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EPA delays hazardous substance response plan compliance to June 1, 2030
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a three-year delay of the compliance date for Clean Water Act hazardous substance facility response plans, moving the deadline from June 1, 2027, to June 1, 2030. The rule, published October 13, 2026, at 91 FR 64774, also removes climate change and environmental justice references from 40 CFR part 118 to align with Executive Order 14148.
Key points
- Covered onshore facilities must prepare and submit facility response plans by June 1, 2030, under the delayed schedule.Federal Register
- The requirements apply to facilities that could cause substantial harm from a worst-case hazardous substance discharge.Federal Register
- Part 118 no longer references climate change or environmental justice in the response plan requirements.Federal Register
- The final rule takes effect December 14, 2026, under Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585, RIN 2050-AH38.Federal Register