{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-109.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 109.4","heading":"Relationship to Federal response actions.","body":"The National Oil and Hazardous Materials Pollution Contingency Plan provides that the Federal on-scene commander shall investigate all reported spills. If such investigation shows that appropriate action is being taken by either the discharger or non-Federal entities, the Federal on-scene commander shall monitor and provide advice or assistance, as required. If appropriate containment or cleanup action is not being taken by the discharger or non-Federal entities, the Federal on-scene commander will take control of the response activity in accordance with section 11(c)(1) of the Federal Act.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER D—WATER PROGRAMS","PART 109—CRITERIA FOR STATE, LOCAL AND REGIONAL OIL REMOVAL CONTINGENCY PLANS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"40f181be137993103f2f9abb7c0379fc275df71959579adaf943fbf2cd4e4d38","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-109.3","next":"us/40-cfr-109.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}