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Meeting the Homeland Security Challenge: A Principled Strategy for a Balanced and Practical Response
"Homeland Security" appears poised to be the next growth industry in the National Security realm. So what happened? How did it get this way? More important: What are the threats? What can the United States reasonably do about them? Complete answers to these questions are beyond the scope of this article. Some aspects of the Homeland Security topic are so complex that entire volumes would be necessary to explore narrow issues in anything like the depth necessary. Rather than succumb to the temptation to jump right into details on areas of particular concern to the Coast Guard, we have chosen to step back, to look at Homeland Security in a more comprehensive, holistic
manner to see if there aren't some higher order principles to guide the nation. Our analysis reveals an existing but discounted National Security "Lever of Power" - Civil Authority - that must be used creatively if America is to successfully meet the Homeland Security challenge. We also identify four principles essential to crafting an effective and affordable response to this multi-faceted problem. Among these are adherence to the Constitution and the Rule of Law, as well as the use of Risk Management concepts in selecting those actions and capabilities to implement.
United States. Coast Guard
Loy, James M., 1942-; Ross, Robert G.
2001
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New Normalcy... and the Way Ahead: Understanding the Coast Guard's Maritime Homeland Security and National Defense Missions
A presentation from the World Wide Chemical Conference XIX by representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard outlining the organizations new role in maritime homeland security as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
United States. Coast Guard
O'Dell, Mike
2002-09
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Guidelines for Port Security Committees, and Port Security Plans Required for U.S. Ports
The purpose of this Circular is to provide guidance to field commanders on how to develop Port Security Committees (PSC's) and Port Security Plan (PSP's). The specific goal of this guidance is the formal creation of PSC's and PSP's for U.S. ports. A secondary purpose is to provide Commanding Officers of Coast Guard Activities, Marine Safety Offices and Captains of the Port (COTP) with a document that addresses port security issues to be shared with the port and maritime community. The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for the Maritime Homeland Security mission. In this capacity, the Captains of the Port, as the Coast Guard's lead entity in the port is responsible, through the Port Security Committee for developing a Port Security Plan. The PSP defines the government's (local, state and federal) obligation and the other port stakeholder's contributions to the Maritime Homeland Security mission. The PSP is designed to capture the information necessary to coordinate and communicate security procedures at each Maritime Security (MARSEC) level. The plan's goal is to enhance awareness for the detection of terrorist threats, to deter attacks, and reduce vulnerabilities through coordinated security procedures and communication. The PSP will complement facility and vessel security plans. Because the PSP's purpose is prevention, it must also integrate with (and may cause revisions to) existing plans for response (e.g. Area Contingency Plans (ACP), 9700/9800 series Operational Plans (OPLANs)) and consequence management (e.g. Federal Response Plan (FRP) when incident response and consequence management are necessary.
United States. Coast Guard
2002-09-30
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Maritime Trade & Transportation 99
The U.S. water transportation industry serves the needs of both international and domestic commerce. It comprises companies that carry freight or passengers
on the open seas or inland waterways as well as companies that offer lighterage and towing services, operate canals and terminals, charter vessels, handle cargo, and build and repair ships. A variety of public agencies at all levels of government affect the water transportation industry, including port authorities, state departments of transportation, and national and international regulatory bodies. This report describes major trends in the 1990s that affect the commercial water transportation industry, which provides vital freight and passenger travel services in international and domestic markets and port and cargo-handling services. It also describes the role and performance of the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry and discusses the water transportation industry's contribution to the U.S. economy. Considerable attention is devoted to maritime safety and environmental goals of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and its lead agency in these areas, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). In addition, the critical roles of the U.S. maritime industry and certain DOT programs, particularly those of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) in meeting our national security requirements, are explored in chapter 5. Advances in navigation technology and relevant cooperative research programs are described in chapter 6. Reflecting the axiom that good analysis requires good data, the final chapter highlights relevant data issues.
United States. Coast Guard
1999
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Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Homeland Security Strategy links the objectives of the National Security Strategy and the National Strategy for Homeland Security to the U.S. Maritime Domain and serves as a capstone document for Coast Guard homeland security operations. The strategy articulated in this document describes how Coast Guard forces will achieve the national objectives for homeland security. The United States National Security Strategy has shifted focus from traditional concepts of deterrence which dominated defense policies during the Cold War to a forward-reaching, pre-emptive strategy against hostile states and terrorist groups. The purpose of the National Strategy for Homeland Security is to mobilize and organize our Nation to secure the U.S. homeland from terrorist attacks. It provides direction and a framework for action to the federal government departments and agencies that have a role in homeland security. This Maritime Strategy follows the direction of both higher level strategies while acknowledging the uniqueness of the U.S. Maritime Domain, including the complexity associated with shared use of the oceans and waterways, long-standing international respect for freedom of navigation, and the transitional seams among America's air, land, sea, and subsurface borders.
United States. Coast Guard
2002-12
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Report of Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Explosion, Fire, Sinking and Loss of Eleven Crew Members Aboard the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon In the Gulf of Mexico, April 20-22, 2010 (Volume 1)
This report examines the various causal factors surrounding the explosion, fire, sinking, and loss of crew members onboard the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico between April 20-22, 2010. "The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) comprised of members from the U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) examined five aspects of this disaster relating to areas of responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard: the explosions, the fire, the evacuation, the flooding and sinking of the MODU, and the safety systems of DEEPWATER HORIZON and its owner-operator, Transocean. Although the events leading to the sinking of DEEPWATER HORIZON were set into motion by the failure to prevent a well blowout, the investigation revealed numerous systems deficiencies, and acts and omissions by Transocean and its DEEPWATER HORIZON crew, that had an adverse impact on the ability to prevent or limit the magnitude of the disaster. [...] This report covers the areas under the cognizance of the U.S. Coast Guard investigated by the [JIT]. It includes USCG JIT recommendations to enhance the safety and effective oversight of foreign-flagged MODUs operating on the U.S. [Outer Continental Shelf]. Many of these recommendations are for the Commandant of the Coast Guard to work with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend its MODU Code, which is intended to provide guidance to flag state administrations in promulgating their own regulations."
United States. Coast Guard
2011
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BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Incident Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR): Final Report, January 2011
"This is the Incident Specific Preparedness Review for the response to the BP [British Petroleum] Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This report was chartered by the Coast Guard Commandant on June 14, 2010. The Charter provided direction for ISPR [Incident Specific Preparedness Review] team membership, scope of the review, and reporting deadlines. The purpose of this report is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of the preparedness and response to the BP Deepwater Horizon incident as it related to the National Contingency Plan, Area Contingency Plans, and other oil spill response plans. [...] This report addresses specific areas of the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is divided into three main chapters: Planning and Plan Execution, Organization, and Resources and Readiness, with each chapter encompassing several focus areas. Each focus area provides a list of lessons learned and recommendations. This report does not address the causal factors leading up to the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon, nor does it include topics being addressed by other Federal investigations."
United States. Coast Guard
2011-01
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DHS Information Sharing Agreements Process and Tools - Implementing the 'OneDHS' Policy
"The DHS [Department of Homeland Security] mission to detect, interrupt and prevent international and domestic threats to homeland security is ever critical. As such, timely, broad, and unfettered, sharing and access to terrorism, homeland security, law enforcement, intelligence information and/or data between DHS Components is one of the high priorities for the Department. As stated by DHS Secretary Napolitano's congressional testimony, earlier this year, 'It is important that we develop an identity for DHS that is centered on the department's mission and that we build a 'one DHS' culture among the different components of the department.' So then, notwithstanding statutory or other legal prohibitions to the contrary, whenever DHS personnel, acting on behalf of a Component in furtherance of the DHS mission, has satisfactorily demonstrated an authorized need to obtain and access certain information and/or data, of which another DHS Component has stewardship, such information and/or data shall be disseminated without delay to the requestor. This is known as the DHS Policy for Internal Information Exchange and Sharing, commonly referred to as the 'One DHS' policy, issued in 2007. In a nutshell, the OneDHS policy is an acknowledgement that while DHS is comprised of multiple Components, it is nevertheless a single unified entity wherein all relevant information generated and received by individual entities within DHS is to be accessible to and shared amongst and between all other DHS Components that have a demonstrated need to know. The 'One DHS' policy replaces the former 'need to know' criterion for information and intelligence sharing with the new 'responsibility to share,' providing DHS personnel a powerful resource and establishing DHS as a leader in the information-sharing efforts vital to protecting the nation."
United States. Coast Guard
Moffatt, Irene Hoffman
2010-01-14
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Sector New Orleans, Louisiana: Geographic Response Plan
"Develop Incident Action Plans to be utilized as a resource to support oil spill response by the Federal On Scene Coordinator and/or On Scene Coordinator and participating Unified Command agency members to meet the needs of a given incident. Adopting a common approach also facilitates and fosters the sharing of resources and responsibilities among other marine oil spill responders, such as industry and Coast Guard through the mechanism of the ICS and unified command. The effective management of a large emergency requires the coordination, participation, and support of all the main 'stakeholders' that have either functional responsibilities (fire fighting, law enforcement, social services), jurisdictional responsibility (local, provincial/state/parish, or federal governments), or both. The responsible party may also be represented during the response. As a component of marine oil spill preparedness, this document serves as a reference on and encouragement for the use of a common emergency management system for industry, associations, and agencies interested in developing their own response plans and teams. This document will be reviewed and maintained annually by this Subcommittee to ensure that the information remains current."
United States. Coast Guard
2009-08
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Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, Texas: Geographic Response Plan
"This charter establishes the Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana Coastal Zone Area Committee pursuant to the OPA '90 [Oil Pollution Act of 1990] and Texas and Louisiana State law. OPA '90 established Area Committees to serve as spill preparedness planning bodies responsible for developing strategies for coordinated responses to the discharge, or threat of discharge, of oil or hazardous substances, in pre-designated inland and coastal zones. This Area Committee was established to cover the coastal waters of the Gulf Coast, between High Island, Texas and West of Freshwater City, Louisiana."
United States. Coast Guard
2009-08
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What are the Effects of Oil on the Environment
"Coastal areas are particularly susceptible to oil pollution. When a large spill drifts ashore, a fraction of the oil may become trapped in sediments and persist, in some cases, for years. This is in contrast to conditions in the open sea, where currents and diffusion usually rapidly reduce the concentration of oil. The immediate effects of heavy oiling of the shore zone can be evidenced by the death of plants and animals due to smothering and toxicity. In the longer term, the effects are more variable and subtle. Key factors influencing the fate of oil on the shore are the porosity of sediments and the waveerosion activity acting on them. In high energy environments, (such as rocky shores) the stranded oil may coat the rocks and gradually harden by weathering into a tough tarry "skin". The oil is gradually removed by wave erosion, although pools of oil are likely to collect in hollows among the rocks, protected by a skin of weathered oil, and may remain for a long time."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Use of Volunteers at Oil Spill Cleanup
"Contamination of waters, beaches, shorelines, and wildlife after oil spills is the subject of increasing public concern. In many areas, members of the local communities have demonstrated their concern by arriving at the sites of oil spills and volunteering to participate in efforts to clean up affected areas. The volunteers often arrive in large numbers and are usually untrained in oil spill response and clean up. The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) specifies that a designated federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) coordinate and direct federal activities at the site of certain response and removal actions, including the way in which volunteers will be used."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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What are the Effects of Oil on Marine Mammals?
"Marine mammals are a highly diverse group that includes whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses, sea otters, manatees, and polar bears. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is vested with trusteeship responsibilities over these organisms under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Contingency Plan. As the sole trustee or co-trustee, NOAA is authorized to manage or protect marine mammals during oil and hazardous materials spills."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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What are the Effects of Oil on Mangroves?
This pamphlet offers information regarding oil spills on mangroves. This pamphlet identifies what a mangroves is, why they are important, how oil effect mangrove, clean up options, booming, flushing, oiled debris removal, and natural recovery.
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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What are the Effects of Oil on Coral Reefs?
This pamphlet offers information regarding the effects of oil spills on coral reefs. This pamphlet contains sections on What are coral reefs, the importance of coral reefs, oils effect on reefs, clean up options, booming, chemical dispersants, and natural recovery.
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Sector St. Petersburg: Area Contingency Plan
"The Area Contingency Plan (ACP) is a plan prepared by the Area Committee (AC) that is developed to be implemented in conjunction with the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and the Regional Contingency Plan (RCP), to address removal of oil and hazardous substances. The boundary of the area this plan covers includes those areas within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. The area contingency planning process is based on the premise that proper planning is essential to a safe and effective response. In keeping with the Coast Guard Commandant's motto, 'Preparation Equals Performance', the Area Committee seeks to enhance the response community's ability to successfully mitigate substantial threats or actual incidents through an effective and coordinated planning process. The purpose of the plan is to define roles, responsibilities, resources and procedures necessary respond to a myriad of spill response evolutions. It is important to note that the ACP is a plan for use in responding to an incident. Information found in the plan relating to such items as response resources should not be viewed as performance standards. These are planning criteria based on a set of assumptions that may not exist during an actual incident."
United States. Coast Guard
2009-01
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Alabama, Mississippi, & Northwest Florida Area Contingency Plan Public Version-June 2008
"This charter establishes the Alabama, Mississippi, Northwest Florida Committee pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90) and Alabama, Mississippi and Florida State law. OPA90 established Area Committees to serve as spill preparedness planning bodies responsible for developing strategies for coordinated responses to the discharge, or threat of discharge, of oil or hazardous substances, in pre-designated Inland and Coastal zones. This Area Committee was established to cover Alabama, Mississippi, and Northwest Florida coastal waters."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-06
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Guidelines for the U.S. Coast Guard Oil Spill Removal Organization Classification Program
"Attached are the revised guidelines for conducting the Coast Guard's Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) program. The Guidelines for Classifying Oil Spill Removal Organizations dated April 29, 1997, are no longer in effect. The OSRO classification program was created by the Coast Guard to assist facility and vessel response plan holders in the writing of their plans. The sole regulatory benefit that plan holders receive from utilizing Coast Guard classified OSRO's is the relief from providing voluminous detailed lists of response resources in their plans. The OSRO classification program was created to be and remains a voluntary program. Volunteers simply receive their classifications as outlined in these guidelines but are neither endorsed, certified or recommended by the Coast Guard. We continue to stress that using a Coast Guard classified OSRO does not in any way relieve plan holders of the responsibility to ensure that their specific response needs are met. The revised classification guidelines provide an indication of an OSRO's response capability by Captain of the Port (COTP) zone. They do not, however, represent a 'one size fits all' solution."
United States. Coast Guard
2001-04-21
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Oil Spill Shoreline Assessment and Cleanup
"As it is almost impossible to fully prevent shoreline oiling during a spill. The responders approach to the cleanup of an oiled shoreline is as important as how they approach the containment and protection priorities. The need for responders and planners to think through cleanup methods in advance of a moving oil slick is critical. Several considerations must be made before a proper cleanup plan can be initiated. First, the type and quantity of the oil that will likely impact the shore must be determined. Oil types vary greatly and have a major influence on the degree of impact, ease of cleanup, and persistence of the contamination. For example, lighter fuels (diesel, home heating fuel and light crude oils) will evaporate quickly, but tend to be more toxic and penetrate the shoreline sediments to a greater degree. Heavy oils (bunker C, #6 fuel and heavy crude oils) are less toxic to shoreline ecosystems and do not penetrate finer sediments, but they are very persistent, difficult to clean, and may smother shoreline organisms. Second, the type of shoreline which is predicted to be impacted must be identified and mapped. Both state and federal mapping projects have successfully categorized much of the U.S. shoreline in terms of habitat sensitivity to spilled oil. The most widely used characterization scheme for shorelines is the NOAA Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Special Forces Available for Pollution Response
"The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Response System (NRS) is the federal government's mechanism for emergency response to discharges of oil into navigable waters of the United States, and releases of chemicals into the environment. The system provides a framework for coordination among federal, state, and local responders and responsible parties."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Pollution Notification Requirements
This pamphlet offers information regarding the "National Response Center (NRC). Created by the National Contingency Plan , Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 3000 (NCP), the National Response Center is charged with receiving notifications of all chemical, radiological, oil , and biological releases regulated by the CWA, as amended by OPA 90. Located in the Coast Guard Headquarters Command Center, the NRC immediately relays reports to the cognizant, predesignated On-Scene Coordinator."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Pollution Response Under the Federal Response Plan
This pamphlet offers information regarding the "Emergency Support Function (ESF) #10 is the Hazardous Materials Annex to the Federal Response Plan (FRP) and provides federal support to State, Commonwealth, and local governments in response to an actual or potential discharge and/or release of hazardous materials (including oil) following a major disaster or emergency."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Tar Balls in the Coastal Environment
This pamphlet provides information for the public on what to do if you encounter a tar ball. "Tar Balls are fragments or lumps of oil weathered to a semi-solid or solid consistency, feel sticky, and are difficult to remove from contaminated surfaces. They are formed through the combining of viscous hydrocarbons with debris that is present in the water column. They range in size from a pinhead to approximately 30 centimeters in diameter."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Region IV Regional Response Team
This pamphlet provides information on the Region IV Regional Response Team (RRT). "The RRT is comprised of 24 federal agencies and agencies from the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Meetings and functions are open to the public."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Special Monitoring of Advanced Response Technologies (SMART)
"Special Monitoring of Advanced Response Technologies or SMART is a cooperatively designed monitoring program for in-situ burning and dispersants. SMART relies on small, highly mobile teams that collect real-time data using portable, rugged, and easy- to-use instruments during dispersant and in-situ burning operations."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Group V Oils and the Environment
"Group V oils are by regulation categorically separate from other oils based on their specific gravity. Any oil that has a specific gravity higher than 1.0 or API (American Petroleum Institute) gravity value of less than 10 is a Group V oil. This classification is based on concerns that these oils have characteristics and behaviors that may be very different from other typical lighter oils. Some of these differences may lead to non-floating behavior of these heavier oils or fractions of these oils thereby presenting very different concerns with regard to environmental impacts and response capabilities."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Bioremediation in Oil Spill Response [2004]
This pamphlet offers information on bioremediation during an oil spill. "Persons seeking to use in-situ bioremediation as a remedial countermeasure should check with applicable state or local regulatory requirements. Federal requirements are in Subpart J of the National Contingency Plan (NCP) which requires the federal On-scene Coordinator (OSC), in the case of an inland release the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and for a coastal release the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), to approve the use of bioremediation agents on spills not threatening human life. The federal OSC must have the concurrence of the Region IV Regional Response Team (RRT) for any in-situ bioremediation use unless specifically delegated to a state/local agency."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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In-Situ Burning in Oil Spill Response
"When prevention efforts fail and an oil spill occurs on the water, spill responders face a difficult battle against a dynamic opponent. They have a number of tools at their disposal, depending on the unique aspects of each situation. Among the options available are mechanical cleanup methods, such as containment booms and skimmers, nonmechanical methods, such as dispersants or in- situ burning, natural removal, and shoreline cleanup. The selected mix of countermeasures will depend on potential shoreline and natural resource impacts, the size, location, and type of the spill, weather, and other variables. This pamphlet on in-situ burning is one of a series that provides an overview of oil spill prevention, planning, and response topics."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Incident Command System in Oil Spill Response
"Significant oil spills involve numerous agencies and hundreds, possibly thousands, of people conducting and supporting cleanup efforts. To promote effective and quick coordination during oil spill responses, the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency use a management system called the Incident Command System (ICS), a part of the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS). ICS provides a comprehensive framework for managing emergency and non-emergency events. Originally created to coordinate fire fighting efforts at forest fires, it has been expanded to an all-hazard, all-risk management system. Many applications exist for ICS because of its flexibility, including: 1. Oil spill response 2. Fires, hazardous material, and multi-casualty incidents 3. Multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency disasters 4. Wide area search and rescue 5. Transportation incidents Because NIIMS ICS is a public-domain system, training and implementation costs are minimized. Many agencies and companies involved in emergency response have adopted ICS, resulting in improved coordination of response efforts."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Sector Houston-Galveston: Geographic Response Plan
"This charter establishes the Central Texas Coastal Area Committee pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) and Texas State law. OPA 90 established Area Committees to serve as spill preparedness planning bodies responsible for developing strategies for coordinated responses to the discharge, or threat of discharge, of oil or hazardous substances, in pre-designated Inland and Coastal zones. This Area Committee was established to cover the Texas coastal waters."
United States. Coast Guard
2009-08
