Certificates of Financial Responsibility Under the Oil Pollution Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on the Impact on the Country of Proposed Rules for Evidence of Financial Responsibility Required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, November 6, 1991 |
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Admiral APPELBAUM alternative American Waterways Operators barges believe BILLY TAUZIN capital cargo carriers CERCLA certificates of financial Chairman claimants Clean Water Act Coast Guard Coast Guard's proposed COGHLIN Committee Congress direct action effect England environmental evidence of financial Federal financial responsibility requirements Fund guarantees guarantor GUARD AND NAVIGATION hearing Independent Operators independent vessel owners international group INTERTANKO issue LAGATTOLLA legislation limits of liability Lloyd's Lloyd's of London major oil companies MERCHANT MARINE million Notice of Proposed NPRM Oil Pollution Act oil spill option owner or operator owners and operators P&I Club coverage petroleum products policy defenses pollution coverage potential impact problem proposed regulations proposed rule proposed rulemaking providing evidence Regulatory Impact Analysis reinsurance requirements of OPA responsible party risk self-insurance shipowners ships statement statute strict liability surety bonds tank vessels tanker TAUZIN Thank trade Transportation Institute U.S. waters underwriters United waiver waterborne transportation WQIS Youell
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Page 19 - major _rule" as "any regulation that is likely to result in: (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on "the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic or export markets.
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Page 87 - Subsection (a) does not apply if the incident was proximately caused by — (A) gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or (B) the violation of an applicable Federal safety, construction, or operating regulation by...
Page 7 - guarantor" means any person, other than the responsible party, who provides evidence of financial responsibility for a responsible party under this Act; (14) "incident" means any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels, facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil; (15) "Indian tribe...
Page 19 - Major rule" means any regulation that is likely to result in: (1 ) An annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) A major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) Significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic or export markets.
Page 72 - States; or (2) any vessel using the waters of the exclusive economic zone to transship or lighter oil destined for a place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States...
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