33 CFR § 149.103 - What are the requirements for discharge containment and removal material and equipment?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s149.103"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 149.103 - What are the requirements for discharge containment and removal material and equipment?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "149.103"
section_name: "What are the requirements for discharge containment and removal material and equipment?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "149"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504, 1509; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "149"
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# 149.103 What are the requirements for discharge containment and removal material and equipment?
(a) Each deepwater port must have a facility response plan that meets the requirements outlined in part 154, subpart F, of this chapter, and be approved by the cognizant Sector Commander, or MSU Commander with COTP and OCMI authority.
(b) The facility response plan must identify adequate spill containment and removal equipment for deepwater port-specific spill scenarios.
(c) Response equipment and material must be pre-positioned for ready access and use on board the deepwater port.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39178, July 1, 2013]