33 CFR 155.1110: Prince William Sound tanker spill response planning
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
This subpart sets oil spill response planning requirements for owners and operators of tankers loading cargo at a TAPAA-permitted facility in Prince William Sound, Alaska. These requirements add to those of subpart D of this part. The information must go in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan.
Applies toAn owner or operator of a tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (TAPAA) in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
What it says
This subpart sets oil spill response planning requirements for owners or operators of tankers loading cargo at a TAPAA-permitted facility in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
33 CFR 155.1110(a)“This subpart establishes oil spill response planning requirements for an owner or operator of a tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (TAPAA)”
The requirements of this subpart apply in addition to the requirements of subpart D of this part.
33 CFR 155.1110(a)“in addition to the requirements of subpart D of this part.”
The requirements of this subpart are for developing response plans and identifying response resources during planning. They are not performance standards.
33 CFR 155.1110(a)“The requirements of this subpart are intended for use in developing response plans and identifying response resources during the planning process, they are not performance standards.”
The information required in this subpart must be included in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan required by subpart D of this part.
33 CFR 155.1110(b)“The information required in this subpart must be included in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan required by subpart D of this part.”
Common questions
Who must follow the Prince William Sound oil spill response planning requirements?
The subpart applies to an owner or operator of a tanker loading cargo at a TAPAA-permitted facility in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
“an owner or operator of a tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (TAPAA)”
Are the Prince William Sound response planning requirements performance standards?
No. The text says they are intended for developing response plans and identifying response resources during planning, and they are not performance standards.
“they are not performance standards.”
Where must the Prince William Sound information go in the vessel response plan?
It must be included in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan required by subpart D of this part.
“must be included in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan required by subpart D of this part.”
The text of 33 CFR 155.1110
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Purpose and applicability
(a) This subpart establishes oil spill response planning requirements for an owner or operator of a tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (TAPAA) (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in addition to the requirements of subpart D of this part. The requirements of this subpart are intended for use in developing response plans and identifying response resources during the planning process, they are not performance standards.
(b) The information required in this subpart must be included in a Prince William Sound geographic-specific appendix to the vessel response plan required by subpart D of this part.
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