Area Contingency Pla lan & Area Committee Goals ls USCG Sector Columbia River Incident Management Division
National Contingency Plan • 40CFR300.210 (c) (1) – Under the direction of an OSC and subject to approval by the lead agency, each Area Committee, in consultation with the appropriate RRTs, Coast Guard DRGs, the NSFCC, SSCs, LEPCs, and SERCs, shall develop an ACP for its designated area. • This plan, when implemented in conjunction with other provisions of the NCP, shall be adequate to: • remove a worst case discharge under §300.324, and • to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of such a discharge, from a vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility operating in or near the area .
Marine Environmental Response and Preparedness • Area Committees prepare an ACP for their area, under the direction of the FOSC and in consultation with the appropriate Regional Response Team (RRT), District Response Advisory Team (DRAT), National Strike Force (NSF) Strike Teams, Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs), and Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). • The ACP shall be prepared as described in 40 C.F.R. § 300.210(c) and in accordance with the format described in Appendix B of this Manual. • Upon implementation of the ACP, it shall be adequate to: • address response to a WCD, and to • mitigate or prevent a substantial threat or release from a vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility operating in the area. • ACPs shall be approved by the District Commander and submitted to Commandant (CG-MER) through the appropriate Coast Guard Area Commander.
Area Contingency Plan • IAW 40 CFR 300.210 (c) (1) CG Headquarters (CG-MER) provided guidance on how each COTP/FOSC shall format their own Area Contingency Plan. • The National Review Panel Checklist flows from 40 CFR 300.210 (c) (3). • The NWACP is a regional policy document. The SCR ACP will be responder focused. • The NWACP does not address WCDs scenarios in the plan, some local coordination functions are missing amongst other items, and it doesn’t follow the MER checklist/required format.
Current Progress • Included as much approved text from current NWACP as possible. • Incorporated required missing information from approved/ ACPs vetted through National Review Panel. • Synchronized drafts with Sector Puget Sound. • Promulgated draft for review comments.
Target Completion Dates • Consolidate review comments – 2 Mar 2020 • Implement changes and complete final draft – 3 Apr 2020 • New SCR ACP signed – May 2020 • Submit to D13 for National Review Panel – 1 May 2021
Area Committee Meeting • CY – 1 st Quarter – Eastern AOR (Longview to Bonneville Dam) • CY – 2 nd Quarter – Southern Coast AOR (South of Tillamook to California Border) • CY – 3 rd Quarter – Northern Coast AOR Tillamook to Queets River) Northern Coast AOR Eastern AOR Southern Coast AOR
Membership De Deriv ived fr from om 40 CFR CFR 300.205 (c (c) State and Local Agencies Additional Members Federal • • • • • DHS NOAA Elected officials Fish and wildlife Tribal Governments marine • • • • USCG NMFS State and local Territorial representatives government Governments • • DOS DOL • representatives Health agencies • Private Sector • • DOD HHS • • State and local Local Emergency Components environmental Planning • • USACE DOT • Non-governmental agencies Committees Organizations • • DOJ FRA • • Emergency Port Authorities (NGOs) and Other • • DOI PHMSA Management Stakeholders • River Commissions Agencies • • BIA DOE • State and local • • BSEE EPA police • • NPS FEMA • State and local fire departments and • • USFW OSHA associated marine • • USDA NRC units • • DOC State Historical Preservation Office
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Vessel Response Plans (V (VRPs)
Mandate fr from FWPCA • Section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321, FWPCA) amended by section 4202 of OPA 90, requires the preparation and submission of response plans for all vessels defined as tank and non-tank vessels. • These types of vessels, through their response plans, establish preparedness measures and response protocols to mitigate the impact of oil discharges and hazardous substance releases within their area of operation.
Vessel Response Plans General Requirements VRPs support the Coast Guard’s strategic goals of protecting natural resources and ensuring marine mobility. VRPs shall meet the following minimum requirements: • Be consistent with the requirements of the NCP and applicable RCP and ACP; • Identify the Qualified Individual (QI) having full authority to implement the removal actions and require immediate communications between that individual and the appropriate federal official and the persons providing personnel and equipment; • Identify and ensure, by contract or other approved means, the availability of private personnel and equipment necessary to remove the maximum extent practicable a WCD, including a discharge resulting from a fire or explosion, and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of such a discharge; • Describe the training, equipment testing, exercise requirements, and response actions of persons on the vessel, proposed under the plan to ensure the safety of the vessel and to mitigate or prevent the discharge or substantial threat of a discharge per 33 C.F.R. § 155; • Be periodically updated and/or resubmitted for approval of each significant change; and • Be exercised fully to ensure the plan can effectively supply the appropriate level of response and preparedness to which the plan applies.
Tank Vessels CFR Cite: 33 CFR 155, Subpart D • VRPs are required for all tank vessels that are constructed or adapted to carry oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue. Exception: vessels exempted in 33 C.F.R § 155.1015 and fishing/fish tender vessels of not more than 750 gross tons when engaged only in the fishing industry. Non Non-Tank Vessels (N (NTVs) CFR Cite: 33 CFR Subpart J • Vessel owners and operators of self-propelled NTVs that are 400 gross tons and above are required to prepare and submit response plans for vessels operating on the navigable waters of the Untied States.
Vessel Response Plan Activation CFR Cite: 33 CFR 155 • VRPs provide clear guidance to vessel operators, QIs, and the Federal On-scene Coordinator (FOSC) regarding the vessel’s pre -designated marine salvage companies and OSROs, and how these entities are to be activated during a response. VRPs ensure that qualified and effective professionals engage safely and efficiently. U.S. Coast Guard Policy and Guidance: • When the master of a vessel determines the resources and personnel available on board the vessel cannot meet the needs of an actual or potential incident, the master follows the procedures approved in the VRP. • The master must notify resource providers identified in the VRP and, as appropriate, activate when a discharge of oil or substantial threat of such discharge of oil exists. • FOSCs possess the regulatory authority to approve a deviation from an approved VRP under exceptional circumstances and if the proposed alternative actions would clearly enable a more effective response. • States have similar VRP content requirements and submittal agreements that commit to the execution of the plan and ensure expenses are obligated to activate the VRP.
Scenario: : M M/V SEMPER P Situation: • An anonymous NRC report is made for: • Unknown sheen from an unknown source • On the Columbia River. • Sheen described as rainbow in color, 30FT x 10FT, in the vicinity of the M/V SEMPER P. What’s your role if/when the VRP is activated?
2020 Columbia River Operations Level Training
Purpose • Develop and Facilitate Public/Private Partnership and Shared Response Posture for the Columbia River Corridor • Introduce new responders, planners and others interested partners to the unique operational and logistical realities of the AOR. • Share best practices, lessons learned and new challenges in an open forum.
Example of Previous Agenda September 26, 2018 2018 Columbia River Operations Level Training Agenda 0900-0930 Welcome to Clean River. Meet & Greet 0930-1000 Tour of Clean Rivers Operations Facility & Unique Assets 1000-1030 Clean Rivers Cooperative Program Overview- Casey Comer 1030-1100 MFSA Program Overview – Holly Robinson 1100-1130 OR DEQ Program Overview- Mike Greenburg/Scott Smith 1130-1200 WA DOE Program Overview- Sean Orr 1200-1230 Lunch Provided 1230-1300 DOI Program Overview – Allison O’Brien 1300-1330 USCG IMD Program Overview – CWO Shannon McGregor 1330-1430 Tactical Resource Availability, Acquisition and Tracking 1430-1500 Local GRP’s 1500-1530 Emerging Response Challenges & OSLTF use of Funds Insight 1530 Day Complete. Day 2 is Boom Rodeo. Note: All times are approximate.
LOWER Columbia River GRP’s
What is a GRP? • “Prioritized tactical response strategy based on locations where spills might occur and the proximity of those locations to natural, cultural, and economic resources at risk of injury.” • Just a start to a response strategy.
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