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Every SPCC Plan must be prepared in accordance with good engineering practices. Every SPCC PIan must be certified by a Professional Engineer unless the owner/operator is able-to, and chooses to, self - certify the Plan (see section 7). No matter who certifies your SPCC Plan, remember that ultimately the owner or operator is responsible for complying with the rule. A copy of the rule is available at www.epa.gov/oilsDill. You may also call or write to the nearest EPA office listed in section 11, /o Who Cal? Certify the SPCC Phown? Preparation of the SPCC Plan is the responsibility of the facility owner or operator, who may also be eligible to self -certify the SPCC Plan if the facility meets the following eligibility criteria for a qualified facility: 1. Total aboveground oil storage capacity of 10,000 U.S, gallons or less, and 2. In the 3 years prior to the date the SPCC Plan is certified, the facility has had no single discharge of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines exceeding 1,000 U.S. gallons, or no two discharges of oil to navigable waters or adjoining shorelines each exceeding 42 U.S. gallons within any 12 -month period.' If the facility does not meet the above criteria, the SPCC Plan must be certified by a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). By certifying the SPCC Plan, the PE confirms that: 1. He is familiar with the requirements of the rule; 2. He or an agent has visited and examined the facility; 3. The SPCC Plan has been prepared in accordance with good engineering practices, including consideration of applicable industry standards, and with the requirements of the rule; ' Not including discharges that are the result of natural disasters, acts of war, or terrorism. When determining the applicability of this SPCC reporting requirement, the gallon amount(s) specified (either 1,000 or 42) refers to the amount of oil that actually reaches navigable waters or adjoining shorelines not the total amount of oil spilled. EPA considers the entire volume of the discharge to be oil for the purposes of these reporting requirements.