U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center

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The U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center is the federal entity responsible for managing financial resources and claims related to oil spills and other pollution incidents in U.S. waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Coast Guard component ⓘ
federal government agency unit ⓘ
abbreviation NPFC ⓘ
claimTypes increased costs of public services ⓘ
loss of profits and earning capacity ⓘ
loss of subsistence use of natural resources ⓘ
natural resource damages ⓘ
property damage ⓘ
removal costs ⓘ
collaboratesWith Department of the Interior ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
international oil pollution compensation regimes ⓘ
state and tribal trustees ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
formerParentOrganization United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
goal ensure that funds are available to respond to oil spills and compensate for damages when responsible parties do not pay ⓘ
handlesClaimsFrom businesses affected by oil spills ⓘ
governments affected by oil spills ⓘ
individuals affected by oil spills ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
navigable waters of the United States ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. ⓘ
40 C.F.R. Part 300 ⓘ
Clean Water Act ⓘ
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Oil Pollution Act
locatedIn United States ⓘ
managesFund Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ⓘ
operationalScope oil pollution incidents in U.S. navigable waters and adjoining shorelines ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
partOfProgram U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program ⓘ
responsibility adjudication of oil spill claims ⓘ
collection of oil pollution liability limits and fees ⓘ
financial management of pollution response funding ⓘ
maintenance of the Coast Guard’s pollution cost documentation system ⓘ
management of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ⓘ
payment of uncompensated damages from oil pollution incidents ⓘ
payment of uncompensated removal costs ⓘ
policy development for oil spill funding and claims ⓘ
recovery of costs from responsible parties ⓘ
support to Federal On-Scene Coordinators on funding issues ⓘ
sector environmental protection ⓘ
marine pollution response ⓘ
oil spill liability and compensation ⓘ
website https://www.uscg.mil/npfc ⓘ

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Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund → administeredBy → U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center ⓘ
NPFC → fullName → National Pollution Funds Center ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center