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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA13 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances (USCG-1998-4354) 
Abstract: This project would implement provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 that require an owner or operator of a tank vessel carrying bulk hazardous substances to develop and operate in accordance with an approved response plan. The regulations would apply to vessels operating on the navigable waters or within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the United States that carry bulk hazardous substances. A separate rulemaking, under RIN 1625-AA12, would address hazardous substances response plan requirements for marine transportation-related facilities. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of maritime safety and protection of natural resources by reducing the amount of chemicals entering the environment, as well as reducing the consequences of pollution incidents. This project is considered significant because of substantial public and industry interest. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: Industry response plans for incidents involving hazardous and noxious liquid substances from vessels have not incorporated timely and adequate measures to implement an emergency response to clean spills. Since individual firms cannot internalize the benefit of implementing a hazardous substance response system, a capable response program has not been established in the absence of a reulatory program. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 155   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1231    33 USC 1321(j)    PL 101-380   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  05/03/1996  61 FR 20084   
Notice of Public Hearings  07/03/1996  61 FR 34775   
ANPRM Comment Period End  09/03/1996    
NPRM  03/22/1999  64 FR 13734   
Notice of Public Hearing  06/15/1999  64 FR 31994   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  06/15/1999  64 FR 31994   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/21/1999    
NPRM Extended Comment Period End  08/30/1999    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: Old Docket Number CGD 94-032. Public meetings regarding this rulemaking were held in Washington, DC, on July 30, 1996; Houston, TX, on August 5, 1996; and Houston, TX, on February 26 and 27, 1997. Public meetings for the notice of proposed rulemaking were held in Houston, TX, on August 12 and 13, 1999.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1625-AA12 
Agency Contact:
LT Jarrod M. DeWitz
Project Manager, CG-543
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7581,
Washington, DC 20593-7581
Phone:202 372-1219
Email: jarrod.m.dewitz@uscg.mil