[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR29.8]

[Page 472]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 29--TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE LIABILITY FUND--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 29.8  Notification and advertisement.

    (a) As soon as the person in charge of a vessel has knowledge of an 
incident in which the vessel is involved, he shall immediately notify 
the Owner or Operator and the National Response Center, (800) 424-6802, 
of the incident. Notification under this section is in addition to any 
notification requirements under section 311(b)(5) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the regulations of the Coast 
Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency promulgated thereunder (33 
CFR 153.203 and 40 CFR 110.10, respectively).
    (b) Upon receiving notice of an incident, the National Response 
Center shall immediately notify the Fund.
    (c)(1) At the time of a spill of TAPS oil, the vessel Owner and 
Operator shall consult with each other and identify a single contact 
person to both the Fund Administrator and the National Response Center 
as the official who is responsible for coordinating with the Fund the 
resolution of claims from a spill of TAPS oil. The National Response 
Center shall provide the identity of the contact person to appropriate 
officials of the Coast Guard.
    (2) The Fund shall establish procedures for coordination of the 
handling of claims with the contact person.
    (d) Pursuant to its procedures, the Fund shall ascertain if the 
spill may result in damage claims in excess of $14 million. If it 
concludes that that level may be reached, the Fund shall commence 
advertisement no later than 45 days from the date the Fund receives 
notice of the incident and shall continue advertising for a period of 
not less than thirty days.
    (e) The advertisement must appear in one or more local newspapers of 
general circulation and the Fund shall establish procedures governing 
the format and the information to be included in the advertisement of an 
incident. All advertisements must include:
    (1) The date and location of the incident;
    (2) The name of the Owner or Operator;
    (3) The name and address of the contact person or of the Fund 
Administrator to whom claims should be sent.