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recovery operations; (r) a description of how it divides its entire geographic area into smaller areas; (s) a list of any plans for its geographic area that it took into account in developing the response plan; and (t) a declaration that the equipment and resources referred to in the response plan are available to the response organization and that the response organization is capable of implementing the procedures included in the response plan. Contingency plan (2) The response plan must take into account any plan issued and made available by the Canadian Coast Guard for the response organization’s geographic area regarding oil pollution incidents. Content — area response plan 19 A response organization’s response plan for a smaller area referred to in paragraph 18 (1)(r) must include (a) a description of the area, including its operating environments and geographical boundaries; (b) a description of the types of vessels in each class described in section 2 that are located in the smaller area and of the types of oil transported within that area; (c) a list of any designated ports and oil handling facilities that are located in the smaller area; (d) the site where the equipment and resources necessary to treat the smaller area are located and the time required for the equipment and resources to be deployed or delivered to that area; (e) the lists of the contractors and of the vessels referred to in paragraphs 18 (1)(d) and (f), respectively, that may be requested to respond within the smaller area; and (f) a description of the areas of environmental sensitivities within the smaller area, including shoreline types, and the measures to be taken for their treatment. Response Plan Reviews and Updates Annual review 20 (1) A response organization must, each year, (a) review and, if necessary, update the response plan referred to in section 18 ; and (b) submit the up-to-date plan to the Minister or, if there is no update to the plan, notify the Minister in writing to that effect. Review — events (2) The response organization must also review its response plan each time either of the following events occur and, if necessary, update the affected portions of the plan: (a) the identification of a deficiency in the plan after an oil pollution incident or an oil pollution incident simulation exercise; (b) any change to the information referred to in any of paragraphs 18 (1)(i), (j) and (q) or any other change to the response organization’s operations that requires an increase in the quantity of equipment or resources. Submission of updates — events (3) If the response organization updates its response plan under subsection (2), the response organization must submit the up-to-date plan to the Minister no later than 45 days after the day on which the event occurs. Records 21 (1) A response organization must keep a record of the date and the results of each review of its response plan referred to in section 18 , including any updates to the plan. Retention and submission (2) The response organization must keep the information in the record for three years after the day on which the information is recorded and must submit the record to the Minister with the response plan updated under section 20 or with the notice referred to in paragraph 20 (1)(b). Procedures, Equipment and Resources Procedures — general 22 The procedures referred to in paragraph 18 (1)(g) must include measures to be taken to (a) provide on-water containment and on-water recovery; (b) treat and protect areas of environmental sensitivities; (c) treat the different shoreline types; (d) ensure a simultaneous response in all affected operating environments; (e) store recovered materials; (f) haze birds from the location of the oil pollution incident and support wildlife rehabilitation activities of other entities; (g) recover submerged oil; (h) provide equipment and resources to the persons managing the response operation; (i) coordinate response operations with the Canadian Coa