§ 156.118 Advance notice of transfer.
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Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION > PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS > Subpart A—Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations
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(a) The COTP may require a facility operator to notify the COTP of the time and place of each transfer operation at least 4 hours before it begins for facilities that:
(1) Are mobile;
(2) Are in a remote location;
(3) Have a prior history of oil or hazardous material spills; or
(4) Conduct infrequent transfer operations.
(b) In the case of a vessel to vessel transfer, the COTP may require a vessel operator of a lightering or fueling vessel to notify the COTP of the time and place of each transfer operation, as specified by the COTP, at least 4 hours before it begins.
(c) No person may conduct such transfer operations until advance notice has been given as specified by the COTP.
Note:
The notification may be accomplished by submitting a written schedule, periodically updated to be current.
[CGD 75-124, 45 FR 7177, Jan. 31, 1980, as amended by CGD 86-034, 55 FR 36255, Sept. 4, 1990]
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