Sec. 203. Oil spill technology evaluation
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The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish a program for the formal evaluation and validation of oil pollution containment and removal methods and technologies. The program under subsection
(a)shall include the establishment of a process for new methods and technologies— to be submitted to and evaluated by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating; and to gain validation for use in spill responses and inclusion in response plans under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1321(j) ). Following each validation under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall consider whether the method or technology meets a performance capability warranting designation of a new standard for best available technology or methods. Each technology and method validated under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be included in the comprehensive list of spill removal resources maintained by the Coast Guard through the National Response Unit. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Energy in carrying out this section.
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