---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.1321"
title: "33"
number: "127.1321"
heading: "Release of LHG."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.1321"
---

# §127.1321. Release of LHG.

- (a) Each operator of a waterfront facility handling LHG must ensure that—
  - (1) No person intentionally releases LHG into the environment; and
  - (2) If a release of LHG or its vapor threatens vessels or persons outside the marine transfer area for LHG, they are notified by the warning devices.
- (b) If LHG or its vapor is released, the person in charge of transfer for the facility must—
  - (1) Immediately notify the person in charge of transfer aboard the vessel that transfer must be shut down;
  - (2) Shut down transfer in coordination with the person aboard the vessel;
  - (3) Notify the COTP of the release; and
  - (4) **Not resume transfer until authorized by the COTP.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended by USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]

### Source

Source: CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995, as amended by USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]