49 CFR § 130.11 - Communication requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s130.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 130.11 - Communication requirements."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "130.11"
section_name: "Communication requirements."
chapter_name: "PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OIL TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "130"
part_name: "OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANS"
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 1321; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97."
regulatory_source: "Amdt. 130-2, 61 FR 30541, June 17, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "130"
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# 130.11 Communication requirements.
(a) No person may offer oil subject to this part for transportation unless that person provides the person accepting the oil for transportation a document indicating the shipment contains oil.
(b) No person may transport oil subject to this part unless a readily available document indicating that the shipment contains oil is in the possession of the transport vehicle operator during transportation.
(c) A material subject to the requirements of this part need not be specifically identified as oil when the shipment document accurately describes the material as: aviation fuel, diesel fuel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, motor fuel, or petroleum.