USE OF DISPERSANTS - U.S. National Response Team (NRT)

3. RED ZONE - EXCLUSION ZONEThe Red Zones are those areas designated by the CRRT where dispersant use is prohibited. No dispersantapplication operations will be conducted at any time in the Red Zone unless: 1) dispersant application isnecessary to prevent or substantially reduce a hazard to human life; and/or 2) an emergency modificationof this Agreement is made on an incident-specific basis.The CRRT has not currently designated any waters of Puerto Rico as Red Zones but retains theright to include areas for exclusion in the future.For the U.S. Virgin Islands the following areas have been designated as Red Zones:1) Waters of the Virgin Islands National Park including waters one mile seaward from the parkboundary.2) Waters of the Buck Island Reef National Monument including waters one mile seaward fromthe park boundary.