# 33 C.F.R. § 154.1028 (2026): Methods of ensuring the availability of response resources by contract or other approved means

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 C.F.R. § 154.1028 (2026)
- **Heading:** Methods of ensuring the availability of response resources by contract or other approved means
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 33 CFR: Navigation and Navigable Waters / Chapter I: COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY / Part 154: FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK / Subpart F: Response Plans for Oil Facilities / § 154.1028: § 154.1028   Methods of ensuring the availability of response resources by contract or other approved means.

## Text

(a) When required in this subpart, the availability of response resources must be ensured by the following methods:
(1) A written contractual agreement with an oil spill removal organization. The agreement must identify and ensure the availability of specified personnel and equipment required under this subpart within stipulated response times in the specified geographic areas;
(2) Certification by the facility owner or operator that specified personnel and equipment required under this subpart are owned, operated, or under the direct control of the facility owner or operator, and are available within stipulated response times in the specified geographic areas;
(3) Active membership in a local or regional oil spill removal organization that has identified specified personnel and equipment required under this subpart that are available to respond to a discharge within stipulated response times in the specified geographic areas;
(4) A document which—
(i) Identifies the personnel, equipment, and services capable of being provided by the oil spill removal organization within stipulated response times in the specified geographic areas;
(ii) Sets out the parties' acknowledgment that the oil spill removal organization intends to commit the resources in the event of a response;
(iii) Permits the Coast Guard to verify the availability of the identified response resources through tests, inspections, and drills; and
(iv) Is referenced in the response plan; or
(5) The identification of an oil spill removal organization with specified equipment and personnel available within stipulated response times in specified geographic areas. The organization must provide written consent to being identified in the plan.
(b) The contracts and documents required in paragraph (a) of this section must be retained at the facility and must be produced for review upon request by the COTP.

## Nearby sections

- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1010 (2026) § 154.1010   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1010.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1015 (2026) § 154.1015   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1015.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1016 (2026) § 154.1016   Facility classification by COTP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1016.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1017 (2026) § 154.1017   Response plan submission requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1017.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1020 (2026) § 154.1020   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1020.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1025 (2026) § 154.1025   Operating restrictions and interim operating authorization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1025.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1026 (2026) § 154.1026   Qualified individual and alternate qualified individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1026.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1028 (2026) § 154.1028   Methods of ensuring the availability of response resources by contract or other approved means.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1028.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1029 (2026) § 154.1029   Worst case discharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1029.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1030 (2026) § 154.1030   General response plan contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1030.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1035 (2026) § 154.1035   Specific requirements for facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause significant and substantial harm to the environment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1035.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1040 (2026) § 154.1040   Specific requirements for facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1040.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1041 (2026) § 154.1041   Specific response information to be maintained on mobile MTR facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1041.md)
- [33 C.F.R. § 154.1045 (2026) § 154.1045   Response plan development and evaluation criteria for facilities that handle, store, or transport Group I through Group IV petroleum oils.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T33_P154_S154_1045.md)

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