OAR 340-141-0200
Drills, Exercises, and Inspections

(1) DEQ may require plan holders of approved plans to participate in one announced drill or one unannounced limited drill annually.

(2) As a condition of plan approval, DEQ may require that the plan holder successfully conduct drills of the elements of a plan submitted for approval.

(3) Requirements under sections (1) and (2) of this rule may be met:

(a) By drills led by other state, local or federal authorities, if DEQ finds that the criteria for drill execution and review equal or exceed those of DEQ;

(b) By drills initiated by the plan holder, if DEQ participates, reviews and evaluates the drill, and if DEQ finds that the drill adequately tests the plan; or

(c) By responses to actual spill events, if DEQ participates, reviews and evaluates the spill response, and if DEQ finds that the spill event adequately tests the plan.

(4) DEQ may excuse a primary response contractor from full deployment participation in more than one drill if, in the past 12 months, the primary response contractor has performed to DEQ’s satisfaction in a full deployment drill in an exercise listed in section (3) of this rule or has satisfactorily responded to a significant spill event in Oregon.

(5) DEQ may require the facility or covered vessel owner or operator to participate in additional drills beyond those required in section (1) of this rule if DEQ is not satisfied with the adequacy of the plan or plan implementation during exercises or spill response events.

(6) DEQ will review the degree to which the specifications of the plan are implemented during the drill. DEQ will endeavor to notify the facility or covered vessel owner or operator of the review results within 30 calendar days following the drill. If DEQ finds deficiencies in the plan, DEQ will report those deficiencies to the plan holder and require the plan holder to make specific amendments to the plan under requirements of OAR 340-141-0220 (Plan Update Timeline).

(7) DEQ may publish an annual report on plan drills, including a summary of response times, actual equipment and personnel use, recommendations for plan requirement changes and industry response to those recommendations.

(8) DEQ may require the plan holder to publish an annual report on plan drills including a summary of response times, active equipment and personnel use and recommendations for improvement.

(9) DEQ may verify compliance with this Division by unannounced inspections in accordance with ORS 468B.370 (Determination of adequacy of plan).

Source: Rule 340-141-0200 — Drills, Exercises, and Inspections, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=340-141-0200 (accessed May 26, 2025).

340–141–0001
Purpose and Applicability 340–141–0005
Definitions as used in this Division 340–141–0010
Program Administration and Compliance Fees 340–141–0100
Plan Preparation 340–141–0130
Plan Format Requirements 340–141–0140
Plan Content Requirements 340–141–0150
Oil Spill Contingency Planning Standards 340–141–0160
Prevention Strategies for Facilities 340–141–0170
Prevention Strategies for Vessels 340–141–0180
Plan Submittal 340–141–0190
Plan Review 340–141–0200
Drills, Exercises, and Inspections 340–141–0210
Plan Maintenance and Use 340–141–0220
Plan Update Timeline 340–141–0230
Noncompliance with Plan Requirements 340–141–0240
Equipment Mutual Aid 340–141–0250
Definitions for High Hazard Train Routes 340–141–0260
Oil Spill Contingency Plan for High Hazard Rail Applicability 340–141–0265
Contingency Plan Contents 340–141–0270
Drill and Exercise Requirements for High Hazard Rail 340–141–0280
Department of Environmental Quality Responsibility to Review and Approve Plans 340–141–0282
Plan Maintenance and Use 340–141–0285
Plan Update Timeline

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OAR 340-141-0200 Drills, Exercises, and Inspections

OAR 340-141-0200
Drills, Exercises, and Inspections