{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-194.115","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 194.115","heading":"Response resources.","body":"(a) Each operator shall identify and ensure, by contract or other approved means, the resources necessary to remove, to the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of a worst case discharge.\n(b) An operator shall identify in the response plan the response resources which are available to respond within the time specified, after discovery of a worst case discharge, or to mitigate the substantial threat of such a discharge, as follows:\nTier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3\nHigh volume area 6 hrs 30 hrs 54 hrs.\nAll other areas 12 hrs 36 hrs 60 hrs.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 194—RESPONSE PLANS FOR ONSHORE OIL PIPELINES","Subpart B—Response Plans"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"ce9ffcf7830c43550687f31c2eff16ee59180d19ff1dcd7912aa6742e72be98b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-194.113","next":"us/49-cfr-194.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}