Oil and Chemical Spills : Federal Emergency Response Framework.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Pollution.

Environmental law.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses statutory authorities of National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, which establishes Federal procedures for response to oil and chemical spills. Covers relevant executive orders, and describes incident reporting process. Outlines Federal emergency response framework to coordinate Federal, State, and local roles; and identifies funding and liability issues related to Federal response to discharge of oil or a release of a hazardous substance.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Oil and Chemical Spills

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.