Atlanta Coastal Region Multi-Agency Oil and Hazardous Materials Pollution Contingency Plan - Region 4
Abstract
The Plan provides for a pattern of coordinated and integrated responses to pollution spills by Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government. It establishes a Regional Response Team and provides guidelines for the establishment of Sub-Regional Contingency Plans and Response Teams. The Plan provides for: Assignment of duties and responsibilities: Establishment and identification of strike forces and emergency task forces, A system of notification, surveillance and reporting; Establishment of a Regional Center to coordinate and direct operations in carrying out this Plan; A schedule of dispersants and other chemicals to treat oil spills; enforcement and investigative procedures to be followed; directions on public information releases; and instructions covering on-scene coordination. The Atlanta Coastal Plan will be effective for all navigable waters of the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and the Panama Canal Zone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 24, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0756231