The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria will set the oil spill response requirements for vessels operating with a Vessel Response Plan in the Arctic and Western Alaska Captain of the Port Zone. Due to the remoteness of the region, vessels that are unable to meet the National Planning Criteria are currently operating under Alternative Planning Criteria, which has been challenging for the Coast Guard and vessel owners/operators to implement. Once established, this new planning criteria will define the response resources that vessels transiting the region are required to contract for.
- Any federally recognized Tribe interested in learning more about this effort may contact the District 17 Tribal Government Affairs Officer at 907-463-2071 or Joellen.M.Arons@uscg.mil.
- Read the Federal Register Notice. (The original date for comments was March 4, but it has been extended 60 days.)
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