EPA Renews Oil and Hazardous Spill Notification Collections
Published Date: 11/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The EPA is asking to keep collecting info about sudden spills of oil and harmful chemicals for a few more years. This affects companies and people who must report these spills to help protect the environment. You’ve got until December 18, 2025, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or big changes—just a smooth renewal to keep things running.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory Spill Reporting Burden on Facilities
If your facility or vessel has a release of a hazardous substance at or above its reportable quantity (RQ) or an oil spill that meets Clean Water Act criteria, you must immediately notify the National Response Center under CERCLA section 103(a). The EPA estimates 21,789 respondents, 22,225 hours of respondent burden per year, and total respondent costs of $1,486,297 per year; responses occur as releases happen.
Public Access to Release Information
Information about reported hazardous substance releases and oil spills is stored in EPA systems (WebEOC) and is available to state and local authorities and to the public (including via the Freedom of Information Act). State and local governments and the public can use this information for emergency response planning and to learn about releases and cleanup actions in different localities.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this regulation affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this federal register document and every other regulation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Key Dates
Department and Agencies
Take It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Start a Free Government Policy Watch to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in