USCG National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC)

Marine Environmental Response Preparedness Department (MERPD)

OSRO Classification Program

Marine Environmental Response Preparedness Department (MER PD)

Components

• The MER PD consists of 8 permanent personnel and 5 reservists: - LCDR, LT, MST1, MST2, MK2 and 3 Civilians.- LT, 2 MSTCs, MST2 and MST3.

• Response Support Division Responsibilities include:– Response Resource Inventory (RRI) Database Management

• 443+ Total Users, 150 Classified OSROs• 3290 sites within the RRI

– Preparedness Assessment Verification (PAV) Program• Average 12-14 PAVs annually• PAVs typically are 1-2 weeks in length• 4 High Volume COTP Zones Annually• Pacific Rim & Alaska Annually

RRI PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Under Section 4202(b)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a National Response Unit (NRU) was charged to compile and maintain a comprehensive computer list of spill removal resources, personnel, and equipment that is available worldwide.

• 40 CFR 300 (NCP) defined the National Strike Force Coordination Center as the National Response Unit in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to maintain response resource inventories.

• Response Resource Inventory (RRI) - A publically accessible equipment database implemented in 1992 where an OSRO voluntarily reports its response capabilities.

Response Resource Inventory (RRI) Inception & Implementation Timeline

Response Resource Inventory (1992 & 2007)

DOS-based system came on line in 1992 DOS-based system was replaced in 2007 by a web-based application currently used

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)

40 CFR § 300.145 (Special teams and other assistance available to OSCs/RPMs)

40 CFR § 300.145 (a)(2)(iv) - Database Requirement (RRI)

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90)

33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.Mandated establishment of a National Response Unit originally authorized under the Clean Water Act

OSRO Classification Program & RRI

• The OSRO classification program was created in response to the new regulatory requirements established by OPA 90. The program is completely voluntary and its purpose is to assist oil-handling facilities and vessels in writing spill response plans. The program is implemented and housed within the Response Resource Inventory (RRI) database.

• By listing a Coast Guard classified OSRO in a response plan, the plan holder is exempted from providing and updating extensive lists of response resources. This remains the only regulatory benefit that plan holders receive from using a classified OSRO. The program is simply a tool that helps plan holders meet statutory requirements set forth in 33 CFR 154 and 155. The RRI is not only used as the National Response Database, it is also the primary tool used to classify an OSRO.

• If the OSRO is classified by the Coast Guard, it means their capacity has been determined to meet or exceed the response capability needed by the plan holder for regulatory compliance (33 CFR 154.1035 facilities and 155.1035 vessels).

 

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM

• The US Coast Guard classifies an OSRO based on two (2) components; core equipment and time requirements.

– Core equipment is equipment that is either owned or contracted which includes: boom, estimated daily recovery capacity (EDRC), and temporary storage capacity (TSC).

– Time Requirements are based on the time it takes an OSRO to respond to an event in a designated AOR. The time requirements are measured to the Local COTP or closest ACC. The time requirements for Classified OSROs are listed in the USCG OSRO Classification Guidelines.

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAMBoom amounts in Feet

(Core Equipment)

Area Configuration MMPD WCD1 WCD2 WCD3Rivers/Canals Protective 4,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

Great Lakes Protective 6,000 30,000 30,000 30,000

Inland Protective 6,000 30,000 30,000 30,000

Near Shore Protective 8,000 30,000 30,000 30,000

Offshore Protective 8,000 12,000 15,000 15,000

Open Ocean Protective 0 0 0 0

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAMEDRC in Barrels per Day

(Core Equipment)

Area Configuration MMPD WCD1 WCD2 WCD3Rivers/Canals Protective 1,200 1,875 3,750 3,750

Great Lakes Protective 1,200 6,350 12,500 25,000

Inland Protective 1,200 12,500 25,000 50,000

Near Shore Protective 1,200 12,500 25,000 50,000

Offshore Protective 1,200 12,500 25,000 50,000

Open Ocean Protective 0 0 0 0

OSRO CLASSIFICATION PROGRAMTemporary Storage in Barrels per Day

(Core Equipment)

Area Configuration MMPD WCD1 WCD2 WCD3Rivers/Canals Protective 2,400 3,750 7,500 15,000

Great Lakes Protective 2,400 12,500 25,000 50,000

Inland Protective 2,400 25,000 50,000 100,000

Near Shore Protective 2,400 25,000 50,000 100,000

Offshore Protective 2,400 25,000 50,000 100,000

Open Ocean Protective 2,400 25,000 50,000 100,000

Response Times• OSROs are required to meet certain response times as per 33 CFR

154.1045, 154.1057(d), and 155.1050.

• The response times for classification are derived from the regulations andstandardized for classification through a series of calculations within the RRI.

• To receive a classification for a specific COTP city or ACC, an OSRO must ensure that the resources are able to meet the specified response times in that area.

• The OSRO classification program (through the RRI) computes response times by combining the notification times, mobilization times, and travel times of the resource sites used for a specific classification.

Response Times

• Due to the respective differences in FRP and VRP regulations, the Coast Guard’s OSRO classification program uses two major categories for response times:

1. Facilities time response2. Tank vessel time response

Note: If a COTP zone contains a higher volume port, then response times for

mechanical OSRO classification is more stringent.

Response Times Area Facility or Tank Vessel MMPD WCD1 WCD2 WCD3

Rivers/Canals

Facility 12 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 24 24 48 72

Facility High Volume Port 6 6 30 54

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports12 12 36 60

Great Lakes

Facility 6 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 12 18 42 66

Facility High Volume Port N/A N/A N/A N/A

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports N/A N/A N/A N/A

Inland

Facility 12 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 24 24 48 72

Facility High Volume Port 6 6 30 54

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports 12 12 36 60

Near shore

Facility 12 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 24 24 48 72

Facility High Volume Port 6 6 30 54

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports 12 12 36 60

Off shore

Facility 12 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 24 24 48 72

Facility High Volume Port 6 6 30 54

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports 12 12 36 60

Open Ocean

Facility 12 12 36 60

Tank Vessel 24 24 48 72

Facility High Volume Port 6 6 30 54

Tank Vessel Higher Volume Ports 12 12 36 60

Alternative Classification Cities (ACC)

• Alternative Classification Cities are classification points designated in the RRI to possess COTP authority. ACC’s provide time capabilities to the OSRO that is geographically disqualified from the program because they are located out side of the proximity to a COTP.

• ACCs help to alleviate the concern that in larger COTP zones a spill could occur at a great distance from the COTP city to which an OSRO could not respond within the recommended timeframes.

• ACCs shrink the time response gaps between COTP Zones, which in enable a more comprehensive Classified OSRO’s covering throughout the country.

2015 COTP/ACC SITES

KEY

COTP

ACC

Sector San Diego

Sector Honolulu

Sector AnchorageSector Juneau

Sector New Orleans

MSU Morgan City

Sector Houston-Galveston

MSU Port Arthur

Sector Corpus Christi

Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

Sector San Francisco

Sector Columbia River, Astoria, OR

Sector Puget Sound

Sector Long Island SoundNew Haven, CT

Sector Charleston

Sector Delaware BayPhiladelphia, PA

Sector Baltimore

Sector North CarolinaWilmington, NC

Sector Hampton Roads

Sector Northern New EnglandSouth Portland, ME

Sector Boston

Sector New York

MSU Savannah

Sector Jacksonville

Sector St. Petersburg Sector Miami

Sector Key WestSector San Juan

Sector Mobile

Sector Ohio Valley

Louisville, KY

MSU Pittsburgh

Sector Upper MississippiSt. Louis, MO

Sector Lower Mississippi, Memphis,

TN

Sector Sault Ste. Marie

MSU DuluthSector Buffalo

Sector Lake Michigan

Milwaukee, WI

Sector Southern New EnglandWoods Hole, MA; Providence, RI

Sector Guam

MSU Detroit

MSU Valdez

MSU Chicago

Fort Macon, NC

Morro Bay, CA

Coos Bay, OR

Eureka, CA

Port Canaveral, FLPanama City, FL

Alpena, MI

Marquette, MI

Traverse City, MI

Prudhoe Bay, AK

Portland, OR

Adak, AK

American Samoa

Unalaska, AK

Cape Flattery, WA

Kodiak, AK

Nome, AK

Sitka, AK

Ketchikan, AK

Toledo, OH

Yakutat, AK

Oswego, NY

Missoula, MT

Miles City, MT

Aberdeen,SC

Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO

Lincoln,NE

Gallop, NM

Labbock, TX

Oaklahoma City, OK

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 a four-year cycle to all Captain of the Port (COTP) Zones. High volume ports and OCONUS are conducted annually- New York, New Orleans, LA/LB, Houston-Galveston.

• A PAV Visit consists of the following:

Visual inspection of the OSRO’s entire RRI inventory that is provided to NSFCC for the OSRO Classification application. In the event that OSRO equipment listed in the RRI is not present, a job status board, pictures, and/or equipment maintenance records will suffice.

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.

RRI ACCESS METHODS

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