[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36864-36865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 97-024]


National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) and the 
Minerals Management Service (MMS), in concert with the states, the oil 
industry and concerned citizens, developed the Preparedness for 
Response Exercise Program (PREP). This notice announces the next PREP 
workshop.


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DATES: The workshop will be held on August 6-7, 1997 from 8:30 AM to 
4:30 PM.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in Ballrooms A and B at the 
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites at 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information regarding the 
PREP program and the schedule, contact Ms. Karen Sahatjian, Marine 
Safety and Enironmental Protection Directorate, Office of Response, (G-
MOR-2), (202) 267-02850. The schedule and exercise design manual is 
available on the internet at http://www.navcen.uscg.mil or to obtain a 
hard copy of the exercise design manual, contact Ms. Toni Hundley at 
the Office of Pipeline Safety at (202) 366-4397. The 1994 PREP 
Guidelines and Training Elements are available at no cost by writing or 
faxing the TASC Dept Warehouse, 3341 Q 75th Avenue, 
Landover, MD 20785, fax: 301-386-5394. The stock numbers of each manual 
are: PREP Guideline--USCG-X0191; the Training Reference--USCG-X0188. 
Please indicate the quantity when ordering. Quantities are limited to 
10 per order.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    Federal Register notices were published on March 26, 1997 (62 FR 
14495) and May 13, 1997 (62 FR 26346) requesting comments on the 
following topics: (1) developing and Evaluating an Oil Spill Response 
Exercise, (2) government-initiated unannounced exercise, (3) minor 
changes to existing PREP Guidelines, and (4) the proposed triennial 
exercise schedule. Coast Guard has received numerous comments, 
including requests to conduct another two day public workshop to 
discuss these and other topics. The workshop will focus on the comments 
received, as well as ideas for incorporating further hazardous 
substances response plan exercises into the existing exercise program.
    The workshop will be a facilitated interactive discussion of the 
following agenda items:
August 6
Review Goals and Objectives of PREP since it's inception in 1994.
Review Comments received
Duscussion of Exercise Design Guidelines
Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercise Program
    General impressions
    Comments received
    Credit
August 7
Address any unresolved issues
Ideas to integrate further Hazardous Substance response plan exercises 
into the current oil response exercise cycle without diluting either 
program.

    Dated: June 30, 1997.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine, Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 97-17911 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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