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40 CFR §1800.202 — Proportionate number of miles of shoreline that experienced oiling as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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The proportionate number of miles for each Gulf Coast State is determined by dividing each Gulf Coast State's number of miles of oiled shoreline determined in § 1800.201 by the total number of affected miles. This calculation yields the following:
  1. (a)Alabama—8.04%.
  2. (b)Florida—15.63%.
  3. (c)Louisiana—58.92%.
  4. (d)Mississippi—14.19%.
  5. (e)Texas—3.22%.