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PUBLIC LAW 91-224-APR. 3, 1970

Treasury shall withhold at the request of such Secretary the clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (46 U.S.C. 91), of any vessel the owner or operator of which is subject to the foregoing penalty. Clearance may be granted in such cases upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to such Secretary. "(c)(1) Whenever any oil is discharged, into or upon the navigable Removal. waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone, the President is authorized to act to remove or arrange for the removal of such oil at any time, unless he determines such removal will be done properly by the owner or operator of the vessel, onshore facility, or offshore facility from which the discharge occurs. "(2) Within sixty days after the effective date of this section, the ti;^enc"^pian"' President shall prepare and publish a National Contingency Plan for removal of oil pursuant to this subsection. Such National Contingency Plan shall provide for efficient, coordinated, and effective action to minimize damage from oil discharges, including containment, dispersal, and removal of oil, and shall include, but not be limited to— " (A) assignment of duties and responsibilities among Federal departments and agencies in coordination with State and local agencies, including, but not limited to, water pollution control, conservation, and port authorities; " (B) identification, procurement, maintenance, and storage of equipment and supplies; " (C) establishment or designation of a strike force consisting of personnel who shall be trained, prepared, and available to ~ ~ provide necessary services to carry out the Plan, including the establishment at major ports, to be determined by the President, of emergency task forces of trained personnel, adequate oil pollution control equipment and material, and a detailed oil pollution prevention and removal plan; " (D) a system of surveillance and notice designed to insure earliest possible notice of discharges of oil to the appropriate Federal agency; " (E) establishment of a national center to provide coordination and direction for operations in carrying out the Plan; " (F) procedures and techniques to be employed in identifying, containing, dispersing, and removing oil; and " (G) a schedule, prepared in cooperation with the States, identifying (i) dispersants and other chemicals, if any, that may be used in carrying out the Plan, (ii) the waters in which such dispersants and chemicals may be used, and (iii) the quantities of such dispersant or chemical which can be used safely in such waters, which schedule shall provide in the case of any dispersant, chemical, or waters not specifically identified in such schedule that the President, or his delegate, may, on a case-by-case basis, identify the dispersants and other chemicals which may be used, the waters in which they may be used, and the quantities which can be used safely in such waters. The President may, from time to time, as he deems advisable, revise or otherwise amend the National Contingencv P^an. After publication of the National Contingency Plan, the removal of oil and actions to minimize damage from oil discharges shall, to the greatest extent possible, be in accordance with the National Contingency Plan. " (d) Whenever a marine disaster in or upon the navigable waters of the United States has created a substantial threat of a pollution hazard to the public health or welfare of the United States, including, but not 47-348 O - 72 - 10 (Pt. 1)

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