Alaska Area Plan References and Tools
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Area Plan References and Tools
The ARRT has compiled an additional collection of reference materials for response incident management:
Fundamental Response Resources
2022 EPA USCG FOSC Boundary MOU
Pribilof Islands Wildlife Protection Guidelines
Emergency Response MOUs/MOAs
Alaska Regional Contingency Plan (February 2022)
Spill Tactics for Alaska Responders (STAR) Manual
Alaska Incident Management System (AIMS) Guide (November 2002)
EPA Incident Management Handbook
USCG Incident Management Handbook
Geographic Response Strategies (GRS)
Places of Refuge Decision-Making (POR Decision-Making, 2013)
Alaska Inland Area On-Scene Coordinator In Situ Burning (ISB) Checklists (November 2022)
In Situ Burning (ISB) Application and Burn Plan (August 2019)
In Situ Burn (ISB) Guidelines (Revision 1 2008; Administrative Update 2018)
Dispersant Use Guidelines (2016, Administrative Update 2018)
Wildlife Protection Guidelines for Oil Spill Response in Alaska, version 2020.2 (Version September 2023
Alaska Implementation Guidelines on the Protection of Historic Properties (2002)
Programmatic Agreement on Protection of Historic Properties (During Emergency Response Under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
Alaska Oil & Hazardous Substance Spill Planning 101 PowerPoint
Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation References
Biological Assessment, 2014
Biological Opinion Issued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2015
Biological Opinion Issued by U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, 2015
Essential Fish Habitat Analysis, 2014
ARRT Work Group/Task Force/Committee Documents
Food Safety References
Developed by the ARRT Food Safety Task Force
Ensuring Food Safety Following an Oil Spill in Alaska: Regulatory Authorities and Responsibilities in Alaska, 2023
Food Safety Issues DRAFT Summary
Technical Documents and References
Waters of the United States Final Rule Overview Webinar
Alaksa Pipelines Jurisdictional Tool, 2017
Arctic Council EPPR Circumpolar Oil Spill Response Viability Analysis: Technical Report
NOAA: Arctic Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines
Oil Spill Recovery Institute: K9 Detection of Subsurface Oil: Report
Arctic SONS Logistics Concept of Operations (CONOP)
Biodegradation and Toxicity of Chemically Dispersed Oil
Biodegradation of Dispersed Oil in Arctic Seawater at -1C. PLOS One., McFarlin, K.M. et al. (2014)
The Acute Toxicity of Chemically and Physically Dispersed Crude Oil to Key Arctic Species Under Arctic Conditions During the Open Water Season. Gardiner, W.W., et al. (2013). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(10), 2284-2300.
ARRT Activation and Governance
ARRT Activation and Notification Procedures, 2020
ARRT and Alaska Area Committees Guidelines for Coordination and Consultation with Federally Recognized Tribes, 2020
ARRT Charter, 2020
Science and Technology Charter
Cultural Resources Committee Charter
Wildlife Protection Committee Charter