Second 15-Day Continuation Notice for Additional Proposed Changes to the Environmental Sensitive Site Protection Rulemaking Action
June 9, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is proposing additional changes to the originally noticed regulatory text. As described in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and throughout the Initial Statement of Reasons, the intent of this rulemaking action is to repeal the 2013 Shoreline Protection Tables (which includes a Small Harbor Table) and replace it with a new table and regulations at section 828.1 in title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. The Administrative Procedure Act requires that regulations proposed for adoption and/or repeal be illustrated in underline and strikeout, respectively. It has been discovered that the Small Harbor Table was not illustrated properly (in all strikeout), similar to the rest of the Shoreline Protection Tables. This additional 15-day comment period merely aims to correct that oversight. No additional changes are made.
Written Comment Period
This 15-day comment period allows for public comments only on the correctly illustrated Small Harbor Table within the Shoreline Protection Tables. OSPR will accept written comments on the proposed changes between June 10, 2025 and June 24, 2025. All written comments must be received by OSPR no later than 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Comments may be submitted by mail or e-mail as follows:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Attn: Regulations Unit
P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
Email: OSPRRegulations@wildlife.ca.gov
The proposed revisions to the rulemaking file consist of the following documents:
Documents from earlier comment periods can be found below.
15-Day Continuation Notice for Additional Proposed Changes to the Environmental Sensitive Site Protection Rulemaking Action
May 19, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is proposing additional changes to the originally proposed regulatory text and Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD 399). The proposed changes are available for public comment for 15 calendar days.
Written Comment Period
- 15-Day Notice of Continuation (PDF)
- Revised Regulation Text:
- Revised Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (STD Form 399) (PDF) - available upon request to the email address above.
Documents from the original October 11, 2024 Notice can be found below.
Proposed Rulemaking to Adopt New Regulations for Environmental Sensitive Site Protection and to Amend Regulations for Contingency Planning
October 11, 2024
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is proposing to adopt subchapter 4.1, section 828.1, within Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) regarding requirements for environmental sensitive site protection. This regulatory proposal aims to improve upon and replace the existing Shoreline Protection Tables (PDF) which have been a part of OSPR's contingency plan requirements since 2006 and have served to identify sensitive sites to be protected, the hour by which they must be protected, and the response resources required to ensure best achievable protection of sensitive sites along California's coastline.
The proposed regulations will make clearer the planning requirements of vessel and marine facility contingency plan holders, as well as for oil spill response organizations that apply to be rated by OSPR for environmental sensitive site protection services.
For consistency, OSPR is also proposing amendments to the following regulations: vessel and marine facility oil spill contingency plan regulations; oil spill response organization ratings regulations; definitions and abbreviations regulations; and nonsubstantive edits to a couple other regulations.
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, OSPR submitted the Notice of Proposed regulatory action to the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register on October 11, 2024.
Written Comment Period
Any interested person, or their authorized representative, may submit written comments on this proposed action to OSPR. All written comments must be received no later than 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Comments may be submitted by mail or e-mail as follows:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Attn: Regulations Unit
P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
Email: OSPRRegulations@wildlife.ca.gov
The current rulemaking file for this rulemaking action consists of the following documents: