Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Disbursements for FY 2014 

Report to Congress 

December 7, 2015 
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Foreword 

December 7, 2015 

I am pleased to present the following report, “Oil Spill Liability Trust 

Fund Disbursements for FY 2014,” which has been prepared by the U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-281 § 708) 

directs the Commandant to submit the list of disbursements of $250,000 

or more from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) and a 

description of how such funds were used. 

Pursuant to Congressional requirements, this report is being provided to 

the following members of Congress: 

The Honorable John Thune 

Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

The Honorable Bill Nelson 

Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

The Honorable Bill Shuster 

Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

The Honorable Peter DeFazio 

Ranking Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

I am happy to answer any further questions you may have, or your staff may contact my Senate 

Liaison Office at (202) 224-2913 or House Liaison Office at (202) 225-4775. 

Sincerely, 

Paul F. Zukunft 

Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard 

Commandant 

 

U. S. Coast Guard 
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Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Disbursements for FY 2014 

Table of Contents 

I. Legislative Language 1 

II. Background 2 

III. OSLTF Disbursements for Pollution Incidents 3 

IV. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Disbursements 5 

V. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Disbursements 6 

VI. Environmental Protection Agency 6 

VII. Coast Guard Disbursements 6 
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I. Legislative Language 

This report responds to the language set forth in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

(Pub. L. No. 111-281 § 708), which requests a list of disbursements of $250,000 or more from 

the OSLTF and a description of how such funds were used per the following: 

SEC. 708. USE OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND. 

(b) AUDITS; ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 

(33 U.S.C. 2712) is amended— 

. . . 

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

__”(l) REPORTS.— 

__”(1) IN GENERAL. –Within one year after the date of enactment of the 

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, and annually thereafter, the President, 

through the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 

shall – 

_”(A) provide a report on disbursements for the preceding fiscal year 

from the Fund, regardless of whether those disbursements were subject to 

annual appropriations, to – 

__”(i) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation; and 

__”(ii) the House of Representatives Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure; and 

_”(B) make the report available to the public on the National Pollution 

Funds Center Internet website. 

__”(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 

_”_(A) a list of each disbursement of $250,000 or more from the Fund 

during the preceding fiscal year; and 

_”_(B) a description of how each such use meets the requirements of 

subsection (a). 

__”(3) AGENCY RECORDKEEPING.—Each Federal agency that receives 

amounts from the Fund shall maintain records describing the purpose for 

which such funds were obligated or expended in such detail as the Secretary 

may require for purposes of the report required under paragraph (1).”. 
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II. Background 

This report is the fifth submission of disbursements from the OSLTF. The report addresses 

disbursements from the OSLTF of $250,000 or more during FY 2014 and how each use meets 

the requirements of Section 1012 (a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). Section III 

provides the pollution incident spill- specific disbursements reported by the Department of 

Homeland Security/Coast Guard’s National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC). Sections IV 

through VII provide detail for annual Congressional Appropriations derived from the OSLTF. 

These parts of the Report are based on data received from the Department of Transportation 

(DOT), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the 

Coast Guard 

The OSLTF is the federal funding source for oil pollution prevention, response and 

compensation under the OPA. The OSLTF is also a source of annual appropriations to federal 

agencies responsible for implementing, administering and enforcing various oil pollution 

prevention programs under OPA and section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

(FWPCA). 

As each reporting agency’s accounting structure differs, the supporting tables in each section are 

not uniform, reflecting the differences. Nonetheless, each agency that provided this information 

affirms that it provided accurate information. The specific tables included in the following 

sections are as reported by the respective agencies. 
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III. OSLTF Disbursements for Pollution Incidents a. Oil Removal Disbursements – OPA section 1012(a)(1) provides for use of the Fund for the payment of o

authorities. OPA section 6002(b) makes up to $50 million available annually to carry out federal oil remof the FWPCA and to initiate the assessment of natural resource damages. Amounts are available until e

administered by the NPFC. NPFC provides funding to EPA and Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordi

under FWPCA section 311(c) authority. FOSCs coordinate agency removal actions through contracts wand interagency agreements with federal, state and local response partners. Table 1 includes all OSLTF greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2014. To avoid the double counting of removal disbursements

are not included in the data provided by the recipient agencies. 

Table 1: Oil Removal Disbursements for FY 2014 

Case Name - Federal 

Project Number Recipient of Funds Amount of Expenditure De

ENBRIDGE ENERGY - E10527 USGS Total $ 250,017.54 RemovRESPECT - A14007 Global Diving And Salvage Total $ 2,188,525.81 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Qinetiq North America Incorporated Total $ 443,521.87 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Acquisition Services Directorate NA Total $ 388,753.42 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Environmental Quality Mississippi Department Of Total $ 1,824,134.63 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Department Of Interior (FWS) Total $ 3,015,225.06 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Department Of Interior (NPS) Total $ 477,927.24 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Department Of Homeland Security (S&T) Total $ 383,691.33 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 State Police Louisiana Department Of Total $ 1,781,415.35 RemovDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) Total $ 6,135,563.69 RemovEPA FOSC Inland Zone Cases EPA Reimbursement For EPA FOSC Managed Cases Total $ 25,159,682.07 Remov

TOTAL $ 42,048,458.01 Remo
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b. Claims Payments – Section 1012(a)(4) of OPA provides that funds shall be available from the OSLTF fo

in accordance with OPA section 1013 for uncompensated removal costs or uncompensated damages. Ta

OSLTF claims disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2014. 

Table 2: OSLTF claims disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2014 

Claim Name - Federal 

Project Number Recipient of Funds Amount of Expenditure Descriptio

Wishkah Valley Schoo - 914022 Washington State Department of Ecology $ 344,647.86 Claim Paymen

Tres Palacios Creek - 914028 Anderson Pollution Control Incorporated $ 287,300.17 Claim Paymen

SHUBUTA CRUDE OIL - E13424 Complete Environmental and Remediation CO LLC $ 882,849.03 Claim Paymen

M/V SELENDANG AYU - J05003 Keesal Young and Logan (60621) $ 3,343,027.32 Claim Paymen

F/V LONE STAR - J13014 Alaska Chadux Corporation $ 907,231.72 Claim Paymen

DM932 - N08057 United Maritime Group LLC $ 420,117.59 Claim Paymen

DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 Acquisition Services Directorate NA $ 4,488,277.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 3,839,965.85 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 7,338,962.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 12,585,574.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 23,305,087.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 46,390,569.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 14,620,918.00 Claim PaymenDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (DOC) $ 27,058,569.00 Claim Paymen

TOTAL $ 145,813,095.54 Claim Paymen

c. Initiate Payments - NPFC also provides funding from these available amounts as authorized by OPA 10

or tribal trustees that initiate natural resource damage assessments. There are no disbursements of $250

initiation of natural resource damage assessments, to report for FY 2014. 
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IV. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration DisburseIn FY 2014, - DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration received $18,573,000 from tby section 1012(a) (5) of OPA. Table 3 includes all OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,00

Table 3: PHMSA OSLTF disbursements greaster than or equal to $250,000 for FY 201

Recipient of Funds Amount of Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS 1 962,152.00 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection and enforCALIFORNIA ST FIRE MARSHAL 890,894.00 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection and enforCYCLA CORP 536,765.09 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

CYCLA CORP 500,288.26 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

CYCLA CORP 490,342.37 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

CYCLA CORP 485,013.08 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

CYCLA CORP 473,796.47 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION 391,241.00 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection and enforCYCLA CORP 336,211.05 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION 276,935.00 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection and enforCYCLA CORP 259,582.53 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

CYCLA CORP 257,093.96 

To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enforcement, ostatutory issues. 

TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION 256,011.00 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection and enforTotal 6,116,325.81
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V. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Disbursements In FY 2014, the DOI’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) received $14,899,000 fro

authorized by section 1012(a)(5) of OPA. Table 4 includes all OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal 

Table 4: BSEE OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2014 

Recipient of Funds Amount of Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Operations and maintenance of Ohmsett1 - National Oil 

Spill Response Research Test Facility (contracts) $2,044,883.05 The OSLTF disbursements to BSEE for FY 2014 meet the requirement

of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 (33 USC 2712(a)(5)). The use o

are for federal administrative, operational, and personnel costs and expe

incidental to the implementation, administration, and enforcement of O

BSEE's use of OSLTF includes oil pollution research, operation and maenforcement of oil spill response plans, and personnel costs. 

Oil Spill Response Division - All Regions & Units (salary) $1,882,868.86 Oil Spill Research (contracts) $8,274,798.82 TOTAL $12,202,550.73 Note 1 - Ohmsett, the National Oil Spill Response Research and renewable Energy Test Facility in Leonardo, NJ 

VI. Environmental Protection Agency In FY 2014, EPA received $18,209,000 from the OSLTF as authorized by section 1012(a)(5) of OPA. The disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 to report for FY 2014. VII.Coast Guard Disbursements The Department of Homeland Security-United States Coast Guard receives funding derived from the OSLTappropriations: Research, Design, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Acquisition Construction and ImprovemeOperating Expenses (OE). a. RDT&E - $500,000 in RDT&E funds were derived from the OSLTF to be executed in accordance with 

OPA. For FY 2014, there were no disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 from the RDT&E ap

b. AC&I – $20,000,000 in AC&I funds were derived from the OSLTF for the costs of assets for administe

OPA and subsections (b), (c), (d), (j) and (l) of section 311 of the FWPCA with respect to prevention, rerelated to oil discharges. The OSLTF funding augments the full appropriation and was not intended to c
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Marine and Environmental Protection (MEP) mission. An allocation methodology was used to determinFY2014 AC&I funds that benefitted the provisions of OPA. MEP activities are the category of Coast G

directly supports OPA. Table 5 includes an allocation of OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to 

Table 5: Coast Guard AC&I Disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 201

Recipient of Funds Transaction Type Amount of Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Aircraft HC-144 Conversion and Sustainment Projects $322,000 Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – In conjunction with visu

C4ISR suite can be employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfadifferences in backscatter between water and oil covered water. 

Aircraft H-65 Conversion and Sustainment Projects $1,036,000 Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and 

will be employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suibackscatter between water and oil-covered water. 

Aircraft

HC-130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment Projects 

$2,051,000 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and HC-130 are employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. Th

backscatter between water and oil-covered water due to the dampening efgenerated waves, while the Electro-optical/Infrared sensor can detect the 

between clear and oil-covered water. 

Other Government Program Management $259,000 The payment of Federal administrative and personnel costs and expenses 

incidental to the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the 

Other C4ISR $1,043,000 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response - C4ISR is the eyes, ears allowing the Coast Guard to see, hear, comprehend and communicate whregions. This is accomplished using modern electronic components, such satellite communication systems and improved optical/radar sensors, that darkness and detect maritime targets in all weather conditions. 

Other 

National Automatic Identification System (NAIS) 

$13,000,000 

NAIS is a data collection, processing, and distribution system being implMaritime Transportation Security Act. The project provides the necessary effective exchange of information between AIS-equipped vessels, aircraf

stations within all major U.S. ports, waterways, and coastal zones. The dashared with other pertinent stakeholders and decision makers in support oports. NAIS correlates Advanced Notice of Arrival data with AIS data to 

Military Housing Housing $266,000 

Funding will provide in-house capability for planning and engineering stuplans, appraisals, real property requirements and other architectural/enginproper planning and design helps to ensure AC&I projects are properly asprior to seeking project appropriations. The projects supported by this reqplans and house active duty members at operational units charged with prmarine pollution. 

Personnel & Related Support Direct Personnel $1,673,000 The payment of Federal administrative and personnel costs and expenses 

incidental to the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the 

Aircraft HC-144 Conversion and Sustainment Projects $322,000 Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – In conjunction with visu

C4ISR suite can be employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfadifferences in backscatter between water and oil covered water. 

Aircraft H-65 Conversion and Sustainment Projects $1,036,000 Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and 

will be employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suibackscatter between water and oil-covered water. 

TOTAL $19,650,000 
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c. OE - The Coast Guard OE Appropriation received $24,500,000 from the OSLTF in FY 2014. The fund

administrative, operational and personnel costs and expenses of administering and enforcing the OPA an

(c), (d), (j) and (l) of section 311 of the FWPCA with respect to prevention, removal and enforcement re

discharges. The Coast Guard budgets by appropriation rather than individual missions and the MEP misthese activities. To estimate mission costs the Coast Guard projects resource allocations by mission usin

costing system. Table 6 includes an allocation of OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,0

Table 6: Coast Guard Operating Expense Disbursements for FY 2014 

Recipient of Funds Amount of Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

COAST GUARD OE - Enforcement $1,882,000 Report activities directed at prevention of discharge of oil and activities directed at enforce

protection laws (excluding MARPOL agreements - non-OPA activity). 

COAST GUARD OE - Preparedness $2,162,000 Report activities directed at readiness related to the discharge of oil and activities directed 

environmental protection laws. 

COAST GUARD OE - Pollution Investigation $1,990,000 Report activities directed at investigating the discharge of oil and activities directed at resp

protection laws. 

COAST GUARD OE - Response $10,102,000 Report activities which endeavor to minimize the damage caused by oil discharged in the m

coordinated action in response to discharge or substantial discharge of oil into U.S. waters 

COAST GUARD OE - Recovery $8,364,000 Report activities directed at abatement of discharged oil to marine environmental protectio

personnel. 

TOTAL $24,500,000