Drills and Exercises

Proposed Rulemaking to Harmonize Drills and Exercises Requirements

February 4, 2022

The Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is proposing to adopt new section 820.1 in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. These proposed regulations would harmonize the marine and inland drills and exercises requirements (sections 820.01 and 820.02, respectively) into one section. OSPR is also taking this opportunity to update practices and procedures, streamline the requirements, and provide clarity and consistency; this includes reducing and redesigning the required forms for increased efficiency. Conforming amendments are also being made to several other sections within Title 14, California Code of Regulations to delete the redundant text and cross-reference the new harmonized section.

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 February 4, 2022.

Written Comment Period

Any interest person, or his or her authorized representative, may submit written comments on this proposed action to OSPR. All written comments must be received no later than midnight (Pacific Standard Time) on Monday, March 21, 2022. 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 proposed action consists of the following documents:

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)
• Proposed Regulation Text:
  New:
  • Drills and Exercises - Facilities, Vessels, and Mobile Transfer Units [14 CCR 820.1] (PDF)

  Repeal:

  • Drills and Exercises - Marine [14 CCR 820.01] (PDF)
  • Drills and Exercises - Inland [14 CCR 820.02] (PDF)

Amend:

• Oil Spill Contingency Plans - Marine Facilities, Small Marine Fueling Facilities [14 CCR 815.01, 817.02, 817.03] (PDF)
• Oil Spill Contingency Plans - Inland Facilities [14 CCR 817.04] (PDF)
• Oil Spill Contingency Plans - Tank Vessels, Vessels Carrying Oil as Secondary Cargo [14 CCR 818.02, 818.03] (PDF)
• Oil Spill Contingency Plans - Nontank Vessels [14 CCR 827.02] (PDF)
• Oil Spill Response Organization Ratings [14 CCR 819.03] (PDF)
• Spill Management Team Certification [14 CCR 830.6] (PDF)

• Documents Incorporated by Reference:
  • Drills and Exercises Notification form DFW 1954 (rev. 03/24/21) (PDF)
  • Drills and Exercises Credit Request form DFW 1955 (rev. 11/08/21) (PDF)
  • Incident Command System forms (PDF)

• ​Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)