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  1. point man
    someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise
    The documents indicate that "these exemptions are in no way a 'rare' occurrence, and have allowed surface application of the dispersant to occur virtually every day since the directive was issued," Markey wrote in a letter dated Sunday to retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man on the spill.
  2. waiver
    a formal written statement of relinquishment
    In an interview Saturday, Allen defended the decisions to grant these waivers, saying that overall use of dispersants declined sharply after that May 26 order to limit their use.
  3. Environmental Protection Agency
    an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
    The total use of dispersants underwater and on the surface declined about 72 percent from its peak, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
  4. select committee
    a parliamentary group appointed for some special purpose
    Markey chairs the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
  5. tactical
    pertaining to detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives
    Allen said on some days the amount of oil on the surface justified a "tactical" decision, by on-scene Coast Guard commanders, to spray some dispersant chemicals.
  6. exemption
    an act freeing someone from obligations
    The documents indicate that "these exemptions are in no way a 'rare' occurrence, and have allowed surface application of the dispersant to occur virtually every day since the directive was issued," Markey wrote in a letter dated Sunday to retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man on the spill.
  7. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
    The documents indicate that "these exemptions are in no way a 'rare' occurrence, and have allowed surface application of the dispersant to occur virtually every day since the directive was issued," Markey wrote in a letter dated Sunday to retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man on the spill.
  8. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
    While the BP well was still gushing, the Obama administration issued an order that limited the spreading of controversial dispersant chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico's surface.
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