# 15 CFR § 990.10: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.10

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 990.10
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER E—OIL POLLUTION ACT REGULATIONS > PART 990—NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS > Subpart A—Introduction

## Text

The goal of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., is to make the environment and public whole for injuries to natural resources and services resulting from an incident involving a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil (incident).
This goal is achieved through the return of the injured natural resources and services to baseline and compensation for interim losses of such natural resources and services from the date of the incident until recovery. The purpose of this part is to promote expeditious and cost-effective restoration of natural resources and services injured as a result of an incident. To fulfill this purpose, this part provides a natural resource damage assessment process for developing a plan for restoration of the injured natural resources and services and pursuing implementation or funding of the plan by responsible parties. This part also provides an administrative process for involving interested parties in the assessment, a range of assessment procedures for identifying and evaluating injuries to natural resources and services, and a means for selecting restoration actions from a reasonable range of alternatives.

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 990.10 § 990.10 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.10.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.11 § 990.11 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.11.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.12 § 990.12 Overview.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.12.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.13 § 990.13 Rebuttable presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.13.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.14 § 990.14 Coordination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.14.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.15 § 990.15 Considerations to facilitate restoration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.15.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.20 § 990.20 Relationship to the CERCLA natural resource damage assessment regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.20.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.21 § 990.21 Relationship to the NCP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.21.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.22 § 990.22 Prohibition on double recovery.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.22.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.23 § 990.23 Compliance with NEPA and the CEQ regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.23.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.24 § 990.24 Compliance with other applicable laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.24.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.25 § 990.25 Settlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.25.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.26 § 990.26 Emergency restoration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.26.md)
- [15 CFR § 990.27 § 990.27 Use of assessment procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-990.27.md)

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