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NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION ROLES DURING AN OIL SPILL RESPONSE

NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION ROLES DURING AN OIL SPILL RESPONSE. Essential Fish Habitat and Endangered Species Act Consultation Process – Status Presented to RRT IV Meeting Savannah, GA February 18, 2010 By Jim Jeansonne, NOAA SSC. STEPS TAKEN SINCE AUGUST 2009 RRT IV MEETING.

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NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION ROLES DURING AN OIL SPILL RESPONSE

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  1. NOAA OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION ROLES DURING AN OIL SPILL RESPONSE Essential Fish Habitat and Endangered Species Act Consultation Process – Status Presented to RRT IV Meeting Savannah, GA February 18, 2010 By Jim Jeansonne, NOAA SSC

  2. STEPS TAKEN SINCE AUGUST 2009 RRT IV MEETING • Created a NOAA working group – Southeast SSCs and NMFS Southeast Regional Office plus DOI and EPA and USCG as appropriate • Review existing documents – Laws, Regs, Guidance, and previous consultations • Discussed the issues, perspectives and alternatives to improve the consultation for Region IV.

  3. REVIEWED DOCUMENTS • 2001 MOA between USCG, EPA, DOI, USFWS, NOAA-NMFS, NOAA-NOS (OR&R) • MOA Guidebook (2002) • MOA Training “CD” (2002) • Memo on wildfire fuels reduction – “Fuels memo” • NW ACP ESA-EFH Programmatic Consult (2002)

  4. RESULTS TO DATE -1 • FOSC CONCERNS – If you consult with your Service RRT reps, the NOAA SSC, and use “Best Management Practices” you have a low risk profile • Coordinating during pre-spill planning at the RRT and Area Committee level goes a long way toward smoothing the Emergency Consultation Process

  5. RESULTS–TO--DATE (2) • The EFH and ESA Consultation processes are similar but separate • Some efficiency can be gained by combining the coordination effort during the response phase • An EFH Programmatic Consultation (PC) should be in-place by Fall of 2010 (per David Dale, NMFS)

  6. RESULTS–TO--DATE (3) • An ESA Programmatic would likely take 1 to 2 years • We haven’t determined yet if doing a programmatic is worth the effort (“Pay me now” vs. “Pay me Later”) • We need to improve understanding of the process on both sides (Response and Services) • Meeting in St. Petersburg to advance the process on March 3 and 4, 2010.

  7. SOME KEY POINTS LEARNED • An FOSC may use a PRFA for the Emergency Consultation effort, per the MOA (but obligate it during the emergency!) Guidelines are in the MOA • The MOA Guidebook will likely be used heavily as we move forward • The Consult Process should be in each ACP (once we refine it) • If an FOSC hands off the response to a state, the consultation requirement may or may not go away

  8. QUESTIONS? Contact: Jim Jeansonne NOAA SSC in St. Petersburg, FL jim.jeansonne@noaa.gov Cellular: 206-276-5308

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