# Response plan retention.

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- **citation:** 49 CFR 194.111
- **title:** Response plan retention.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2026-08-18
- **summary:** (a) Each operator shall maintain relevant portions of its response plan at:

(1) The operator's headquarters and other locations from which response activities may be conducted, for example in field offices, supervisors' vehicles, or spill response trailers; or

(2) Electronic storage on a readily a
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(a) Each operator shall maintain relevant portions of its response plan at:

(1) The operator's headquarters and other locations from which response activities may be conducted, for example in field offices, supervisors' vehicles, or spill response trailers; or

(2) Electronic storage on a readily accessible secured portable device.

(b) Each operator shall provide a copy of its response plan to each qualified individual.

[58 FR 253, Jan. 5, 1993, as amended by Amdt. 194-4, 70 FR 8748, Feb. 23, 2005; Amdt. 194-6, 91 FR 22039, Apr. 24, 2026]
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