['Oil Spill Prevention', 'CERCLA, SARA, EPCRA']
['Release Notifications', 'Toxic/Hazardous Substance Releases', 'Contingency Planning', 'Oil Spills']
03/13/2024
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(a) A railroad must certify for each response zone that it reviewed each applicable ACP (or Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) for areas lacking an ACP).
(b) At a minimum, for consistency with the applicable ACP (or Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) for areas lacking an ACP), the comprehensive response plan must do all of the following:
(1) Address the removal of a worst-case discharge, and the mitigation or prevention of the substantial threat of a worst-case discharge, of oil;
(2) Identify environmentally sensitive or significant areas along the route, as defined in §130.5, which could be adversely affected by a worst-case discharge, by reviewing and summarizing the applicable ACP or RCP;
(3) Incorporate appropriate strategies identified in applicable ACPs or RCPs, to protect environmentally sensitive or significant areas identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section;
(4) Describe the responsibilities of the railroad and of Federal, State, and local agencies in removing a discharge and in mitigating or preventing a substantial threat of a discharge; and
(5) Identify the procedures to obtain any required Federal and State authorization for using alternative response strategies such as in-situ burning and/or chemical agents, as provided for in the applicable ACP and subpart J of 40 CFR part 300.
[84 FR 6948, Feb. 28, 2019]
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