---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 9.86"
title: "36"
number: "9.86"
heading: "Spill control and emergency preparedness plan."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/9.86"
---

# §9.86. Spill control and emergency preparedness plan.


You must submit the following information about your spill control and emergency preparedness plan. You may use a spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan prepared under [40 CFR part 112](/cfr/40/part112.md) if the plan includes all of the information required by this section. You must submit:

- (a) A list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons that the Superintendent can contact in the event of a spill, fire, or accident, including the order in which the persons should be contacted;
- (b) Your reporting procedures in the event of a spill, fire, or accident;
- (c) Identification of contaminating or toxic substances expected to be used within your area of operations;
- (d) Identification of abnormal pressure, temperature, toxic gases or substances, or other hazardous conditions expected to be encountered during operations;
- (e) Measures (e.g., procedures, facility design, equipment) to minimize risks to human health and safety and the environment;
- (f) Steps to prevent conditions creating fire hazards in the vicinity of well locations and lease tanks;
- (g) List of equipment and methods for containment and cleanup of contaminating substances, including a list of the equipment to be maintained on site as well as a list of equipment to be available from local contractors;
- (h) A storm water drainage plan and actions intended to mitigate storm water runoff;
- (i) Safety data sheets for each material expected to be used or encountered during operations, including quantities expected to be maintained at your area of operations;
- (j) A description of the emergency actions you will take in the event of accidents causing human injury; and
- (k) Contingency plans for relevant conditions and emergencies other than spills, based on the particular geographic area, such as hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, or earthquakes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 230a(a)(4), 459d-3, 460cc-2(i), 460ee(c)(4), 698c(b)(2), 698i(b)(2), and 698m-4; 18 U.S.C. 3571 and 3581; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, and 103104.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 77992, Nov. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted.