§194.115 Response resources.

(a)  Each operator [a person who owns or operates onshore oil pipeline facilities] shall identify and ensure, by contract or other approved means [(1) A written contract or other legally binding agreement between the operator and a response contractor or other spill response organization identifying and ensuring the availability of the specified personnel and equipment within stipulated response times for a specified geographic area; (2) Certification that specified equipment is owned or operated by the pipeline operator, and operator personnel and equipment are available within stipulated response times for a specified geographic area; or (3) Active membership in a local or regional oil spill removal organization that has identified specified personnel and equipment to be available within stipulated response times for a specified geographic area], the resources necessary to remove, to the maximum extent practicable [the limits of available technology and the practical and technical limits on a pipeline operator in planning the response resources required to provide the onwater recovery capability and the shoreline protection and cleanup capability to conduct response activities for a worst case discharge from a pipeline in adverse weather], a worst case discharge [the largest foreseeable discharge of oil, including a discharge from fire or explosion, in adverse weather conditions. This volume will be determined by each pipeline operator for each response zone and is calculated according to §194.105] and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of a worst case discharge.

(b)  An operator shall identify in the response plan [the operator's core plan and the response zone appendices for responding to the maximum extent practicable, to a worse case discharge of oil, or the substantial threat of such a discharge] the response resources [the personnel, equipment, supplies, and other resources necessary to conduct response activities] which are available to respond within the time specified, after discovery of a worst case discharge, or to mitigate the substantial threat of such a discharge, as follows: