United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1996_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be0535cb D09002ee1be053648 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Section 1006(e)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires the President, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to promulgate regulations for the assessment of natural resource damages resulting from a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil. This final rule is for the use of authorized federal, state, Indian tribe, and foreign officials, referred to as ``trustees.'' Natural resource damage assessments are not identical to response or remedial actions addressed by the larger statutory scheme of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Assessments are not intended to replace response actions, which have as their primary purpose the protection of human health, but to supplement them, by providing a process for restoring natural resources and services injured as a result of an incident involving oil. 61 FR 440 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-01-05/95-31577 95-31577 fr05ja96-6 RIN 0648-AE13 3510-12-P 950718181-5276-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-01-05/95-31577 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-01-05/html/95-31577.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-01-05/pdf/95-31577.pdf 71 p. 440 510 61 FR 440 Title 15 Part 990 15 CFR Part 990 RIN 0648-AE13 Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Federal Register Vol. 61, Issue RULE 95-31577 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1996-02-05 950718181-5276-02 3510-12-P 95-31577 Final rule.

Section 1006(e)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires the President, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to promulgate regulations for the assessment of natural resource damages resulting from a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil. This final rule is for the use of authorized federal, state, Indian tribe, and foreign officials, referred to as ``trustees.'' Natural resource damage assessments are not identical to response or remedial actions addressed by the larger statutory scheme of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Assessments are not intended to replace response actions, which have as their primary purpose the protection of human health, but to supplement them, by providing a process for restoring natural resources and services injured as a result of an incident involving oil.

The effective date of the final rule is February 5, 1996. Linda Burlington (telephone (301) 713- 1217) or Eli Reinharz (telephone (301) 713-3038, ext. 193), Office of General Counsel Natural Resources, FAX (301) 713-1229. Vol. 61, no. 4 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1996-01-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 138 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-01-05 P0b002ee180a20657 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05ja96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-01-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-01-05/pdf/FR-1996-01-05.pdf fdlp 381 510 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-07 FR-1996-01-05 machine generated eng FR FR-1996-01-05 61 4