[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR194.119]

[Page 117]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                       TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 194--RESPONSE PLANS FOR ONSHORE OIL PIPELINES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Response Plans
 
Sec. 194.119  Submission and approval procedures.

    (a) Each operator shall submit two copies of the response plan 
required by this part. Copies of the response plan shall be submitted 
to: Pipeline Response Plans Officer, Research and Special Programs 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (b) If RSPA determines that a response plan requiring approval does 
not meet all the requirements of this part, RSPA will notify the 
operator of any alleged deficiencies, and to provide the operator an 
opportunity to respond, including the opportunity for an informal 
conference, on any proposed plan revisions and an opportunity to correct 
any deficiencies.
    (c) An operator who disagrees with the RSPA determination that a 
plan contains alleged deficiencies may petition RSPA for reconsideration 
within 30 days from the date of receipt of RSPA's notice. After 
considering all relevant material presented in writing or at an informal 
conference, RSPA will notify the operator of its final decision. The 
operator must comply with the final decision within 30 days of issuance 
unless RSPA allows additional time.
    (d) For those response zones of pipelines, described in 
Sec. 194.103(c), that could reasonably be expected to cause significant 
and substantial harm, RSPA will approve the response plan if RSPA 
determines that the response plan meets all requirements of this part, 
and the OSC raises no objection.
    (e) If RSPA has not approved a response plan for a pipeline 
described in Sec. 194.103(c), the operator may submit a certification to 
RSPA by July 18, 1993, that the operator has obtained, through contract 
or other approved means, the necessary private personnel and equipment 
to respond, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst case discharge 
or a substantial threat of such a discharge. The certificate must be 
signed by the qualified individual or an appropriate corporate officer.
    (f) If RSPA receives a request from an OSC to review a response 
plan, RSPA may require an operator to provide a copy of the response 
plan to the OSC. If an OSC recommends that an operator not previously 
required to submit a plan to RSPA, should submit one, RSPA will require 
the operator to prepare and submit a response plan and send a copy to 
the OSC.