NCP

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NCP is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Contingency Plan, the U.S. federal framework for responding to oil spills and hazardous substance releases.

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NCP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal regulation
environmental emergency response framework
abbreviation NCP
administeredBy United States Coast Guard
United States Environmental Protection Agency
appliesTo Superfund response actions
codifiedAt 40 CFR Part 300
country United States
definesRoleOf On-Scene Coordinator
lead federal agency for response
establishes National Response System
National Response Team
Regional Response Teams
focusesOn protection of public health
protection of the environment
protection of welfare
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States
governs remedial actions at contaminated sites
removal actions for hazardous substance releases
historicalOrigin federal oil spill response planning in the 1960s
includes National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalBasis Clean Water Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
primaryPurpose response to hazardous substance releases
response to oil spills
providesFrameworkFor coordination among federal, state, and local agencies
providesGuidanceFor priorities for response actions
use of dispersants and other spill countermeasures
regulates federal response to hazardous substance emergencies
federal response to oil pollution incidents
relatedTo Oil Pollution Act of 1990
linked to: Oil Pollution Act
requires contingency planning for hazardous substance releases
contingency planning for oil spill response
scope coastal oil spills
hazardous substance releases to the environment
inland oil spills
setsOut criteria for classifying incidents
procedures for federal involvement in response
requirements for area contingency plans
standsFor National Contingency Plan
subjectArea emergency management
environmental protection
pollution control
typeOf national emergency response plan
updatedAfter Exxon Valdez oil spill

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National Contingency Plan abbreviation NCP
subject linked to: NCP