Discussion - CI_16471

Action - CI_16471_30002

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Area Contingency Plan Organization, Content, Revision Cycle, and
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COMDTINST 16471.3

(3)

describe responsibilities of an owner or operator and of federal, state, and

local agencies in removing, mitigating, or preventing a substantial threat

of a discharge

(4)

list the equipment (including fire fighting equipment), dispersants or

other mitigating substances and devices, and personnel available to an

owner or operator and Federal, State and local agencies;

(5)

describe the procedures to be followed for obtaining an expedited

decision regarding the use of dispersants; and,

(6)

describe in detail how the plan is integrated with other area contingency

plans and vessel, offshore facility, and onshore facility response plans

Regulations promulgating area committee responsibilities are delineated in the NCP

(Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 300). Response actions are to be carried

out in consultation with the appropriate RRTs, Coast Guard District Response

Groups (DRGs), the NSFCC, Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs), wildlife

trustees, Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), and State Emergency

Response Commissions (SERCs).

DISCUSSION:

Since the publication of reference (a), plan improvements have been identified

through incidents, exercises, and lessons learned. This Instruction prescribes

changes to existing ACPs, and establishes the required organization, content,

revision cycle, and distribution practices for coastal and Great Lakes ACPs. The

objective is to improve the ACP's utility as a response tool and facilitate integration

with appropriate governmental and non-governmental planning requirements. This

will be accomplished through establishment of a functionally organized plan,

focused on essential response information and minimizing the amount of support

documentation. The functional grouping of the plan has been chosen to parallel the

National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) based Incident

Command System (ICS) (i.e., Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance

& Administration). While it is recognized that ICS is a response management

structure and not a plan format, the utility of the plan as a "go to" response document

will be enhanced by aligning the plan's format with the desired response

management organization.

Portions of the plan lend themselves to development at the national and regional

levels. Generally speaking, this includes the national and regional policies,

procedures and protocols associated with issues that extend beyond the scope of the

local area committee. The national perspective on issues such as the Commandant's

policy on use of public versus private resources, compliance policy with respect to

the Endangered Species Act and the protection of historic properties, fund access

and cost documentation procedures, all appropriately need to be articulated to the

area committees. Equally significant are regionally based responsibilities

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