CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION (parts 151 to 159) > PART 154—FACILITIES TRANSFERRING OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN BULK > SUBPART H—Response Plans for Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils Facilities (§154.1210 to §154.1240) > 154.1216—Facility classification.

154.1216—Facility classification.

(a) The Coast Guard classifies facilities that handle, store, or transport animal fats or vegetable oils as “substantial harm” facilities because they may cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging oil.
(b) The COTP may change the classification of a facility that handles, stores, or transports animal fats or vegetable oils. The COTP may consider the following factors, and any other relevant factors, before changing the classification of a facility:
(1) The type and quantity of oils handled.
(2) The spill history of the facility.
(3) The age of the facility.
(4) The public and commercial water supply intakes near the facility.
(5) The navigable waters near the facility. Navigable waters is defined in 33 CFR part 2.36.
(6) The fish, wildlife, and sensitive environments near the facility.

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[USCG-1999-5149, 65 FR 40825, June 30, 2000, as amended by USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008]