{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-553.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 553.14","heading":"How do I determine the worst case oil-spill discharge volume?","body":"(a) To calculate the amount of OSFR you must demonstrate for a facility under § 553.13(b), you must use the worst case oil-spill discharge volume that you determined under whichever of the following regulations applies:\n(1) 30 CFR part 254—Response Plans for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coast Line, except that the volume of the worst case oil-spill discharge for a well must be four times the uncontrolled flow volume that you estimate for the first 24 hours.\n(2) 40 CFR part 112—Oil Pollution Prevention; or\n(3) 49 CFR part 194—Response Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.\n(b) If you are a designated applicant and you choose to demonstrate $150 million in OSFR, you are not required to determine any worst case oil-spill discharge volumes, since that is the maximum amount of OSFR required under this part.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 553—OIL SPILL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES","Subpart B—Applicability and Amount of OSFR"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"1665fa80c5c3433f8e219105fc9e7a62d4badbda9f96fe851db00b4224b3988f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-553.13","next":"us/30-cfr-553.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}