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1 (b) The Administrator may delegate responsibility and 



2 authority for reviewing and evaluating permit applications, 



3 including the decision as to whether a permit will be issued, 



4 to an officer of the Environmental Protection Agency, or he 



5 may delegate, by agreement, such responsibility and author- 



6 ity to the heads of other Federal departments or agencies, 

 "^ whether on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. 



8 (c) The Secretary of the department in which the 



^ Coast Guard is operating shall conduct surveillance and 



^^ other appropriate enforcement activity to prevent unlawful 



•'--'■ transportation of material for dumping or dumping. 



^^ EEGULATIONS 



■^^ Sec. 9. In carrjdng out the responsibilities and author- 



ity conferred b}^ this Act, the Administrator is authorized 



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to issue such regulations as he may deem appropriate. 



INTERNATIONAL COOPEEATION 



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Sec. 10. The Secretary of State, in consultation with 



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the Administrator, shall seek effective international action 



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and cooperation to ensure protection of the marine environ- 



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ment, and may for this purpose, formulate, present, or sup- 



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port specific proposals in the United Nations and other com- 



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petent international organizations for the development of 



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appropriate international rules and regulations in support 



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of the policy of this Act. 



