49 CFR § 130.33 - Basic response plan implementation.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s130.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 130.33 - Basic response plan implementation."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "130.33"
section_name: "Basic response plan implementation."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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# 130.33 Basic response plan implementation.
If, during transportation of oil subject to this part, a discharge occurs—into or on the navigable waters of the United States; on the adjoining shorelines to the navigable waters; or that may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of, the United States—the person transporting the oil shall implement the plan required by § 130.31, in a manner consistent with the National Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part 300, or as otherwise directed by the Federal on-scene coordinator.