Note: , Bold faced entries below
represent directories or files contained on this CD-ROM within those directories.
Entries that are not in bold are for external internet
sites
A. National
Contingency Plan and National Response Plan.
National Contingency Plan (40 CFR 300; 7/1/03 edition) (1.6MB)
Note: revision to accommodate the National Response Plan is in
progress, June, 2005.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5, 2/28/03;
On Department of Homeland Security Website
HSPD-5.pdf
National Incident
Management System – Press Release, 3/1/04;
On Department of Homeland Security Website
NIMS press release 3-1-04.pdf
National Incident Management System (NIMS), 3/1/04
On Department of Homeland Security Website
NIMS-90-web.pdf (7.2MB)
National Response Plan (NRP), final draft, released December,
2004.
On Department of Homeland Security Website
NRP_FullText.pdf (4.2MB)
B. Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA).
FWS Responsibilities under OPA:
OPAresponsibilities05.pdf
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990:
On U.S. Coast Guard Website
opawordp.pdf
Clean Water Act
(CWA; 33 U.S.C 1251-1387). Section 1321 was amended by OPA
to include various response issues, including
planning.
CWA.pdf (1.7MB)
C. Incident
Command System.
Introduction: ICSINTRO.doc
Background: ICSHistory.doc
Coast Guard Field Operations Guide (FOG), Incident Command System,
2000
On U.S. Coast Guard Website
CG-FOG2000.pdf
Basic ICS documents, training and information, including Powerpoint
and on-line training modules, are available at http://www.wildlandfire.net and below:
Powerpoint
presentations of the above (Chapters correspond to above
list):
(no Powerpoint versions of chapters 1 or 10)
See also Appendix
C of the National Incident Management System
On Department of Homeland Security Website
NIMS-90-web.pdf
National Response Team has also published a technical assistance
document for ICS.
On National Response Team Website
ICS-NRT_UC_Technical_Assistance_Document.pdf
The relationship between ICS and Natural Resource Damage Assessment
is discussed by the National Response Team in fact sheet:
On National Response Team Website
ICSandNRDA.pdf
D.Best
Practices for Migratory Birds.
The Service’s
manual, Best Practices for Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill
Response was edited by Catherine Berg,
and became Fish and Wildlife Service policy in March, 2004, after
the revised migratory bird regulations for rehabilitators became
final. It discusses techniques for preventing oiling of birds
as well as good practices for cleaning, caring for, and releasing
recovered birds. It incorporates and replaces several parts of
the previous edition of this contingency plan.
BestPracticesmar04rev.pdf (3.8MB)
E. Migratory
Bird Permits
The Migratory Bird
Treaty Act requires that all persons, including Federal employees,
capturing, holding, or otherwise “taking” migratory
birds be appropriately permitted. The MBTA permit regulations
are in the file
50CFRPart21.pdf
The requirement for permits for Federal employees is discussed in:
MigratoryBirdPermitsforFeds.pdf
This requirement is met for Fish and Wildlife Service field
biologists involved in emergency response by blanket permits
issued annually to Regional Directors. An example of one of these
permits is found at:
MBTAFWSPermitSample.pdf (3MB)
Regulations for rehabilitators, including minimum requirements
for facilities and experience are discussed and found in:
RehabPermitPressRelease.pdf
RehabRegulations.pdf
See also the “Best Practices” Manual
(Appendix D, above) regarding rehabilitation facilities and
practices.
F. Coast
Guard Fund & Reports.
Funds for response and for initiation of NRDA at oil spills
are available from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which
is managed by Coast Guard. The most recent information and forms
from the Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center can be found
at:
On U.S. Coast Guard Website
Their “User Guide”,
which incorporates both response and initiate procedures and
forms is included here (check the
web site above for updates):
URG.pdf (5.4MB) (see
especially chapters 3 and 6 and Appendix
B of
guide)
This directory also includes instructions and copies of certain
forms and sample documents for your use:
CG5136.pdf
CG5136A.doc
FORM-A.doc
FORMSA&B.doc
IncidentReport.doc
Incident-Report-Form.pdf
INITIATE.doc
REMOVAL.doc
NPFC Response Documentation.pdf
NPFCbackground.pdf
PRFA_Federal_Master.pdf
PRFA_Non_Federal_Master.pdf
PRFAAGENCYCOSTCERTSAMPLE.pdf
PRFAFOSCCOSTCERTSAMPLE.pdf
PRFAtasklist.pdf
G. Coast
Guard Vessel Removal Procedures.
Reserved, no directory or files. An agreement was drafted
several years ago with Coast Guard concerning removal of vessels
threatening release of oil onto Federal lands, but was never
finalized. We are reserving space for such an agreement should
it become finalized.
H. Field
Kit List
A recommended list of equipment for Service biologists for response
is included in:
FIELDKITLST.doc
(Note that additional
equipment for rehabilitation of migratory birds is listed in
the “Best Practices” manual – Appendix
D above, and additional safety equipment is listed in Appendix
U of this contingency plan.)
I. Call
Lists.
FWS and other agency contacts for oil spills are listed in:
CallListFWS-Agencies05.doc
Department of the
Interior Regional Environmental Officers (REO’s),
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance are listed in:
REOlist05.doc
Coast Guard National Pollution Fund Center contacts are listed
in:
CG-NPFC-contacts.pdf
Current Coast Guard contacts may be found at:
U.S. Coast Guard Website
Maps of Coast Guard Districts and EPA Regions:
Coast_Guard_Districts_Map.pdf
EPA_Regions.pdf
J. Law Enforcement.
The role of FWS Law Enforcement at oil spills is discussed in
a Powerpoint presentation prepared in Region 5:
ResponsetoOilSpillsv3withNotes.ppt (67MB)
Law Enforcement has a database (requires Microsoft Access) to
catalogue birds that have died and been collected at an oil spill:
Description: OilSpildatabasedescriptionver2.doc
Database template: Oildbtemplate.mdb (2.7MB)
K.
DOT Emergency Response Guidebook.
This guidebook, issued by the Department of Transportation,
provides data on hazardous materials in transport, including
petroleum products. The web site should be consulted for up-to-date
information, but the most recent version (2004) of the guidebook
is included here for quick reference:
On Department of Transportation Website
erg2004.pdf (2.8MB)
L. Wildlife
Response Plans.
Response plans specific to several fish and wildlife species
or groups are included here:
For migratory birds,
see:
Migratory Bird Care During Oil Spill
Response:
Cover Memo,and
Final Document (4MB pdf)
M. DOI Response
Strategy.
In 2000, the Department and its Bureaus agreed on an organization
and strategy for response to oil and hazardous substances.
The Department of the Interior Environmental Safeguards Plan
for All-Hazards Emergencies (DOI ES Plan) was sent out in February
2005 for signature by heads of Bureaus but had not been finalized
as of this writing (June, 2005). The DOI ES Plan incorporates
the provisions of the DOI Emergency Preparedness and Response
Strategy: Oil Discharges and Hazardous Substance Releases of
August 18, 2000 (DOI Strategy), and, therefore, replaces it.
Because they are included in the DOI ES Plan, the provisions
of the DOI Strategy remain in effect, as revised. When finalized,
the DOI ES Plan will be posted at
http://www.doi.gov/oepc/nrtr.html and on the FWS web page
with the OSCP
The 2000 (current) strategy document is in the file:
DOIFinalStrategy.pdf
N. Manuals – Response – Assessment.
Several manuals useful for response and assessment, both at
coastal and inland spills, prepared by NOAA and the Coast Guard,
are included here. Additional useful references may be found
online through:
Office of Response and Restoration
Office of Response and Restoration library
U.S. Coast Guard
National Response Team
Environmental Sensitivity Index Mapping: NOAA, in cooperation
with other Federal and State agencies, has created maps that
show sensitive environments and resources, which are available
for most coastal areas in various formats, including both
print and electronic versions.
Information, including ordering information, about ESI maps
can be found at:
Office of Response and Restoration - Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
A fact sheet, information from the web site, and the guidelines
for ESI mapping are in the files:
esimappingfactsheet.pdf
esiintro.pdf
ESImappingguidelines.pdf
O. Endangered
Species.
An interagency agreement was completed on how to deal with endangered
species in oil spills; both a Word and pdf version are included
here:
FinalMOA.doc
ESAMOAsignaturePDF.pdf
In addition, a “FAQ”,
a training manual, powerpoint presentations, and sample documents
are included:
The Endangered Species Act and the regulations and handbook
for section 7 consultation:
P. National Park Service
We often work closely
with the National Park Service where spills occur on or near
NPS lands and other resources. NPS has additional
broader authority under the Park Service Protection Act for seeking
damages for losses to many kinds of resources due to causes other
than oil spills and hazardous material releases. Their Director’s
Order 14 and Manual for implementing Natural Resource Damage
Assessment and Park Service Protection Act actions, and a list
of NPS contacts are included:
DO14.pdf
DO14Handbook.pdf (2.8MB)
NPSContacts.pdf
Q. Historic Properties
Treatment of historic resources during oil spills is dealt with
in:
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
HistPreservationinemergencies.pdf
R. Area Contingency Plans
Area Contingency Plans for Coast Guard areas are available
through:
U.S. Coast Guard
S. Sampling.
NOAA protocols for sampling are discussed and included in several
files here.
T.
Training.
Service policy on required training is identified in:
MemoMar91998.pdf
And further discussed in:
NEEDS.doc
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has
a manual on training for oil spill workers:
On Occupational Safety and Health Administration Website
osha3172.pdf
U.
Personal Safety.
A list of equipment for personal safety is included in:
EQPMNT.doc
FWS policies concerning safety can be found at parts 240-243
in:
http://www.fws.gov/policy/series.html
Aircraft safety requirements are at part 334 of the above link.
V. Safety
Plans.
An outline of necessary elements for a Health and Safety Plan
(HASP) is found in:
HASP.doc
A possible template for a HASP is included in:
HASPtemplate.doc
Two different software
programs for preparing more complex HASPs are included in zip
files; for use, either will have to be copied
to a hard drive, “unzipped” and installed. The user
manual for the eHASP program is included here as a pdf file.
CBN-Hasp_CD.exe (39MB)
e-hasp_com.zip (17MB)
ehasp-usermanual.pdf (1.7MB)
Current versions of these programs and further information
may be found at:
Environmental Response Team Website
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In preparing any HASP, values for toxicity from the NIOSH Pocket
Guide to Chemical Hazards will be needed. A 2001 abbreviated
version of this is included as a zip file in the subdirectory
\NIOSH Pocket Guide, and an unzipped version is included in the
subdirectory \NIOSH Pocket Guide\NPG_only.
Start the Pocket Guide
The zip file for loading the guide onto your computer is:
NPG_only.zip (1.3MB)
For up-to-date toxicity data (recommended), refer to:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
W. NRDA.
A copy of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations
for oil spills and two amendments to those regulations are included:
15CFR990_OPA_Regs&Preamble.pdf (1MB)
opafr101.pdf
opafrjy1.pdf
The Department’s
manual for organization of NRDAR is found in:
207chapter6.pdf
521chapters1-3.pdf (640KB)
NOAA’s Guidance
on Oil Spill Damage Assessment is found at:
Office of Response and Restoration
