COMDTINST 4571.1
a.
Commandant (G-CFM):
(1) Designated as program manager of decommissioned cutters and boats taken out of
service. Establishes policy, procedures, planning and oversight of decommissioned
cutters and boats to effectively manage storage and disposal of decommissioned
cutters and boats.
(2) Decides the means of disposition for decommissioned cutters and boats, in accordance
with reference (a). A vessel (cutter or boat) that contains hazardous material, such as
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) or asbestos, can be transferred to another federal
agency or to a Friendly Foreign Government (FFG) under the Foreign Assistance
Program (FAP) with the hazardous material in place. The Coast Guard must remove
hazardous material at Coast Guard expense before a vessel can be transferred to a
state agency, local government, qualified organization or scrapped.
(3) In accordance with reference (a) screens cutters and boats for possible transfer within
DOT or to other federal agencies, state governments and qualified organizations.
(4) Determines an appropriate storage location for decommissioned cutters and boats that
are not immediately transferred upon decommissioning.
(5) Provides funding in all years following the FY the cutter is decommissioned or small
boat retired for storage, maintenance, etc.
(6) Chairs Decommissioning Coordination Committee meetings that will be held to
facilitate decommissioning activities among Headquarters offices and key field
commands. The first meeting will occur within two weeks of receipt of written
notification of intent to decommission a cutter. Additional meetings shall be held as
required. Obtains by 30 September of each year, from each office and command,
which is a member of the Decommissioning Coordination Committee, the name of
their representative for the following FY.
(7) Approves removal of any property from cutters after decommissioning or boats.
(8) Obtains Maritime Administration (MARAD) approval to store cutter at their facilities
as necessary.
(9) Provides cutter with a copy of reference (b) MA-496A, if MARAD storage will be
utilized.
(10) Determines if Coast Guard representative is required at the time a CG cutter is
delivered to a MARAD storage facility.
(11) Provides annotated listing of the Accountable Item Management (AIM)/Oracle Fixed
Asset Module (FAM) General Purpose Property record, indicating what general
purpose property will remain aboard the cutter after decommissioning in cases where
vessel is being transferred to a FFG.
(12) Completes assigned action items listed in enclosure(s) (1) and (2).
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