49 C.F.R. § 130.31

Basic spill response plans.

Last amended: 2019Year: 2026Length: 220 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 130.31 (2026)

(a) No person may transport liquid petroleum oil in a packaging having a capacity of 3,500 gallons or more unless that person has a current basic written plan that: (1) Sets forth the manner of response to discharges that may occur during transportation; (2) Takes into account the maximum potential discharge of the contents from the packaging; (3) Identifies private personnel and equipment available to respond to a discharge; (4) Identifies the appropriate persons and agencies (including their telephone numbers) to be contacted in regard to such a discharge and its handling, including the National Response Center; and (5) For each motor carrier, is retained on file at that person's principal place of business and at each location where dispatching of motor vehicles occurs; and for each railroad, is retained on file at that person's principal place of business and at the dispatcher's office. (b) A railroad with a comprehensive plan in conformance with the requirements of subpart C of this part is not required to have a basic spill response plan for routes covered by the comprehensive plan. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2137-0591) [Amdt. 130-2, 61 FR 30541, June 17, 1996, as amended at 72 FR 55683, Oct. 1, 2007; 76 FR 56311, Sept. 13, 2011; 84 FR 6948, Feb. 28, 2019]
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