1、Industry Guidelines on Requesting Regulatory Concurrence for Subsea Dispersant UseAPI BULLETIN 4719 FIRST EDITION, JUNE 2017Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature. If an event occurs local, state, and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed, and will t
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14、e submitted to the Standards Department, API, 1220 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, standardsapi.org.iiiContentsPage1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Acrony
15、ms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16、. . . . . . . . 23.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 National Response Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 Responsible Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Summary of Core Information Submitted to Regional Response Teams. . . . . . . .
18、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Evaluating the Use of Subsea Dispersant Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Use of Modeling to Support Response Decision-making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19、. . . . . . . 47 Importance of Effective Data Management Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Use of SIMA to Support Response Decision-Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Regional R
20、esponse Team Concurrence Request Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 Incident Command System Positions with Significant SSDI Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910.2 Responsible Party Incident Commander Recommended Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010.3 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Recommended Task
22、s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1110.4 Safety Officer Recommended Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1110.5 Planning Section Chief Recommended Tasks. . . . . . . . .
23、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1110.6 Environmental Unit Recommended Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1210.7 Environmental Data Management Unit Recommended Tasks. . . . . . . . .
24、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1210.8 Subsea Monitoring Team Recommended Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.9 Source Control Section or Branch Subsea Dispersant Unit Recommended Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25、. . . . 1310.10Subsea Dispersant Operations Operations/Unit Leader Recommended Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Annex A (informative) Recommended Submittal Elements for SSDI Approval Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Annex B (informative) Summary of Primary Response Options.
26、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Annex C (informative) Example Timeline for Utilizing Subsea Dispersant Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Annex D (informative) Subsea Dispersant Initial Injection Rate Calculation Example. . . . . . . . . . .
27、 . . . . . . . . 33Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Figures1 Subsea Dispersant Use Decision-making Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 General Surface and Subsea Dispersant Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Examples of Organization Elements with Significant SSDI Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29、. . . . 94 Examples of Organization Elements with Significant SSDI Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10A.1 SSDI Approval Signature Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16A.2 Init
30、ial Incident Data Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19A.3 Recommended Minimum Parameters for Predictive 3-D Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22A.4 Example Subsea D
31、ispersant Injection Operational Plan Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24A.5 SIMA Illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26C.1 Subsea Dispersant Opera
32、tions Process Timeline (hours) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32TablesA.1 SSDI Readiness to Execute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17vContentsPageA.2 Example Ta
33、ble of Water Column Resources at Risk for the Western Gulf of Mexico Developed by NOAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20A.3 Example of a Subsea Dispersant Monitoring Plan Development and Implementation Checklist . . . . . . 23A.4 Examp
34、le Subsea Dispersant Injection Critical Equipment Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25viIntroductionSubsea dispersant injection (SSDI) was used as a response method during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. The Region VI Response Team (RRT VI) had pre-authoriz
35、ation plans for surface dispersant use in place, but concluded that those plans were not applicable to a subsea, relatively continuous application of dispersant. As a result, incident-specific implementation policies were developed during the course of the response. Since 2010, several command-post
36、exercises sponsored by industry have indicated that existing policies and guidance can be enhanced for operational decisions relating to the use of subsea dispersant.To clarify what type of information may be required by RRTs to support subsea dispersantuse decisions, the API D3 Subsea Dispersants J
37、oint Industry Task Force developed guidelines for industry on recommended procedures for seeking FOSC authorization and RRT concurrence. These guidelines are based on lessons learned from the above-mentioned exercises and valued input from RRT VI agencies, which helped to continually improve the doc
38、ument to simulate the approval and concurrence of using subsea dispersants for exercise scenarios.Dispersant use in the United States is governed by Subpart J of the National Contingency Plan (NCP), which is found at 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), 300.910. This guidance offers clarification o
39、n how API has interpreted requirements of 40 CFR 300.910 as applied specifically to subsea dispersant use, but does not in any way modify the roles, requirements, and procedures contained therein. At the time of preparation of this document, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had issued propo
40、sed revisions to Subpart J of the NCP. Some of the proposed revisions may alter recommendations contained in this guidance, and may be revised after publication of the EPA final rules.vii1 Industry Guidelines on Requesting Regulatory Concurrence for Subsea Dispersant Use 1 Scope The purpose of this
41、document is to provide guidelines, forms, and checklists recommended for use by industry. The API guidelines describe the RRT concurrence request process, proposed information submission recommendations that are specific to subsea dispersant injection, and the use of Spill Impact Mitigation Analysis
42、 (SIMA) and other forms of tradeoff analyses as decision support tools. Also included are practical flowcharts and checklists specific to Incident Management Team (IMT) positions that are integral to subsea dispersant use, and guidance on the preparation of subsea dispersant operations and monitorin
43、g plans. This document provides operational guidelines intended for actual events or exercises and provides a basis for engagement from a range of relevant stakeholders. This document provides guidelines for the regulatory approval in accordance with Subpart J for the use of subsea dispersants in th
44、e United States with several U.S. references since subsea dispersants were first used for one incident in the United States. The lessons learned captured by numerous companies, in addition to input from members of IPIECA and IOGP, serve as a baseline for initial guidance to share with other countrie
45、s and organizations to assist in developing their own guidelines. NOTE The main text of this document provides context, and the annexes represent the work tools and templates that can serve as part of a submission package. 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations CERA consensus ecological risk assessment DOC De
46、partment of Commerce DOI Department of Interior DOR dispersant-to-oil ratio DWH Deepwater Horizon EDMU Environmental Data Unit EPA Environmental Protection Agency EFH Essential Fish Habitats ESA Endangered Species Act EU Environmental Unit EUL Environmental Unit Leader FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
47、FOSC Federal On-Scene Coordinator GOM Gulf of Mexico ICS Incident Command System ISB in-situ burn IMT Incident Management Team LEL lower explosive limit LSC Logistics Section Chief 2 API BULLETIN 4719 MV monitoring vessel NCP National Contingency Plan NEBA net environmental benefit analysis NMFS Nat
48、ional Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Response Center NRS National Response System NRT National Response Team OSC Operations Section Chief OPS Operations Section PS Planning Section PSC Planning Section Chief QI/IC Qualified Individual/Incid
49、ent Commander RAR resources at risk ROV remotely operated vehicle RP Responsible Party RRT Region Response Team SCB Source Control Branch SCS Source Control Section SDU Subsea Dispersant Unit SIMA spill impact mitigation assessment QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan SIMOPS simultaneous operations SO Safety Officer SSDI subsea dispersant injection UC Unified Command USCG United States Coast Guard VOC volatile organic compounds WCD worst-case discharge 3 Overview 3.1 General The National Contingency Plan (NCP) establishes the National Response System (NRS) for oil and hazardous substanc
