Risk Assessment & Waste Mgmt. Workshop 

Objectives – This two-day workshop will bring together local resource managers and stakeholders from the Bering Strait region to share information and discuss concerns for oil spills that could impact residents and resources in the region. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) requests your participation and your input to help develop and guide our oil spill response planning and preparedness activities as part of the Arctic and Western Alaska Area Contingency Plan (ACP). ACP committee members will brief the local and tribal representatives on ongoing projects related to oil spill policies and guidance and learn from the local and tribal representatives regarding their concerns for oil pollution in the Bering Strait region.

24 APR – Risk Assessment (Day 1)

• 0830 – 0900:  Check in
• 0900 – 0930:  Introductions
• 0930 – 0950:  International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF) Video: “Introduction to Oil Spills: and discussion
• 0950 – 1000:  Break
• 1000 – 1045:  Risk Assessment 101— How can we assess different risks?
• 1045 – 1130:  Arctic and Western Alaska Risk Assessment Methodology—Applying a risk assessment to a local area
• 1130 – 1200:  Introduction to Geographic Response Strategies (GRSs)—Having a map of your response strategy options and a game plan ahead of time 
• 1200 – 1330:  Lunch
• 1330 – 1430:  NOAA Environmentally Sensitive Index maps 101—How do we document potential resources at risks and where can these maps be found?
• 1430 – 1600:  Risk Assessment capstone discussion and Q&A— Tying together the conversations from throughout the day

25 APR – Waste Management (Day 2)

• 0830 – 0900:  Registration
• 0900 – 0930:  Introductions
• 0930 – 0950:  ITOPF Video: “At Sea Response” and discussion
• 0950 – 1000:  Break
• 1000 – 1050:  Waste Management Principles—When cleaning up a spill, how do we effectively handle and dispose of the waste generated?
• 1050 – 1100:  Break
• 1100 – 1120:  ITOPF Video: “Waste Management” and discussion
• 1120 – 1200:  Industry Resources & Deployment—What spill response resources are available for the region?
• 1200 – 1330:  Lunch
• 1330 – 1430:  Area Contingency Plan and Waste Management—How does the State regulate and assist with management of waste generated during a spill?
• 1430 – 1600:  Waste Management capstone discussion and Q&A-- Tying together the conversations from throughout the day

ACP Background – The Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), mandates that an Area Committee exists within each inland and Coast Guard Captain of the Port Zone. The Area Committee must: (1) Prepare for its area the Area Contingency Plan; (2) Work with federal, tribal, state, and local officials to enhance the contingency planning for those officials and to assure preplanning of joint response efforts, including appropriate procedures for mechanical recovery, dispersal, shoreline cleanup, protection of sensitive environmental areas, and protection, rescue and rehabilitation of fisheries and wildlife; and (3) Work with federal, tribal, state, and local officials to expedite decisions for the use of dispersants and other mitigating substances and devices. 

More information about the Arctic and Western Alaska Area Contingency Plan and its committees  can be found at http://alaska.gov/go/7EKN