Additional response plan requirements.

(a)The owner or operator of a TAPAA facility shall include the following information in the Prince William Sound appendix to the response plan required by subpart F of this part:#

(1)Oil spill removal organization. Identification of an oil spill removal organization that shall—#

(i)Perform response activities;#

(ii)Provide oil spill removal and containment training, including training in the operation of prepositioned equipment for personnel, including local residents and fishermen, from the following locations in Prince William Sound:#

(A)Valdez;#

(B)Tatitlek;#

(C)Cordova;#

(D)Whittier;#

(E)Chenega; and#

(F)Fish hatcheries located at Port San Juan, Main Bay, Esther Island, Cannery Creek, and Solomon Gulch.#

(iii)Provide a plan for training, in addition to the personnel listed in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, sufficient numbers of trained personnel to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge; and#

(iv)Address the responsibilities required in § 154.1035(b)(3)(iii).#

(2)Exercises. Identification of exercise procedures that must—#

(i)Provide for two exercises of the oil spill removal organization each year that test the ability of the prepositioned equipment and trained personnel required under this subpart to perform effectively;#

(ii)Consist of both announced and unannounced drills; and#

(iii)Include design(s) for exercises that test either the entire appendix or individual components(s).#

(3)Testing, inspection, and certification. Identification of a testing, inspecting, and certification program for the prepositioned response equipment required in § 154.1130 that must provide for—#

(i)Annual testing and equipment inspection in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedures, to include—#

(A)Start-up and running under load all electrical motors, pumps, power packs, air compressors, internal combustion engines, and oil recovery devices; and#

(B)Removal for inspection of no less than one-third of required boom from storage annually, such that all boom will have been removed and inspected within a period of 3 years; and#

(ii)Records of equipment tests and inspection.#

(iii)Use of an independent entity to certify that the equipment is on-site and in good operating condition and that required tests and inspection have been preformed. The independent entity must have appropriate training and expertise to provide this certification.#

(4)Prepositioned response equipment. Identification and location of the prepositioned response equipment required in § 154.1130 including the make, model, and effective daily recovery rate of each oil recovery resource.#

(b)The owner or operator of a TAPAA facility shall submit to the COTP a schedule for the training and drills required by the geographic-specific appendix for Prince William Sound for the following calendar year.#

(c)All records required by this section must be available for inspection by the COTP.#