Revised NCP stresses planned, coordinated spill response strategy
Journal Article
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· Environmental Solutions; (United States)
OSTI ID:6777931
- Equinox Environmental Consultants Ltd., Wheaton, IL (United States)
The Environmental Protection Agency on September 15 issued a final rule revising the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, or NCP. The revisions incorporate changes mandated by the 1990 Oil Pollution Act amendments to the Clean Water Act. The amendments expand federal removal authority, add responsibilities for on-scene coordinators, and broaden coordination and preparedness planning requirements. The revisions reflect new planning and response regulations, including provisions for development area contingency plans. The NCP revision's primary purpose is to create and implement a highly coordinated, multilevel national response strategy that can provide a framework for notification, communication, logistics and assigning responsibility for oil-spill responses. The strategy is intended to apply to all such incidents, including worst-case discharges. The strategy's structure provides the framework for all spill response and planning activities, and is the cornerstone of the revised NCP.
- OSTI ID:
- 6777931
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Solutions; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Solutions; (United States) Vol. 8:3; ISSN ESOLE7; ISSN 1077-2537
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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