Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Disbursements for FY 2012 

Report to Congress 

November 27, 2013 
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Foreword 

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

Disbursements for FY 2012,” which has been prepared by the U.S. Coast 

Guard. 

Section 708 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-281) 

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. This report contains disbursement data for FY 2012.

Pursuant to Congressional requirements, this report is being provided to the 

following members of Congress: 

The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV 

Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

The Honorable John Thune 

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

The Honorable Bill Shuster 

Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II 

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, 

 

U. S. Coast Guard 
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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 4 

V. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Disbursements 5 

VI. Environmental Protection Agency 5 

VII. Coast Guard Disbursements 6 
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I. Legislative Language 

This report responds to the language set forth in Section 708 the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010

(Pub. L. 111-281), 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 third submission of disbursements from the OSLTF. The report addresses disbursements 

from the OSLTF of $250,000 or more during FY 2012 and how each use meets the requirements of Section 

1012 (a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). In addition to the pollution incident specific disbursements 

reported by the Coast Guard’s National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC), the report includes data received 

from the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), and the Coast Guard, as each received appropriations derived from the OSLTF. 

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 oil removal c

OPA section 6002(b) makes up to $50 million available annually to carry out Federal oil removal under section 311(initiate the assessment of natural resource damages. Amounts are available until expended and are administered by t

funding to EPA and Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs) acting under FWPCA section 311(c) auth

agency removal actions through contracts with commercial entities and interagency agreements with Federal and Statable below includes all OSLTF removal disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012. To avoid the dodisbursements, the figures reported below are not included in the data provided by the recipient agencies. The FY 20

dominated by over $86 million in disbursements on the Deepwater Horizon incident, the largest spill in NPFC histor

the incident through FY 2012, in total over $612 million has been disbursed on the Deepwater Horizon Incident. 

Table 1: Oil Removal Disbursements for FY12 

Case Name - Federal Project Number Recipient of the Funds 

Amount of 

Expenditure 

S.S. MONTEBELLO - A11034 GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE INC Total $3,135,453.96 RTUG TIGER - A12003 NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC Total $372,627.43 RTUG TIGER - A12003 GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE INC Total $1,775,768.81 RM/V JIREH - M12037 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC Total $597,097.64 RM/V JIREH - M12037 RESOLVE MARINE GROUP INC Total $7,010,338.73 RSOUND DEVELOPER - J09033 GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE INC Total $640,319.92 RDERELICT BARGE DIAIA - N10016 OIL MOP LLC Total $521,754.18 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU Total $4,295,623.06 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ARMY AIR NATIONAL GUARD Total $829,212.00 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND Total $1,163,381.76 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Total $1,824,748.74 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR - FWS Total $33,486,377.04 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Total $30,142,695.30 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Total $2,166,214.09 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR NPS Total $7,010,722.24 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 LOUISIANA STATE POLICE Total $324,767.98 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR USGC National Wetlands Research Total $1,342,616.46 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Total $2,532,034.87 RDEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Total $1,380,588.63 RANGLO-SUISSE WD 117 - N11021 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES INC Total $765,169.79 RUNKNOWN WELL - N11056 OIL MOP LLC Total $4,760,489.30 RUNKNOWN WELL - N11056 WILD WELL CONTROL INC Total $6,062,124.22 RM/V LUCKY DIAMOND - N12038 BISSO MARINE COMPANY INC Total $294,880.09 RCEDYCO ABANDONED WELLS-N11057 WILD WELL CONTROL INC Total $2,572,987.58 RDAVY CROCKETT - S11013 MARINE HOLDINGS COMPANY INC Total $1,235,584.72 RDEEP SEA - S12020 NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC Total $336,270.06 REPA FOSC Inland Zone Cases EPA reimbursement for EPA FOSC managed cases Total $27,450,579.46 R

 GRAND TOTAL $144,030,428.06 
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b. Claims Payments – Section 1012(a)(4) of OPA provides that funds shall be available from the OSLTF for the payme

with OPA section 1013 for uncompensated removal costs or uncompensated damages. The table below includes all disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2012. 

Table 2: OSLTF claims disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2012 

Claim Name - Federal Project Number Recipient of the Funds 

Amount of 

Expenditure 

CHARLTON WELDING - E10111 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION $667,033.93 Gulf Refinery Fire - E10201 CHEMICAL CLEANING ENGINEERING $395,556.19 Gulf Refinery Fire - E10201 NATIONAL RESPONSE CORPORATION (NRC) $6,013,003.44 M/V SELENDANG AYU - J05003 KEESAL YOUNG AND LOGAN $546,484.54 M/V SELENDANG AYU - J05003 KEESAL YOUNG AND LOGAN $2,168,445.20 M/V SELENDANG AYU - J05003 KEESAL YOUNG AND LOGAN $3,668,595.70 M/V SELENDANG AYU - J05003 KEESAL YOUNG AND LOGAN $23,103,264.96 CAPT MIKE - N10016 CHEVRON USA INCORPORATED $2,391,954.20 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ACQUISITION SERVICES DIRECTORATE NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER $344,725.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ACQUISITION SERVICES DIRECTORATE NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER $775,000.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 ACQUISITION SERVICES DIRECTORATE NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER $1,857,782.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR - FWS $4,500,226.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION $19,428,049.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION $32,980,000.00 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION $83,198,813.00 T/V ATHOS I - P05005 SUNOCO INCORPORATED $3,231,207.00 

GRAND TOTAL $185,270,140.16 

c. Initiate Payments - NPFC also provides funding from these available amounts as authorized by OPA 1012(a)(2) to fe

trustees that initiate natural resource damage assessments. There are no disbursements of $250,000 or more, for initi

damage assessments, to report for FY 2012. 

IV.Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration DisbursemeIn FY 2012, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration received $18,573,000 from the OSLTF, as authori

of OPA. The table below includes all OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012. 
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Table 3: PHMSA OSLTF disbursements greaster than or equal to $250,000 for 2012 

Recipient of Funds 

Amount of 

Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Texas Railroad Commission $1,174,863 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection California State Fire Marshal $1,003,734 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection Texas Railroad Commission $435,000 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection Cycla Corporation $432,625 To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enfo

other statutory issues. 

Cycla Corporation $426,305 To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enfo

other statutory issues. 

Cycla Corporation $363,866 To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enfo

other statutory issues. 

Cycla Corporation $353,369 To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enfo

other statutory issues. 

Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Volpe Transportation Systems Center 

$312,295 To support integration for inspection, strategy performance management, enfo

other statutory issues. 

Texas Railroad Commission $305,327 For reimbursement to pipeline safety state partners for carrying out inspection Total $4,807,385 

V. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Disbursements In FY 2012, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) received $14,023,000 from the OSLTF, as au1012(a)(5) of OPA. The table below includes all OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for FY 2012. 

Table 4: BSEE OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012 

Recipient of Funds 

Amount of 

Expenditure Description 

Operations and maintenance of Ohmsett1 - National Oil 

Spill Response Research Test Facility $449,224.59 The OSLTF disbursements to BSEE for FY 2012 meet the requirements auth

the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 (33 USC 2712(a)(5)). The use of the fuFederal administrative, operations, and personnel costs and expenses reasona

the implementation, administration, and enforcement of OPA. 

Environmental Studies - BOEM IAA $1,174,900.00 Oil Spill Response Division - All Regions & Units $1,445,289.25 TOTAL $3,069,413.84 Note 1 - Ohmsett, the National Oil Spill Response Research and renewable Energy Test Facility in Leonardo, NJ 

VI.Environmental Protection Agency In FY 2012, EPA received $18,274,000 from the OSLTF as authorized by section 1012(a)(5) of OPA. The EPA had no 

greater than or equal to $250,000 to report for FY 2012. 
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VII.Coast Guard Disbursements The Coast Guard receives funding derived from the OSLTF in three different appropriations: Research, Design, Test and 

Acquisition Construction and Improvement (AC&I), and Operating Expenses (OE). a. RDT&E - $500,000 in RDT&E funds were derived from the OSLTF to be executed in accordance with section 700

2012, there were no disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 from the RDT&E appropriation. 

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

subsections (b), (c), (d), (j) and (l) of section 311 of the FWPCA with respect to prevention, removal and enforcemen

discharges. The OSLTF funding augments the full appropriation and was not intended to completely fund the Marin

Protection (MEP) mission. An allocation methodology was used to determine the amount of the FY2012 AC&I fund

provisions of the OPA. MEP activities are the category of Coast Guard operations that directly supports OPA. The 

allocation of OSLTF disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012. 

Table 5: Coast Guard AC&I Disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012 

Recipient of the Funds Transaction Type 

Amount of 

Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Vessels Response Boat Medium (RB-M) $546,000 Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Coast Guard received 33 RB-M

minimize damage caused by oil released into navigable waters, and to overcome 

environment caused by potential spills of oil. 

Vessels Medium Endurance Cutter Sustainment $998,400 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response - The Medium Endurance Cutter replacement of major equipment that degrades the operational readiness of the MCoast Guard's ability to minimize damage caused by oil released into navigable wthreats to the marine environment caused by potential spills of oil. 

Vessels Offshore Patrol Cutter $531,000 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response - Continues pre-acquisition desigCutter, a multi-mission asset that will improve the Coast Guard's ability to miniminto navigable waters, and overcome or reduce threats to the marine environment 

Aircraft CGNR 6017 Airframe Replacement $251,000 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and the ComComputers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) suite on the Hand map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can detect differences in backscattwater. 

Aircraft Maritime Patrol Aircraft 

(MPA) $2,081,900 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – In conjunction with visual surv

can be employed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can dbetween water and oil covered water. 

Aircraft H-60 Conversion 

Projects $769,600 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and the C4Iemployed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can detect diwater and oil-covered water. 

Aircraft H-65 Conversion and 

Sustainment Projects $975,700 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and the C4Iemployed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can detect diwater and oil-covered water. 
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Table 5: Coast Guard AC&I Disbursements greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012 (Co

Recipient of the Funds Transaction Type 

Amount of 

Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Aircraft HC-130 

Conversion/Sustainment Projects 

$463,000 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and the sideemployed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can detect diwater and oil-covered water due to the dampening effect of oil on small wind gen

optical/Infrared sensor can detect the small temperature variations between clear 

Aircraft HC-130 Acquisition 

(Transfer for Air Force Appropriation) 

$474,200 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response – Visual surveillance and the sideemployed to monitor and map oil-covered water surfaces. The suite can detect diwater and oil-covered water due to the dampening effect of oil on small wind gen

optical/Infrared sensor can detect the small temperature variations between clear 

Other Government Program 

Management $303,500 The payment of Federal administrative and personnel costs and expenses reasona

the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the act. 

Other 

C4ISR $449,600 

Maritime Pollution Enforcement and Response - C4ISR is the eyes, ears and cogthe Coast Guard to see, hear, comprehend and communicate what is happening in 

accomplished using modern electronic components, such as interoperable radio aand improved optical/radar sensors, that can improve sightings in total darkness a

weather conditions. 

Other Rescue 21 $1,380,700 

Response communications - Eliminates many existing communication coverage continuous, enhanced VHF-FM marine radio coverage out to 20 nautical miles fr

Features digital voice recording capability with immediate playback, improving tgarbled or unclear transmissions. Enhances Maritime Domain Awareness by mamariners, and facilitates the timely flow of information between the Coast Guard 

Shore Facilities and ATON Survey & Design $1,973,100 

Funding will provide in-house capability for planning and engineering studies, pr

appraisals, real property requirements and other architectural/engineering effortsdesign helps to ensure AC&I projects are properly assessed, planned and prioritiz

appropriations. The projects supported by this request contribute to the long rangoperational units charged with prevention of, and response to, marine pollution. 

Shore Facilities and ATON Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure $1,731,200 

Funding will provide in-house capability for planning and engineering studies, pr

appraisals, real property requirements and other architectural/engineering effortsdesign helps to ensure AC&I projects are properly assessed, planned and prioritiz

appropriations. The projects supported by this request contribute to the long rangoperational units charged with prevention of, and response to, marine pollution. 

Military Housing $424,900 

Funding will provide in-house capability for planning and engineering studies, prappraisals, real property requirements and other architectural/engineering effortsdesign helps to ensure AC&I projects are properly assessed, planned and prioritiz

appropriations. The projects supported by this request contribute to the long rangmembers at operational units charged with prevention of, and response to, marine 

Personnel & Related Support Direct Personnel $1,126,000 The payment of Federal administrative and personnel costs and expenses reasona

the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the act. 

Total $14,479,800 
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c. OE - The Coast Guard OE Appropriation received $24,500,000 from the OSLTF in FY 2012. The funds were used f

operational and personnel costs and expenses of administering and enforcing the OPA and subsections (b), (c), (d), (jof the FWPCA with respect to prevention, removal and enforcement related to oil discharges. The Coast Guard budrather than individual missions and the MEP mission encompasses these activities. To estimate mission costs the Co

resource allocations by mission using an activity-based costing system. The table below includes an allocation of OS

greater than or equal to $250,000 for 2012. 

Table 6: Coast Guard Operating Expense Disbursements for FY 2012 

Recipient of the Funds Expenditure Description of Fund Use 

Coast Guard OE - Enforcement $1,147,102 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 $2,184,903 Report activities directed at readiness related to the discharge of oil and activities directed 

environmental protection laws. 

Coast Guard OE - Pollution Investigation $2,010,608 Report activities directed at investigating the discharge of oil and activities directed at resp

protection laws. 

Coast Guard OE - Response $8,144,775 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 $11,012,612 Report activities directed at abatement of discharged oil to marine environmental protectioTotal $24,500,000