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Part II
Department of Commerce
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Guidance for Facility and Vessel Response Plans Fish and Wildlife and
Sensitive Environments; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Guidance for Facility and Vessel Response Plans Fish and Wildlife
and Sensitive Environments
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NOAA is issuing this Notice as interim guidance on fish and
wildlife and sensitive environments for the regulated community
required to submit Oil Pollution Act Facility or Vessel Response Plans
to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or U.S. Coast Guard. This
Notice is listed in the following outline:
Appendix I: Federal Agencies Responsible for Specific
Environmental Resources.
Appendix II: Critical Habitats for Endangered/Threatened
Species.
Appendix III: Federally Protected Areas.
Appendix IV: Sensitive Biological and Human-Use Resources.
Appendix V: Ranking of Shoreline Habitats Impacted by Oil
Spills.
Appendix VI: Mailing Addresses and Phone Numbers for Regional
Offices.
ADDRESSES: Limited additional copies are available by calling or
writing the Oil Pollution Act (OPA90) Staff, (G-MS), 2100 Second St.
SW., Washington DC 20953; (202) 267-6740. This number is equipped to
record messages 24 hours a day.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Snider, Ph.D., NOAA HAZMAT
Liaison, c/o USCG (G-MEP), 2100 2nd St. SW., rm 2100, Washington DC
20230; (202) 267-6122, Fax (202) 267-4825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 311 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), certain
facilities (including some onshore facilities, pipelines, and rolling
stock as defined in 40 CFR part 112, 33 CFR part 150, 49 CFR part 194
and 49 CFR part 106), offshore facilities, and vessels are required to
prepare and submit response plans. This planning requirement is meant
to include all tank vessels and those facilities that could reasonably
be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by a discharge
of oil or a hazardous substance into navigable waters (as defined in 40
CFR part 110.1), adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive economic zone.
At this time, only oil discharges are being addressed by this Notice.
The CWA, as amended by OPA, requires that these response plans be
consistent with Area Contingency Plans (ACPs). The ACPs are being
prepared by Area Committees, composed of qualified personnel from
Federal, State, and local agencies, who will identify and prioritize
for protection specific locations that may fall under the categories of
fish and wildlife and sensitive environments. New requirements for
addressing fish and wildlife and sensitive environments were called for
in sections 4201(b) and 4202(a) of OPA. These Sections required ``fish
and wildlife response plans * * * for the immediate and effective
protection * * *'' and ``joint preplanning by the Area Committees,
including * * * protection of sensitive environmental areas, and
protection, rescue, and rehabilitation of fisheries and wildlife * *
*.'' The completed fish and wildlife and sensitive environments plans
will likely be geographic-specific annexes to the ACPs, and should be
the primary source of natural resource information that should be used
by facility and vessel owners or operators during response planning.
These annexes will reflect local scientific knowledge, responder
experience, and community priorities. Sensitive environments identified
by Area Committees may include areas sensitive to the effects from a
spill event, and areas which if impacted may endanger human health. In
preparing or updating their response plans, owners and operators are
strongly encouraged to contact the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)- and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)-chaired Area Committees to ensure
consistency in the definition of sensitive environments and priorities
for actions to be taken in the event of a spill.
This document is provided as guidance to owners and operators until
the geographic-specific fish and wildlife and sensitive environments
annexes in ACPs are completed. It does not supersede or replace these
annexes, but rather provides some interim guidance on fish and wildlife
and sensitive environments, and background information regarding those
annexes. It is also intended to assist owners and operators by listing
some references being used by the Area Committees in determining
protection priorities and appropriate cleanup strategies. This guidance
is not meant to provide a complete listing of sources that Area
Committees are using to develop their fish and wildlife and sensitive
environments annexes. Rather, it provides a description of the basic
type of information that Area Committees use to establish protection
priorities and cleanup strategies.
Proximity of the potential discharge source to fish and wildlife
and sensitive environments has been identified as a factor in the
substantial harm evaluation. (See appendix C of 40 CFR part 112 from
EPA's NPRM of February 17, 1993 on Non-Transportation-Related Onshore
Facilities.) Environments may be identified as sensitive (as described
in the proposed changes to 40 CFR 300.210(c)(4) and detailed in the
fish and wildlife and sensitive environments annexes to the ACPs) by
either their legal designation, or evaluations of Area Committees (for
planning) or members of the spill response Unified Command Structure
(during responses). These areas may include wetlands, National and
State parks, critical habitats for endangered/threatened species,
wilderness and natural areas, marine sanctuaries and estuarine
reserves, conservation areas, preserves, wildlife areas, wildlife
refuges, wild and scenic rivers, recreational areas, national forests,
public drinking water intakes, Federal and State lands that are
research natural areas, heritage program areas, land trust areas, and
historical and archeological sites and parks. These areas may also
include unique habitats, such as: Aquaculture sites and agricultural
surface water intakes, bird nesting areas, critical biological resource
areas, designated migratory routes, and designated seasonal habitats.
The Area Committee and the spill response Unified Command Structure may
consult with the natural resource management agencies, to determine
additional areas to be considered sensitive environments for the
purposes of OPA.
This document includes appendices, which provide basic
environmental reference information for facility and vessel owners and
operators to use in the development and update of their response plans.
Appendix I provides a list of Federal agencies that are responsible for
specific environmental resources. Appendix II provides further
information to assist owners and operators in identifying boundaries of
critical habitats for endangered/threatened species identified by the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS). (Appendix II lists the seasons associated with critical
habitats for some endangered species. Since it is not known when a
discharge might occur, owners and operators should base their response
planning on the worst case, i.e., a discharge that occurs during the
critical habitat season.) Appendix III provides a list of some
Federally protected areas. In EPA's Rule on Non-Transportation-Related
Onshore Facilities, Appendices I through III will be referenced as the
lists that owners and operators will use in self-determining their
substantial harm (with regards to the factor on proximity to sensitive
environments).
The lists in appendix IV and V will further help owners and
operators develop protection priorities until the ACP geographic-
specific Annexes on Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments are
completed. These tables are not necessarily applicable for purposes
other than spill preparedness and response. Appendix IV addresses the
biological and human-use aspects of area sensitivity and the associated
activities that represent the most risk for those resources. It has
been abstracted from information developed by natural resource trustee
agencies and technical experts.
Natural resources are most at risk from oil spills when: (1) Large
numbers of individuals are concentrated in a relatively small area,
such as bays where rafts of waterfowl concentrate during migration and
overwintering;
(2) Wildlife come ashore for birthing, resting, or molting, such as
seal haulouts and marine turtle nesting;
(3) Early life stages are present in somewhat restricted areas,
such as nursery areas for anadromous fish, turtle nesting beaches, and
bird rookeries;
(4) Areas important to specific life stages or migration patterns,
such as foraging or overwintering sites, are impacted by oil;
(5) Specific areas are known to be vital sources for propagation,
such as oyster seed beds;
(6) The species are threatened or endangered; and
(7) A significant percentage of the population is likely to be
exposed to oil.
Human-use resources at risk from oil spills can be divided into
four components: (1) High recreational use and shoreline access areas,
(2) Officially designated natural resource management areas,
(3) Resource extraction sites, such as subsistence sites,
commercial fisheries areas, aquaculture sites, water intakes and other
water resource usage and resource extraction site areas; and
(4) Archaeological, historical, and cultural sites.
Water resource usage areas that may require protection include
surface water intakes and groundwater recharge zones and well fields.
Groundwater protection may be of particular concern for spills of light
products in rivers where wells are located in the flood plain and are
hydraulically connected to the river.
Appendix V ranks several shoreline habitats by their relative
sensitivity to oil spills. The sensitivity ranking is controlled by the
following factors: (1) Relative exposure to wave, tidal, and river flow
energy;
(2) Shoreline type (e.g., rocky cliffs, sand beaches, marshes);
(3) Substrate type (grain size, mobility, oil penetration, and
trafficability); and
(4) Biological productivity and sensitivity.
The concept of ranking coastal environments on a relative
sensitivity scale was originally developed in 1976 and has since been
refined and expanded to include all shoreline types in North America,
including the Great Lakes and riverine environments. The ranking is
based on an understanding of the physical and biological character of
the shoreline environment, not just the substrate type and grain size.
Area Committees determine protection and cleanup priorities for areas
by reviewing their shoreline and resource sensitivity as well as other
local factors. Subsequently, the appropriate protection and cleanup
methods for the different environments are determined. Further
information on preferred cleanup methods for different environments and
factors to consider for mechanical protection can be found in the
following documents available from the National Technical Information
Service: ``Shoreline Countermeasures Manual: Temperate Coastal
Environments'' (NOAA, December 1992) and ``Shoreline Countermeasures
Manual: Tropical Coastal Environments'' (NOAA, May 1993). Further
information is anticipated to be available, including ``Environmental
Impacts of Freshwater Spill Response Options'' (NOAA/American Petroleum
Institute, in press mid-1994), and ``Mechanical Protection Guidelines''
(NOAA/USCG, in press mid-1994).
To facilitate the update of Vessel and Facility Response Plans and
the incorporation of recent information, appendix VI lists mailing
addresses and phone numbers for regional offices. In addition, owners
and operators should note that the appropriate agencies responsible for
fish and wildlife and sensitive environments will periodically update
their sensitive environment information as well as agency lists. This
is due to: Legal changes (i.e., changes in law or regulations to
federally protected areas and species), updates to Area Contingency
Plans and changes in agency contact information. Owners and operators
are responsible for ensuring that their response plans and their plan
updates reflect recent fish and wildlife and sensitive environments
information. Area Contingency Plans will periodically be updated to
reflect these new designations, as well.
Dated: March 23, 1994.
Frank W. Maloney,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, DOC.
Appendix I--Federal Agencies That Are Responsible for Specific
Environmental Resources
For more information on the following areas, owners and operators
should contact the responsible agency listed below. These agencies will
provide assistance, including maps, for the areas under their
jurisdiction.
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Areas Responsible Federal Agency
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Wetlands, as defined in 40 CFR Part 230.3........................ EPA*; COE; DOI/FWS, BLM, NPS; USDA/FS.
Critical habitat for Designated or Proposed Endangered/Threatened DOI/FWS, BLM, NPS; NOAA/NMFS; USDA/FS.
Species.
Habitat Used by Designated or Proposed Endangered/Threatened DOI/FWS, BLM, NPS; NOAA/NMFS; USDA/FS.
Species or Marine Mammals.
National Marine Sanctuaries...................................... NOAA/NOS.
National Parks................................................... DOI/NPS.
Federal Wilderness Areas......................................... DOI/FWS, BLM, NPS; USDA/FS.
National Estuary Program Areas................................... EPA*.
Near Coastal Waters Program Areas................................ EPA*.
Clean Lakes Program Critical Area................................ EPA*.
National Monuments............................................... DOI/NPS; USDA/FS.
National Recreational Areas...................................... DOI/NPS; USDA/FS.
National Preserves............................................... DOI/NPS.
National Wildlife Refuges........................................ DOI/FWS.
Coastal Barrier Resource System (units, undeveloped, partially DOI/FWS, NPS.
developed).
National River Reach Designated as Recreational.................. EPA*; DOI/BLM.
Federal or State Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers............... DOI/BLM, NPS; USDA/FS.
National Conservation Areas...................................... DOI/BLM; USDA/FS.
Hatcheries....................................................... DOI/FWS; NOAA/NMFS.
Waterfowl Management Areas....................................... DOI/FWS.
Cultural Resources............................................... DOI/NPS, BLM; USDA/FS.
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.......................... DOI/BLM.
National Forest System........................................... USDA/FS.
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*Where EPA is designated as the responsible agency, the information may be provided by the appropriate Regional
office.
Note: Please contact State or local agencies for information on resources they manage.
Acronyms:
BLM--Bureau of Land Management.
COE--US Army Corps of Engineers.
DOI--Department of the Interior.
EPA--US Environmental Protection Agency.
FS--US Forest Service.
FWS--US Fish and Wildlife Service.
NMFS--National Marine Fisheries Service.
NOAA--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOS--National Ocean Service.
NPS--National Park Service.
USDA--US Department of Agriculture.
APPENDIX II--Critical Habitats for Endangered/Threatened Species
1. Designated Critical Habitat for NMFS Species
The following locations have been designated as critical
habitats for NMFS species. These habitats are considered sensitive
environments and are preserved by the government. Habitat boundaries
for the NMFS species listed below are identified in 50 CFR parts 226
and 227. This list is not all-inclusive. Owners and operators should
contact the appropriate NMFS region listed in Appendix VI for
further information.
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NMFS Species Location
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Hawaiian Monk Seal, Leatherback Sea Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Sandy
Turtle, Steller Sea Lion. Point, St. Croix, USVI, AK/North
Pacific Coast (35 rookery sites).
Winter-run Chinook Salmon, Snake Sacramento River, CA, Columbia and
River Salmon. Snake Rvrs., ID, OR, WA.
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2. Primary Seasonal Habitats
Primary seasonal habitats (i.e., species distributions) for
endangered species as identified in recovery plans and other
technical documents are listed below. Owners and operators should
contact the appropriate NMFS region listed in appendix VI for
further information.
Northern Right Whale (Final Recovery Plan, December 1991)
Florida--Georgia coast from 28 deg.N to 32 deg.N during the
months of December through March. Calving and nursery area.
Cape Cod--Massachusetts Bay during the months of March through
September. Primary feeding areas.
Great South Channel on the western edge of Georges Bank and
Jeffrey's Ledge during the months of March through September.
Primary feeding area.
Humpback Whale--east coast population (Final Recovery Plan, November
1991)
Gulf of Maine, Great South Channel, Stellwagen Bank, and
Jeffrey's Ledge during the period from mid-April through mid-
November. Primary feeding area.
Silver Bank and Navidad Bank off the coast of Puerto Rico,
coastal areas off the northwest coast of Puerto Rico, and the US
Virgin Islands from mid-December through early April. Calving and
nursery area.
Humpback Whale--west coast population (Final Recovery Plan, November
1991)
Hawaiian Islands (Central North Pacific stock) and Guam (Western
North Pacific stock) from December through April. Calving and
nursery area.
Central and western Gulf of Alaska, including Prince William
Sound, Shelikof Strait, Barren Islands and the southern coastline of
the Alaska peninsula during the months of May through November.
Primary feeding area.
Inside Passage and coastal waters of the southeast Alaska
panhandle from Yakutat Bay south to Queen Charlotte Sound from May
to November. This area includes Glacier Bay, Icy Strait, Stephens
Passage/Frederick Sound, Seymour Canal, Sitka Sound, Cape
Fairweather, Lynn Canal, Sumner Strait, Dixon Entrance, the west
coast of Prince Wales Island, and the Fairweather grounds which is
an offshore bank. Primary feeding area.
Shortnose Sturgeon (NOAA Technical Report NMFS 14 and Food and
Agriculture Organization, Fisheries Synopsis No. 140).
The following east coast rivers and bays should be included:
Kennebec River, Andrescoggin River, Montsweag Bay, Merrimack River,
Connecticut River, Hudson River, Delaware River, Wacoamaw River
(including Winyah Bay), Lake Marion-Wateree River, lower Savannah
River, Altamaha River, Ocumulgee River, and St. Johns River.
Gray Whale (5 year Status Review)
Northern Bering and southern Chukchi Seas. Primary feeding
areas.
Unlike other whale species, the gray whale is particularly
vulnerable during its migration period because it migrates very
close to shore. In areas such as Monterey and Point Conception it
migrates within two miles of shore. The entire west coast from
Alaska to the Mexican border should be listed during the migration
periods. Southbound migration is during the months of October
through December, and northbound migration is from mid-February to
April.
Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon (Designated Critical
Habitat; Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Proposed Rule,
57 FR 36626, August 14, 1992).
The following waterways, bottom and water of the waterways, and
adjacent riparian zones are included: (1) Sacramento River from
Keswick Dam, Shasta County (River Mile 302) to Chipps Island (River
Mile 0) at the westward margin of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; (2)
all waters from Chipps Island westward to Carquinez Bridge,
including Honker Bay, Grizzly Bay, Suisun Bay, and Carquinez Strait;
(3) all waters of San Pablo Bay westward of the Carquinez Bridge;
and (4) all waters of San Francisco Bay from San Pablo Bay to the
Golden Gate Bridge.
3. Inland Critical Habitats for FWS Species
Critical habitats for threatened and endangered species are
considered sensitive environments. They are areas in which federal
agencies must consider the effects of their activities (or
activities they permit) on the species under the Endangered Species
Act, section 7. Critical habitat boundaries for the FWS species are
listed in 50 CFR 17.95. This list is not all-inclusive. Habitats
used by endangered species are not listed specifically in the CFR
and may require professional judgment to identify. Owners and
operators should contact the appropriate FWS office listed in
appendix VI for further information.
Appendix III--Federally Protected Areas
1. National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS) and National Estuarine
Research Reserves (NERR)
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National Marine Sanctuaries Location Regulation
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MONITOR NMS.................................................... NC 15 CFR Part 924.
Key Largo NMS.................................................. FL 15 CFR part 929.
Channel Islands NMS............................................ CA 15 CFR Part 935.
Point Reyes/Farallon Island NMS................................ CA 15 CFR Part 936.
Looe Key NMS................................................... FL 15 CFR Part 937.
Gray's Reef NMS................................................ GA 15 CFR Part 938.
Stellwagen Bank NMS............................................ MA 15 CFR Part 940.
Fagatele Bay NMS............................................... AS 15 CFR Part 941.
Cordell Bank NMS............................................... CA 15 CFR Part 942.
Florida Keys NMS............................................... FL pending\1\.
Flower Garden Banks NMS........................................ TX 15 CFR Part 943.
Monterey Bay NMS............................................... CA 15 CFR Part 944.
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\1\Currently designated an NMS by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Sanctuaries and Reserves
Division. Notification in CFR is pending.
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National Estuarine Research Reserve Area of concern
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Wells NERR............................................................ Rachel Carson Refuge, ME.
Great Bay NERR........................................................ Durham, NH.
Waquoit Bay NERR...................................................... MA.
Narragansett Bay NERR................................................. RI.
Hudson River NERR..................................................... NY.
Old Woman Creek NERR.................................................. Huron, OH.
Chesapeake Bay NERR (for Maryland).................................... Annapolis, MD.
Chesapeake Bay NERR (for Virginia).................................... Gloucester Pt., VA.
North Carolina NERR................................................... Wilmington, NC.
Sapelo Island NERR.................................................... GA.
Jobos Bay NERR........................................................ Guayama, PR.
Apalachicola River NERR............................................... FL.
Rookery Bay NERR...................................................... Naples, FL.
Weeks Bay NERR........................................................ Fairhope, AL.
Tijuana River NERR.................................................... Imperial Beach, CA.
Elkhorn Slough NERR................................................... Watsonville, CA.
South Slough NERR..................................................... Charleston, OR.
Padilla Bay NERR...................................................... Mt. Vernon, WA.
Waimanu Valley NERR................................................... Oahu, HI.
Ahepoo-Combahee Edisto Basin NERR..................................... SC.
Delaware NERR......................................................... DE.
North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR........................................... SC.
St. Lawrence River Basin NERR......................................... NY.
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General information on these sanctuaries and reserve programs
can be found in these regulations:
--National Marine Sanctuary Program (15 CFR part 922)
--National Estuarine Research Reserve Program (15 CFR part 921)
For additional information on area boundaries for all NMS sites,
all proposed new sanctuaries, and information on points-of-contact
with the National Estuarine Research Reserve sites contact:
Department of Commerce, NOAA, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division, 1305 East West
Highway, SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
2. Federally Protected Inland Areas
Federal regulations protect numerous inland areas. These include
National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges, wilderness areas,
National forests, and others. These areas are listed in Appendix I.
Owners and operators should contact the responsible Federal agency,
also listed in Appendix I, for area boundaries, information on
proposed new areas, and applicable regulations.
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Appendix VI--Mailing Addresses and Phone Numbers for Regional Offices
1. Area Committees
For more information on the EPA- and USCG-chaired Area
Committees, please contact the appropriate Regional EPA office (see
item 4) or the appropriate USCG COTP office (see item 9).
2. BLM State Offices
US BLM--Alaska, 222 West 7th Ave., #13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599,
Telephone: (907) 271-5076
US BLM--Arizona, 3707 North 7th St., PO Box 16563, Phoenix, AZ
85011, Telephone: (602) 650-0206
US BLM--California, Federal Building, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
CA 95825, Telephone: (916) 978-4743
US BLM--Colorado, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215,
Telephone: (303) 239-3700
US BLM--Eastern States, Office, 7450 Boston Blvd., Springfield, VA
22153, Telephone: (703) 440-1700
US BLM--Idaho, 3380 Americana Terrace, Boise, ID 83706, Telephone:
(208) 384-3001
US BLM--Montana, Granite Towers, 222 N. 32nd St., PO Box 36800,
Billings, MT 59107, Telephone: (406) 255-2904
US BLM--Nevada, Federal Building, 850 Harvard Way, PO Box 12000,
Reno, NV 89520-006, Telephone: (702) 785-6590
US BLM--New Mexico, 1474 Rodeo Rd., PO Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM
87502-7115, Telephone: (505) 438-7501
US BLM--Oregon, 1300 NE 44th Ave., PO Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208,
Telephone: (503) 280-7026
US BLM--Utah, 324 S. State St., Suite 301, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-
2303, Telephone: (801) 539-4010
US BLM--Wyoming, 2515 Warren Ave., PO Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003,
Telephone: (307) 775-6001
3. COE Division Offices
US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division, PO Box 1600,
Huntsville, AL 35807-4301, Telephone: (205) 955-5460
US Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Miss. Valley Div., Regulatory
Branch PO Box 80, Vicksburg, MS 39181-0080, Telephone: (601) 634-
5818
US Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Division, Planning Branch
12565 West Center Rd., Omaha, NE 68144-3869, Telephone: (402) 221-
7267
US Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division, Operations Branch,
424 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02254-9149, Telephone: (617) 647-8321
US Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, Regulatory
Branch, 90 Church St., New York, NY 10007-2979, Telephone: (212)
264-3996
US Army Corps of Engineers, North Central Division, 111 North Canal
St., Chicago, IL 60606-7205, Telephone: (312) 353-6310
US Army Corps of Engineers, North Pacific Division, Planning/
Engineering Branch, PO Box 2870, Portland, OR 97208-2870, Telephone:
(503) 326-3780
US Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio River Division, Constr./Operations
Branch PO Box 1159, Cincinnati, OH 45201-1159, Telephone: (513) 684-
6811
US Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division, Constr./
Operations Branch, Bldg. 230, Ft. Shafter, HI 96858-5440, Telephone:
(808) 438-9293
US Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, Constr./
Operations Branch, 77 Forsyth St. SW, Rm. 313, Atlanta, GA 30335-
6801, Telephone: (404) 331-6740
US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division, Constr./
Operations Branch, PO Box 2250, Winchester, VA 22601-1450,
Telephone: (703) 665-3629
US Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division, Constr./
Operations Branch, 630 Sansome St., Rm. 720, San Francisco, CA
94111-2206, Telephone: (415) 705-1226
US Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division, Constr./
Operations Division, 1114 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75242-0216,
Telephone: (214) 767-2436
Note: Please contact the Division to determine the appropriate
district office responsible for a particular area of concern.
4. EPA Regional Offices
US EPA, Region 1, Emergency Response Sect., 60 Westview St.,
Lexington, MA 02173, attn: Response Plan Coord., Telephone: (617)
860-4361
US EPA, Region 2, RPB, Removal and Emergency Preparedness Programs,
(MS-211), 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08837, Telephone: (908)
321-6656
US EPA, Region 3, Oil and Title III Sect. (3HW34), 841 Chesnut St.,
9th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19107, Telephone: (215) 597-5998/1357
US EPA, Region 4, Emergency Resp. & Removal Br., 345 Courtland St.
NE, 1st Fl., Atlanta, GA 30365, Telephone: (404) 347-3931
US EPA, Region 5, EERB (HSE-5J), 77 West Jackson Blvd., 5th Fl.,
Chicago, IL 60604-3507, Telephone: (312) 886-6236
US EPA, Region 6, (62-EP), Contingency Planning Sect., First
Interstate Bank Tower, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733,
Telephone: (214) 655-2270
US EPA, Region 7, EPPB (ENSV), 25 Funston Rd., 2nd Fl., Kansas City,
KS 66115, Telephone: (913) 551-5000
US EPA, Region 8, Prevention Sect. (HWM-ER), One Denver Place, 999
18th St., Ste. 500, Denver, CO 80202-2405, Telephone: (303) 293-1603
US EPA, Region 9, ERS (H83), 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA
94105, Telephone: (415) 744-1500
US EPA, Region 10, SRIS (HW114), 1200 Sixth Ave., 11th Fl., Seattle,
WA 98101, Telephone: (206) 553-1090
5. NMFS Regional Offices
NMFS Northeast Region, Director, One Blackburn Dr., Gloucester, MA
01930, Telephone: (508) 281-9250
NMFS Southeast Region, Director, 9450 Koger Blvd., St. Petersburg,
FL 33702, Telephone: (813) 893-3141
NMFS Alaska Region, Director, Post Office Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802, Telephone: (907) 586-7221
NMFS Northwest Region, Director, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
98115-0070, Telephone: (206) 526-6150
NMFS Southwest Region, Director, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., #4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802-4213, Telephone: (310) 980-4001
6. NPS Regional Offices
NPS, North Atlantic Region, 15 State St., Boston, MA 02109,
Telephone: (617) 223-5200
NPS, Mid-Atlantic Region, 143 S 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106,
Telephone: (215) 597-7013
NPS, Southeast Region, 75 Spring St., Atlanta, GA 30303, Telephone:
(404) 331-4998
NPS, Midwest Region, 1709 Jackson St., Omaha, NE 68102, Telephone:
(402) 221-3471
NPS, Rocky Mountain Region, PO Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225,
Telephone: (303) 969-2100
NPS, Southwest Region, PO Box 728, Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728,
Telephone: (505) 988-6012
NPS, Western Region, 600 Harrison St., Ste. 600, San Francisco, CA
94107, Telephone: (415) 745-3955
NPS, Pacific NW Region, 83 S King St., Ste. 212, Seattle, WA 98104,
Telephone: (206) 553-5565
NPS, Alaska Region, 2525 Gamble St., Anchorage, AK 99503, Telephone:
(907) 257-2687
7. FWS Regional Offices
US FWS, Region 1, 911 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232-4181,
Telephone: (503) 231-6118
US FWS, Region 2, PO Box 1306, 500 Gold Ave. SW, Rm. 3018,
Albuquerque, NM 87103, Telephone: (505) 766-2321
US FWS, Region 3, Whipple Federal Bldg., 1 Federal Dr., Fort
Snelling, MN 55111, Telephone: (612) 725-3502
US FWS, Region 4, 1875 Century Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30345, Telephone:
(404) 679-4000
US FWS, Region 5, 300 Westgate Center Dr., Hadley, MA 01035-9589,
Telephone: (413) 253-8301
US FWS, Region 6, PO Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO
80225, Telephone: (303) 236-7920
US FWS, Region 7, 1011 East Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503,
Telephone: (907) 786-3542
8. FS Regional Offices
US Forest Service, Northern Region, Federal Bldg., PO Box 7669,
Missoula, MT 59807, Public Affairs: (406) 329-3092
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 740 Simms St., Lakewood,
CO 80401, Public Service: (303) 275-5041
US Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Federal Bldg., 517 Gold Ave.
SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Public Affairs: (505) 842-3291
US Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Federal Building, 324 25th
St., Ogden, UT 84401, Public Affairs: (801) 625-5352
US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, 630 Sansome St., San
Francisco, CA 94111, Public Affairs: (415) 705-2874
US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW 1st Ave., PO Box
3623, Portland, OR 97208, Public Affairs: (503) 326-4154
US Forest Service, Southern Region, 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW, Atlanta,
GA 30367, Telephone: (404) 347-7229
US Forest Service, Eastern Region, 310 West Wisconsin Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53203, Public Affairs: (414) 297-3620
US Forest Service, Alaska Region, Federal Office Building, PO Box
21628, Juneau, AK 99802, Public Affairs: (907) 586-8806
9. USCG District Offices and Area Committees (ACs)
Note: The USCG has no Third, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Twelfth,
Fifteenth, or Sixteenth District.
[Acronyms: AC Area Committee; CG Coast Guard; COTP Captain of the Port;
MSD Marine Safety Detachment; MSO Marine Safety Office; USCG US Coast
Guard]
First District
District Office: Commander, 1st CG District (m), John Foster
Williams CG Bldg., 408 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210-3350,
Telephone: (617) 223-8444, Fax: (617) 223-8094
Maine and New Hampshire AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, PO Box
108, Downtown Station, Portland, ME 04112-1096, Telephone: (207)
780-3251, Fax: (207) 780-3567
Long Island Sound AC: COTP, Long Island Sound, c/o USCG Group, 120
Woodward Ave., New Haven, CT 06512-3698, Telephone: (203) 468-4451,
Fax: (203) 468-4445
Boston AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 445 Commercial St., Boston,
MA 02109-1045, Telephone: (617) 223-3025, Fax: (617) 223-3032
Providence AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 20 Risho Ave., E.
Providence, RI 02914-1215, Telephone: (401) 528-5335, Fax: (401)
528-5202
Long Island Sound AC: COTP, New York, c/o USCG Group, Governor's
Is., Bldg. 108, New York, NY 10004-5000, Telephone: (212) 668-7917,
Fax: (212) 668-7759
Second District
District Office: Commander, 2nd CG District (meps), 1222 Spruce St.,
Suite 2.102G, St. Louis, MO 63103-2832, Telephone: (314) 539-2655,
Fax: (314) 539-2649
Area Committees: (No USCG Area Committees)
Fifth District
District Office: Commander, 5th CG District (mep), Federal Bldg.,
431 Crawford St., Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004, Telephone: (804) 398-
6389, Fax: (804) 398-6503
Philadelphia Coastal AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 1 Washington
Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395, Telephone: (215) 271-4803, Fax:
(215) 271-4833
Southern Coastal North Carolina AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO,
272 N Front St., Suite 500, Wilmington, NC 28401-3907, Telephone:
(919) 343-4882, Fax: (919) 343-4423
Maryland Coastal AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Customhouse, 40
Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202-4022, Telephone: (410) 962-5121, Fax:
(410) 962-0930
Virginia Coastal AC, NE:, North Carolina Coastal AC: Commanding
Officer, USCG MSO, Norfolk Federal Bldg., 200 Granby St., Norfolk,
VA 23510-1888, Telephone: (804) 441-3302, Fax: (804) 441-3262
Seventh District
District Office: Commander, 7th CG District (mep), Brickell Plaza
Bldg., 909 SE 1st Ave., Miami, FL 33131-3050, Telephone: (305) 536-
5651, Fax: (305) 536-5091
Jacksonville AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 2831 Talleyrand Ave.,
Rm. 213, Jacksonville, FL 32206-3497, Telephone: (904) 232-2640,
Fax: (904) 232-2664
Caribbean AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, PO Box 3666, San Juan,
PR 00902-3666, Telephone: (809) 729-6800 ext. 300, Fax: (809) 722-
2697
Charleston AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 196 Tradd St.,
Charleston, SC 29401-1899, Telephone: (803) 724-7683, Fax: (803)
724-7705
Savannah AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, PO Box 8191, Savannah, GA
31412-8191, Telephone: (912) 652-4353, Fax: (912) 652-4052
South Florida AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 51 SW 1st Ave., 5th
Fl., Miami, FL 33130-1609, Telephone: (305) 536-5691, Fax: (305)
536-7005
Tampa AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 155 Columbia Dr., Tampa, FL
33606-3598, Telephone: (813) 228-2191, Fax: (813) 228-2399
Eighth District
District Office: Commander, 8th CG District (mep), Hale Boggs
Federal Bldg., Rm. 1331, 501 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70130-
3396, Telephone: (504) 589-6271, Fax: (504) 589-4999
Morgan City AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 800 David Dr., Rm.
232, Morgan City, LA 70380-1304, Telephone: (504) 384-2406, ext.
161, Fax: (504) 589-6793
S Texas Coastal Zone AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, PO Box 1621,
Corpus Christi, TX 78403-1621, Telephone: (512) 888-3192, Fax: (512)
888-3115
Houston/Galveston AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Houston, PO Box
446, Galena Park, TX 77547-0446, Telephone: (713) 671-5199, Fax:
(713) 671-5177
Mobile AC: Florida Panhandle AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 150 N
Royal St., PO Box 2924, Mobile, AL 36652-2924, Telephone: (205) 441-
5201, Fax: (205) 441-6169
New Orleans AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 1440 Canal St.,
Tidewater Bldg., New Orleans, LA 70112-2711, Telephone: (504) 589-
6196, Fax: (504) 589-6218
SW Louisiana-SE Texas AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Federal
Bldg., 2875 75th St. & Hwy. 69, Port Arthur, TX 77640-2099,
Telephone: (409) 723-6513, Fax: (409) 723-6534
Ninth District
District Office: Commander, 9th CG District (mep), 1240, East 9th
Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060, Telephone: (216) 522-4405, Fax:
(216) 522-3290
Cleveland AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 1055 East 9th St.,
Cleveland, OH 44114-1092, Telephone: (216) 522-4405, Fax: (216) 522-
3290
Sault Ste. Marie AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, c/o USCG Group,
Sault Ste. Marie, 337 Water St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783-9501,
Telephone: (906) 635-3210, Fax: (906) 635-3238
Eastern Wisconsin AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 2420 S Lincoln
Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53207-1997, Telephone: (414) 747-7156,
Fax: (414) 747-7108
Duluth-Superior AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Canal Park, 660 S.
Lake St., Duluth, MN 55802-2352, Telephone: (218) 720-5274, Fax:
(218) 720-5258
Buffalo AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Federal Bldg., Rm. 1111,
111 W Huron St., Buffalo, NY 14202-2395, Telephone: (716) 846-4168,
Fax: (716) 846-4171
Western Lake Erie AC: Commanding Officer, Federal Bldg., Rm. 501,
234 Summit St., Toledo, OH 43604-1590, Telephone: (419) 259-6398,
Fax: (419) 259-6374
Detroit AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 110 Mt. Elliot Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48207-4380, Telephone: (313) 568-9580, Fax: (313) 568-
9581
Grand Haven AC: COTP, Grand Haven, 650 Harbor Ave., Grand Haven, MI
49417, Telephone: (616) 847-4502, Fax: (616) 847-4525
Chicago AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 215 W. 83rd St., Ste. D,
Burr Ridge, IL 60521-7059, Telephone: (708) 789-5830, Fax: (708)
789-5843
Eleventh District
District Office: Commander, 11th CG District (mer), 501 W. Ocean
Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90822-5399, Telephone: (310) 980-4300, Fax:
(310) 980-4381
Santa Barbara/Ventura AC; Central Coast AC: Commanding Officer, USCG
MSD, 111 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2315, Telephone: (805)
942-7430, Fax: (805) 942-7968
San Francisco Bay and Delta Region AC; North Coast AC: Commanding
Officer, USCG MSO, San Francisco, Bldg. 14, Coast Guard Island,
Alameda, CA 94501-5100, Telephone: (510) 437-3135, Fax: (510) 437-
3072
San Diego AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 2710 North Harbor Dr.,
San Diego, CA 92101-1064, Telephone: (619) 557-5860, Fax: (619) 557-
6769
Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor AC, Orange County AC: Commanding
Officer, USCG MSO, Long Beach, 165 N Pico Avenue, Long Beach, CA
90802-1096, Telephone: (310) 980-4429, Fax: (310) 499-4415
Thirteenth District
District Office: Commander, 13th CG District (mer), Jackson Federal
Bldg., 915 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98174-1067, Telephone: (206)
553-1711, Fax: (206) 553-0768
Puget Sound AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Puget Sound, 1519
Alaskan Way S., Pier 36, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98134-1192, Telephone:
(206) 286-5550, Fax: (206) 286-5544
Portland AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 6767 N Basin Ave.,
Portland, OR 97217-3929, Telephone: (503) 240-9355, Fax: (503) 240-
9302.
Fourteenth District
District Office: Commander, 14th CG District (mer), Prince JKK
Federal Bldg., Rm. 9149, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96850-
4982, Telephone: (808) 541-2114, Fax: (808) 541-2116
Guam AC, Palau AC, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands AC:
Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Guam, Box 176, PSC 455, FPO AP 96540-
1056, Telephone: 8-011-671-550-7340 (Int'l), Fax: 8-011-671-339-6210
(Int'l)
Hawaii/American Samoa AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 433 Ala
Moana Blvd., Rm. 1, Honolulu, HI 96813-4909, Telephone: (808) 541-
2061, Fax: (808) 541-3154
Seventeenth District
District Office: Commander, 17th CG District (mep), PO Box 25517,
Juneau, AK 99802-5517, Telephone: (907) 463-2005, Fax: (907) 463-
2218
Western Alaska AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, Federal Bldg. & US
Courthouse, 510 ``L'' St., Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501-1946,
Telephone: (907) 271-6710, Fax: (907) 271-6751
Southeast Alaska AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, 2760 Sherwood Ln,
Ste., 2A, Juneau, AK 99801-8545, Telephone: (907) 463-2450, Fax:
(907) 463-2445
Prince William Sound AC: Commanding Officer, USCG MSO, PO Box 486,
Valdez, AK 99686-0486, Telephone: (907) 835-4791, Fax: (907) 835-
5153
[FR Doc. 94-7314 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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