Transcript NSF Capabilities

U.S. Coast Guard
National Strike Force
Coordination Center
LT. Jonathan Cooper
What is the National Strike Force?
• The National Strike Force (NSF) which includes the
NSFCC, AST, GST & PST, provides rapidly deployable
technical experts, specialized equipment, and incident
management capabilities for Lead Agency Incident
Commanders and FOSCs for their response and
preparedness missions.
• As a vital component of the National Response System and
homeland security mission, the NSF minimizes the adverse
impact to public and the environment from oil discharges,
hazardous materials releases, natural disasters and WMD
incidents.
National Strike Force Programs
• Strike Team Support/Response/Operations
Equipment/Training/Funding
• Response Resource Inventory (RRI) Database
OSRO Classification Program
Preparedness Assessment Verification (PAV)
Program
• Preparedness Readiness Exercise Program (PREP)
FSE (Gov’t Lead)
SORS (16 WLBs)
VOSS (6 OCONUS/3 Strike Team)
Recent NSF Changes
• Transition from Deployable Operations Group (DOG) to LANT AREA
FY13
• Public Information Assistance Team (PIAT) to Incident Management
Assistance Team (IMAT) FY13
• FORCECOM Center Of Expertise (COE) establishment FY14
• INCONUS VOSS Consolidation 2014-2016
• National Maintenance Contract (NMC) to SILC Civil Engineering Unit Miami 2014
• CG HQ 721 CBRNE
Response Resource Inventory (RRI)
• Created by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
• OPA 90 mandated the creation of a national database of
response resources that would be maintained by the National
Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC).
• Section 4202(2) - National Response Unit “(a) Shall compile
and maintain a comprehensive computer list of spill removal
resources, personnel, and equipment that is available worldwide
and within the areas designated by the President pursuant to
paragraph (4), which shall be available to Federal and State
agencies and the public.”
OSRO Classification Program
• OSROs are classified based on “core equipment” that they either own or
contract for. Core equipment includes: boom, estimated daily recovery
capacity (EDRC), storage, support equipment (such as response vessels and
response personnel), dispersant product, dispersant application platforms,
and aerial oil tracking capabilities.
• If the OSRO is classified by the Coast Guard, it means their capacity has
been determined to equal or exceed the response capability needed by the
plan holder for regulatory compliance (33 CFR 154.1035 and 155.1035).
• If Industry utilizes a CG-Classified OSRO in their Facility/Vessel Response
Plans, they are only required to list the name of the classified OSRO within
their plans.
• Group V Oils under discussions with CG and Industry
2015 COTP/ACC SITES
Sector Sault Ste. Marie
Miles City, MT
Sector Lake
Michigan
Milwaukee, WI
Missoula, MT
Traverse City, MI
Alpena, MI
Sector Buffalo
MSU Duluth
Sector Puget Sound
MSU Pittsburgh
Marquette, MI
Cape Flattery, WA
Oswego, NY
Aberdeen,SC
Sector Columbia River, Astoria, OR
Sector Boston
Sector Southern New England
Woods Hole, MA; Providence, RI
Portland, OR
Salt Lake City,
UT
MSU Detroit
Denver, CO
Coos Bay, OR
Sector Long Island Sound
New Haven, CT
Toledo, OH
Lincoln,
NE
Eureka, CA
Sector San Francisco
Sector
Honolulu
Sector Northern New England
South Portland, ME
Oaklahoma City, OK
Morro Bay, CA
Sector Baltimore
Sector Lower
Mississippi, Memphis,
TN
Labbock, TX
Sector San Diego
Sector Delaware Bay
Philadelphia, PA
Sector Ohio
Valley
Louisville, KY
Gallop, NM
Sector Los AngelesLong Beach, CA
Sector New York
MSU Chicago
Sector Upper Mississippi
St. Louis, MO
Sector Hampton Roads
Fort Macon, NC
Sector HoustonGalveston
Sector North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
American Samoa
Sector Corpus Christi
Sector Charleston
Sector Guam
MSU Port Arthur
MSU Savannah
MSU Morgan City
Sector Jacksonville
Prudhoe Bay, AK
Sector New Orleans
Panama City, FL
Sector Mobile
Port Canaveral, FL
Sector St. Petersburg
MSU Valdez
Sector Miami
Sector Key West
Nome, AK
Yakutat, AK
Sector Anchorage
Sector Juneau
Kodiak, AK
Adak, AK
Sitka, AK
Unalaska, AK
Ketchikan, AK
KEY
COTP
ACC
Sector San Juan
RRI DATA ACCESS METHODS
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb/
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 four-year cycle to Captain of the Port (COTP)
Zones. High Volume Port and OCONUS Zones are conducted Annually New York, New Orleans, Houston and LA/LB divided in to 1/2 each year .
Alaska and Pacific Rim (Hawaii/Guam/American Samoa) divided into 1/3
each year.
• A PAV Visit consists of the following:
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Viewing of 100% of the equipment listed in the RRI that is provided to NSFCC for the OSRO
Classification application.
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.
Exercise Program
CPS- COE#
Contingency Planning System –Concept of Exercise #
NSF Support:
• NSF (Funded by CPS) (No cost to Unit)
– Government Lead Exercises ( Strike Team – Exercise
Planning/Support)
– SORS
– OCONUS VOSS
– Strike Team VOSS Exercise (One per Team)
• Local (Funded by local Unit)
– TTX/FE/FSE-Industry Lead
– AMSTEP (Strike Team – if pollution involved)
– Any other District/Sector Exercise/Equipment Support
Contingency Preparedness System CPS
http://cps.uscg.mil/cps/
Concept of Exercise (COE) Funding
(CPE-HQ/FORCECOM)
• Click on COE’s
• Retrieve by FY or AOR
– FY
– Area
– District
• Click on COE number
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Exercise name
Type Exercise
Where
Dates – C&O/IPC/MPC/FPC
Finance/Spend Plan
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Request for CPS Funding
– Major Objectives
– Participants
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Request for NSF Support
Area Contingency Plan (ACP) Oversight
• Requirements
– 40 CFR 300.210 (c) Federal Contingency Plans
– CG COMDTINST 16471.3 Area Contingency Plan Organization,
Content, Revision Cycle, and Distribution
• Process
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Area Committee – develop/review/update
District Commander review
District Commander provide NSFCC & RRT review period
After reviews/changes & approval – plans distributed
– NEW ACP Guidelines are part of the new MER MANUAL
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Still in re-write /FY 15 release expected
Contact Information
• NSF Websites
– National Strike Force
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http://www.uscg.mil/hq/nsfweb
– RRI Program
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OSRO:
o https://cgrri.uscg.mil/UserReports/WebClassificationReport.aspx
USCG:
o https://cgrri.uscg.mil/rriadmin/LogOn.aspx
– RRI Program Distribution email address:
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[email protected]
• Phone Numbers
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National Strike Force Coordination Center: (252) 331-6000
Pacific Strike Team: (415)883-3311
Gulf Strike Team: (251)441-6601
Atlantic Strike Team: (609)724-0008
Questions