[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40 Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR300.105]

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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. 300.105  General organization concepts.

    (a) Federal agencies should:
    (1) Plan for emergencies and develop procedures for addressing oil 
discharges and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants;

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    (2) Coordinate their planning, preparedness, and response activities 
with one another;
    (3) Coordinate their planning, preparedness, and response activities 
with affected states, local governments, and private entities; and
    (4) Make available those facilities or resources that may be useful 
in a response situation, consistent with agency authorities and 
capabilities.
    (b) Three fundamental kinds of activities are performed pursuant to 
the NCP:
    (1) Preparedness planning and coordination for response to a 
discharge of oil or release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or 
contaminant;
    (2) Notification and communications; and
    (3) Response operations at the scene of a discharge or release.
    (c) The organizational elements created to perform these activities 
are:
    (1) The NRT, responsible for national response and preparedness 
planning, for coordinating regional planning, and for providing policy 
guidance and support to the Regional Response Teams (RRTs). NRT 
membership consists of representatives from the agencies specified in 
Sec. 300.175(b).
    (2) RRTs, responsible for regional planning and preparedness 
activities before response actions, and for providing advice and support 
to the OSC or RPM when activated during a response. RRT membership 
consists of designated representatives from each federal agency 
participating in the NRT together with state and (as agreed upon by the 
states) local government representatives.
    (3) The OSC and the RPM, primarily responsible for directing 
response efforts and coordinating all other efforts at the scene of a 
discharge or release. The other responsibilities of OSCs and RPMs are 
described in Sec. 300.135.
    (4) Area Committees, responsible for developing, under direction of 
the OSC, ACPs for each area designated by the President. 
Responsibilities of Area Committees are described in Sec. 300.205(c).
    (d) The basic framework for the response management structure is a 
system (e.g., a unified command system) that brings together the 
functions of the Federal Government, the state government, and the 
responsible party to achieve an effective and efficient response, where 
the OSC maintains authority.
    (e)(1) The organizational concepts of the national response system 
are depicted in the following Figures 1a and 1b:

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    (2) The standard federal regional boundaries (which are also the 
geographic areas of responsibility for the RRTs) are shown in the 
following Figure 2:

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    (3) The USCG District boundaries are shown in the following Figure 
3:

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