{"operation":"document","citation":"33 CFR 154.1017","title":"Response plan submission requirements.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"United States Coast Guard","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) The owner or operator of an MTR facility identified only in § 154.1015(b), or designated by the COTP as a substantial harm facility, shall prepare and submit to the cognizant COTP a response plan that meets the requirements of § 154.1030, § 154.1040, § 154.1045, or § 154.1047, as appropriate. Th","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-154-1017.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-154-1017.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/33-cfr-154-1017","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-33/section-154.1017","body":"(a) The owner or operator of an MTR facility identified only in § 154.1015(b), or designated by the COTP as a substantial harm facility, shall prepare and submit to the cognizant COTP a response plan that meets the requirements of § 154.1030, § 154.1040, § 154.1045, or § 154.1047, as appropriate. This applies to:\n\n(1) A mobile MTR facility used or intended to be used to transfer oil to or from a vessel with a capacity of 250 barrels or more; and\n\n(2) A fixed MTR facility specifically designated as a substantial harm facility by the COTP under § 154.1016.\n\n(b) The owner or operator of an MTR facility identified in § 154.1015(c) or designated by the COTP as a significant and substantial harm facility shall prepare and submit for review and approval of the cognizant COTP a response plan that meets the requirements of § 154.1030, § 154.1035, § 154.1045, or § 154.1047, as appropriate. This applies to:\n\n(1) A fixed MTR facility capable of transferring oil, in bulk, to or from a vessel with a capacity of 250 barrels or more; and\n\n(2) An MTR facility specifically designated as a significant and substantial harm facility by the COTP under § 154.1016.\n\n(c) In addition to the requirements in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the response plan for a mobile MTR facility must meet the requirements of § 154.1041 subpart F.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1335}