NW Area Committee and Regional Response Team X

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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…..

NW Area Committee Regional Response Team

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)

NWACP Concept of Operations Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessary National Response Center, Relies on the principle of escalation Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles

Unified Command Diagram Directly from NWACP, Page FOSC Tribal/ other OSC RPIC LOSC SOSC Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders.

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 ____ OSCs. -The lead OSC is one of the NWAC Chairs -All __ OSCs are the FOSC in a Unified Command

Who establishes a Unified Command during a Response? Marine RP Local OSC Tribal OSC Inland RP Local OSC Tribal OSC

Jurisdictional Boundaries: EPA and USCG Details are found in the NW ACP

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

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

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

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

Overall Structure of the NWACP Unified

Policies in the NW ACP which affect response options Dispersants Authorization NCP grants authorities for specific representatives to give authorization for dispersant use: FOSC + EPA RRT Rep and affected State RRT rep(i.e. WA ECY) - in CONCURRENCE DOI and DOC RRT reps - in CONSULTATION NWACP outlines RRT10 policy, including 3 Authorization Zones: Pre-Approved Areas Case-by-Case Approval Areas No Use Areas

NWACP 4610 Dispersant Use Policy - Dispersants Approval Zones Case-by-Case Zones: All United States marine waters in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca that are both within 3 nautical miles from the coastline or an island shoreline and greater than 10 fathoms (60 feet) in depth, except any area located within a designated No Dispersant Use Zone (see Section 4613). 1. Pre-Approved Zones

Section Dispersants Tools, Job Aids and Decision Process

4617 Region X In Situ Burning Policy and Plan Preauthorization Area for In Situ Burning The In Situ Burning Preauthorization Area is described as follows: Any area that is more than three miles from human population. Human population is defined as 100 people per square mile. EPA does not intend to utilize preauthorization to apply burning agents without incident specific RRT approval in the inland zone.

Open Water and Inland Zone Case-by-Case Areas for In Situ Burning The In Situ Burning Case-by-Case Areas are described as follows: Any areas within 3 miles of human population. Human population is defined as 100 people per square mile.

How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC Josie ClarkHeather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, USCG

Updates to the 2016 NWACP 1. Input to the NWACP from Task Forces 2. Additional Input from outside of Task Forces 3. Other Task Force products that are not going into the Plan

2016 NW Area Committee Task Forces 1. Operations Structure 2. Plan Accessibility 3. Public Affairs Update 4. Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal Officials 5. Standardizing Data Elements 6. Wildlife

NWACP Chapter and Section Updates Chapter 3000: Operations Update to Wildlife Branch language, particularly on marine mammal response. Setting Divisions Section 9315 (NEW pull-out field guide) Section 921o: Update to JIC Manual Includes Social Media Plan Section 9310: NW Wildlife Response Plan Updates to Marine Mammal Response equipment needs and training Technical Editing Improvements: a professional editor reviewed entire plan for redundancies and improvements in consistency of style and format.

Other Updates (from outside of Task Forces) Section 9210: Liaison Manual – updated/overhauled by Ecology into a Job Aid format, includes lots of helpful tools such as templates, and roles that can be filled by a Liaison Officer staff. Jurisdictional Boundary Change: between USCG and EPA FOSC authority – Multnomah Channel put back into USCG Sector Columbia River authority. Technical Editing Improvements: a professional editor reviewed entire plan for redundancies and improvements in consistency of style and format.

2016 NW Area Committee Task Forces 1. Operations Structure 2. Plan Accessibility 3. Public Affairs Update 4. Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal Officials 5. Standardizing Data Elements 6. Wildlife

Other 2015 Task Force Products Tribal and Local Quick Reference Guide Data Elements Standardization

2015 NWACP SUMMIT Mark your calendars: 2015 SUMMIT: 03 December 2015 in Seattle, WA

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