WAC 173-180-435
Class 1 facility -- Operations manual
updates. (1) The owner or operator must notify ecology in
writing prior to any significant changes to the operations
manual that could affect implementation of the operations
manual.
(2) A significant change includes, but is not limited to:
(a) A change in the owner or operator of the facility;
(b) A change in the types of oil handled at the facility;
(c) A substantial change in the facility's oil-handling
capacity;
(d) Noncompliance with the federal Oil Pollution Act of
1990;
(e) A substantial change in oil spill prevention
technology installed at the facility, or other substantial
changes to facility technology, operations, or personnel
procedures based on requirements of amended or new rules
adopted by ecology; and
(f) Any other changes that would require modification of
the operations manual.
(3) If a significant change will reduce the facility's
ability to implement the operations manual, the operations
manual holder must also provide a schedule for the return of
the operations manual to full implementation capability.
(4) The facility may submit a facsimile to provide
written notice for the purposes of this section.
(5) If ecology finds, because of the significant change,
the operations manual no longer meets approval criteria,
ecology may, at its discretion, place conditions on approval,
or revoke approval. Ecology may also require the operations
manual holder to amend its operations manual to incorporate
the change.
(6) Within thirty calendar days of making a significant
change to the operations manual, the facility owner or
operator must distribute the amended page(s) of the operations
manual to ecology and other operations manual holders.
(7) Ecology may review an operations manual and require
changes following any spill, inspection, or drill for which
the operations manual holder is responsible.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.160, 88.46.165, and chapter 90.56 RCW. 06-20-034 (Order 06-02), § 173-180-435, filed
9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]