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{{Organization
|OrganizationName= Office of Response and Restoration
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission= OR&R protects and restores coastal and marine resources by providing scientific support for oil and chemical spill responses, assessing environmental damage, and implementing restoration projects to mitigate the impacts of pollution.
|OrganizationExecutive= Director
|Employees= 150
|Budget=
|Website= https://response.restoration.noaa.gov
|Services= Spill Response; Damage Assessment; Habitat Restoration; Marine Debris Removal; Emergency Response
|ParentOrganization= National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce
|CreationLegislation=
|Regulations=
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.994167, -77.029038
|HeadquartersAddress= 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
The '''Office of Response and Restoration''' ('''OR&R''') is a program office of the [[National Ocean Service]] and a [[natural resource]] trustee that protects the [[coast|coastal environment]] from [[Petroleum|oil]] and [[hazardous material]] releases and restores damage caused by such releases.
The '''Office of Response and Restoration''' ('''OR&R''') is a program office of the [[National Ocean Service]] and a [[natural resource]] trustee that protects the [[coast|coastal environment]] from [[Petroleum|oil]] and [[hazardous material]] releases and restores damage caused by such releases.