[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR154.300]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 154--FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK--Table 
of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--Operations Manual
 
Sec. 154.300  Operations manual: General.


    (a) The facility operator of each facility to which this part 
applies shall submit, with the letter of intent, two copies of an 
Operations Manual that:
    (1) Describes how the applicant meets the operating rules and 
equipment requirements prescribed by this part and Part 156 of this 
chapter;

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    (2) Describes the responsibilities of personnel under this part and 
Part 156 of this chapter in conducting transfer operations; and
    (3) Includes translations into a language or languages understood by 
all designated persons in charge of transfer operations employed by the 
facility.
    (b) The facility operator shall maintain the operations manual so 
that it is:
    (1) Current; and
    (2) Readily available for examination by the COTP.
    (c) The COTP shall examine the Operations Manual when submitted, 
after any substantial amendment, and as otherwise required by the COTP.
    (d) In determining whether the manual meets the requirements of this 
part and Part 156 of this chapter the COTP shall consider the size, 
complexity, and capability of the facility.
    (e) If the manual meets the requirements of this part and part 156 
of this chapter, the COTP will return one copy of the manual marked 
``Examined by the Coast Guard'' as described in Sec. 154.325.
    (f) The facility operator shall ensure that a sufficient number of 
copies of the examined Operations Manual, including a sufficient number 
of the translations required by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, are 
readily available for each facility person in charge while conducting a 
transfer operation.
    Note: The facility operator may request that the contents of the 
operations manual or portions thereof be considered commercial or 
financial information that is privileged or confidential. Under the 
Freedom of Information Act, the Coast Guard would withhold any part of 
the contents of the operations manual from public disclosure upon 
determining that it is commercial or financial information that is 
privileged or confidential.

[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7169, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 
36253, Sept. 4, 1990; CGD 93-056, 61 FR 41458, Aug. 8, 1996]