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U.S. Coast GuardU.S. Coast GuardBIA Providers Conference

Tribal Outreach

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U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard CG Organizational Structure in Alaska:• 17th District Commander: Juneau

• Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo• 2000+ CG Personnel Statewide

• Sector Anchorage & Sector Juneau• Manage CG operations in their regions• Sector Commanders are Federal On-Scene

Coordinators for Oil Spills & Hazardous Materials Releases

• D17 Units: 24 field units in Alaska • Units report to Sectors & District Commander• Marine Safety Units/Detachments (6)• Patrol Boats (6)• Buoy Tenders (6)• Small Boat Stations (3)• CG Auxiliary Stations (3)

• CG Air Stations: Kodiak and Sitka• 16 Aircraft : 12 Helicopters/4 C-130 Airplanes

U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Tribal Consultation and Engagement

With Alaska Native Organizations In Support of CG Missions Statewide Ongoing Meetings/briefings:

Tribes Alaska Native Organizations Local Governments

Listen/Engage/Respond Integrity in Actions & Communications Cross-Cultural training for all CG

personnel deployed to Arctic Developing Training for all CG personnel in

Alaska Continuing to focus on tribal

engagement & collaboration statewide Working to identify gaps in

connections with tribes

Rear Admiral Ostebo (CGD17 Commander) &

Vice Admiral Zukunft (Pacific Area Commander)

at Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Meeting in Pt Hope

44Two WLB Buoy Tenders

Arctic Operations Arctic Operations (Significant CG focus area)

Two H-60 Jayhawks

Mobile Comms Detachment

Summary:• Operations: July – Oct• Outreach: Mar – Sept • Oil Spill Drill: August

(Tested 3 types of skimming devices)

• Capability Assessment• Small Boat/Amphibious

Vessel/Tracker Testing• Community Service:

1300+ Hours

Tribal Issues:• CG effort to reduce

subsistence impacts• CG effort to communicate

with tribes during season

Medium & High Endurance Cutters with

H-65 Helos

Community Outreach:• Village Visits• Vessel Exams• Oil Spill Recovery Drill• Mass Rescue Drills

U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Respect for Subsistence

Marine Mammal & Caribou Tracking Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

Penthrite Deliveries Bowhead Whale Hunt Avoidance

Eskimo Walrus Commission Carcass Survey (Nome to Cape Espenberg)

Response to issues & complaints Caribou & Helicopters in Arctic operations

Tracking info from: Tribes NSB-DWM State of Alaska Federal Agencies

Helicopter Noise Study

Satellite Tracking Sites

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Western/SW/Central Alaska Western/SW/Central Alaska Operations & OutreachOperations & Outreach

Villages: F/V Lone Star Capsizing/Sinking (Dillingham): July - Oct

• 14K Gal Diesel/Fisheries Closure F/V Arctic Hunter (Unalaska): Nov

• 15K Gal Diesel Onboard Bristol Bay Fisheries Alaska Mist (Bering Sea – 22 crewmembers)

Missions: Boating/Water Safety Local Search & Rescue Training Fishing Vessel Safety Emergency Response

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Southeast Alaska Southeast Alaska Operations & OutreachOperations & Outreach

Villages: Sitka: Spill Drill & actual response in sensitive historic areas Ketchikan: Spill Response Drills Metlakatla: Commercial Vessel Safety Outreach Angoon: Local Search & Rescue training, navigation, radio

communications, water safety Hoonah, Kake, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Angoon: Santa to Villages Wrangell, Sitka, Haines, Skagway: Boating Safety Outreach Kodiak Island Villages: Santa to Villages Statewide: CG Unit Outreach to local villages/tribes

Missions: Boating/Water Safety Local Search & Rescue Training Fishing Vessel Safety Emergency Response Engaging tribes in updates to Subarea Contingency Plans

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Examples of EngagementsExamples of Engagements St. Lawrence Oiled WildlifeSt. Lawrence Oiled Wildlife Drill Rig Kulluk GroundingDrill Rig Kulluk Grounding Tug Polar Wind & Tug Polar Wind &

Barge Unimak TraderBarge Unimak Trader Oil Dispersant Guideline Oil Dispersant Guideline

Proposed RevisionsProposed Revisions

CG Outreach MissionsCG Outreach MissionsBoating Safety, Community Service, Walrus Rescue

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17th District Commander:Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo

17th District Chief of Staff:Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo

Coast Guard D17 Tribal Liaison:Ms. Sudie HargisSusan.D.Hargis@uscg.milOffice: 907-463-2034Cell: 907-321-8300

U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Points of Contact