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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA06 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: State Access to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (USCG-2004-19123) 
Abstract: Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), this action specifies how the authority to obligate the pollution trust fund for oil spill response and clean-up efforts and to enter into agreements with the States will be exercised. The Coast Guard is evaluating the performance of the interim rule. This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's strategic goal of protection of natural resources. Market or Regulatory Failure Analysis: The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, at 33 U.S.C. 2712(e), requires regulations that detail the manner in which the authority to obligate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for oil spill response and clean-up efforts and to enter into agreements with the States shall be exercised. We do not believe that a market failure exists in this case. This rulemaking, however, improves the functioning of government. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 133   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2712   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Rule  11/13/1992  57 FR 53968   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  02/11/1993    
Supplementary NPRM  09/00/2009    
Additional Information: The rulemaking priority was downgraded from Other Significant to Substantive, Nonsignificant in the November 14, 1994, agenda. However, due to administrative error, the document erroneously reflected Other Significant in subsequent agenda entries. This rulemaking was formerly docket number CGD92-014.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Benjamin White
Project Manager
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Coast Guard
National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, STOP 7605,
Washington, DC 20593-7605
Phone:202 795-6066
Email: benjamin.h.white@uscg.mil