NCP Product Schedule

Subpart J of the National Contingency Plan (NCP) regulates the use of dispersants, other chemical agents, and bioremediation agents to respond to oil spills in U.S waters; it also establishes the NCP Product Schedule, which is a listing of dispersants and other chemical or biological products that may be authorized by EPA for use on oil spills. Inclusion of a product on the NCP Product Schedule indicates only that the technical product data requirements have been satisfied; listing does not mean that the product is recommended or certified for use on an oil spill. The Federal On-Scene Coordinator managing or overseeing a response determines whether, and in what quantities, a product listed on the NCP Product Schedule may be used to control a particular spill based on the data provided to EPA.

In order to list a product on the NCP Product Schedule, a manufacturer must submit to EPA technical product data (e.g., effectiveness and toxicity data) on the product. EPA reviews the data to confirm that the data are complete and that the procedures specified under Subpart J were followed. The NCP Product Schedule is updated every two months.