DISTRIBUTION SDL No. 170
NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
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COMDTINST 4101.1A
16 MAR 2020
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 4101.1A
SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL READINESS COUNCIL
(a) Commandant’s Coast Guard Sustainability, Environmental, and Energy Policy (current
edition)
(b) Department of Homeland Security Environmental Management Program, Directive #023-
02 (Revision Number: 01) May 8, 2013
(c) Department of Homeland Security Implementation of the National Environmental Policy
Act, Directive #023-01 (Revision Number 01), October 31, 2014
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the charter for a Coast Guard Sustainability, Energy and
Environmental Readiness (CG-SEER) Council.
2. ACTION. The Deputy Commandant for Operations (CG-DCO), Deputy Commandant for Mission
Support (CG-DCMS), Area Commanders, Commander of Force Readiness Command
(FORCECOM), the Director of Operational Logistics (CG-DOL), the Assistant Commandants for:
Engineering and Logistics (CG-4); Human Resources (CG-1); Command, Control, Communications,
Computer and Information Technology (CG-6); Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer (CG-9);
Resources (CG-8); Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship (CG-5); and, Capability (CG-7), and
the Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel (CG-094) shall ensure that the provisions of this
Instruction are implemented.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Sustainability, Energy, and Readiness Council, COMDTINST 4101.1,
dated 11 March 2011, is hereby cancelled.
4. DISCUSSION.
a. Sustainability is the multidisciplinary integration of mission, environmental, and economic
considerations, in which an activity and its phases are viewed on a full life-cycle basis. It
integrates cost, schedule, operation and maintenance, and worker/employee considerations.
Sustainability efforts, including sound environmental and energy management, both ashore and
