[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR194.119]

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                        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

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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.