3. Mitigating effects of new rulemakings during lengthy permitting processes
This presentation provides an overview of the major provisions proposed by the EPA in the new hazardous waste generator improvements rule. It outlines the four primary issues that exist with today's regulations and how some of the more significant proposals seeks to address those issues. Find out about the rule process and schedule and what this means for hazardous waste generators.
This presentation provides an overview of the major provisions proposed by the EPA in the new hazardous waste generator improvements rule. It outlines the four primary issues that exist with today's regulations and how some of the more significant proposals seeks to address those issues. Find out about the rule process and schedule and what this means for hazardous waste generators.
In October of 2016, the EPA signed the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule to provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators and clarification around certain components of the hazardous generator program in an effort to improve compliance and environmental protection. The EPA has described the rule as “an overhaul of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program.” Some revisions appear to be more lenient than existing regulations, while others are more stringent, such as documenting hazardous waste determinations.
This past October, the EPA signed the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule to provide greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators and clarification around certain components of the hazardous generator program in an effort to improve compliance and environmental protection. The EPA has described the rule as “an overhaul of the hazardous waste generator regulatory program.” Some revisions appear to be more lenient than existing regulations, while others are more stringent, such as documenting hazardous waste determinations. Learn more in this presentation.
An overview presentation covering the implications and impacts of this new air pollution regulation on the oil and natural gas industry. Presented at the Ohio Oil and Gas Association Winter Meeting 2016.
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This webinar by James Westbrook at BlueScape describes air quality regulations and policies that will impact US businesses in 2015. Mr. Westbrook can be reached at 877-486-9257 for more information. For a video presentation go to http://youtu.be/Ot9B6lA_V0U.
The Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule: What’s all the fuss about and what are th...All4 Inc.
Kristin Gordon presented, "The Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule: What’s all the fuss about and what are the key implications for Texas (including other industry sectors)?” at the AWMA Central Texas Chapter Meeting on January 21, 2016.
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Tracking Full-Scale Performance of an Injectable Sorptive Biobarrier: One Yea...Antea Group
Learn how Antea Group helped their gas station client with a once-leaking UST help remediate off-site groundwater using a sorptive biobarrier.
This was presented at the AEHS Conference in San Diego, California.
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2018 UST Regulations Update: What You Need to Know
1. UST Regulations Update and Discussion
SIGMA Maintenance, Environmental & Safety Share Group
September 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
2. Who has responsibility for tank system compliance?
Who has been tracking or involved in implementing the updated UST
regulations?
Who has commented on federal or state UST regulations during the rule
development process?
Who feels like their program complies with the new UST requirements now?
Introduction & Warm-up
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3. • Background & Overview
• Schedule
• Status
• Requirements
• Discussion Points
Agenda
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4. • In July 2015, EPA published revised underground storage tank
regulations, with the changes focused on:
• Operating and maintaining UST equipment and
• Preventing and detecting UST releases.
• This is the first major revision to the federal UST regulations since
1988.
• The 2015 changes to 40 CFR 280 incorporate the legislative changes to
UST programs from the Energy Policy Act of 2005. EPA also
incorporated new operation and maintenance requirements and
pulled in certain UST systems deferred in the 1988 UST regulation.
Background
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UST Regulations Update and Discussion
5. • Added secondary containment requirements for new and replaced tanks and piping
• Added operator training requirements
• Added periodic operation and maintenance requirements for UST systems
• Added requirements to ensure UST system compatibility before storing certain
biofuel blends
• Removed past deferrals for emergency generator tanks, field constructed tanks, and
airport hydrant systems
• Updated codes of practice
• Made editorial and technical corrections
Summary of Changes
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6. Primary Changes focused on testing and inspections via:
• Walkthrough inspections
• Overfill prevention equipment inspections
• Spill prevention equipment and containment sump testing
• Release detection equipment testing
These changes have an associated cost and may require implementation
of new internal processes/procedures/documentation
Regulations on Testing and Inspections
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7. • The 2015 State Program Approval (SPA) regulation also updated SPA
requirements in 40 CFR 281 and incorporated the changes to the UST
technical regulation under 40 CFR 280.
• Many states and territories currently have SPA but have to reapply in
order to retain their SPA status. Owners and operators in these states
must continue to follow their state requirements until the state
changes its requirements or until the state’s SPA status changes.
• Owners and operators in 16 non-SPA states and territories must meet
the federal requirements according to the schedule in the 2015 UST
regulation. In addition, owners and operators will need to follow any
additional state requirements.
State Led Programs
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9. • What does all that mean?
• Since 1988, state and territories have been required to adopt
regulations as stringent as the EPA regulations. EPA then approves
the state UST programs that are consistent with, but not
necessarily identical to, the federal regulations.
• Because of the changes in the federal UST regulations in 2015,
each SPA state that was approved under the 1988 regulations will
have to update their state regulations.
• The Deadline for complying with the new federal requirements
depends on the location/state of your facility .
State Led Programs
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10. • Each state is implementing their own program with their own
unique rollout dates, forms and procedures.
• There are states that will implement the major provisions simultaneously -
while other states will stagger the implementation of provisions
• There are several states where provisions are already in effect and some
states will not implement all until 2021.
• There are states that have not released their draft UST rules.
• The high variability in regulatory deadlines amongst the states means that
tank owners have to track state-by-state, month-by-month.
• The next slide highlights the dates for implementation of the four major
provisions by state….
Schedule
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State
Regulation
Effective Date Compliance
Deadlines
State
Regulation
Effective Date Compliance
Deadlines
Alabama 12/2017 10/2018 1 Missouri 5/2017 1/2020
Alaska Montana
American Samoa Nebraska
Arizona Nevada 12/2017 10/2018
Arkansas New Hampshire
California New Jersey 1/2018 10/2018
Colorado 1/2017 1/2020 New Mexico 7/2018 7/2021 4
N. Mariana Islands 4/2016 10/2018 New York
Connecticut North Carolina 1/2017 10/2018
District of Columbia North Dakota 4/2018 4/2021
Delaware Ohio 9/2017 10/2018
Florida 1/2017 10/2018 Oklahoma 9/2017 10/2018
Georgia 6/2017 12/2020 Oregon 6/2018 10/2020
Guam Pennsylvania
Hawaii 7/2018 7/2021 2 Puerto Rico 1/2018 7/2018
Idaho 3/2017 10/2018 Rhode Island
Illinois 6/2018 10/2018 South Carolina 5/2017 5/2020
Indiana South Dakota 6/2018 10/2021
Iowa Tennessee
Kansas Texas 5/2018 1/2021
Kentucky Utah 1/2017 10/2018 5
Louisiana Vermont
Maine Virginia 1/2018 1/2021
Maryland Virgin Islands
Massachusetts Washington 10/2018 3
Michigan West Virginia 6/2018 10/2018
Minnesota Wisconsin
Mississippi Wyoming 6/2018 10/2018
1 Spill Prevention Testing 8/2007
2 Spill Prevention Testing: Non FCT-
AHS Systems 8/2014; FCT-AHS 7/2019
3 Spill Prevention, Overfill Inspection,
Sump Testing: Facilities With Even ID
10/2020, Odd ID 10/2021;
Walkthrough Inspection 10/2019
4 Walkthrough Inspection 7/2018; Spill
Prevention, Overfill Inspection,
Sump Testing 7/2021
5 Walkthrough Inspection 1/2012
Compliance Deadlines For Major Provisions, i.e., Spill Prevention Testing; Overfill
Prevention Inspection; Sumps And UDC Testing; and Periodic Walkthrough Inspection
EPA Update – August, 2018
12. • Because EPA proposed only a 3-year window to implement the changes, an
attempt was made by Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA)
to persuade EPA to defer the October 13, 2018 effective date to 2024.
• That proposal to extend the deadline was DENIED by EPA on July 24.
Pushback
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13. • Testing and Inspection Requirements were highly impacted by
the regulatory changes.
• We’ll list EPA’s key changes in the next few slides and then talk
about some nuances with different states and pain points.
• Most importantly, the dates on the following slides are FEDERAL
dates. EACH STATE may have a different schedule.
Testing and Inspections
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14. By 10/13/15
• No new ball float valves.
• Tank lining no longer performing to specification and cannot be repaired =
tank must be removed
• Notify UST agency within 30 days of taking ownership of an UST.
• Test systems following any repair.
• Newly installed emergency generator USTs must have release detection.
• Demonstrate fuel/system compatibility.
• Notify your UST Agency at least 30 days prior to storing fuels greater than
E10 or B20.
Testing and Inspections
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15. By 4/11/16
• Secondary containment and interstitial monitoring required for new
installations.
• Under dispenser containment (UDC) required when changing
dispensers.
• Line leak detectors required on new pressurized lines – sump sensors
alone don’t qualify
Testing and Inspections
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16. By 10/13/18
• Class A, B and C UST operators trained.
• Class C employee must be onsite.
• Train new Class A/Bs within 30 days.
• UDCs/sumps must be liquid tight.
• Upgrade to double-walled piping if 50% of a single-walled pipe
run is replaced.
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17. By 10/13/18 (continued)
• Keep testing/inspection records for at least 3 years
• Must respond to all sump alarms.
• Deferred field constructed USTs and airport hydrant systems fully
regulated.
Testing and Inspections
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18. • Tightness testing of systems following repairs or upgrades.
Components cannot be put back into operation until testing
demonstrates tight – failure to do this has caused NOVs. Make sure
you pay attention to what your state’s Rules require on this topic!
• How are components regulated? For example, underground piping
connected to ASTs in MT are considered “tanks” and subject to UST
regulations
• Ball float valves not allowed in many states. Grandfather what you
have but you cannot replace if defective.
Testing and Inspections: Discussion Points
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19. Tank system compatibility with emerging fuels – some states require
proof of compatibility, permitting, application, and/or signage to
demonstrate compliance with the new rules.
• E15 plus
• BioFuels
• Others
Testing and Inspections: Discussion Points
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20. Hydrostatic testing – Water used for hydrostatic testing is wastewater
and must be disposed according to wastewater discharge requirements.
• For example, Texas is allowing low volume of water for testing and
reuse of that same water for multiple hydrostatic tests – a
compromise that came through the comment period.
• PMAA worked through a testing protocol with EPA – a low liquid level
integrity test as an alternative method for containment sump testing.
Testing and Inspections: Discussion Points
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21. Recordkeeping for Operator Training, testing, or inspections varies
widely from state-to-state:
• Some states are requiring Operators to get retrained due to their new
regs, e.g., TX, SC, IL.
• Make sure your operator training vendor is providing CURRENT
training and not content under the previous regulation.
• Also, Operator Training is now required for facilities that have
emergency generators powered by USTs – not your C-store, but your
office/HQ generator’s UST may become subject to the regulations.
Testing and Inspections: Discussion Points
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22. Schedule: Discussion Point
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• How are you keeping abreast of
the differences between states for
implementation and procedures?
• Get involved and comment!
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STATES THAT ARE STILL IN COMMENT
PERIOD INCLUDE:
• In Progress: PA, SD
• Rule Finalization Pending: AK, IL
(final 10/13/18), WA (final
10/13/18)
• Waiting on Draft Rule (Comment
Period in future): CT, DC, IA, MD,
MA, MI, WI
23. Additional Resources
UST Regulations Update and Discussion
• https://www.epa.gov/ust/revising-underground-storage-tank-
regulations-revisions-existing-requirements-and-new
• https://www.epa.gov/ust/underground-storage-tank-ust-contacts
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UST Regulations Update and Discussion
Regarding the Presentation:
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Angela Dunn
Consultant
Antea Group
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