{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-156.118","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 156.118","heading":"Advance notice of transfer.","body":"(a) The COTP may require a facility operator to notify the COTP of the time and place of each transfer operation at least 4 hours before it begins for facilities that:\n(1) Are mobile;\n(2) Are in a remote location;\n(3) Have a prior history of oil or hazardous material spills; or\n(4) Conduct infrequent transfer operations.\n(b) In the case of a vessel to vessel transfer, the COTP may require a vessel operator of a lightering or fueling vessel to notify the COTP of the time and place of each transfer operation, as specified by the COTP, at least 4 hours before it begins.\n(c) No person may conduct such transfer operations until advance notice has been given as specified by the COTP.\nNote:\nThe notification may be accomplished by submitting a written schedule, periodically updated to be current.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION","PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS","Subpart A—Oil and Hazardous Material Transfer Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"8d3bdf0d9b05045c2c48deeabbff8a966ded0a2f3e4d57e57715b62ffeafe532","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-156.115","next":"us/33-cfr-156.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}