On June 5, 1996, the National Response Team published a guidance document that established a format for organizing and presenting material in an ICP. Five agencies signed the one-plan guidance: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Coast Guard, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Office of Pipeline Safety of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) in the Department of the Interior. The NRT and the agencies responsible for reviewing and approving federal response plans to which the ICP option applies agree that integrated response plans prepared in accordance with this guidance will be acceptable and will be the federally preferred method of response planning. These agencies are beginning to expect ICPs instead of separate plans. 

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