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DHS/USCG RIN: 1625-AA03 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Claims Procedures Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USCG-2004-17697) 
Abstract: This rulemaking implements section 1013 (Claims Procedures) and section 1014 (Designation of Source and Advertisement) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). An interim rule was published in 1992, and provides the basic requirements for the filing of claims for uncompensated removal costs or damages resulting from the discharge of oil, for the designation of the sources of the discharge, and for the advertisement of where claims are to be filed. The interim rule also includes the processing of natural resource damage (NRD) claims. The NRD claims, however, were not processed until September 25, 1997, when the Department of Justice issued an opinion that the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) is available, without further appropriation, to pay trustee NRD claims under the general claims provisions of OPA 90, 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(4). This rulemaking supports the Coast Guard's broad role and responsibility of maritime stewardship. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 136   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 2713 and 2714   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/12/1992  57 FR 36314   
Correction  09/09/1992  57 FR 41104   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  12/10/1992    
Notice of Inquiry  11/01/2011  76 FR 67385   
Notice of Inquiry Comment Period End  01/30/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
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