30 CFR § 254.43 - Maintenance and periodic inspection of response equipment.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s254.43"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 254.43 - Maintenance and periodic inspection of response equipment."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "254.43"
section_name: "Maintenance and periodic inspection of response equipment."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "254"
part_name: "OIL-SPILL RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES LOCATED SEAWARD OF THE COAST LINE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1321."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "254"
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# 254.43 Maintenance and periodic inspection of response equipment.
(a) You must ensure that the response equipment listed in your OSRP is inspected at least monthly and is maintained, as necessary, to ensure optimal performance.
(b) You must ensure that records of the inspections and the maintenance activities are kept for at least 2 years and are made available to any authorized BSEE representative upon request.
[76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 81 FR 36153, June 6, 2016]