40 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose and objectives.

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title: "40 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose and objectives."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "300.1"
section_name: "Purpose and objectives."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1251  42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193."
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# 300.1 Purpose and objectives.

The purpose of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants.