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.
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