Executive Order 12241

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Executive Order 12241--National Contingency Plan
Source: The provisions of Executive Order 12241 of Sept. 29, 1980, appear at 45 FR 64879, 3
CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 282, unless otherwise noted.
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America under Section 304 of
Public Law 96-295 (94 Stat. 790) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in
order to provide for the publication of a plan to protect the public health and safety in case of
accidents at nuclear power facilities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1-101. The functions vested in the President by Section 304 of Public Law 96-295 (94 Stat. 790)
are delegated to the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1-102. A copy of the National Contingency Plan shall, from time to time, be published in the
Federal Register.

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