Improving Oil Spill Prevention and Response, Restoring Jobs, and Ensuring Our Energy Security : Recommendations from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Summary of Subject Matter -- Memorandum -- Purpose -- Background -- Explosion and Sinking of the DEEPWATER HORIZON -- BP Response and Containment Efforts -- Federal Government Response -- United States Coast Guard -- Environmental Protection Agency EPA --...
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Summary of Subject Matter -- Memorandum -- Purpose -- Background -- Explosion and Sinking of the DEEPWATER HORIZON -- BP Response and Containment Efforts -- Federal Government Response -- United States Coast Guard -- Environmental Protection Agency EPA -- Minerals Management Service (MMS) (now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)) -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) -- United States Geological Survey (USGS) -- Department of Energy (DoE) -- Federal Oil Spill Laws and Regulations -- Clean Water Act -- Prohibition of Discharges -- Penalties -- Federal Removal Authority -- National Response System -- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) -- Response Plans -- Liability Limits -- Financial Responsibility -- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) -- Natural Resources Damages -- Report of the National Incident Commander -- National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling -- Commission Background -- Commission Recommendations -- Witnesses -- Improving Oil Spill Prevention and Response, Restoring Jobs, and Ensuring Our Energy Security: Recommendations from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Friday, February 11, 2011 -- House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Joint with the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, DC. -- Chapter 2 -- Testimony -- Testimony of Donald F. Boesch, Member, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill And Offshore Drilling -- Terry D. Garcia, Member, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling -- and Admiral Thad Allen ... -- Chapter 3 Ausführliche Beschreibung