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Chapter 2:Applicability equipment. If the aboveground oil storage capacity is greater than 1,320 gallons, and the facility otherwise meets the applicability of the rule, the facility is considered a bulk storage facility under the SPCC rule subject to the requirements under§112.8. 2.5 "Non-Transportation Related" - EPA/DOT Jurisdiction Facilities regulated under 40 CFR part 112 are divided into three categories:transportation-related facilities, non-transportation-related facilities, and complexes.The delineation between transportation-related and non-transportation-related facilities has been established through a series of Executive Orders (EOs) and Memoranda of Understanding(MOUS) as described below. Onshore and certain offshore non-transportation- related facilities (and portions of a complex) are subject to the SPCC regulation, provided they meet the other applicability criteria set forth in §112.1. A 1971 MOU between EPA and DOT clarifies the types of facilities, activities, equipment, and vessels that are meant by the terms "transportation-related onshore and offshore facilities" and "non-transportation- related onshore and offshore facilities." DOT delegated authority over vessels and transportation-related onshore and offshore facilities to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.35 Sections of the MOU between EPA and DOT are included in Appendix A of 40 CFR part 112. Section 112.1(d)(1)(ii) specifically exempts from SPCC applicability any equipment,vessels, or facilities subject to the authority and control of the DOT as defined in this MOU. A 1994 MOU among the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of EPA establishes the jurisdictional responsibilities for offshore facilities, including pipelines.This MOU can be found in Appendix B of 40 CFR part 112. Section 112.1(d)(1)(iii) specifically exempts from SPCC applicability any equipment,vessels, or facilities subject to the authority of the DOT or DOI as defined in this MOU. Table 2-2 provides examples of transportation- §112.2 related and non-transportation-related facilities as the Complex means a facility possessing a concepts apply to the SPCC rule applicability. Some combination of transportation-related and non- transportation-related components that is equipment, such as loading arms and transfer hoses, may be subject to the jurisdiction of more than one considered either transportation-related or non- Federal agency under section 311(j)of the CWA. transportation-related depending on their use. Note:The above text is an excerpt of the SPCC rule.Refer to 40 CFR part 112 for the full text of the rule. 35 The USCG was reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003. SPCC GUIDANCE FOR REGIONAL INSPECTORS 2-27 August 28, 2013