Area Committee: As provided for by Sections 311(a)(18) and (j)(4) of the
Clean Water Act (CWA), means the entity appointed by the President consisting of
members from qualified personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies with responsibilities
that include preparing an Area Contingency Plan for the area designated by the President.
The Area Committee may include ex-officio (i.e., non-voting) members ( e.g., industry
and local interest groups).
Area Contingency Plan (ACP): As provided for by Sections 311(a)(19) and (j)(4)
of CWA, means the plan prepared by an Area Committee that is developed to be implemented
in conjunction with the NCP and RCP, in part to address removal of a worst case
discharge and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of such a discharge from
a vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility operating in or near an Area designated
by the President.
Coastal waters: As defined in the NCP, for the purposes of classifying the
size of discharges, the waters of the coastal zone except for the Great Lakes and
specified ports and harbors on inland rivers. Precise boundaries are identified
in U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreements, Federal Regional
Contingency Plans and Area Contingency Plans.
Coastal zone: As defined in the NCP, all United States waters subject to
the tide, United States waters of the Great Lakes, specified ports and harbors on
inland rivers, waters of the contiguous zone, other waters of the high seas subject
to the NCP, and the land surface or land substrata, ground waters, and ambient air
proximal to those waters. The term coastal zone delineates an area of Federal responsibility
for response action. Precise boundaries are determined by U.S. EPA/USCG agreements
and identified in Federal Regional Contingency Plans. No ports or harbors are designated
in Region 5.
Discharge: As defined by Section 311(a)(2) of CWA, includes, but is not limited
to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of oil,
but excludes discharges in compliance with a permit under Section 402 of the CWA,
discharges resulting from circumstances identified and reviewed and made a part
of the public record with respect to a permit issued or modified under Section 402
of the CWA, and subject to a condition in such permit, or continuous or anticipated
intermittent discharges from a point source, identified in a permit or permit application
under Section 402 of the CWA, that are caused by events occurring within the scope
of relevant operating or treatment systems. For purposes of the NCP, discharge also
means substantial threat of discharge.
Drinking water supply: As defined by Section 101(7) of CERCLA, means any
raw or finished water source that is or may be used by a public water system (as
defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. et seq.) or as drinking water
by one or more individuals.
Economically sensitive areas: Those areas of explicit economic importance
to the public that due to their proximity to potential spill sources may require
special protection and include, but are not limited to: public water supplies, publicly
managed use areas, and Tribal use areas.
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA): Title III Section
300. of SARA; created a system of State and local planning agencies for chemical
emergencies and provided a way for communities to gain information about potential
chemical hazards. EPCRA's mandates cover three main topics: emergency planning,
emergency notification requirements, and requirements for reporting hazardous chemical
inventories.
Environmentally sensitive areas: Areas identified as a priority for protection
and special attention during cleanup in the event of a pollution incident. Designations
of types of areas considered to be sensitive can be found in 1) the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Annex (Appendix IX) and 2) the Guidance for Facility and Vessel Response
Plans Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments, published by Department of Commerce/National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In addition to this definition, Area Committees
may include any additional areas determined to be "sensitive." These areas are mapped
in Region 5 and are available on paper and CD-ROM as a companion to this Plan. 4202.(a)(4)(B)(ii)
Hazardous substance: As defined by section 101(14) of CERCLA, any substance
designated pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the CWA; any element, compound, mixture,
solution, or substance designated pursuant to section 102 of CERCLA; any hazardous
waste having the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to section
3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (but not including any waste the regulation
of which under the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S. C. 6901 et seq.] has been suspended
by Act of Congress); any toxic pollutant listed under section 307(a) of the CWA;
any hazardous air pollutant listed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act; and any
imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the U.S.
EPA Administrator has taken action pursuant to section 7 of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). This term does not include petroleum, including crude oil or
any fraction thereof which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as
a hazardous substance in the first sentence of this paragraph, and does not include
natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquified natural gas, or synthetic gas usable
for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and synthetic gas).
Inland waters: As defined in the NCP, for the purposes of classifying the
size of discharges, means those waters of the United States in the inland zone,
waters of the Great Lakes, and specified ports and harbors on inland rivers.
Inland zone: As defined in the NCP, means the environment inland of the coastal
zone excluding the Great Lakes and specified ports and harbors on inland rivers.
The term inland zone delineates an area of Federal responsibility for response action.
Precise boundaries are determined by U.S. EPA/USCG agreements and identified in
Federal regional contingency plans.
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC): A group of local representatives
appointed by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) to prepare a comprehensive
emergency plan for the local emergency planning district, as required by the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA), Title III Section 301(c) of SARA.
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP): As
required by section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9605, as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499, collectively called (CERCLA),
and by section 311(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1321(d), as amended
by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), Pub. L. 101-380, the NCP provides nationwide
organizational structure and procedures for responding to discharges of oil and
releases of hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants. In Executive Order
(E.O.) 12777 (56 FR 54757, October 1991), the President delegated to the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) the responsibility for the amendment of the NCP in coordination
with members of the National Response Team (NRT) as well as the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to avoid inconsistent
or duplicative requirements in the emergency planning responsibilities of those
agencies.
National Pollution Fund Center (NPFC): As defined by Section 7 of Executive
Order 12777, the NPFC is the entity established by the Secretary of the Department
of Transportation whose function is the administration of the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund (OSLTF). This includes access to the OSLTF by Federal Agencies, States,
and designated trustees for removal actions and initiation of natural resource damage
assessments, as well as claims for removal costs and damages.
Natural Resource Trustees: Officials representing State, Tribal, Federal,
and foreign governments who are authorized to act pursuant to section 107(f) of
CERCLA, section 311(f)(5) of the CWA, or section 10006 of the OPA when there is
injury or threat to natural resources, including their supporting ecosystems, as
a result of a release of a hazardous substance or a discharge of oil. Natural resources
means land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking water supplies,
and other such resources.
Navigable waters: As defined by 40 CFR 110.1, the term navigable waters includes:
(a) All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible
to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters that are subject
to the ebb and flow of the tide; (b) Interstate waters, including interstate wetlands;
(c) All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams, mudflats, sandflats,
and wetlands, the use, degradation, or destruction of which would affect or could
affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters: (1) That are or
could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes;
(2) From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or
foreign commerce; (3) That are used or could be used for industrial purposes by
industries in interstate commerce; (d) All impoundments of waters otherwise defined
as navigable waters under this Section; (e) Tributaries of waters identified in
(a) through (d) of this definition, including adjacent wetlands; and (f) Wetlands
adjacent to waters identified in (a) through (e) of this definition: Provided, that
waste treatment systems (other than cooling ponds meeting the criteria of this paragraph)
are not waters of the United States. Water of the United States do not include prior
converted cropland. Notwithstanding the determination of an area's status as prior
converted cropland by any other Federal Agency, for the purposes of the CWA, the
final authority regarding CWA jurisdiction remains with U.S. EPA.
Oil: As defined by Section 311(a)(1) of CWA, means oil of any kind or in
any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse,
and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil. Oil, as defined by Section 1001
of OPA means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum,
fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged oil,
but does not include petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof, which
is specifically listed or designated as a hazardous substance under paragraphs (A)
through (F) of Section 101 (14) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601) and which is subject
to the provisions of that Act.
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF): As defined by the NCP, means the
fund established under Section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
Section 9509).
On-Scene Coordinator (OSC): As defined by the NCP, means the Federal official
predesignated by U.S. EPA or USCG to coordinate and direct responses, or the government
official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal actions
under the NCP. In certain site-specific situations, DOD or DOE may also act as OSC.
Region 5 Regional Contingency Plan/Area Contingency Plan (RCP/ACP): Developed
to fulfill the requirements of the NCP for both RCPs and ACPs, as well as relevant
portions of the Federal Response Plan (FRP), particularly Emergency Support Function
#10 for Hazardous Materials (ESF #10)
Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (RCP): As
provided for by Section 300.210 (b) of the NCP, and under the auspices of the Regional
Response Team (RRT), the RCP is the mechanism for planning and coordinating regional
preparedness and response actions for discharges of oil and releases of hazardous
substances.
Regional Response Team (RRT): As defined in the NCP, the regional response
organization (consisting of a representative from each State in the region and representatives
from 15 Federal Agencies) which acts as a regional body responsible for regional
planning and coordination of preparedness and response actions involving oil and
hazardous materials. The RRT coordinates assistance and advice to the OSC in the
event of a major or substantial spill.
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC): As provided in SARA Section 301.(a),
an individual or group of officials appointed by the State governor to implement
the provisions of EPCRA (see above). The SERC coordinates and supervises the work
of the Local Emergency Planning Committees and reviews local emergency plans annually.
Tribal Emergency Response Commission (TERC): As defined in the NCP, a group
of officials appointed by Native American governing bodies to implement the provisions
of EPCRA in the same manner as the SERCs. The TERC may designate local emergency
planning districts and appoint LEPCs or act as an LEPC as needed, including reviewing
and/or developing local emergency response plans.
Used oil: Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic
oil, that has been used and as a result of such use is contaminated by physical
or chemical impurities.
Waste oil: For the purposes of this Plan, waste oil is any oil that has been
refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been physically or chemically
contaminated as a result of a spill.
Wetlands: Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater
at a frequency or duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances
do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil
conditions. Wetlands generally include playa lakes, swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar
areas such as sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, prairie river overflows, mudflats,
and natural ponds (40 CFR 112.2[y]).
Worst case discharge: A worst case discharge involves ANY discharge or threat
of a discharge in quantities sufficient to impact public health, welfare or the
environment, where the parties responsible for the threat or discharge are unwilling
or unable to perform the required response actions. For the purposes of this Plan,
a worst case discharge is considered to be a spill originating at a 1M gallon above-ground
storage tank.
ACP: Area Contingency Plan
AOR: Area of Response
APHIS: Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service
API: American Petroleum Institute
ASCS: Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
AST: Atlantic Strike Team
ATSDR: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
BOA: Basic Ordering Agreement
CANUSCENT: Regional Annex to Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution
Contingency Plan
CANUSLAK: Regional Annex to Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency
Plan
CANUSPLAIN: Regional Annex to Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution
Contingency Plan
CANUTEC: Canadian Transportation Emergency Center
CDC: Centers for Disease Control
CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., also known as Superfund
CHEMTREC: Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
COTP: Captain of the Port (USCG)
CRREL: Cold Region Research Engineering Laboratory
CWA: Clean Water Act, as amended by OPA, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.
DEM: Department of Emergency Management
DNR: Department of Natural
Resources DOA: Department of Agriculture
DOC: Department of Commerce
DOD: Department of Defense
DOE: Department of Energy
DOI: Department of the Interior
DOJ: Department of Justice
DOL: Department of Labor
DOS: Department of State
DOT: Department of Transportation
DRG: District Response Group (USCG)
DWRO: Director of Western Rivers Operations
EMD: Emergency Management Division
EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (Title
III of SARA)
EPIC: Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center
ERB: Emergency Response Branch
ERCS: Emergency Response Cleanup Services
ERD: Emergency Response Division
ERS: Emergency Response Section
ERT: Environmental Response Team
ERU: Emergency Response Unit
ESF: Emergency Support Function
ESI: Environmental Sensitivity Index
FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FNS: Food and Nutrition Service
FPN: Federal Project Number
FRERP: Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
FRMAP: Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Plan
FRP: Facility Response Plan
FRP/ESF: Federal Response Plan/Emergency Support Function
FS: Feasibility Study
FSIS: Food Safety and Inspection Service
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution Control Act
GLACIER: Great Lakes Area Computerized Inventory for Emergency Response
GLC: Great Lakes Commission
GLERL: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
GLIFWC: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
GSA: General Services Administration
HAZMAT: hazardous material(s)
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services
HMIX: Hazardous Materials Information Exchange
IAG: Interagency Agreement
IAPC: Inland Area Planning Committee
IC: Incident Commander
ICP: Incident Command Plan
ICS: Incident Command System
IDEM: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
IDPH: Indiana Department of Public Health
IEMA: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
IEPA: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IJC: International Joint Commission
INDOT: Indiana Department of Transportation
ISDH: Indiana State Department of Health
ISP: Indiana State Police
LAT: Lead Administrative Trustee
LEPC: Local Emergency Planning Committee
MASS: Modeling and Simulation Studies
MDA: Michigan Department of Agriculture
MDEQ: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MDPH: Michigan Department of Public Health
MERC: Michigan Emergency Response Commission
MLC: Marine Logistics Command
MMS: Mines and Minerals Service
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MPCA: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet
MSO: Marine Safety Office
MSP: Michigan State Police
NCP: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40
CFR Part 300
NFA: National Fire Academy
NIH: National Institutes of Health
NIIMS: National Interagency Incident Management System
NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NMFS: National Marine Fisheries Service
NPFC: National Pollution Fund Center
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPS: National Park Service
NRC: National Response Center or Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRDA: Natural Resources Damage Assessment
NRT: National Response Team
NSF: National Strike Force
NSFCC: National Strike Force Coordination Center
NWS: National Weather Service
OEPA: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OEPC: Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
OISC: Office of the Indiana State Chemist
OPA: Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. Section 2701
OPS: Office of Pipeline Safety
ORIA: Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
ORSANCO: Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
OSC: On-Scene Coordinator
OSFM: Office of the State Fire Marshall
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHWM: Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
OSLTF: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
OSRO: Oil Spill Removal Organization
OSSM: On-Scene Spill Model
OSWER: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
PHS: Public Health Service
PIAT: Public Information Assistance Team
POLREP: Pollution Report Message
PREP: National Preparedness for Response Exercises Program
PRFA: Pollution Removal Funding Authorization
PRP: Potentially Responsible Party
PUCO: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
RCP: Regional Contingency Plan
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REMM: Riverine Emergency Management Model
RERT: Radiological Emergency Response Team
RP: Responsible Party
RPM: Remedial Project Manager
RQ: Reportable Quantity
RRC: Regional Response Center
RROC: Regional RCRA Off-Site Coordinator
RRT: Regional Response Team
RRT5: Region 5 Regional Response Team
RSPA: Research and Special Programs Administration
SARA: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
SEHO: Safety and Health Officer
SEMA: State Emergency Management Agency
SEOC: State Emergency Operations Center
SERC: State Emergency Response Commission
SHPO: State Historic Preservation Officer
SLSDC: St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
SONS: Spill of National Significance
SSC: Scientific Support Coordinator
START: Superfund Technical Assessment Team
SUPSALV: Supervisor of Salvage
TERC Tribal Emergency Response Commission
TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act
UCS: Unified Command System
UMR: Upper Mississippi River
UMRBA: Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
USACE: United States Army Corps of Engineers
USCG: United States Coast Guard
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
USFWS: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS: United States Geological Survey
WDNR: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources