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Environmental Protection Agency § 112.4 (e) If you are the owner or operator cific aspects of the Plan, such exten- of a facility for which a Plan is re- sion does not affect your obligation to quired under this section,you must: comply with the requirements related (1) Maintain a complete copy of the to other equipment or other specific as- Plan at the facility if the facility is pects of the Plan for which the Re- normally attended at least four hours gional Administrator has not expressly per day, or at the nearest field office if authorized an extension. the facility is not so attended, and (2) Have the Plan available to the Re- 167 FR 47140, July 17, 2002, as amended . 68 , gional Administrator for on-site review FR 1351, Jan. 9, 2003; 68 FR 18894, Apr. 17, 2003;69 FR 48798,Aug. 11,20041 during normal working hours. (f) Extension of time. (1) The Regional §112.4 Amendment of Spill Preven- Administrator may authorize an exten- tion, Control, and Countermeasure sion of time for the preparation and Plan by Regional Administrator. full implementation of a Plan, or any If you are the owner or operator of a amendment thereto, beyond the time facility subject to this part, you must: permitted for the preparation, imple- (a) Notwithstanding compliance with mentation, or amendment of a Plan §112.3, whenever your facility has dis- under this part, when he finds that the charged more than 1,000 U.S. gallons of owner or operator of a facility subject oil in a single discharge as described in to this section, cannot fully comply §112.1(b), or discharged more than 42 with the requirements as a result of ei- U.S. gallons of oil in each of two dis- ther nonavailability of qualified per- charges as described in§112.1(b), occur- sonnel, or delays in construction or ring within any twelve month period, equipment delivery beyond the control submit the following information to and without the fault of such owner or the Regional Administrator within 60 operator or his agents or employees. days from the time the facility be- (2) If you are an owner or operator comes subject to this section: seeking an extension of time under paragraph (f)(1) of this section, you (1) Name of the facility; may submit a written extension re- (2) four name; quest to the Regional Administrator. (3) Location of the facility; Your request must include: (4) Maximum storage or handling ca- (i) A full explanation of the cause for pacity of the facility and normal daily any such delay and the specific aspects throughput; of the Plan affected by the delay; (5) Corrective action and counter- (ii) A full discussion of actions being measures you have taken, including a taken or contemplated to minimize or description of equipment repairs and mitigate such delay; and replacements; (iii) A proposed time schedule for the (6) An adequate description of the fa- implementation of any corrective ac- cility, including maps, flow diagrams, tions being taken or contemplated, in- and topographical maps, as necessary; cluding interim dates for completion of (7) The cause of such discharge as de- tests or studies, installation and oper- scribed in §112.1(b), including a failure ation of any necessary equipment, or analysis of the system or subsystem in other preventive measures. In addition which the failure occurred; you may present additional oral or (8) Additional preventive measures written statements in support of your you have taken or contemplated to extension request. minimize the possibility of recurrence; (3) The submission of a written ex- and tension request under paragraph (f)(2) (9) Such other information as the Re- of this section does not relieve you of gional Administrator may reasonably your obligation to comply with the re- require pertinent to the Plan or dis- quirements of this part. The Regional charge. Administrator may request a copy of (b) Take no action under this section your Plan to evaluate the extension re- until it applies to your facility. This quest. When the Regional Adminis- section does not apply until the expira- trator authorizes an extension of time tion of the time permitted for the ini- for particular equipment or other spe- tial preparation and implementation of 27