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Caps Final Rule Overview
LT Xochitl Castañeda CG-5431 (Office of Vessel
Activities, VRP Program)
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History of this Rule

• The regulations in the 1996 toward gradually
  increasing the resources required to respond to a
  worst-case discharge, and to support development
  of a national system of response preparedness.
• Under these regulations, the Coast Guard
  periodically reviews existing oil removal
  equipment requirements to determine if increases
  in mechanical recovery systems and additional
  requirements for new response technologies are
  practicable.
• The Coast Guard increased mechanical recovery
  Caps in 2000 via Federal Register notice (65 FR
  710).
• This current rulemaking was scheduled to be
  published in 2003.
• ISB has been removed from the rule because the
  limited use window did not justify the cost

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Objective

• To increase pollution response preparedness
  before oil spills occur, thus mitigating the
  possible environmental harm from such spills.
• These regulations apply to approximately 795 tank
  vessel plan holders and cover about 7,000 vessels
  and 2,798 facilities.

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Overview of Requirements

• This rulemaking will require Vessel and Facility
  Owner/Operators to contract for
• Dispersants and related delivery equipment in
  pre-authorized areas
• Aerial tracking and trained observation
  personnel.
• Compliance date Feb 22, 2011

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Individual Regional Requirements
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Relationship of Plans
National Oil Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP)
Federal Response Plan
International Joint Plans
RegionalContingencyPlans
COMDTINST M16000.14
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OSRO Classification

• The National Strike Force Coordination Center
  (NSFCC) will classify OSROs for
• dispersant capability
• Aerial observation
• This information will be available via the
  Regional Response Database (RRI) Database

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Response Tiers
The requirement for vessels and facilities is for
WCD only Gulf Coast All other US Port Tier
1 12 hours 8,250165,000 4,12582,500 Tier 2
36 hours 23,375467,000 23,375467,000 Tier 3
60 hours 23,375467,000 23,375467,000 Total
60 hours 55,0001,100,000 50,8751,017,500 (Oi
l treated in gallons)
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CG-5431/VRP Team

• CG-543 (Office of Vessel Activities) CDR Eric
  Christensen
• CG-5431 (Domestic Vessels Division) CDR Lee Boone
• VRP Program Staff
• LCDR Ryan Allain Program
  Manager
• LT Xochitl Castaneda Asst
  Program Manager/Tank VRPs
• LT Kelly Hartshorn Nontank VRP
• Mr. Tim Brown SOPEPS/SMPEPS
• Ms. Patricia Adams Policy Development/Industry
  Outreach
• MST1 C Dean Johnston Database Manager
• MST2 Matt Ferraro VRP Policy
  Enforcement

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