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 104 STAT. 3002 PUBLIC LAW 101-596 —NOV. 16, 1990 Nothing in this subparagraph shall preclude the simultaneous development of Lakewide Management Plans for the other Great Lakes. "(5) SPILLS OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. — The Program Office, in consultation with the Coast Guard, shall identify areas within the Great Lakes which are likely to experience numerous or voluminous spills of oil or other hazardous materials from land based facilities, vessels, or other sources and, in consultation with the Great Lakes States, shall identify weaknesses in Federal and State programs and systems to prevent and respond to such spills. This information shall be included on at least a biennial basis in the report required by this section.". CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS SEC. 102. Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(3)), as renumbered by section 101 of this title, is amended by— (1) inserting "(A)" following the title; and (2) by adding the following new subsections: "(B) The Program Office shall— "(i) by December 31, 1990, complete chemical, physical, and biological assessments of the contaminated sediments at the locations selected for the study and demonstration projects; "(ii) by December 31, 1990, announce the technologies that will be demonstrated at 6ach location and the numerical standard of protection intended to be achieved at each location; "(iii) by December 31, 1992, complete full or pilot scale demonstration projects on site at each location of promising technologies to remedy contaminated sediments; and Reports. "(iv) by December 31, 1993, issue a final report to Congress on its findings. "(C) The Administrator, after providing for public review and comment, shall publish information concerning the public health and environmental consequences of contaminants in Great Lakes sediment. Information published pursuant to this subparagraph shall include specific numerical limits to protect health, aquatic life, and wildlife from the bioaccumulation of toxins. The Administrator shall, at a minimum, publish information pursuant to this subparagraph within 2 years of the date of the enactment of this title.". DEFINITIONS SEC. 103. Section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)) is amended by deleting "and" at the end of clause (D), by deleting the period at the end of clause (E), and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(F) 'area of concern' means a geographic area located within the Great Lakes, in which beneficial uses are impaired and which has been officially designated as such under Annex 2 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;

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