Response Plans for Hazardous Substances
The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed regulations regarding Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances and Marine Transportation-Related Facility Response Plans for Hazardous Substances.
These proposed regulations were published (in 1999) to implement the requirements put into place by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, but were never published as Final Rules. As a result of the lapse in time since the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Coast Guard has reopened the comment period to allow for any additional or updated comments and feedback before publishing these as Final Rules.
INTERTANKO had, in response, submitted comments to the USCG in March 1999. However following discussions within the Association’s Chemical Tanker Committee (CTC) and its Chemical Tanker Committee, Americas (CTSCA), it was decided to review the comments submitted in 1999 and to submit fresh, updated comments. INTERTANKO has also liaised with the Chamber of Shipping, Americas (CSA) and the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) who have also submitted comments.
The comments submitted to the USCG in response to their request for comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) can be accessed here
INTERTANKO, on behalf of its Members, continues to work closely with the U.S. Coast Guard on a number of topical issues both at a regulatory and at an operational level.
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