[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR300.2]

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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 A_Introduction
 
Sec.  300.2  Authority and applicability.

    The NCP is required by section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 
U.S.C. 9605, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499, (hereinafter CERCLA), and by section 
311(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1321(d), as amended by 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), Pub. L. 101-380. In Executive Order 
(E.O.) 12777 (56 FR 54757, October 22, 1991), the President delegated to 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the responsibility for the 
amendment of the NCP. Amendments to the NCP are coordinated with members 
of the National Response Team (NRT) prior to publication for notice and 
comment. This includes coordination with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order 
to avoid inconsistent or duplicative requirements in the emergency 
planning responsibilities of those agencies. The NCP is applicable to 
response actions taken pursuant to the authorities under CERCLA and 
section 311 of the CWA, as amended.