OSPR Rulemaking: Sensitive Site Protection

Notice: 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:

Contact

Christine Kluge
Email: Christine.Kluge@wildlife.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 375-4676

Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Mailing: P.O. Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
(916) 375-8580 for OSPR Information

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