• An FRP is a plan for responding, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worse-case discharge, and to a substantial threat of such a discharge, of oil.

According to the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), certain facilities that store and use oil are required to prepare and submit plans to respond to a worst-case discharge of oil and to a substantial threat of such a discharge. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established regulations that define who must prepare and submit a Facility Response Plan (FRP) and what must be included in the plan. An FRP is a plan for responding, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worse-case discharge, and to a substantial threat of such a discharge, of oil. The plan also includes responding to small and medium discharges as appropriate.