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COMDTINST M16465.6A
29 JUL 2021
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M16465.6A
Subj: NATIONAL INCIDENT COMMANDER’S (NIC) MANUAL FOR SPILL OF NATIONAL
SIGNIFICANCE (SONS) MANAGEMENT
Ref: (a) National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CFR Part
300)
(b) Emergency Management Manual, Volume IV: Incident Management and Crisis Response,
COMDTINST M3010.24 (series)
(c) Clean Water Act (CWA); 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq. (1972)
(d) Implementation of Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18,
1972, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Executive Order 12777
(e) Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5: Management of Domestic Incidents, February
28, 2003
(f) Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-296, 116 Stat. 745 (Nov. 25, 2002), as
codified in 6 U.S.C.§ 295 et seq.
(g) Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), Pub. L. No. 101-380 104 Stat.484 (Aug. 18, 1990)
(h) Department of Homeland Security Delegation 0170.1: Delegation to the Commandant of the
U.S. Coast Guard
(i) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.)
(j) Superfund Implementation, Executive Order 12580 (Jan. 23, 1987)
(k) Federal Interagency Operational Plan – Response and Recovery, Oil/Chemical Incident
Annex, 02 June 2016
(l) U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness Manual,
COMDTINST M1600.14A
(m) Spill of National Significance (SONS) Exercise and Training Program and 2012-2014
Concept of Exercise Memorandum signed February 17, 2012
(n) Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub. L No. 100-707 102
Stat. 4689 (codified as 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
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