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Federal Register / Vol. 45. No. 55 / Wednesday, March 19, 1980/ Rules and Regulations 17837 



PART ISItt-NATlONAL OIL AND 

 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 

 PCLLUnON CONTINGENCY PLAN 



Subpart A Inl iod uctton 



Sw. 



1510.3 Purpose and objectives. 



1510.2 Autfaoiity. 



1510.3 Scope. 

 lSia4 Abbreviadona. 

 1510.5 DeflniUoiu. 



Subpart B P olicy and RasponatbUHy 



1510.21 Federal reaponaibility. 



1510.22 Duties of Federal agencies. 



1510.23 Non-Federal participation. 



Subpart C— Organization 



ISiasi Emergency response activities and 

 coordination. 



1510.32 National Response Team. 



1510.33 National Response Center. 



1510.34 Regional Response Team. 



1510.35 Regional Response Center. 

 1510.38 On-8cene coordinator. 

 1S10J7 Public iflformatian networt 



Subpart D "Plan a 



1510.41 Regional conUsgency plans. 



1510.42 Local contingency plana. 



1510.43 National inventory system. 



Subpart E— Oparatlonai-flaaponaa Phaaas 



1510.51 !%a8e I — Discovery and nodficatton. 



1510.52 Phase n-^valuation and initiation 

 of action. 



1510J3 Phase m — Containment and 

 countermeasures. 



1510.54 Phase IV— Cleanup, mitigatian and 

 disposaL 



1510.55 Phase V — Documentation and cost 

 recovery. 



1510.56 PoUutian reports. 



1510.57 Special ctnutderatians. 



Subpart F— Coontlnatlng Inatnicilona 



1510.61 Delegation of authority. 



1510.63 Multi-regional actions. 



1510.63 General pattern of response actions. 



1510.'a4 Special forces available to the CSC 



1510.65 Funding. 



List of AniMAea 



1100 OU«M«»_ 



1200 Fcnnal at fim^ant tna iaai ContmgMiqr 

 1300 RsgUna M OMc* Locnm <X 5>* md 



1400 Lsgal /^ult1lIniM- 



laoo CWMSonolT<mia_ 



iOOO SdiMiSral Qi«ncM vd Othv Add»«M— X 



Authonty: Sec. 311(cl(2), Pub. L 92-5aa as 

 amended: 68 Stat 665. 33 U.S.C 1321(c)I2); 

 Executive Order 11735. 38 FR 21243 (August 

 1973). 



Subpart A— ttttroduction 



; 1510.1 Putpoaa and oblMtlvaa. 



This National Oil and Hazardous 

 Substances Polntion Contingency Plan 

 provides for coordmated Federal action 

 to try to prevent discharges of oil and 

 hazardous substances, and to protect 

 the environment from damage when 

 discharges occur. The Plan also 

 promotes Federal-State coordination 

 and encourages local governments and 

 private firma to build capabilities for ■ 

 cleaning up discharges. 



{1510.2 Auttrartty. 



This Plan was developed in 

 compliance with Section 311(c)(2] of the 

 Clean Water Act as amended (33 U.S.C 

 1321(cK2)). In Executive Order 11735, the 

 President delegated to the Council on 

 Environmental Quality authority and 

 responsibility to prepare, publisii, revise, 

 and amend a NatioiiJal Contingency Plan 

 , for the removal ot oil and hazardous 

 substances. 



(b) Ths Plan and its Annexes, and 

 regional and local plans, provide for: 

 . (l)Assigimient of responsibilities 

 among Federal agencies, in coordination 

 with State and Icnal agencies; 



(2) Identification, procurement 

 maintenance, and storage of eijuipment 

 and supplies; 



(3} Establishment or designation of 



(i] A sthke force to carry out the Flan 

 and 



(ii) Trained and adequately equipped 

 emergency task forces at major ports: 



[4] A system of surveillance and 

 reporting to give responsible Federal 

 and State agencies the earliest possible 

 notice of diadiargeB of oil and 

 hazardous substances«r imminent 

 threats of such discharges. 



(5] Establishment of a national center 

 to provide for coordination and 

 direction of operations in carrying out 

 the Plan: 



(S) Procedures for identifying, 

 containing, dispersing, and removing' oil 

 and hazardous substances; 



(7) A schedule, prepared in 

 cooperation with the states, identifying 

 any dispersants or other chemicals that 

 may be used in carrying out the Plan; 



(8) A system for reimbursing states for 

 reasonable costs incurred in removing 

 discharges; 



(9} A procedure for coordinating 

 scientific support of cleanup operations, 

 assessment of damage after a spilL and 

 research efiorts; and 



(10) A system for referral and appeal 

 of decisions of the Regional Response 

 Teams and On-Scene Coordinators. 



J 1510.3 Scop*. 



' (a) The Plan applies to all Federal 

 agencies and is in effect for the 

 navigable waters of the United States 

 and adjoining shorelines, for the 

 contiguous zone, and the high seas 

 beyond the contiguous zone in 

 connection with activities under the 

 Outer Continental Shelf Lands' Act or 

 the Deep Water Port Act of 1974, or 

 which may aSect natural resources 

 belonging to, appertaining to, or under 

 the exchiaive management authority of 

 the United States (including resources 

 under the Fishery Conservation and 

 Management Act of 1976), (See Sections 

 311(b)(1) and S02(7) of the Oean Water 

 Act). 



(b) Implementation of this Plan is 

 complementary to the Joint U.S./ 

 Canadian Contingency Plan (including 

 the annexes pertaining to the Great 

 Lakes, and the Eastern and Western 

 coastal areas); the Joint U.S./Mexican 

 Contingency IHan (when adopted by 

 both parties); end international 

 assistance plans and agreements, 

 security regulations, and responsibilities 

 based upon Federal statutes and 

 Executive Orders. This Plan shall be 

 utilized to coordinate U.S. involvement 

 in pollution incidents occurring in 

 waters not under the management 

 jurisdiction of the United States. 



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[a] Department and Agency titta 

 abbreviations: 



CEQ — Council on Environmental 



Quality. 

 Corps — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

 DHEW— Department of Health. 



Education, and Welfare. 

 DOC — Department of Commerce. 

 DOD — Department.of Defense. 

 DOE — Department of Energy. 

 DOI — Department of the Interior. 

 DOJ — Department of Justice. 

 DOL — Department of Labor. 

 DOS — Department of State. 

 DOT — Department of Transportation. 

 EPA— Environmental Protection Agency. 

 FEMA — Federal Emergency 



Management Agency. 

 FWS— U.S. Fish and WUdlife Service. 

 MarAd — Maritime Administration. 

 NMFS — National Marine Fisheries 



Service. 

 NOAA — National Oceanic and 



Atmospheric Administration. 

 USCG— U.a Coast Guard. 

 USDA — Department of Agriculture. 

 USGS— UA Geological Survey. 

 USN— U.S. Navy. ■ 



(b) Operational title abbreviations: 

 ERT — Environmental Response Team. 

 NRC — National Response Center. 

 NRT— National Response Team. 



