---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 151.28"
title: "33"
number: "151.28"
heading: "Plan review and revision."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/151.28"
---

# §151.28. Plan review and revision.

- (a) An owner or operator of a ship to which this subpart applies must review the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan annually and submit a letter to Commandant (CG-MER) certifying that the review has been completed. This review must occur within 1 month of the anniversary date of Coast Guard approval of the plan.
- (b) The owner or operator shall submit any plan amendments to Commandant (CG-MER) for information or approval.
- (c) The entire plan must be resubmitted to Commandant (CG-MER) for reapproval 6 months before the end of the Coast Guard approval period identified in [§ 151.27(e)](/cfr/33/151.27.md?p=e) of this subpart.
- (d) A record of annual review and changes to the plan must be maintained in the last appendix of section six of the plan.
- (e) Except as provided in [paragraph (f)](#f) of this section, revisions must receive prior approval by the Coast Guard before they can be incorporated into the plan.
- (f) Revisions to the seventh section of the plan and the appendices do not require approval by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard shall be advised and provided a copy of the revisions as they occur.
- (g) Plans, including revisions, should be submitted electronically by using the Vessel Response Plan Electronic Submission Tool available at https://vrp.uscg.mil/homeport-vrp/vrp-express/ for registered users or by mail to Commandant (CG-MER), Attn: Vessel Response Plans, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7516, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593-7516 or by email to vrp@uscg.mil.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 93-030, 59 FR 51342, Oct. 7, 1994, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008; USCG-2008-1070, 78 FR 60122, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58280, Sept. 18, 2020; USCG-2023-0759, 89 FR 22947, Apr. 3, 2024]

### Source

Source: Sections 151.09 through 151.25 appear by CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; Pub. L. 104-227 (110 Stat. 3034); E.O. 12777, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp. p. 351; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 75-124a, 48 FR 45709, Oct. 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Pub. L. 104-227, 110 Stat. 3034; sec. 623, Pub. L. 108-293, 118 Stat. 1063; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[CGD 93-030, 59 FR 51342, Oct. 7, 1994, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008; USCG-2008-1070, 78 FR 60122, Sept. 30, 2013; USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58280, Sept. 18, 2020; USCG-2023-0759, 89 FR 22947, Apr. 3, 2024]