### Question
What does spill of national significance mean?


### Answer
**Spill of national significance** has the following meaning in *14 U.S.C. § 426*:

> a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance

#### Citation:
  - *14 U.S.C. § 426*
  - Heading: **PART I-REGULAR COAST GUARD > CHAPTER 11-PERSONNEL > GENERAL PROVISIONS**

