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The primary function of the National Response Center is to serve
as the sole national point of contact for reporting all oil,
chemical, radiological, biological, and etiological discharges
into the environment anywhere in the United States and its
territories. In addition to gathering and distributing spill
data for Federal On-Scene Coordinators and serving as the
communications and operations center for the National Response
Team, the NRC maintains agreements with a variety of federal
entities to make additional notifications regarding incidents
meeting established trigger criteria. Details on the NRC
organization and specific responsibilities can be found in the
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
while a simplified discussion of NRC tasking is outlined below.
Website: "http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/"
[Summary provided by the National Response Center]
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