U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program

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United States federal program environmental protection program marine pollution control program

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ local emergency response organizations ⓘ state environmental agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act NERFINISHED ⓘ National Contingency Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ Oil Pollution Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ports and Waterways Safety Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ