[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR300.125]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 300--NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B--Responsibility and Organization for Response
 
Sec. 300.125  Notification and communications.

    (a) The National Response Center (NRC), located at USCG 
Headquarters, is the national communications center, continuously manned 
for handling activities related to response actions. The NRC acts as the 
single point of contact for all pollution incident reporting, and as the 
NRT communications center. Notice of discharges and releases must be 
made telephonically through a toll free number or a special local number 
(Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) and collect calls 
accepted). (Notification details appear in Secs. 300.300 and 300.405.) 
The NRC receives and immediately relays telephone notices of discharges 
or releases to the appropriate predesignated federal OSC. The telephone 
report is distributed to any interested NRT member agency or federal 
entity that has established a written agreement or understanding with 
the NRC. The NRC evaluates incoming information and immediately advises 
FEMA of a potential major disaster situation.
    (b) The Commandant, USCG, in conjunction with other NRT agencies, 
shall provide the necessary personnel, communications, plotting 
facilities, and equipment for the NRC.
    (c) Notice of an oil discharge or release of a hazardous substance 
in an amount equal to or greater than the reportable quantity must be 
made immediately in accordance with 33 CFR part 153, subpart B, and 40 
CFR part 302, respectively. Notification shall be made to the NRC Duty 
Officer, HQ USCG, Washington, DC, telephone (800) 424-8802 or (202) 267-
2675. All notices of discharges or releases received at the NRC will be 
relayed immediately by telephone to the OSC.