Section 18 AAC 75.475 - Notification of nonreadiness(a) All spill response and other equipment identified in the approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan or streamlined plan to meet the response planning standards set out in 18 AAC 75.430 - 18 AAC 75.442 must be maintained in operational condition. Equipment found not to be operating properly must be repaired or replaced immediately.(b) Except for a transfer approved under 18 AAC 75.470, if a significant change occurs in, or is made to, a component of a plan that would diminish the plan holder's response capability, the plan holder shall, within 24 hours, notify the department in writing and provide a schedule for a prompt return to operational status. If the department finds that, as a result of the change, the plan holder is no longer able to execute the plan, it will take appropriate action under 18 AAC 75.490.(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, removal or inactivation of a major response item for maintenance or repair must be approved by the department before removal or inactivation. A request under this subsection must be submitted at least 10 days before the scheduled action or as soon as possible for an unanticipated repair. The request must state what substitute or temporary measures will be taken to provide equivalent response capability, reduce the time out of service, or otherwise ensure that equivalent response capability is maintained.(d) A plan holder shall notify the department in writing within 24 hours if a significant change occurs in, or is made to, one or more of the following systems, and if, as a result of that change, the system no longer meets the applicable performance requirements; (1) a leak detection system required by 18 AAC 75.047(e)(2) a leak detection system required by 18 AAC 75.055(a),(3) a secondary containment system required by 18 AAC 75.075.Eff. 5/14/92, Register 122; am 11/27/2002, Register 164; am 12/30/2006, Register 180; am 9/4/2014, Register 211, October 2014; am 11/7/2020, Register 236, January 2021; am 2/5/2023, Register 245, April 2023A notification of nonreadiness may be submitted to the department inbox at dec.odpcp.submissions@alaska.gov.
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