Section 18 AAC 75.560 - Minimum registration standards for oil spill primary response action contractors(a) In addition to the requirements of (b) of this section, the minimum registration standards and verification requirements for an oil spill primary response action contractor listed in an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan are the oil discharge prevention and contingency plan requirements and the response planning standards set out in AS 46.04.030 and 18 AAC 75.428 - 18 AAC 75.495 that are applicable to a contractor listed in an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan.(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this section, an oil spill primary response action contractor must be in compliance with the following minimum registration standards: (2) the contractor shall maintain sufficient response preparedness to immediately initiate response efforts as described in the applicable contingency plan upon direction by the plan holder; response preparedness is subject to department verification through inspections and plan holder discharge exercises at any location for which the plan holder has listed the contractor in an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan as providing response resources;(3) training of contractor personnel must comply with 18 AAC 75.451(i) and must include appropriate Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazardous Operations training;(4) professional response action standards and practices must be continuously maintained, and must include (A) responding immediately upon direction by the plan holder;(B) remaining in substantial compliance with applicable contracts;(C) abiding by applicable permits and authorizations unless directed to proceed otherwise by the federal or state on-scene coordinator;(D) maintaining a working knowledge of all applicable oil pollution statutes and regulations and pertinent provisions of each contingency plan in which that contractor is listed;(E) maintaining a safe working environment and an acceptable safety history;(F) notifying a plan holder within 24 hours after any significant change in the response preparedness referred to in (2) of this subsection, unless a 10-day pre-notice is required under 18 AAC 75.475(c); and(G) notifying a plan holder and the department within five days after any change by the United States Coast Guard in classification as an Oil Spill Removal Organization under 18 AAC 75.530(b).(c) No later than January 31 of each year, an oil spill primary response action contractor registered under this chapter shall provide to the department a complete list of oil discharge prevention and contingency plans in which that contractor has agreed in writing to be listed as a primary response action contractor.Eff. 9/25/93, Register 127; am 3/28/96, Register 137; am 2/5/2023, Register 245, April 2023Authority:AS 46.03.020
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