Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

                                    Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference.
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1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
2. Protecting America's Waters
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Department of the Interior
EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and
Advancing Sustainable Development

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Oil Spill Preparation and Response

Purpose
The goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Oil Spill Program is to emphasize early (contingency) planning and cooperation at the local, regional and national level in an effort to minimize the injury to fish, wildlife, and sensitive environments from oil spills. The Departments of the Interior, Commerce and Agriculture, together with Tribal governments, States, and other jurisdictions, are responsible for protecting these natural resources.

Source(s) of Information
1. FWS: Oil Spill Preparation and Response

Related EPA Program(s)

Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and Response:
The program includes spill prevention, preparedness, and response activities. The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) serves to prevent oil spills that have potential to reach navigable waters. Area Planning ensures that EPA and other response organizations have identified resources that need to be protected, and methods to effectively coordinate during response. The Facility Response Plan (FRP) requires the largest oil facilities to have capability to respond to a worst-case spill, and EPA’s spill response program has authorities and resources to lead or oversee oil spill response activities.

Authorizing Legislation
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990.

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