1625-0066 Stat/Authority

Coast Guard, DOT

§ 155.1225

(a) On-water recovery equipment
with a minimum effective daily recovery capacity of 30,000 barrels, capable
of being on scene within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.
(b) On-water storage capacity of
100,000 barrels, capable of being on
scene within 6 hours of notification of
a discharge.
(c) Additional on-water recovery
equipment with a minimum effective
daily recovery capacity of 40,000 barrels
capable of being on scene within 18
hours of notification of a discharge.
(d) On-water storage capacity of
300,000 barrels for recovered oily material, capable of being on scene within 24
hours of notification of a discharge.
(e) On-water oil recovery devices and
storage equipment located in communities and at strategic locations.
(f) For sufficient protection of the
environment in the locations identified
in § 155.1125(a)(1)(ii)—
(1) Boom appropriate for the specific
locations;
(2) Sufficient boats to deploy boom
and sorbents;
(3) Sorbents including booms, sweeps,
pads, blankets, drums and plastic bags;
(4) Personnel protective clothing and
equipment;
(5) Survival equipment;
(6) First aid supplies;
(7) Buckets, shovels, and various
other tools;
(8) Decontamination equipment;
(9) Shoreline cleanup equipment;
(10) Mooring equipment;
(11) Anchored buoys at appropriate
locations to facilitate the positioning
of defensive boom; and
(12) Other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environment as identified by the COTP.
(g) For each oil-laden tanker, an escorting response vessel which is fitted
with skimming and on board storage
capabilities practicable for the initial
oil recovery planned for a cleanup operation, as identified by the oil spill removal organization.
(h) Lightering resources required in
§ 155.1050(l) capable of arriving on scene
within 6 hours of notification of a discharge.

§ 155.1135 Response plan development
and evaluation criteria.
For tankers subject to this subpart,
the following response times must be
used in determining the on-scene arrival time in Prince William Sound, for
the response resources required by
§ 155.1050:

Prince William
Sound.

Tier 1

Tier 2

12 hrs ......

24 hrs ......

§ 155.1145 Submission
procedures.

and

Tier 3
36 hrs

approval

An appendix prepared under this subpart must be submitted and approved
in accordance with § 155.1065.
§ 155.1150 Plan revision and amendment procedures.
An appendix prepared and submitted
under this subpart must be revised and
amended, as necessary, in accordance
with § 155.1070.

Subpart F—Response plan requirements for vessels carrying animal fats and vegetable oils as a primary cargo
SOURCE: CGD 91–034, 61 FR 1098, Jan. 12,
1996, unless otherwise noted.

§ 155.1210

Purpose and applicability.

This subpart establishes oil spill response planning requirements for an
owner or operator of a vessel carrying
animal fats and vegetable oils as a primary cargo. The requirements of this
subpart are intended for use in developing response plans and identifying
response resources during the planning
process. They are not performance
standards.
§ 155.1225 Response plan submission
requirements.
An owner or operator of a vessel carrying animal fats and vegetable oils as
a primary cargo shall submit a response plan in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, and with
all sections of subpart D of this part,
except §§ 155.1050 and 155.1052.

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§ 155.1230

33 CFR Ch. I (7–1–01 Edition)

§ 155.1230 Response plan development
and evaluation criteria.
(a) Owners and operators of vessels
that carry animal fats or vegetable oils
as a primary cargo must provide information in their plan that identifies—
(1) Procedures and strategies for responding to a worst case discharge of
animal fats or vegetable oils to the
maximum extent practicable; and
(2) Sources of the equipment and supplies necessary to contain, recover, and
mitigate such a discharge.
(b) An owner or operator of a vessel
carrying animal fats or vegetable oils
as a primary cargo must ensure that
any equipment identified in a response
plan is capable of operating in the conditions expected in the geographic
area(s) in which the vessel operates
using the criteria in Table 1 of Appendix B of this part. When evaluating the
operability of equipment, the vessel
owner or operator must consider limitations that are identified in the Area
Contingency Plans for the COTP zones
in which the vessel operates, including—
(1) Ice conditions;
(2) Debris;
(3) Temperature ranges; and
(4) Weather-related visibility.
(c) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying animal fats or vegetable oils
as a primary cargo must identify in the
response plan and ensure, through contract or other approved means, the
availability of required equipment including—
(1) Containment boom, sorbent boom,
or other methods for containing oil
floating on the surface or to protect
shorelines from impact;
(2) Oil recovery devices appropriate
for the type of animal fats or vegetable
oils carried; and
(3) Other appropriate equipment necessary to respond to a discharge involving the type of animal fats or vegetable
oils carried.
(d) Response resources identified in a
response plan under paragraph (c) of
this section must be capable of arriving
on-scene within the applicable Tier 1
response times specified in this paragraph. An oil spill removal organization may not be listed in the plan unless the organization has provided written consent to be listed in the plan as

an available resource. Response times
from the time of discovery of a discharge are as follows:

Higher volume port
area.
Great Lakes .............
All other rivers and
canals, inland,
nearshore, and
offshore areaas.
Open ocean (plus
travel time from
shore).

Tier 1

Tier 2

12 hrs ......

N/A ...........

N/A

Tier 3

18 hrs ......
24 hrs ......

N/A ...........
N/A ...........

N/A
N/A

24 hrs+ ....

N/A ...........

N/A

(e) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying animal fats or vegetable oils
as a primary cargo must identify in the
response plan and ensure the availability of the following resources
through contract or other approved
means:
(1) A salvage company with appropriate expertise and equipment.
(2) A company with vessel firefighting capability that will respond to
casualties in the area(s) in which the
vessel is operating.
(f) Vessel owners or operators must
identify intended sources of the resources required under paragraph (e) of
this section capable of being deployed
to the areas in which the vessel will operate. A company may not be listed in
the plan unless the company has provided written consent to be listed in
the plan as an available resource. To
meet this requirement in a response
plan submitted for approval or reapproval on or after February 18, 1998,
the vessel owner or operator must identify both the intended sources of this
capability and demonstrate that the
resources are capable of being deployed
to the port nearest to the area where
the vessel operates within 24 hours of
discovery of a discharge.
(g) The owner or operator of a vessel
carrying animal fats or vegetable oils
as a primary cargo must identify in the
response plan, and ensure the availability of, through contract or other
approved means, certain resources required by subpart D, § 155.1035(c)(5)(ii)
and § 155.1040(c)(5)(i), as applicable.
(1) Resources must include—
(i) Fendering equipment;
(ii) Transfer hoses and connection
equipment; and

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Coast Guard, DOT

§ 155.2230

(iii) Portable pumps and ancillary
equipment necessary to offload the vessel’s largest cargo tank in 24 hours of
continuous operation.
(2) Resources must be capable of
reaching the locations in which the
vessel operates within the stated times
following notification:
(i) Inland, nearshore, and Great
Lakes waters—12 hours.
(ii) Offshore waters and rivers and canals—18 hours.
(iii) Open ocean waters—36 hours.
(3) For barges operating in rivers and
canals as defined in this subpart, the
requirements of this paragraph (g)(3)
may be met by listing resources capable of being deployed in an area within
the response times in paragraph (g)(2)
of this section. A vessel owner or operator may not identify such resources in
a plan unless the response organization
has provided written consent to be
identified in a plan as an available resource.
(h) The response plan for a vessel
that is located in any environment
with year-round preapproval for use of
dispersants suitable for animal fats and
vegetable oils and that handles, stores,
or transports animal fats or vegetable
oils may request a credit for up to 25
percent of the worst case planning volume set forth by subpart D of this part.
To receive this credit, the vessel owner
or operator must identify in the plan
and ensure, by contract or other approved means, the availability of specified resources to apply the dispersants
and to monitor their effectiveness. To
extent of the credit will be based on
the volumes of the dispersant available
to sustain operations at the manufacturers’ recommended dosage rates.
Other spill mitigation techniques, including mechanical dispersal, may be
identified in the response plan, provided they are in accordance with the
NCP and the applicable ACP. Resources
identified for plan credit should be capable of being on scene within 12 hours
of a discovery of a discharge. Identification of these resources does not
imply that they will be authorized for
use. Actual authorization for use during the spill response will be governed
by the provisions of the NCP and the
applicable ACP.

Subpart G—Response Plan Requirements for Vessels Carrying Other Non-Petroleum
Oils as a Primary Cargo
SOURCE: CGD 91–034, 61 FR 1099, Jan. 12,
1996, unless otherwise noted.

§ 155.2210

Purpose and applicability.

This subpart establishes oil spill response planning requirements for an
owner or operator of a vessel carrying
other non-petroleum oils as a primary
cargo. The requirements of this subpart are intended for use in developing
response plans and identifying response
resources during the planning process.
They are not performance standards.
§ 155.2225 Response plan submission
requirements.
An owner or operator of a vessel carrying other non-petroleum oils as a primary cargo shall submit a response
plan in accordance with the requirements of this subpart, and with all sections of subpart D of this part, except
§§ 155.1050 and 155.1052.
§ 155.2230 Response plan development
and evaluation criteria.
(a) Owners and operators of vessels
that carry other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must provide information in their plan that identifies—
(1) Procedures and strategies for responding to a worst case discharge of
other non-petroleum oils to the maximum extent practicable; and
(2) Sources of the equipment and supplies necessary to contain, recover, and
mitigate such a discharge.
(b) An owner or operator of a vessel
carrying other non-petroleum oil as a
primary cargo must ensure that any
equipment identified in a response plan
is capable of operating in the conditions expected in the geographic
area(s) in which the vessel operates
using the criteria in Table 1 of Appendix B of this part. When evaluating the
operability of equipment, the vessel
owner or operator must consider limitations that are identified in the Area
Contingency Plans for the COTP zones
in which the vessel operates, including—
(1) Ice conditions;

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