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The NPFC manages the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and the Coast Guard's use of Superfund and Stafford Act funding under the guidance of several laws.

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## National Response Framework

The National Response Framework describes how the federal government coordinates with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector during incidents such as natural disasters, terrorist acts, and oil spills. All funding for spill and pollution response that NPFC manages falls under the NRF. Read More....

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