CRRT Action Items, Issues of Interest, and Next Meeting Agenda Development

CRRT Action Items, Issues of Interest, and Next Meeting

Agenda Development

Caribbean Region RRT Meeting

St.Croix, USVI

April 30 to May 1, 2002

CRRT Action Items…May 02

• Final CRRT Ocean Dumping Protocol… Post to CRRT Web Site…CGD7…Target: 01 Jun 02

• CRRT participant input to FY-2002 Training, Exercise, Workshop, & Conference Schedule…CGD7…Target: 29 May 02


• In-Situ Burn Plan – Inland Burn Guidance – Included within CRRT In-Situ Burn Plan…currently posted on CRRT web site

• Contact Water Protocol comments… Angel Rodriguez, CEPA, 787-729-6951 ext: 241…Target: 01 Jul 02


• Coral Reef Projects

– Coral Reef Countermeasure Decision Matrix …Joint effort w/Region4 …USCG/NOAA…Target: Oct 02

– Vessel Groundings Over Coral Reef Information. Joint effort w/Region4 …CGD7/NOAA…CRRT Comments…Target: 01 Jul 02


• Ballast Water Treatment During Emergency Response Ops Planning Issues. Joint effort w/Region4 …CGD7/NOAA…CRRT Comments…Target: 01 Jul 02

• Wildlife Planning Project/Joint effort w/Regions 3 and 4…CGD7/NOAA/ EPA/DOI…Target: Oct 02

• Digital ACP/GIS Project – ID Funding…USCG D7…Target: 01 Sep 02

CRRT Action Items…May 02• Caribbean RRT Notification Projects

– Caribbean Wide Notification Project…CGD7/NRC/REMPEITC…Target: Oct 02.

– Trustee/Resource Manager Notification Project

• Information Management…DOI, DOC, CGD7…Target: 01 Jul 02

• Review reporting criteria for spills/releases broadening OSC inclusion and smaller events…NRC, DOI, DOC, CGD7…Target: 01 Jul 02

• Meeting with NMFS Program Managers…DOC, CGD7..Target: Jun 02


• Meeting with NMFS Program Managers concerning OSC liaison with trustees/managers for planning and response issues in support of ESA/EFH requirements…DOC, CGD7..Target: 7 Jun 02

• Development of Shoreline Cleaner Pre-approval to Test Protocol…CRRT comments to DOI…Target: 01 Jul 02


• CRRT Strategic Plan and Operations Manual comments/input…CGD7 …Target: 01 Aug 02

• Comments/input on RCP revision…EPA Reg 2…Target: 01 Aug 02


• DOMREP ESI Project – ID Funding … CGD7…Target: 01 Sep 02

• DOMREP Caribbean MEP Conference to held 13-15 Aug 02…CRRT entities interested in participating contact CGD7…Target: 01 Jun 02


• MOU w/BVI…pends w/U.S. State Dept …Target: CY-2002

• U.S./BVI Joint Pollution Response Annex…Comments and input by CRRT participants to…CGD7…Target: 15 Sep 02


• Comments on Endangered Species Act Implementation Guidelines…to DOI… Target: 01 Sep 02

• Comments on Historic and Cultural Resources Implementation Guidelines…to DOI… Target: 01 Sep 02


• Post CRRT draft work products on CRRT web site…CGD7… Target: 01 Jun 02

CRRT Issues of Interest…May 02

• CRRT Web Site Accessed through NRT site at www.nrt.org

• Coast Guard 7th District Digital ACP/GIS web site is: http://ocean.fmri.usf.edu/website/acp/

• U.S./BVI Search and Rescue Exercise to held on 30 May 02


• Emergency Preparedness Course (EPC) 4-7 June 02 – at Fort Buchanan, PR

Given at FEMA, Central Office Mevanville, VA – Exported Course to Fort Buchanan

Certificate by FEMA is provided

POC: LC Vitelio Silva at (787) 707-5871email: [email protected]

Conducted by the MMT – Mobile Training Team


• Essential Fish Habitat Informational Web Sites:

Southeast Region: http://caldera/sero/nmfs/gov

EFH Rules: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/efh

Caribbean Fishery Management Council:

http://www.caribbeanfmc.com

Highly Migratory Pelagic and Billfish EFH Amendments:

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/Final.html


• Benthic Habitat Mapping Informational Web Sites:

http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/products/benthic/

Environmental Sensitivity Index Products:

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov


• NOAA Web sites:

– http://[email protected]

– www.incidentnews.gov

– www.incidentnews.gov/NOAAlink.htm


• Future Meetings:

– San Juan or Ponce, Puerto Rico – October 22-24, 2002

– St. Thomas, USVI – May 6-8, 2002

Next CRRT Meeting Agenda Development

• Next Meeting: San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 22-24, 2002

• Meeting Format: 3 day formatTuesday half day, Wednesday full day, & Thursday half day. Tuesday AM and Thursday PM used for project work session or training.

• Agenda input from CRRT members to Steve Touw/EPA Reg 2 by 01 Aug 02…Potential agenda Issues:


• CRRT Exercise of choice…1-2 hour exercise during the next meeting

• EPA new equipment presentation

• OSHA Presentation – Puerto Rico


• Industry Work Group Concept

• FBI/FEMA Presentation on Weapons of Mass Destruction Contingencies

• Puerto Rico SHPO/Puerto Rico Institute of Culture Presentation

• New EPA ERNS System and Notification Requirements by the National Response Center


• Agency Emergency Contingency Plan Overview

• Industry Disaster Response Capabilities

• Abandon Vessel/Barge Program

• Mega Port Presentation


• Coral Reef Initiatives

• GSA Presentation

• HOVENSA Coke Presentation

• Industry Exercise Lessons Learned Session


• WMD Lessons Learned Session

– ICS– Federal Leadership – People Issues– Information Management/Joint Information

Center– Documentation– Resources

CRRT Action Items, Issues of Interest, and Next Meeting Agenda Development

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