1. NW Area Committee and Regional Response Team X

2. 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. 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.

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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…..

9. NW Area Committee Regional Response Team

10. 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)

11. NWACP Concept of Operations Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessary National Response Center, 800-424-8802 Relies on the principle of escalation Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles

12. Unified Command Diagram Directly from NWACP, Page 2000-2 FOSC Tribal/ other OSC RPIC LOSC SOSC Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders.

13. 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 14 OSCs. -The lead OSC is one of the NWAC Chairs -All 14 OSCs are the FOSC in a Unified Command

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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC http://www.rrt10nwac.com/ Josie ClarkHeather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, USCG 206-553-6239206-220-7215 clark.josie@epa.govheather.a.parker@uscg.mil

21. Updates of Note

22. Improved Content for Responders Added reference for nonfloating oil. Includes fate and transport, detection and recovery. (9412) Summary of behavior of sunken or submerged oil

23. Improved Content for Responders, cont. Added section on Field Stabilization Trailer Deployment Logistical Considerations and Mobile Oiled Bird Rehabilitation Unit (MRU) Logistical Considerations. (9310.12.7) Updated Initial Emergency Communication information to accurately reflect Federal Natural Resource Trustee expectations and contacts. (Preface)

24. Included Rail Information Added definitions for Rail Car Owner, Rail Commodity Owner, Rail Consignee, Rail Shipper, Rail Trackage, Rail Transporter, Unit Train, Manifest Train, Consist, FRA, PHMSA (1900) Added section on Responding to Rail Incidents which includes authority, expected response actions and response resources. (3500)

25. Endangered Species Act Created tool to assist FOSCs in complying with and documenting emergency consultation required by ESA. (9404, replaces Take Matrix) Updated compliance guidance for ESA. (4314)

26. In Situ Burn Guidance Clarified process for using In Situ Burning. (4617-4619 and 9407)

27. Advanced Shoreline Segmentation Guidance for segmentation of the shorelines within a Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique process. Guidance includes conversion table from Shorezone to ESI designations, recommended shoreline attributes to record, segment naming convention.

28. New Incident Objectives for Oil Spills - Section 9703: Guidance to assist IC/UC when determining Objectives, Priorities, Critical Information Requirements and Tasks (Tasks which are tracked on the ICS 233 Open Action Tracker). “Shrank” the older, longer list to some key UC Objectives Reinforced the importance of distinguishing the UC Objectives from their Priorities, CIRs and Tasks Emphasizes the importance of the proper use of the ICS forms (202, 202A, 233) during the UC Objectives meetings. Direct result of Lessons Learned during exercises in 2014

29. Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

30. 2015 Task Force Names: 1. Standardizing Data Elements 2. Plan Accessibility 3. Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal Officials 4. Wildlife 5. Public Affairs Update 6. Operational Divisions Guidance Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

31. Standardizing Data Elements Facilitator: Don Pettit, ODEQ and Connor Keeney, ECY Tasks: 1. Identify and assess national efforts to define the naming conventions and data elements of a standardized situation display that creates a best practice Common Operating Picture. 2. Standardize the data elements of Geographic Response Plans across 3 states; define the critical data fields, and naming convention. Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, EPA Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

32. Plan Accessibility Facilitator: Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, ECY Create a scope of work and potentially manage the work to: - Index the content in the NWACP - Critical read through and edit for consistency and clarity - Implement e-friendly links within NWACP Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, ODEQ Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

33. Quick Reference Guide for Local and Tribal Officials Facilitator: Josie Clark, EPA Develop local and Tribal government guide to the National Contingency Plan and the NW Area Contingency Plan. Create condensed version (cliff notes/handbook) of contingency plan and training materials for State Assoc of counties, cities. Target LOSC and TOSC cadre and include comparison to National Response Framework. Put that content into chapter 9000 to help address these issues. Consider pointer document rather than stand along cliff notes. Participants: EPA, ODEQ, ECY, SPS Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

34. Wildlife Facilitator: Brian Milchak, DOI Tasks: 1. Incorporate new National Marine Mammal Response guidelines into NWACP. 2. Make minimum recommendations for numbers and qualifications of personnel for existing Wildlife Plan. 3. Development of a minimum preparedness standard for marine mammal equipment and infrastructure needs. Participants: DOI, NOAA, CG SPS, CG SCR, WDFW Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

35. Public Affairs Update Facilitator: LT Dana Warr, CG D-13 Tasks: 1. Update JIC procedures including ramp up 2. Create social media plan 3.Create media management plan 4. Clarify delineations between community relations/ general outreach 5. Review Liaison Manual for consistency with JIC Manual Participants: CG SCR, CG SPS, EPA, ODEQ, ECY Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

36. Operational Divisions Guidance Facilitators: Sonja Larson, ECY, Scott Knutson, D-13 and Craig Hyder, Tesoro Develop guidance to be incorporated into section 3000 for land based spills and water based spill scenarios operational organizations Definitions Naming conventions Span of control Sample operational diagrams Sample spill scenarios for small, medium and large. (3 inland, and 3 water) Participants include: ODEQ Join online at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/TaskForce.aspx

37. Questions?