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RIN: 2137-AC31

Publication ID: Fall 1996

Title: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plans
Abstract: This action requires owners and operators of cargo tanks and tank cars used to transport oil to prepare plans addressing how they would respond to incidents involving release of oil. These regulations are required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (PL 101-380). The purpose of these regulations is to improve response capabilities and minimize the impact of onshore oil spills. This rule is significant because of substantial public and congressional interest.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 130
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1321(j)(5)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory		08/18/1992

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	02/02/1993	58 FR 6864
Interim Final Rule; Correction	02/17/1993	58 FR 8820
Interim Final Rule; Public Hearing Notice; Comments Due 06/03/93	04/20/1993	58 FR 21260
Interim Final Rule; Comment Period End 7/30/93	06/16/1993	58 FR 33302
Interim Final Rule; Agenda for Public Meeting	06/22/1993	58 FR 33918
Final Action	06/17/1996	61 FR 30533
Final Action Effective	06/17/1996

Additional Information: Docket Nos. HM-214 and PC-1. All rulemaking now under Docket No. PC-1. Formerly entitled "Oil and Hazardous Substances: Spill Prevention, Containment, and Response Plans." ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 06/16/93, 58 FR 33302
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Diane LaValle Transportation Specialist Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-8553 Email: rules@rspa.dot.gov