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One-Gulf Plan Overview

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

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One-Gulf Plan Overview

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  1. One-Gulf Plan Overview Presented by Bill Goetzee USCG District Eight – New Orleans

  2. 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

  3. Background • ACPs plan for oil & hazmat spill response and 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

  4. Background • CG headquarters provided direction on format 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Contents of Geographic Response Plan Content specific to each area • Sensitive sites/Atlas • Communications/Contact Lists • Resources (OSRO/Salvage/Fire-Fighting)

  8. Benefits of One-Gulf Plan • More useful ACP by separating plan along the lines of 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

  9. Who is using One-Gulf Plan • FOSC Corpus Christi • FOSC Houston-Galveston • FOSC Port Arthur • FOSC Morgan City • FOSC New Orleans • FOSC Mobile

  10. 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

  11. Homeport: Port Directory Tab http://homeport.uscg.mil

  12. Area Committee Process Drills/Exercises Outreach GRPWorkshops OtherActivities STEERING COMMITTEE Area PlanningCommittee Area Maritime Security Committee WORKGROUPS Tribes Other interested parties Public Industry Contractors

  13. Relationship of Plans National Response Framework (NRF)

  14. 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.

  15. Relationship of Plans National Response Framework (NRF)

  16. Salvage & Marine Fire-Fighting Under 33 CFR 155 USCG is amending the VRP Salvage & Marine FF requirements for TV carrying Oil. Final Rule 30 JAN 2009

  17. The Incident • November 7, 2007 – The M/V Cosco Busan 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.

  18. 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

  19. National Response TeamEvaluating Volunteer Guidance NRT Guidance for use of Volunteers RRT 6

  20. Volunteer Issues

  21. Volunteer, Wildlife, & Waste Disposal Issues remain some of our most significant Challenges

  22. Incident Specific Preparedness Review • The goal of the ISPR is to document a thorough 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.

  23. Incident Specific Preparedness ReviewM/V Cosco Busan Response • Preparedness • 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

  24. Incident Specific Preparedness ReviewM/V Cosco Busan Response • Response • 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)

  25. 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 ALCOAST 541/07

  26. Identify Specific Low Visibility Response Procedures

  27. Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies ?

  28. ALCOAST 022/09

  29. 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.

  30. Federal Partnership Opportunities under Auspices of ACP/GRP • DOD & DOE have their own pre-designated OSC. • DOE to engage USCG for MOA/MOU

  31. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sites LOUISIANA TEXAS MISSISSIPPI Beaumont Lake Charles Port Arthur BAYOU CHOCTAW BIG HILL Houston New Orleans Texas City WEST HACKBERRY ST. JAMES WEEKS ISLAND BRYAN MOUND SPR STORAGE FACILITY LEASED TERMINAL Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico FORMER SPR FACILITIES

  32. West Hackberry

  33. Bayou Choctaw

  34. Continuing Improvements • TheACP is a living document which needs to be regularly updated to remain current. • Logistical information and sensitive sites are always changing.

  35. ACP Development and Exercise Process • ACP Development • PREP Exercise • Lessons Learned • ACP Revision/Update

  36. 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

  37. EPA – USCG Response BoundaryTexas-Louisiana Coastline

  38. Other Recent ACP Initiatives

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