Code of Federal Regulations: Containing a Codification of Documents of General Applicability and Future Effect as of December 31, 1948, with Ancillaries and Index

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Page 9 - For the purpose of this section, the term — (1) "oil" means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil; (2) "discharge...
Page 19 - State" include the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and any other territory or possession over which the United States has jurisdiction; (28) "vessel" means every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water; (29) "disposal", "hazardous waste", and "treatment...
Page 304 - facility" means (A) any building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe or pipeline (including any pipe into a sewer or publicly owned treatment works), well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling stock, or aircraft, or (B) any site or area where a hazardous substance has been deposited, stored, disposed of, or placed, or otherwise come to be located; but does not include any consumer product in consumer use or any vessel.
Page 53 - Government for the purposes of subsection (f) in the removal of oil or hazardous substance. (e) In addition to any other action taken by a State or local government, when the President determines there is an imminent and substantial threat to the public health or welfare of the United States...
Page 273 - ... means the entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone ; (10) "onshore facility" means any facility (including, but not limited to, motor vehicles and rolling stock) of any kind located in, on, or under, any land within the United States other than submerged land ; (11) "offshore facility...
Page 273 - removal" refers to removal of the oil or hazardous substances from the water and shorelines or the taking of such other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public and private property, shorelines, and beaches; (9) "contiguous zone" means the entire zone established or to be established by the United States under article 24 of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous...
Page 400 - THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986. THIS LEGISLATION COLLECTIVELY IS REFERRED TO AS "CERCLA.
Page 432 - ... of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA).
Page 577 - Minority Business Development Agency Miscellaneous Agencies Monetary Offices National Aeronautics and Space Administration Federal Acquisition Regulation National Agricultural Library National Agricultural Statistics Service National Archives and Records Administration Information Security Oversight Office National Bureau of Standards National Capital Planning Commission National Commission for Employment Policy National Commission on Libraries and Information Science National and Community Service,...
Page 568 - Interior (Parts 1400—1499) 15 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500 — 1599) 16 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts...

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