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33 C.F.R. § 138.10   Scope.

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters

Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 138—FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER POLLUTION (VESSELS)

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§ 138.10   Scope.

This part sets forth the procedures by which an operator of a vessel may establish and maintain, for itself, and, where the operator is not the owner or demise charterer, for the owner and demise charterer of the vessel, evidence of financial responsibility to cover liability of the owner, operator, and demise charterer arising under—

(a) Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) (33 U.S.C. 2702); and

(b) Section 107(a)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(1)).

[CGD 91–005, 59 FR 34227, July 1, 1994, as amended by CGD 91–005, 61 FR 9274, Mar. 7, 1996]

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