U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program

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The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program is a federal initiative that safeguards the marine environment by preventing, responding to, and mitigating pollution incidents in U.S. waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
environmental protection program ⓘ
marine pollution control program ⓘ
activity enforcement actions against polluters ⓘ
inspection of vessels for environmental compliance ⓘ
investigation of marine pollution incidents ⓘ
public outreach on marine environmental protection ⓘ
training and exercises for spill response ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
coordinatesWith Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
local emergency response organizations ⓘ
state environmental agencies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn air emissions from vessels ⓘ
garbage and plastics pollution from ships ⓘ
hazardous substance releases ⓘ
invasive species from ballast water discharges ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
goal mitigate impacts of marine pollution ⓘ
preserve living marine resources ⓘ
prevent marine pollution ⓘ
promote safe and environmentally sound maritime commerce ⓘ
protect the marine environment ⓘ
respond to marine pollution incidents ⓘ
implements ballast water management regulations to control invasive species ⓘ
pollution prevention regulations for vessels ⓘ
regulations on air emissions from ships ⓘ
regulations on garbage discharge from ships ⓘ
jurisdiction U.S. waters ⓘ
legalBasis Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships ⓘ
Clean Water Act ⓘ
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
National Contingency Plan ⓘ
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Oil Pollution Act

Ports and Waterways Safety Act ⓘ
partOf United States Coast Guard ⓘ
responsibleFor designation and oversight of Captain of the Port zones for pollution response ⓘ
development of Area Contingency Plans for spill response ⓘ
enforcement of MARPOL Annex I requirements for ships under U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
enforcement of MARPOL Annex II requirements for ships under U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
enforcement of MARPOL Annex V requirements for ships under U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
enforcement of MARPOL Annex VI requirements for ships under U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ
management of the National Response System in the coastal zone ⓘ
oversight of facility response plans ⓘ
oversight of vessel response plans ⓘ
prevention of oil pollution from vessels and facilities in U.S. coastal waters ⓘ
response to hazardous substance releases in the coastal zone ⓘ
response to oil spills in U.S. coastal and certain inland waters ⓘ
sector marine environment ⓘ
maritime transportation ⓘ

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U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center → partOfProgram → U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program ⓘ