USCG National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC) Marine Environmental Response Preparedness Department (MERPD) OSRO Classification Program

Marine Environmental Response Preparedness Department (MER PD) Components The MER PD consists of 8 permanent personnel and 5 reservists: -LCDR, LT, MST1, MST2, MK2 and 3 Civilians. -LT, 2 MSTCs, MST2 and MST3. Response Support Division Responsibilities include: – Response Resource Inventory (RRI) Database Management 443+ Total Users, 150 Classified OSROs 3290 sites within the RRI – Preparedness Assessment Verification (PAV) Program Average PAVs annually PAVs typically are 1-2 weeks in length 4 High Volume COTP Zones Annually Pacific Rim & Alaska Annually

RRI PROGRAM OVERVIEW Under Section 4202(b)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a National Response Unit (NRU) was charged to compile and maintain a comprehensive computer list of spill removal resources, personnel, and equipment that is available worldwide. 40 CFR 300 (NCP) defined the National Strike Force Coordination Center as the National Response Unit in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to maintain response resource inventories. Response Resource Inventory (RRI) - A publically accessible equipment database implemented in 1992 where an OSRO voluntarily reports its response capabilities.

Response Resource Inventory (RRI) Inception & Implementation Timeline Response Resource Inventory (1992 & 2007) DOS-based system came on line in 1992 DOS-based system was replaced in 2007 by a web- based application currently used National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) 40 CFR § (Special teams and other assistance available to OSCs/RPMs) 40 CFR § (a)(2)(iv) - Database Requirement (RRI) Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90) 33 U.S.C et seq. Mandated establishment of a National Response Unit originally authorized under the Clean Water Act

OSRO Classification Program & RRI The OSRO classification program was created in response to the new regulatory requirements established by OPA 90. The program is completely voluntary and its purpose is to assist oil-handling facilities and vessels in writing spill response plans. The program is implemented and housed within the Response Resource Inventory (RRI) database. By listing a Coast Guard classified OSRO in a response plan, the plan holder is exempted from providing and updating extensive lists of response resources. This remains the only regulatory benefit that plan holders receive from using a classified OSRO. The program is simply a tool that helps plan holders meet statutory requirements set forth in 33 CFR 154 and 155. The RRI is not only used as the National Response Database, it is also the primary tool used to classify an OSRO. If the OSRO is classified by the Coast Guard, it means their capacity has been determined to meet or exceed the response capability needed by the plan holder for regulatory compliance (33 CFR facilities and vessels).

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM The US Coast Guard classifies an OSRO based on two (2) components; core equipment and time requirements. – Core equipment is equipment that is either owned or contracted which includes: boom, estimated daily recovery capacity (EDRC), and temporary storage capacity (TSC). – Time Requirements are based on the time it takes an OSRO to respond to an event in a designated AOR. The time requirements are measured to the Local COTP or closest ACC. The time requirements for Classified OSROs are listed in the USCG OSRO Classification Guidelines.

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM Boom amounts in Feet (Core Equipment) AreaConfigurationMMPDWCD1WCD2WCD3 Rivers/CanalsProtective 4,00025,000 Great LakesProtective 6,00030,000 InlandProtective 6,00030,000 Near ShoreProtective 8,00030,000 OffshoreProtective 8,00012,00015,000 Open OceanProtective 0000

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM EDRC in Barrels per Day (Core Equipment) AreaConfigurationMMPDWCD1WCD2WCD3 Rivers/CanalsProtective 1,2001,8753,750 Great LakesProtective 1,2006,35012,50025,000 InlandProtective 1,20012,50025,00050,000 Near ShoreProtective 1,20012,50025,00050,000 OffshoreProtective 1,20012,50025,00050,000 Open OceanProtective 0000

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM Temporary Storage in Barrels per Day (Core Equipment) AreaConfigurationMMPDWCD1WCD2WCD3 Rivers/CanalsProtective 2,4003,7507,50015,000 Great LakesProtective 2,40012,50025,00050,000 InlandProtective 2,40025,00050,000100,000 Near ShoreProtective 2,40025,00050,000100,000 OffshoreProtective 2,40025,00050,000100,000 Open OceanProtective 2,40025,00050,000100,000

Response Times OSROs are required to meet certain response times as per 33 CFR , (d), and The response times for classification are derived from the regulations and standardized for classification through a series of calculations within the RRI. To receive a classification for a specific COTP city or ACC, an OSRO must ensure that the resources are able to meet the specified response times in that area. The OSRO classification program (through the RRI) computes response times by combining the notification times, mobilization times, and travel times of the resource sites used for a specific classification.

Response Times Due to the respective differences in FRP and VRP regulations, the Coast Guard’s OSRO classification program uses two major categories for response times: 1. Facilities time response 2. Tank vessel time response Note: If a COTP zone contains a higher volume port, then response times for mechanical OSRO classification is more stringent.

Response Times Area Facility or Tank Vessel MMPD WCD1 WCD1 WCD2 WCD2 WCD3 WCD3 Rivers/Canals Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports Great Lakes Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port N/A Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports N/A Inland Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports Near shore Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports Off shore Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports Open Ocean Facility Tank Vessel Facility High Volume Port Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports

Alternative Classification Cities (ACC) Alternative Classification Cities are classification points designated in the RRI to possess COTP authority. ACC’s provide time capabilities to the OSRO that is geographically disqualified from the program because they are located out side of the proximity to a COTP. ACCs help to alleviate the concern that in larger COTP zones a spill could occur at a great distance from the COTP city to which an OSRO could not respond within the recommended timeframes. ACCs shrink the time response gaps between COTP Zones, which in enable a more comprehensive Classified OSRO’s covering throughout the country.

2015 COTP/ACC SITES KEY COTP ACC Sector San Diego Sector Honolulu Sector Anchorage Sector Juneau Sector New Orleans MSU Morgan City Sector Houston- Galveston MSU Port Arthur Sector Corpus Christi Sector Los Angeles- Long Beach, CA Sector San Francisco Sector Columbia River, Astoria, OR Sector Puget Sound Sector Long Island Sound New Haven, CT Sector Charleston Sector Delaware Bay Philadelphia, PA Sector Baltimore Sector North Carolina Wilmington, NC Sector Hampton Roads Sector Northern New England South Portland, ME Sector Boston Sector New York MSU Savannah Sector Jacksonville Sector St. Petersburg Sector Miami Sector Key West Sector San Juan Sector Mobile Sector Ohio Valley Louisville, KY MSU Pittsburgh Sector Upper Mississippi St. Louis, MO Sector Lower Mississippi, Memphis, TN Sector Sault Ste. Marie MSU Duluth Sector Buffalo Sector Lake Michigan Milwaukee, WI Sector Southern New England Woods Hole, MA; Providence, RI Sector Guam MSU Detroit MSU Valdez MSU Chicago Fort Macon, NC Morro Bay, CA Coos Bay, OR Eureka, CA Port Canaveral, FL Panama City, FL Alpena, MI Marquette, MI Traverse City, MI Prudhoe Bay, AK Portland, OR Adak, AK American Samoa Unalaska, AK Cape Flattery, WA Kodiak, AK Nome, AK Sitka, AK Ketchikan, AK Toledo, OH Yakutat, AK Oswego, NY Missoula, MT Miles City, MT Aberdeen,SC Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO Lincoln, NE Gallop, NM Labbock, TX Oaklahoma City, OK

PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT VERIFICATION (PAV) VISITS A Preparedness Assessment Verification (PAV) Visit is the NSFCC’s primary mechanism for assessing a region’s environmental emergency response capabilities. Currently conducted on a four-year cycle to all Captain of the Port (COTP) Zones. High volume ports and OCONUS are conducted annually- New York, New Orleans, LA/LB, Houston-Galveston. A PAV Visit consists of the following:  Visual inspection of the OSRO’s entire RRI inventory that is provided to NSFCC for the OSRO Classification application. In the event that OSRO equipment listed in the RRI is not present, a job status board, pictures, and/or equipment maintenance records will suffice.  Operate a minimum of 10% of the OSRO’s RRI-listed equipment (skimmers, pumps, trucks, etc).  Verify existence/currency of personnel training records, to include OSHA certificates (40-hr initial, 8-hr annual refresher).  Review equipment maintenance records, confirm that an equipment maintenance plan is in place.

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