[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR136.209]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 136--OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND; CLAIMS PROCEDURES; DESIGNATION OF SOURCE; AND ADVERTISEMENT--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C--Procedures for Particular Claims
 
Sec. 136.209  Proof.

    In addition to the requirements of subparts A and B of this part, a 
trustee must do the following:
    (a) Submit the assessment and restoration plans which form the basis 
of the claim.
    (b) Provide documented costs and cost estimates for the claim. Final 
cost estimates for conducting damage assessments or implementing a 
restoration plan may form the basis for a

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claim against the Fund for an uncompensated natural resources damage 
claim.
    (c) Identify all trustees who may be potential claimants for the 
same natural resources damaged.
    (d) Certify the accuracy and integrity of any claim submitted to the 
Fund, and certify that any actions taken or proposed were or will be 
conducted in accordance with the Act and consistent with all applicable 
laws and regulations.
    (e) Certify whether the assessment was conducted in accordance with 
applicable provisions of the natural resources damage assessment 
regulations promulgated under section 1006(e)(1) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 
2706(e)(1)). Identify any other or additional damage assessment 
regulations or methodology utilized.
    (f) Certify that, to the best of the trustee's knowledge and belief, 
no other trustee has the right to present a claim for the same natural 
resources damages and that payment of any subpart of the claim presented 
would not constitute a double recovery for the same natural resources 
damages.