Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions

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The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to let members of the public present oral comments on proposed rules for planholders transporting or transferring petroleum oil. A proposed rule published on October 11, 2002, would require changes to the requirements for oil- spill removal equipment under vessel response plans and marine transportation-related facility response plans. These changes would increase the minimum available spill removal equipment required for tank vessels and facilities, add requirements for new response technologies, and clarify methods and procedures for responding to oil spills in coastal waters.