33 CFR 155.5012
§ 155.5012 Deviation from response plan.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 155.5012, § 155.5012 Deviation from response plan, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/152199
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The owner or operator of a nontank vessel required to have a vessel response plan (VRP) under this subpart may not deviate from the approved VRP unless the President or Federal On-Scene Coordinator determines that the deviation from the VRP would provide for a more expeditious or effective response to the spill or mitigation of its environmental effects.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.