[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: 40CFR110.5]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 110--DISCHARGE OF OIL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 110.5  Discharges of oil not determined ``as may be harmful'' pursuant 
to Section 311(b)(3) of the Act.

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, the Administrator 
has not determined the following discharges of oil ``as may be harmful'' 
for purposes of section 311(b) of the Act:
    (a) Discharges of oil from a properly functioning vessel engine 
(including an

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engine on a public vessel) and any discharges of such oil accumulated in 
the bilges of a vessel discharged in compliance with MARPOL 73/78, Annex 
I, as provided in 33 CFR part 151, subpart A;
    (b) Other discharges of oil permitted under MARPOL 73/78, Annex I, 
as provided in 33 CFR part 151, subpart A; and
    (c) Any discharge of oil explicitly permitted by the Administrator 
in connection with research, demonstration projects, or studies relating 
to the prevention, control, or abatement of oil pollution.

[61 FR 7421, Feb. 28, 1996]