[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 170 (Friday, August 30, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 45871-45872]
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[FR Doc No: 96-22462]
                        Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 170 / Friday, August 30, 1996 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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                Executive Order 13016 of August 28, 1996
Amendment to Executive Order No. 12580
                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, including section 115 of the Comprehensive
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
                of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) (the
                ``Act''), and section 301 of title 3, United States
                Code, I hereby order that Executive Order No. 12580 of
                January 23, 1987, be amended by adding to section 4 the
                following new subsections:
                Section 1. A new subsection (c)(3) is added to read as
                follows:
                ``(3) Subject to subsections (a) and (b)(1) of this
                section, the functions vested in the President by
                sections 106(a) and 122 (except subsection (b)(1)) of
                the Act are delegated to the Secretary of the Interior,
                the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the
                Secretary of Energy, to be exercised only with the
                concurrence of the Coast Guard, with respect to any
                release or threatened release in the coastal zone,
                Great Lakes waters, ports, and harbors, affecting (1)
                natural resources under their trusteeship, or (2) a
                vessel or facility subject to their custody,
                jurisdiction, or control. Such authority shall not be
                exercised at any vessel or facility at which the Coast
                Guard is the lead Federal agency for the conduct or
                oversight of a response action. Such authority shall
                not be construed to authorize or permit use of the
                Hazardous Substance Superfund to implement section 106
                or to fund performance of any response action in lieu
                of the payment by a person who receives but does not
                comply with an order pursuant to section 106(a), where
                such order has been issued by the Secretary of the
                Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary
                of Energy. This subsection shall not be construed to
                limit any authority delegated by any other section of
                this order. Authority granted under this subsection
                shall be exercised in a manner to ensure interagency
                coordination that enhances efficiency and
                effectiveness.''
                Sec. 2. A new subsection (d)(3) is added to section 4
                to read as follows:
                ``(3) Subject to subsections (a), (b)(1), and (c)(1) of
                this section, the functions vested in the President by
                sections 106(a) and 122 (except subsection (b)(1)) of
                the Act are delegated to the Secretary of the Interior,
                the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the
                Department of Energy, to be exercised only with the
                concurrence of the Administrator, with respect to any
                release or threatened release affecting (1) natural
                resources under their trusteeship, or (2) a vessel or
                facility subject to their custody, jurisdiction, or
                control. Such authority shall not be exercised at any
                vessel or facility at which the Administrator is the
                lead Federal official for the conduct or oversight of a
                response action. Such authority shall not be construed
                to authorize or permit use of the Hazardous Substance
                Superfund to implement section 106 or to fund
                performance of any response action in lieu of the
                payment by a person who receives but does not comply
                with an order pursuant to section 106(a), where such
                order has been issued by the Secretary of the Interior,
                the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary
                of Energy. This subsection shall not be construed to
                limit any authority delegated by any other section of
                this order. Authority granted under this sub
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                section shall be exercised in a manner to ensure
                interagency coordination that enhances efficiency and
                effectiveness.''
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                     August 28, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-22462
Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 am]
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