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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AB27 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel Response Plan Requirements [USCG-2008-1070] 
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish regulations requiring owners or operators of nontank vessels to prepare and submit oil spill response plans. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act defines nontank vessels as self-propelled vessels of 400 gross tons or greater that operate on the navigable waters of the United States, carry oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion, and are not tank vessels. The rulemaking would specify the content of a response plan, and among other issues, address the requirement to plan for responding to a worst case discharge and a substantial threat of such a discharge. Additionally, this rulemaking would update international Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP) requirements that apply to certain nontank vessels and tank vessels. Finally, this rulemaking would require vessel owners and operators to submit their vessel response plan control number as part of the notice of arrival information. This project supports the Coast Guard's strategic goals of protection of natural resources and maritime mobility. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 151    33 CFR 155   
Legal Authority: 3 USC 301 to 303    33 USC 1223    33 USC 1231    33 USC 3121    33 USC 1903    33 USC 1908    46 USC 6101   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
LT Jarrod DeWitz
Project Manager, CG-5431
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW., STOP 7581, Room 2100,
Washington, DC 20593-7581
Phone:202 372-1219
Email: jarrod.m.dewitz@uscg.mil