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To: Chief, Public Dockets 

Date: July 19, 2010 

RE: In-Person Communication between Coast Guard Personnel and Oil Spill 

Response Organization Community Representatives 

In accordance with the Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard policies on 

communications about a rulemaking during an open public comment period, the Coast 

Guard is reporting the following oral communication concerning the Coast Guard’s 

emergency temporary interim rule “Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil Spill Response 

Time Requirements to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of National Significance 

(SONS) Response.” RIN 1625-AB49; Docket USCG 2010-0592. 

On July, 1, 2010, Coast Guard personnel and members of the oil spill response 

organization (OSRO) community met to discuss the Coast Guard’s emergency temporary 

interim rule, which became effective June 30, 2010. The discussion touched on concerns 

and questions from the OSRO community about the substance of the emergency 

temporary interim rule, as well as questions relating to implementation of the rule. 

Concerns and questions from the OSRO community and Coast Guard responsive 

comments are summarized below. 

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Participants: 

• Captain Roderick Walker, U.S. Coast Guard, National Strike Force Coordination 

Center (NSFCC), Commanding Officer 

• Lieutenant Commander Tedd Hutley, U.S. Coast Guard, NSFCC 

• Lieutenant Lauren Fullam, U.S. Coast Guard, NSFCC 

• Lieutenant Raymond Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard, NSFCC 

• Lieutenant Commander Stephen DaPonte, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Maritime 

and International Law 

• Lieutenant Commander Meridena Kauffman, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of 

Incident Management and Preparedness 

• Lieutenant Jason Marineau, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management 

and Preparedness 

• Lieutenant Rhianna Strickland, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management 

and Preparedness 

• Mr. Robert Heavilin, Alaska Chadux Corporation, General Manager 

• Mr. John LeClair, Alaska Chadux Corporation, Response Manager 

• Mr. Kevin Gardner, Association of Petroleum Industry Co-Op Managers, Chair 

• Mr. Ron Morris, Association of Petroleum Industry Co-Op Managers, Vice Chair 

West 

• Mr. Ike Ikerd, Clean Seas, General Manager 

• Mr. Steven Ricks, Marine Spill Response Corporation, Vice President of 

Regulatory Affairs 
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• Ms. Judith Roos, Marine Spill Response Corporation, Vice President of 

Marketing, Customer Services & Corporate Relations 

• Mr. Eric Politte, O'Brien's Response Management, President 

OSRO Community Concerns and Questions: 

• The temporary emergency final rule gives relief of planning standards, but it does 

not protect the plan holder from liabilities, like 3rd party, economic, and NRDA 

claims. 

• In addition to the Coast Guard, there are other state and federal jurisdictions 

involved. 

• Plan holders do not want to take any more risk by having more response 

equipment deployed out of their area. 

• What process will the Coast Guard use to identify or choose resources that are to 

be sent to the Deepwater Horizon? 

• Be aware that as equipment is deployed the operators are going with it leaving a 

potential for manpower shortages. 

Coast Guard Comments 

• The local Coast Guard units are working with the Area Committees to identify 

any equipment that they would feel comfortable making available for the 

Deepwater Horizon Response. That information is passed up and compared to 

what is needed for the response. The Coast Guard is trying to get a comprehensive 

picture of what is available. 

• The temporary rule was created to prevent a potential road block for getting 

equipment to the Gulf . The intention is not to force any equipment down to the 

Deepwater Horizon response. 

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Copy: CAPT Walker, U.S. Coast Guard 

LCDR Hutley ̧ U.S. Coast Guard

LT Fullam, U.S. Coast Guard 

LT Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard 

LCDR DaPonte, U.S. Coast Guard 

LCDR Kauffman, U.S. Coast Guard 

LT Marineau, U.S. Coast Guard 

LT Strickland, U.S. Coast Guard 

Mr. Heavilin, Alaska Chadux Corporation 

Mr. LeClair, Alaska Chadux Corporation 

Mr. Gardner, Association of Petroleum Industry Co-Op Managers 

Mr. Morris, Association of Petroleum Industry Co-Op Managers 

Mr. Ikerd, Clean Seas 
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Mr. Ricks, Marine Spill Response Corporation 

Ms. Roos, Marine Spill Response Corporation 

Mr. Politte, O'Brien's Response Management