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evaluation, or inspection procedures appear to be at odds with recognized industry standards with no rationale provided, do not meet the overall objective of oil spill response/prevention, or appear to be inadequate for the facility, appropriate follow-up action may be warranted. In this case,the EPA inspector should clearly document any concerns to assist review and follow-up by the Regional Administrator,where necessary.The EPA inspector may also request additional information from the facility owner or operator regarding the testing, evaluation, or inspection procedures provided in the Plan. 7.7 Summary of Industry Standards 1�4 FYI—Industry standard scope and Regulations The scope of a standard will describe the type of tanks that are subject to the standard. Industry standards are technical guidelines created by experts in a particular industry for use For example,API Standard 653, "Tank Inspection, Repair,Alteration,and Reconstruction," applies to throughout that industry.These guidelines assist in tanks built to API 650 and API 12C specifications. establishing common levels of safety and common API 12R1, "Recommended Practice for Setting, practices for manufacture, maintenance, and repair. Maintenance, Inspection,Operation, and Repair of Standards-developing organizations use a consensus Tanks in Production Service," pertains to tanks process to establish the minimum accepted industry employed in production service or other similar practice.The SPCC rule (§112.3(d)(1)(iii)) requires that a PE service. attest that the Plan is prepared in accordance with good engineering practices, including the consideration of applicable industry standards. Similarly, §112.6(a)(1)(iii) and §112.6(b)(1)(iii) require that the owner or operator of a qualified facility certify that the Plan is prepared in accordance with accepted and sound industry practices and standards. Standards play a role in determining good engineering practice when developing spill prevention procedures and an inspection program for an SPCC- regulated facility. Implementing the inspection program based on a particular industry standard is ultimately up to the owner/operator.When an owner/operator indicates in the SPCC Plan that he intends to use a standard to comply with a particular rule requirement (e.g., integrity testing),then it is mandatory to implement the relevant portions of the standard (i.e.,those that address integrity testing of the container). It is important to note that the principles on which industry consensus standards are based may have broad application with regard to meeting the SPCC rule's performance-based requirement for integrity testing bulk storage containers. In the unlikely situation where the scope of available inspection standards does not include a particular tank,the inspection protocols outlined in the standards may serve as a guide for developing a hybrid inspection program. Although these guidelines are often grouped together under the term "standards," several other terms are used to differentiate among the types of guidelines: • Standard (or code)—set of instructions or guidelines. Use of a particular standard is voluntary. Some groups draw a distinction between a standard and a code.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME),for example,stipulates that a code is a standard that"has been adopted by one or more governmental bodies and has the force of law..." SPCC GUIDANCE FOR REGIONAL INSPECTORS 7-60 December 16, 2013