Response to Gulf Coast oil spill falls on many shoulders, causing concern | al.com

Response to Gulf Coast oil spill falls on many shoulders, causing concern | al.com: "WASHINGTON -- The players include BP Plc, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Minerals Management Service, and that's just for starters. But under a structure known as the incident command system, no single entity has overriding authority in confronting the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a spokesman for the effort said Thursday.

'There's not one in charge over the other,' Coast Guard Petty Officer Cory Mendenhall said. 'It's being run by a unified command.'"