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The mission of the Oil Spill Task Force is to strengthen state and Provincial abilities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to oil spills.

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2 The mission of the Oil Spill Task Force is to strengthen state and Provincial abilities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to oil spills.

3 3 Objectives: Prevention Preparedness/Response Communications

4  A total of 1,057 releases occurred during 2010  The total volume was 997,542 gallons  70% of the volume released was non-crude oil, 30% was crude  8 releases exceeded 10,000 gallons, including 5 non-crude oil spills and 3 crude oil spills  Three of these large releases were to water  5 of the large releases were from facilities, 2 from pipelines, and one was a vessel spill

5  West Coast Offshore Vessel Traffic Risk Management Project  U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area tracking vessel distances from shore › 4 review periods 2010-2011 › “compliance” rates from 95% - 97%

6  2010 arrivals at Valdez, Cook Inlet, Other AK ports, British Columbia, Puget Sound, Columbia River, San Francisco, Southern California, and Honolulu  3,100 tank vessel arrivals, of which 98.8% were double hulled  122 AWO member tank barges operating in West Coast ports; 96% double hulled

7  Report published 2011; covered British Columbia’s borders with Alaska and Washington  Stakeholder workgroup collaborated since 2008 to review 36 topics › Command › Planning › Operations › Logistics › Finance

8 Involve industry and response organizations - as well as local, tribal, state and provincial agencies - in federal spill planning, preparedness and response Improve international coordination on a number of topics, including: Making Port-of-Refuge decisions in Transboundary areas Coordination of media relations Wildlife rehabilitation and volunteer management capacities Waste disposal The logistical challenges in remote locations

9  U.S. response organizations need Transport Canada’s designation as an “Approved response organization” to qualify for responder immunity  The Workgroup’s final 111 recommendations directed to 14 agencies, organizations, or constituencies  The Oil Spill Task Force should lead a review in 5 years to determine the implementation status of each of their recommendations

10  Revised the 1996 Agreement following the Deepwater Horizon SONS  Equipment stays on the West Coast; other is case-by-case  Unique regional isolation requires a robust response capacity  Member agencies will work with planholders & OSROs

11  Database & Investigator Training  Summit for West Coast Harbor Safety Committees  Develop a BEST PRACTICES video for Bunkering  Spills Aren’t Slick  Track prevention topics of concern

12  Promote Transboundary recommendations  Petition for increase to Limits of Liability  Track changes to ICS and NCP  Maintain our R&D Workgroup  Maintain 1-800-OILS -911 reporting number  Track Topics of Concern

13  Stakeholder outreach › API Spills Advisory Group › USCG/AWO Pacific RQSC › USCG Pacific Area › Other U.S. & Canadian federal agencies › Coastal States and Provinces  Extend current Strategic Plan to 2013  Hire new Executive Coordinator

14  2012 Clean Pacific Conference 5/16- 5/17 in Long Beach, CA › Planning & Preparedness › Response & Operations › Emerging Issues › Prevention › General Sessions & Exhibits › Workshops & Poster Sessions  Legacy Awards

15 www.oilspilltaskforce.org  Legacy Award nomination instructions  Information on the Executive Coordinator RFQQ  Annual Work Plan & Strategic Plan  Annual Report with spill data  Project reports  Annual Meeting presentations  Coordinating Committee meeting notes  The 2012 Clean Pacific Conference  Agency links, contact info and more….

16 For more information or to get involved, please contact: Jean R. Cameron Executive Coordinator Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force PO Box 1032 Neskowin, OR 97149-1032 503-392-5860 (phone/fax) JeanRCameron@oregoncoast.com www.oilspilltaskforce.org


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