Response Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP) Oil/Chemical Incident Annex Dave Ormes

1. Response Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP) Oil/Chemical Incident Annex Dave Ormes 1

2. Annex Purpose • The Oil/Chemical Incident Annex provides hazard-specific information supplemental to the Response FIOP, Prevention FIOP and NRF. • The Annex describes the process and structures utilized by Federal departments/agencies for responding to threats or actual oil/chemical incidents, whether resulting from accidents, deliberate acts, or natural disasters. • The Annex describes how the Federal interagency responds to oil/chemical incidents under Federal authorities in a lead role or in support to local, state, tribal, territorial or insular areas governments.

3. Scope • Applicable to all Federal responses to oil/chemical incidents, regardless of size or complexity and including accidental or deliberate releases. • Does not impede Federal departments/agencies from exercising authorities to perform inherent responsibilities under law. • Federal departments/agencies take appropriate independent emergency actions pursuant to their own statutory authority.

4. Relationship to Existing Plans This will be an Annex to the Response FIOP

5. Federal Response Coordination Levels Level of Federal response: Based on the following Response Levels: Critical Considerations: • On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Assessment Only • National Contingency Plan (NCP) Response • NCP Response with Emergency Support Function (ESF) Support • Stafford Act Response • State and Local Capabilities • Environmental Contamination • Life-saving/Life-sustaining requirements • Amount of property damage • Number of fatalities and injured • Extent of Core Capabilities • Severity of Impacts on Critical Infrastructure

6. Federal Coordination Constructs

7. OSC Assessment OSC Assessment • Vast majority of oil/chemical incidents are handled by State and/or local authorities and responsible party addressing the issue without Federal assistance. • OSC determines no Federal assistance is required

8. NCP Response OSC determines NCP capable of delivering Federal core capabilities • Primary departments/agencies responding to oil/chemical incidents are EPA for inland zone and the USCG for the coastal zone. • The OSC directs response efforts and coordinates all other efforts at the scene of a discharge or release in accordance with the NCP. • OSC coordinates efforts using the Unified Command concept.

9. NCP Response (cont’d)

10. NCP Response with ESF Support OSC or other official determines Federal core capabilities beyond NCP are required • EPA/USCG directs and coordinates the NCP response as a member of the Unified Command. • DHS and FEMA will work cooperatively to activate and deploy the Federal response resources that have been requested by the OSC or other senior EPA/USCG official. • Appropriate ESFs, a Federal Resource Coordinator (FRC), and the RRCC/NRCC may be activated.

11. NCP Response with ESF Support (cont’d)

12. Stafford Act Response President issues Major Disaster or Emergency Declaration • An oil/chemical incident has or is anticipated to exceed State, Local, Tribal, Territorial (SLTT) resources; request for assistance is made by Governor/Tribal Leader. • Response activity consistent with procedures outlined in NRF and Response FIOP. • RRCC and NRCC may be activated as well as the establishment of a Joint Field Office (JFO). • NCP response structures and coordination constructs remain in place but are now coordinated with the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) through ESF #10.

13. Stafford Act Response (cont’d)