What is an Area Committee? Interagency group charged with
pre-planning for oil spills Comprised of any player who has a role
in oil spill response Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG
Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A) 2 Chairs: Chairs: Coast Guard
FOSCs, EPA FOSC Vice Chairs: Vice Chairs: SOSCs from WA, OR and
ID
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3 Who is on an Area Committee? Fire Department Tribes Local
Health Dist. Industry NGOs Private Citizens State Police State
Health Department State Env. Reg. USCG EPA NOAA DOI DoD, DOE, etc.
Area Committee members include anyone who has a role in oil spill
response.
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What is Regional Response Team (RRT 10)? Mandated by National
Contingency Plan Conduct pre-planning for oil and hazmat spills to
ensure coordinated federal support Support On-Scene Coordinator
during incident Co-Chaired by EPA and USCG D13 Membership from 15
federal agencies and states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington and 1
tribe (more to come)
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RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 OSC
USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River Northwest Area
Committee Federal State Tribal Local Non-Profit Industry Members
are any entity with response interest in region. This includes all
RRT members as well as county and city agencies and the private
sector. Regional Response Team 10 Federal State Tribal Member
agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and
State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a
response. In R10, these groups meet together. Steering
Committee
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Preparedness Components of the National Response System Level
NRTNational Regional Area Committees /SERCs Plans LocalLEPCs ACP
LEPC Plans Managing Organization NCP Area/State RCP RRTs
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the National Response System here in the Northwest Level
NRTNational Area Committee + RRT Plans LocalLEPCs NWACP = Combined
RCP+ACP LEPC Plans Managing Organization NCP Area/State +
Regional
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How we prepare for spills. Annual Updates to our NW Area
Contingency Plan From Task Forces set from our Annual NWACP Summit
Exercises and Drills Lessons Learned are collected to be
implemented into improvements into the NWACP Training and Outreach
activities NW Area Committee Meetings Other..
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NW Area Committee Regional Response Team
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10 What is an Area Contingency Plan? A local/regional blueprint
for oil (and hazmat) response Contact information Policy decisions
Sensitive resource information Local/Regional response resources
Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(C)
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NWACP Concept of Operations Rapid notification of Federal,
State, and local governments to permit assessment and response, if
necessary National Response Center, 800-424-8802 Relies on the
principle of escalation Utilizes the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC)
principles
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Unified Command Diagram Directly from NWACP, Page 2000-2 FOSC
Tribal/ other OSC RPIC LOSC SOSC Note: The timeframe for this
structure will follow the initial response by first
responders.
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Federal OSC Jurisdictional Authority EPA Regions USCG Districts
Coast Guard 13 th District has 2 Captain of the Port Zones: -Sector
Puget Sound -Sector Columbia River EPA Region 10 has 14 OSCs. -The
lead OSC is one of the NWAC Chairs -All 14 OSCs are the FOSC in a
Unified Command
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Who establishes a Unified Command during a Response? Marine RP
Local OSC Tribal OSC Inland RP Local OSC Tribal OSC
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Jurisdictional Boundaries: EPA and USCG Details are found in
the NW ACP
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NWACP Concept of Operations, cont. Provides information to
promote access to considerable resources and expertise as
situations requires Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause
or source oil and hazmat fixed facility and transportation inland
and coastal natural and man-made disasters
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Useful NWACP Tools For oil spills on water with Geographic
Response Plans Lower and Middle Columbia, North Oregon Coast, etc
For large incidents Contact information for State and Federal
Resources Technical response resources For local contingency
planning Information on State and Federal capabilities (equipment,
expertise, funding) Reference for role State and Feds are ready to
fill
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RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 NW Area Committee US EPA, R10
USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River Steering
Committee Task Forces Public Contractors Industry Non-Profits
Direct input route: Gov. Agencies 2014 Task Forces: Nonfloating
oils In Situ Burn Shoreline Cleanup (SCAT) Pre- Segmentation
Guidelines Wildlife Oil by Rail issues Endangered Species Act JIC
Manual
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RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 OSC
USCG, Sector Puget Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River GRP Workshops
Exercises Drills Outreach NWAC Meetings NWAC Plan Evolves and
Responders are Informed Integration with Reality Annual Plan
Review
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How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/ Josie ClarkHeather Parker RRT10
Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, USCG 206-553-6239206-220-7215
[email protected]@uscg.mil
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Updates of Note
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Improved Content for Responders Added reference for nonfloating
oil. Includes fate and transport, detection and recovery. (9412)
Summary of behavior of sunken or submerged oil
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Improved Content for Responders, cont. Added section on Field
Stabilization Trailer Deployment Logistical Considerations and
Mobile Oiled Bird Rehabilitation Unit (MRU) Logistical
Considerations. (9310.12.7) Updated Initial Emergency Communication
information to accurately reflect Federal Natural Resource Trustee
expectations and contacts. (Preface)
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Included Rail Information Added definitions for Rail Car Owner,
Rail Commodity Owner, Rail Consignee, Rail Shipper, Rail Trackage,
Rail Transporter, Unit Train, Manifest Train, Consist, FRA, PHMSA
(1900) Added section on Responding to Rail Incidents which includes
authority, expected response actions and response resources.
(3500)
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Endangered Species Act Created tool to assist FOSCs in
complying with and documenting emergency consultation required by
ESA. (9404, replaces Take Matrix) Updated compliance guidance for
ESA. (4314)
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In Situ Burn Guidance Clarified process for using In Situ
Burning. (4617-4619 and 9407)
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Advanced Shoreline Segmentation Guidance for segmentation of
the shorelines within a Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique
process. Guidance includes conversion table from Shorezone to ESI
designations, recommended shoreline attributes to record, segment
naming convention.
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New Incident Objectives for Oil Spills - Section 9703: Guidance
to assist IC/UC when determining Objectives, Priorities, Critical
Information Requirements and Tasks (Tasks which are tracked on the
ICS 233 Open Action Tracker). Shrank the older, longer list to some
key UC Objectives Reinforced the importance of distinguishing the
UC Objectives from their Priorities, CIRs and Tasks Emphasizes the
importance of the proper use of the ICS forms (202, 202A, 233)
during the UC Objectives meetings. Direct result of Lessons Learned
during exercises in 2014
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Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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2015 Task Force Names: 1. Standardizing Data Elements 2. Plan
Accessibility 3. Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal
Officials 4. Wildlife 5. Public Affairs Update 6. Operational
Divisions Guidance Join online at
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Standardizing Data Elements Facilitator: Don Pettit, ODEQ and
Connor Keeney, ECY Tasks: 1. Identify and assess national efforts
to define the naming conventions and data elements of a
standardized situation display that creates a best practice Common
Operating Picture. 2. Standardize the data elements of Geographic
Response Plans across 3 states; define the critical data fields,
and naming convention. Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, EPA Join
online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Plan Accessibility Facilitator: Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, ECY Create
a scope of work and potentially manage the work to: - Index the
content in the NWACP - Critical read through and edit for
consistency and clarity - Implement e-friendly links within NWACP
Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, ODEQ Join online at
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal Officials
Facilitator: Josie Clark, EPA Develop local and Tribal government
guide to the National Contingency Plan and the NW Area Contingency
Plan. Create condensed version (cliff notes/handbook) of
contingency plan and training materials for State Assoc of
counties, cities. Target LOSC and TOSC cadre and include comparison
to National Response Framework. Put that content into chapter 9000
to help address these issues. Consider pointer document rather than
stand along cliff notes. Participants: EPA, ODEQ, ECY, SPS Join
online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Wildlife Facilitator: Brian Milchak, DOI Tasks: 1. Incorporate
new National Marine Mammal Response guidelines into NWACP. 2. Make
minimum recommendations for numbers and qualifications of personnel
for existing Wildlife Plan. 3. Development of a minimum
preparedness standard for marine mammal equipment and
infrastructure needs. Participants: DOI, NOAA, CG SPS, CG SCR, WDFW
Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Public Affairs Update Facilitator: LT Dana Warr, CG D-13 Tasks:
1. Update JIC procedures including ramp up 2. Create social media
plan 3.Create media management plan 4. Clarify delineations between
community relations/ general outreach 5. Review Liaison Manual for
consistency with JIC Manual Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, EPA,
ODEQ, ECY Join online at
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx
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Operational Divisions Guidance Facilitators: Sonja Larson, ECY,
Scott Knutson, D-13 and Craig Hyder, Tesoro Develop guidance to be
incorporated into section 3000 for land based spills and water
based spill scenarios operational organizations Definitions Naming
conventions Span of control Sample operational diagrams Sample
spill scenarios for small, medium and large. (3 inland, and 3
water) Participants include: ODEQ Join online at
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx