PRFA 

SAMPLE STATEMENT OF WORK FOR REMOVAL ACTIONS 

The task list below addresses the specific removal actions that are ordered through PRFA’s 

(Pollution Removal Funding Authorization) in support of FOSC’s/OSC’s. When 

modification or amendment to this PRFA is required, the “Amendment to Pollution Removal 

Funding Authorization” shall be used and a new task list shall be assigned if new tasking is 

identified. 

The recipient agency of the PRFA shall perform the following (as identified by the 

appropriate check marks below): 

— collect facts regarding the discharge of oil into navigable waters, to include its source and 

cause; 

— identify potentially responsible parties (RP’s); 

— analyze the nature, amount, and location of discharged oil; 

— analyze the probable direction and time of travel of discharged oil; 

— identify pathways to human and environmental exposure; 

— provide analysis of discharges posing a substantial threat to the public health or welfare of 

the United States; 

— provide temporary/permanent stabilization prior to the mobilization of other responders; 

— provide appropriate personnel, equipment, and supplies to contain and remove 

discharged oil from navigable waters and shoreline; 

— document all site-specific costs incurred by the contractor and the recipient agency for the 

removal actions; 

— identify active or historical facility processes or operations that may have contributed to the 

discharge of oil; 

— prepare a sampling plan that describes the number, type, and location of samples and the type 

of analysis (for example, sampling and analysis plans for collection of multimedia 

environmental samples; petrochemical product or waste oil or crude oil); 

— collect representative oil sample(s) and submit them to the U. S. Coast Guard Marine Safety 

Lab for appropriate analyses; 

— develop site specific Health and Safety Plans (HSP’s); 

— review, prepare, and submit all required accounting/accounting records in accordance with 

the National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) Instruction 16451, “Technical Operating 

Procedures for Resource Documentation under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990”; 

— submit Pollution Reports (POLREPS) at periodic intervals as specified by the issuing 

FOSC/OSC; 

— provide daily progress reports and/or consultations to the OSC/FOSC, as necessary; 

— develop health and safety procedures for response activities, such as OSHA levels of 

protection associated with a site; 

— recommend cleanup and disposal options; 

— review completeness of disposal documentation, such as manifests, waste profile data, and other 

information; 

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— obtain permits from local, state or federal agencies, associated with the contractor’s response 

activities; 

— provide or arrange for site security to prevent unauthorized access of any persons or animals 

to preserve public safety, such as armed or unarmed security services; 

— identify concerned local and elected officials; 

— conduct deed and title searches as appropriate; 

— conduct waste profile analysis; 

— perform and advise on wildlife capture, recovery, and stabilization. 

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