Joint Response Team Portsmouth, New Hampshire 4-5 November 2009

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Plan Updates 2009 Geographic Annex Update Presented by: Scott Lundgren U.S. Coast Guard First District Boston, MA Ryan Green Canadian Coast Guard Maritimes Saint John, NB

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Topics u Brief background: –Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan –Atlantic Geographic Annex (AGA) u 2009 AGA Updates u Review Steps u Plans for 2009 AGA signatures

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief U.S./Canada Joint Plans & Geographic Annexes CANUSNORTH CANUSDIX CANUSPAC CANUSLAK CANUSLANT CANUSWEST CANUSPLAIN CANUSCENT CANUSQUE CANUSEAST u Marine Plan (JMPCP/JCP) u Inland Plan (JIPCP)

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief National: Joint Marine Plan u Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan (JCP) u Bilateral contingency plan, authorized by treaty –Boundary Waters Treaty (1909), GLWQA (1972/78), and Exchange of notes (1974) u 2003 JCP reflected 1990s changes (OPA, CSA, OPRC) u General in nature, little change over time –Framework connecting domestic systems –CCG Regions & USCG Districts responsible for: v Geographic Annexes v Joint Response Team leadership v Selecting Joint Response Team membership

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Maine NH MA Nova Scotia “Those waters of and along the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine seaward to latitude 40°27’05”N, longitude 65°41’59”W, thence north along a bearing of 000°T to the Canadian Shoreline ”

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Regional: Atlantic Geographic Annex u “CANUSLANT Plan” u A document that provides for coordinated and integrated transboundary response u A bridge between domestic planning systems –U.S.: Maine and New Hampshire Area Contingency Plan –Canada: Maritimes Region and Community Contingency Plans

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief AGA Updates u Plan update replaces 2004 AGA u Source of updates: –Organizational and Personnel Updates –CANUSLANT 2005 and 2007 Lessons –Input from 2008 and 2009 AGA distributions to JRT –Pending input from CANUSLANT 2009

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Substantive Updates u Places of Refuge –2005 Exercise predated US and Canada Domestic Decision Processes and Plans –New AGA Appendix O describes the systems –Calls for joint USCG/TC decision during response under AGA

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Substantive Updates u Updated Pattern of Response & Organizational Structure Sections u Updated Joint Environmental Team Appendix u New Wildlife Response Appendix substantially complete, withheld pending resolution on testing approach/ requirements

Figure III-1. Notification, CANUSLANT Activation and Coordination of Response flowchart

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Additional JRT Feedback u Organizational, contact updates u New waste disposal section for Nova Scotia u Updates to Canada Border Services Agency section

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Organizational/Personnel Updates u USCG & CCG Changes –USCG: MSO  Sector, Marine Safety  Response –CCG: Marine Programs  Maritime Services, Regional Director  Assistant Commissioner. Special Op. Agency and regulatory functions to Transport Canada –U.S. National: National Response Framework, National Incident Management System –Names and numbers associated with above u JRT List updates – names and numbers

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief JRT Review u Communication and Plan Distribution –November 2008 JRT brief –Plan to JRT – May 2009 –This briefing –Follow on u November 2009 update to be ed and posted shortly at –Select “Plans” and “DRAFT 2009 Updates” u Final comments appreciated this week (based on paper copies), or by 20 November 2009 to Lundgren and Green

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Promulgation plan u Met goal of working draft at CANUSLANT 2009 u Arranging Regional Director / District Commander schedules for signing ceremony in 2009 u Short-term updates from CANUSLANT 2009 should be rolled in now, working group items with plan amendment prior to CANUSLANT 2011

Joint Response Team – Plan Update Brief Questions? Scott Lundgren U.S. Coast Guard Ryan Green Canadian Coast Guard (506)

Joint Response Team Saint John, New Brunswick 5-6 November 2008