[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 19]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR109.3]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 109--CRITERIA FOR STATE, LOCAL AND REGIONAL OIL REMOVAL CONTINGENCY 
PLANS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 109.3  Purpose and scope.

    The guidelines in this part establish minimum criteria for the 
development and implementation of State, local, and regional contingency 
plans by State and local governments in consultation with private 
interests to insure timely, efficient, coordinated and effective action 
to minimize damage resulting from oil discharges. Such plans will be 
directed toward the protection of the public health or welfare of the 
United States, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, 
and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches. The 
development and implementation of such plans shall be consistent with 
the National Oil and Hazardous Materials Pollution Contingency Plan. 
State, local and regional oil removal contingency plans shall provide 
for the coordination of the total response to an oil discharge so that 
contingency organizations established thereunder can function 
independently, in conjunction with each other, or in conjunction with 
the National and Regional Response Teams established by the National Oil 
and Hazardous Materials Pollution Contingency Plan.