Guidance for Facility and Vessel Response Plans Fish and Wildlife and Sensitive Environments; Notice DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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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