ARCTIC AND WESTERN ALASKA AREA CONTINGENCY PLAN December 2021 Version 2020.1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Arctic and Western Alaska ACP i Version 2020.1, December 2021 VERSION # APPROVAL SECTION PAGE(S) CONTEXT / REASON FOR CHANGE DATE 2020.0 December 2020 All Entire Plan Completed annual validation of ACP in accordance with NCP (40 CFR 300.210), USCG policy and State of Alaska policy. Improved grammar and readability, and removed duplicate language. Updated all reference boxes to ensure connection to ADEC references and tools website. This plan construct supports statewide area planning efforts and is part of a larger process for sustainable plan maintenance. This revision incorporates applicable information from the 2020 public review of the AK Inland and SE AK ACPs, details below. All proposed modifications were reviewed by federal and state planners and incorporated as appropriate. Arctic and Western Alaska ACP i Version 2020.1, December 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL LETTERS ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. RECORD OF CHANGES I TABLE OF CONTENTS II TABLE OF FIGURES VI TABLE OF TABLES VII ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS VIII INITIAL EMERGENCY CONTACTS 1 1000 – INTRODUCTION 2 1100 – INTRODUCTION/AUTHORITY ..........................................................................................................3 1200 – GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES ............................................................................................................5 FOR MORE DETAILED MAPPING, REFER TO THE REFERENCES AND TOOLS WEBSITE, MAPPING AND GIS SECTION. ............ 5 1210 – GEOGRAPHIC PLANNING BOUNDARIES ................................................................................................. 5 1220 – GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE BOUNDARIES .................................................................................................. 8 1300 – AREA COMMITTEE ..................................................................................................................... 10 1310 – ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................................. 11 1400 – NATIONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM (NRS) ............................................................................................. 11 1410 – SPILL OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (SONS) ......................................................................................... 11 1420 – STATE-DECLARED DISASTER .............................................................................................................. 11 1430 – REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM (RRT) STRUCTURE ................................................................................... 12 1440 –AWA AREA RESPONSE STRUCTURE .................................................................................................... 12 1450 – INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) .................................................................................................. 15 1460 – AREA EXERCISES ............................................................................................................................. 16 1470 – FEDERAL RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE PLAN ........................................................................................... 17 1500 – STATE/LOCAL RESPONSE SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 17 1510 – LOCAL RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND TEAMS ............................................................................................. 17 1600 – NATIONAL POLICY AND DOCTRINE ................................................................................................. 18 1700 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 18 1800 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 18 1900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT ..................................................................................................... 19 2000 – COMMAND 1 2100 – UNIFIED COMMAND .....................................................................................................................1 2110 – COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES ............................................................................................................ 2 2120 – AREA COMMAND & SINGLE COMMAND ............................................................................................... 3 2130 – UNIFIED COMMAND STAFF ................................................................................................................. 4 2140 – GUIDANCE FOR SETTING RESPONSE OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................... 5 2200 – SAFETY .....................................................................................................................................5 2210 – SITE CHARACTERIZATION .................................................................................................................... 6 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP ii Version 2020.1, December 2021 2220 – SITE SAFETY PLAN DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................................... 6 2300 – PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER .......................................................................................................6 2400 – LIAISON OFFICER (LOFR) ..............................................................................................................7 2410 – INVESTIGATORS ................................................................................................................................ 7 2420 – AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES AND NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES .............................................................. 8 2430 – TRIBAL GOVERNMENT & NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................. 8 2440 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT ........................................................................................................................ 9 2450 – REGIONAL CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCILS ............................................................................................. 9 2460 – REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE ................................................................................................. 9 2500 – NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION (NRDAR) .............................................. 14 2600 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 16 2700 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 16 2800 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 16 2900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT ..................................................................................................... 16 3000 – OPERATIONS 1 3100 – OPERATIONS SECTION ORGANIZATION..............................................................................................1 3200 – RECOVERY AND PROTECTION ..........................................................................................................2 3210 – PROTECTION .................................................................................................................................... 3 3220 – ON-WATER RECOVERY ...................................................................................................................... 3 3230 – ON-LAND CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY............................................................................................. 3 3240 – DISPOSAL AND THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................... 3 3250 – DECONTAMINATION .......................................................................................................................... 4 3260 – ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES .............................................................................................. 4 3300 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE .................................................................................................................5 3310 – SAR – TBD ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3320 – INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS ................................................................................................................ 5 3330 – BUILDING THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM / INCIDENT RAMP-UP ........................................................ 7 3400 – AIR OPERATIONS .........................................................................................................................9 3410 – AIR TACTICAL ................................................................................................................................... 9 3420 – AIR SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................. 10 3500 – STAGING AREAS ........................................................................................................................ 11 3600 – WILDLIFE ................................................................................................................................. 11 3700 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 11 3800 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 11 3900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT ..................................................................................................... 11 4000 – PLANNING 1 4100 – PLANNING SECTION ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................1 4110 – PLANNING SECTION PLANNING CYCLE GUIDE ........................................................................................ 1 4200 – SITUATION .................................................................................................................................1 4210 – AREA MAPPING ................................................................................................................................ 2 4220 – WEATHER/RIVERS/TIDES/CURRENTS ................................................................................................... 3 4230 – SITUATION UNIT DISPLAYS ................................................................................................................. 3 4240 – REQUIRED OPERATIONAL REPORTS ...................................................................................................... 3 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP iii Version 2020.1, December 2021 4300 – RESOURCE UNIT ..........................................................................................................................4 4400 – DOCUMENTATION UNIT ................................................................................................................4 4500 – DEMOBILIZATION UNIT .................................................................................................................5 4600 – ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT .................................................................................................................5 4610 – GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE STRATEGIES ................................................................................................... 5 4620 – FISH & WILDLIFE PROTECTION STRATEGIES ........................................................................................... 5 4630 – SHORELINE CLEANUP ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES .................................................................................... 6 4700 – TECHNICAL SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................6 4800 – REQUIRED CORRESPONDENCE, PERMITS & CONSULTATION ...................................................................6 4810 – ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS .................................................................................................................. 6 4820 – NOTICE OF FEDERAL INTEREST............................................................................................................. 6 4830 – NOTICE OF FEDERAL ASSUMPTION ....................................................................................................... 7 4840 – LETTER OF DESIGNATION .................................................................................................................... 7 4850 – ESA SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS......................................................................................................... 7 4860 – LETTER OF STATE INTEREST ................................................................................................................. 7 4870 – HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PROPERTIES PROTECTION CONSULTATIONS ........................................................ 8 4880 – PERMITS .......................................................................................................................................... 9 4900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT .......................................................................................................9 5000 – LOGISTICS 1 5100 – LOGISTICS SECTION ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................1 5110 ─ LOGISTICS CHALLENGES IN ALASKA ...................................................................................................... 1 5200 – SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................................2 5210 – RESPONSE EQUIPMENT & ASSETS ........................................................................................................ 2 5220 – FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 3 5300 – SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................5 5310 – FOOD.............................................................................................................................................. 5 5320 – MEDICAL ......................................................................................................................................... 6 5340 – TRANSPORTATION & HEAVY EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................. 6 5350 – CLOTHING ....................................................................................................................................... 6 5360 – PPE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................. 6 5400 – COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................................................................7 5410 – EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS TO COMMUNITY ....................................................................................... 7 5420 – COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ........................................................................................................ 8 5430 – INTERPRETERS .................................................................................................................................. 9 5500 – STATE RESPONSE RESOURCES .........................................................................................................9 5510 – TYPES OF INCIDENTS AND RESPONSE CAPABILITY .................................................................................. 10 5600 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 10 5700 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 10 5800 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 10 6000 – FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION 1 6100 – FINANCE/ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION ORGANIZATION ...........................................................................1 6200 – FUND ACCESS .............................................................................................................................1 6210 – FEDERAL OSLTF ............................................................................................................................... 1 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP iv Version 2020.1, December 2021 6220 – FEDERAL CERCLA FUNDING ............................................................................................................... 2 6230 – STAFFORD ACT FUNDING ................................................................................................................... 3 6240 – STATE OHSRPRF ............................................................................................................................. 3 6300 – COST ........................................................................................................................................4 6310 – COST DOCUMENTATION, PROCEDURES, FORMS & COMPLETION REPORT .................................................. 4 6320 – OPA 90 LIABILITY LIMITS ................................................................................................................... 5 6400 – TIME ........................................................................................................................................5 6500 – COMPENSATION/CLAIMS ..............................................................................................................5 6600 – PROCUREMENT ...........................................................................................................................5 6610 – CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY ..................................................................................................... 5 6700 – RESERVED ..................................................................................................................................6 6800 – RESERVED ..................................................................................................................................6 6900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT .......................................................................................................6 7000 – HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 1 7100 – INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................2 7110 ─ SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................. 3 7120 ─ DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ........................................................................................... 3 7130 ─ AUTHORITIES ................................................................................................................................... 3 7200 – RESPONSE .................................................................................................................................5 7210 ─ NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 6 7220 ─ COMMAND ....................................................................................... 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BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 7250 ─ FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................. 11 7300 – HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCTS IN ALASKA ........................................................................ 12 7310 –EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES BY GEOGRAPHIC ZONES ............................................................... 14 7400 – RESOURCES .............................................................................................................................. 14 7410 – PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................. 14 7420 – POLICY, GUIDANCE, AND STUDIES ...................................................................................................... 15 7500 ─ REFERENCE MATERIAL ................................................................................................................ 15 7510 ─ REPORTS ....................................................................................................................................... 17 8000 – SALVAGE & MARINE FIRE FIGHTING 1 8100 – MARINE FIRE FIGHTING ................................................................................................................1 8110 – POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITY ............................................................................................................... 2 8120 – PLANNING ....................................................................................................................................... 5 8130 – OPERATIONAL RESPONSE ACTIONS ...................................................................................................... 7 8140 – CHECKLISTS – TBD ............................................................................................................................ 8 8150 – RESPONSE RESOURCES....................................................................................................................... 8 8200 – EMERGENCY TOWING ...................................................................................................................9 8300 – MARINE SALVAGE AND LIGHTERING ............................................................................................... 10 8310 – NOTIFICATION OF MARINE CASUALTIES .............................................................................................. 10 8320 – RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RP/PRP AND FOSC ..................................................................................... 10 8330 – INITIAL RESPONSE AND CASUALTY ASSESSMENT ................................................................................... 10 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP v Version 2020.1, December 2021 8340 – SETTING THE FIRST OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 14 8350 – OIL/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE MITIGATION AND LIGHTERING ..................................................... 15 8360 – VESSEL/CARGO SALVAGE PLAN REVIEW ............................................................................................. 15 8370 – OTHER SMFF RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 17 9000 – APPENDICES 19 9100 – EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION .......................................................................................................... 19 9110 – INITIAL AWARENESS, ASSESSMENT & NOTIFICATION SEQUENCE ................ 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BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 9200 – PERSONNEL AND SERVICES DIRECTORY ........................................................................................... 19 9210 – STAKEHOLDERS ............................................................................................................................... 20 9300 – DRAFT INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (IAP) ............................................................................................. 27 9400 – AREA PLANNING DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................................... 27 9410 – DISCHARGE AND RELEASE HISTORY .................................................................................................... 27 9420 – FATE OF SPILLED OIL ....................................................................................................................... 29 9430 – PLANNING SCENARIOS .................................................................................................................... 30 9500 – LIST OF AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................................. 32 9600 – CONVERSIONS .......................................................................................................................... 32 9700 – RESPONSE REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 32 9710 – GEOGRAPHIC ZONE DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................... 32 9720 – GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE STRATEGIES ................................................................................................. 49 9730 – POTENTIAL PLACES OF REFUGE ......................................................................................................... 49 9740 – ENVIRONMENTAL, FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION PLANS ................................................................... 50 9750 – COMMUNITY PROFILES .................................................................................................................... 50 9760 – TECHNICAL REFERENCES LIST ............................................................................................................ 50 9800 – RESERVED ................................................................................................................................ 50 9900 – RESERVED FOR AREA/DISTRICT ..................................................................................................... 50 DEFINITIONS 51 REFERENCES 56 TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1-1: INTEGRATED CONTINGENCY PLANNING ............................................................................................... 5 FIGURE 1-2: AWA AREA AND SEVEN GEOGRAPHIC ZONES ...................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 1-3: GEOGRAPHIC ZONE BOUNDARY DEVIATION FROM USCG AREA BOUNDARY ............................................. 7 FIGURE 1-4: SOSC RESPONSE BOUNDARIES ....................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 2-1: EXAMPLE AREA COMMAND FROM THE 2010 DEEP WATER HORIZON RESPONSE ...................................... 4 FIGURE 9-1: DRILL SITE EROSION ...................................................................................................................... 45 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP vi Version 2020.1, December 2021 TABLE OF TABLES TABLE 1-1: CATEGORIES OF REFERENCES & TOOLS ................................................................................................. 3 TABLE 1-2: AWA GEOGRAPHIC ZONE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................. 6 TABLE 2-1: USEFUL SAFETY PLAN TOOLS .............................................................................................................. 6 TABLE 2-2: INVESTIGATING AGENCIES .................................................................................................................. 8 TABLE 2-3: RECOMMENDED WORK CYCLE TIME PERIODS ..................................................................................... 13 TABLE 2-4: INFORMATION TYPES AND ROUTING TYPE OF INFORMATION ................................................................. 14 TABLE 3-1: AIMS GUIDE, OPERATIONS SECTION, CRITICAL FUNCTIONAL AREAS ......................................................... 2 TABLE 3-2: USCG IMH, CHAPTER 7-1, OPERATIONS SECTION POSITIONS ................................................................. 2 TABLE 3-3: INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS ................................................................................................................ 6 TABLE 4-1: POTENTIAL PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATIONS .......................................... 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TABLE 5-1: AGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT & ASSETS ........................................................................................... 2 TABLE 5-2: SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTORS .......................................................................................................... 3 TABLE 5-3: ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ................................................................................... 4 TABLE 5-4: COMMUNICATIONS OPTIONS ............................................................................................................. 8 TABLE 5-5: AGENCY OWNED/MANAGED COMMUNICATIONS ASSETS ....................................................................... 9 TABLE 7-1: FEDERAL AUTHORITY FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE ................................................................ 5 TABLE 7-2: STATE OF ALASKA HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE AUTHORITIES ........................................................ 5 TABLE 7-3: LEAD STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR SPECIFIC INCIDENT TYPES ........... 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TABLE 9-2: FISHING COOPERATIVES AND FLEETS .................................................................................................. 21 TABLE 9-3: VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................ 26 TABLE 9-4: MARINE PILOT ASSOCIATIONS .......................................................................................................... 27 TABLE 9-5: MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE (NON-PETROLEUM) DISCHARGES BY GEOGRAPHIC ZONE ........ 28 TABLE 9-6: PLANNING SCENARIO BY GEOGRAPHIC ZONE ....................................................................................... 31 TABLE 9-7: APPROXIMATE DISTANCE AND TRANSIT TIMES TO ALEUTIAN ISLANDS COMMUNITIES ................................ 34 TABLE 9-8: OTHER POINTS OF CONTACT ............................................................................................................ 36 TABLE 9-9: PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT SUPPLY AND RENTAL INFORMATION. ....... 36 TABLE 9-10: COOK INLET CULTURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................. 37 TABLE 9-11: KODIAK ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT – SUPPLY & RENTALS ................. 44 Arctic and Western Alaska ACP vii Version 2020.1, December 2021 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following list addresses the acronyms and abbreviations used in this ACP. The first use occurrence is provided in this list and not elsewhere in the plan. The acronyms and abbreviations are defined here, allowing the reader to quickly refer to a list, rather than search for the first appearance in the document where the acronym is defined. AAC Alaska Administrative Code AAR After Action Report ACA Area Command Authority ACP Area Contingency Plan ACS Alaska Clean Seas ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation ADF&G Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADHSEM Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (a division of ADMVA) ADHSS Alaska Department of Health and Social Services ADMVA Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs ADNR Alaska Department of Natural Resources ADOA Alaska Department of Administration ADOF Alaska Division of Forestry (a division of ADNR) ADOL Alaska Department of Law ADOT&PF Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities AIMS Alaska Incident Management System AJE Accounting Journal Entry AKSAS Alaska Statewide Accounting System ALMR Alaska Land Mobile Radio ALOHA Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres AMPD average most probable discharge ANSCA Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act AO Alaska Administrative Order APC Alternate Planning Criteria ARRT Alaska Regional Response Team AS Alaska Statute ASA American Salvage Association ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry ATV All-Terrain Vehicle AWA Arctic and Western Alaska bbl barrel BLM Bureau of Land Management BOA Basic Ordering Agreement BSEE Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement CAMEO Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations Arctic and Western Alaska ACP viii Version 2020.1, December 2021