[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: 40CFR110.3]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 110--DISCHARGE OF OIL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 110.3  Discharge of oil in such quantities as ``may be harmful'' 
pursuant to section 311(b)(4) of the Act.

    For purposes of section 311(b)(4) of the Act, discharges of oil in 
such quantities that the Administrator has determined may be harmful to 
the public health or welfare or the environment of the United States 
include discharges of oil that:
    (a) Violate applicable water quality standards; or
    (b) Cause a film or sheen upon or discoloration of the surface of 
the water or adjoining shorelines or cause a sludge or emulsion to be 
deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines.

[61 FR 7421, Feb. 28, 1996]