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COMDTINST 5090.9A
28 OCT 2020
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5090.9A
PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRICTANT (POL) STORAGE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
(a) Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of
Underground Storage Tanks (UST), 40 CFR Part 280
(b) Oil Pollution Prevention, 40 CFR Part 112
(c) Response Plans for Oil Facilities, 33 CFR Part 154 Subpart F
(d) Standards for the Management of Used Oil, 40 CFR Part 279
(e) U.S. Coast Guard Real Property Management Manual, COMDTINST M11011.11 (series)
(f) U.S. Coast Guard Personal Property Management Manual, COMDTINST M4500.5 (series)
(g) Financial Resource Management Manual (FRMM), COMDTINST M7100.3 (series)
(h) Environmental Compliance Evaluation (ECE) Program, COMDTINST 16478.5 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Commandant Instruction (CI) establishes Coast Guard policy and responsibilities
for the acquisition, maintenance, operation, and disposal of petroleum, oil, and lubricant (POL)
storage systems. POL storage systems include underground storage tanks (USTs), aboveground
storage tanks (ASTs), and mobile fuel storage containers greater than 55 gallons in capacity, as well
as associated piping, venting, monitoring, dispensing, and ancillary equipment. This Instruction
does not address storage of hazardous waste, bilge water, non-petroleum sludge, potable water,
wastewaters, stormwater, non-petroleum chemicals, fuel tanks part of an automotive engine system,
or petroleum storage on vessels.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with the
provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Storage Tank Management Manual, COMDTINST M5090.9, dated 02
November 1995, is cancelled.
