Transcript Status of ACP/ One

One-Gulf Plan
Overview
Presented by Bill Goetzee
USCG District Eight – New Orleans
What is the One Plan?
• Common portions of Area Contingency
Plans (ACPs) adopted by several Area
Committees & known as: Base Plan
• Area Specific Plan information –
(Geographic Response Plans) submitted
for participating Gulf Coast FOSC/COTP
Zones
Background
• ACPs plan for oil & hazmat spill response and
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marine fire fighting
Jointly created by Area Committees with federal,
state, local, trustee, and industry responders for
a specific geographic area
ACPs are required by OPA 1990 & NCP
60 Coastal Area Committees established by OPA
ACPs are based upon the National Contingency
Plan and Regional Contingency Plans
Background
• CG headquarters provided direction on format
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for ACPs
Each Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) area
has a separate ACP
Each Area Committee is required to exercise its
ACP under the guidance of the USCG once every
Three (3) years.
One Plan Historical Timeline
• Concept introduced at Clean Gulf 1999
• Planners from three FOSC zones & TGLO
held development meetings
• MSO Port Arthur wrote base plan, which
was finalized March 2001
Contents of One Plan
Chapters follow Incident Command System (ICS) structure and CG
Headquarters format
• 1000 Introduction
• 2000 Command
• 3000 Operations
• 4000 Planning
• 5000 Logistics
• 6000 Finance
• 7000 Hazmat
• 8000 Marine Fire Fighting
• 9000 Admin
Contents of Geographic
Response Plan
Content specific to each area
• Sensitive sites/Atlas
• Communications/Contact Lists
• Resources (OSRO/Salvage/Fire-Fighting)
Benefits of One-Gulf Plan
• More useful ACP by separating plan along the lines of
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planning & response
Reduces production time & eliminates duplication of effort
Coordination across AC boundaries creating regional
consistency
Benefit to vessel, pipeline and OCS plan-holders as well as
the responder community
Allows unit planners to focus their time on most important
parts of ACP: sensitive sites & resources
ICS format supports responders ICS position
In short: A better plan with less work
Who is using One-Gulf Plan
• FOSC Corpus Christi
• FOSC Houston-Galveston
• FOSC Port Arthur
• FOSC Morgan City
• FOSC New Orleans
• FOSC Mobile
Where to Find It
• In the 2008 Response Toolkit CD-ROM
from TGLO
Online at:
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/oilspill
• http://homeport.uscg.mil
Homeport: Port Directory Tab
http://homeport.uscg.mil
Area Committee Process
Drills/Exercises
Outreach
GRP Workshops
Other Activities
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Area Maritime
Security Committee
Area Planning
Committee
WORKGROUP
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Public
Industry
Contractors
Tribes
Other interested
parties
Relationship of Plans
National Response
Framework (NRF)
MEXUS Plan
• 2000: Using a 1980 Agreement as a foundation,
the Mexican Navy and the USCG signed the
MEXUS Plan a contingency plan to coordinate
bilateral response to pollution incidents, or
threats, in the coastal waters between Mexico and
the United States.
Relationship of Plans
National Response
Framework (NRF)
Salvage & Marine FireFighting
Under 33 CFR 155 USCG is amending the
VRP Salvage & Marine FF requirements for
TV carrying Oil. Final Rule 30 JAN 2009
The Incident
• November 7, 2007 – The M/V Cosco Busan
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strikes the Bay Bridge tearing a 100 ft. long
gash in its hull damaging two fuel tanks
58,000 gallons of bunker fuel enters the Bay in
≤10 seconds
The USCG & DFG-OSPR are notified and respond
immediately, on-scene in 50 minutes.
At its farthest extent, the spill impacts beaches
& wildlife.
• NCP Cites:
• 40 CFR 300. 317
– “Safety of Human Life must be given the top priority
during every response action...and ensure the safety
of response personnel”.
• FOSC Responsible for safety of all responders
• Comply with requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120
National Response Team
Evaluating Volunteer Guidance
NRT
Guidance
for use of
Volunteers
RRT
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Volunteer Issues
Volunteer, Wildlife, & Waste
Disposal Issues remain some of our
most significant Challenges
Incident Specific Preparedness Review
• The goal of the ISPR is to document a thorough
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assessment of the Coast Guard preparedness
process.
The primary mission of an ISPR team is not to
grade or critically evaluate the actual response
efforts undertaken, but instead, study the
implication and effectiveness of the ACP and its
integration with vessel response plans, facility
response plans and other relevant and
applicable plans in effect at the federal, state,
and local levels.
Incident Specific Preparedness Review
M/V Cosco Busan Response
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Available Resources
Command Post & Logistics
Low Visibility Procedures
Other Local Plans
ACP Committee Representation
Priority Protection Area Identification
Exercises (Federal, State, Local)
Ship-Specific Plans
Training (all levels)
Volunteers (convergent & wildlife)
Bird Rescue
Incident Specific Preparedness Review
M/V Cosco Busan Response
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Notifications (By RP, OSRO’s, USCG, State & Locals)
Media
Volunteers (training, wildlife)
Bird Rescue
Initial Response Actions (OSROs, USCG, STATE, RP)
USCG Command Center & VTS
Spill Volume Quantification
Remote Sensing
On-Water Recovery
Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams (SCAT)
ALCOAST
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FOSCS/ICS SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY AWARE OF
THE DIFFICULTY OF DETECTING OIL IN CONDITIONS
OF FOG, DARKNESS, OR RESTRICTED VISIBILITY,
AND SHOULD INCORPORATE LOW VISIBILITY
RESPONSE CONSIDERATION INTO THEIR ACP
Identify Specific Low
Visibility Response
Procedures
Advanced Remote
Sensing Technologies
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ALCOAST
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Area Contingency Plans Cont.
When implemented, ACP’s must
be adequate to remove,
mitigate, and prevent a worst
case discharge of oil or hazardous
material from any source that
poses a substantial threat.
Federal Partnership Opportunities
under Auspices of ACP/GRP
• DOD & DOE have their own pre-
designated OSC.
• DOE to engage USCG for MOA/MOU
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sites
LOUISIANA
TEXAS
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houston
Texas City
Lake
Charles
BIG HILL
MISSISSIPPI
BAYOU
CHOCTAW
WEST
HACKBERRY WEEKS ST. JAMES
ISLAND
New Orleans
BRYAN MOUND
SPR STORAGE FACILITY
LEASED TERMINAL
Gulf of Mexico
FORMER SPR FACILITIES
West Hackberry
Bayou Choctaw
Continuing Improvements
 The ACP is a living document
which needs to be regularly
updated to remain current.
 Logistical information and
sensitive sites are always
changing.
ACP Development
and Exercise Process
• ACP Development
• PREP Exercise
• Lessons Learned
• ACP Revision/Update
Sensitive Site Information
Environmental & Economic Site
Summary Sheets
– Description of the Site and Location
– Seasonal Concerns
– Resources at Risk and Trustees
– Other Important Site Information
Response Strategy
Map of Site
– Showing boom and
skimmer placement
EPA – USCG Response Boundary
Texas-Louisiana Coastline
• Other Recent ACP Initiatives
Algiers Water
Intake
Gretna Water
Intake
What’s Next
• Firm up Consolidated efforts to manage
volunteers.
• Continue to identify specific response
procedures unique to specific geo areas.
• Identify Low Visibility Response
Procedures (where possible) while
maintaining safety.
Summary
 Area Contingency Plans & Area Committee process
provide for enhanced preparedness
 Room for improvement always exists - planning
underway to make ACPs even more useful
 Electronic interactive versions of ACPs under development
 ACPs interactive with state plans where compacts/MOAs
exist (FL, CA, TX, EPA inland)
 ACPs and hyperlinks to state plans, posted on USCG
Homeport websites
http://homeport.uscg.mil
Area Contingency Plans
General Observations
 Planning Tool v. Response Tool
 Environmentally Sensitive Area portions
praised as most valuable
 Three-year NPREP exercise and ACP
review/revision cycle now standardized
 Excellent participation in Area Planning
Committee process
 Cumbersome documents in paper form
The Way Forward
 Organize ACP program parallel to NRF/NIMS/ICS
response management structure
 Continue guidance outreach for standardized format
w/maintenance of NIMS/ICS language
 Explore future GIS applications with NOAA, state/local
government, and private institutions
 Harmonize NPREP with DHS Homeland Security Exercise
and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) to exercise ACP
 Increase involvement and participation by RRTs and
industry players in PREP exercises.
Contact Information:
Bill Goetzee
504-671-2234
[email protected]