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Chapter 173-186 WAC:
WACs > Title 173 > Chapter 173-186
HTMLPDF 173-186-010 Purpose.
HTMLPDF 173-186-020 Applicability.
HTMLPDF 173-186-030 Authority.
HTMLPDF 173-186-040 Definitions.
PART II: PLAN SUBMITTAL, MAINTENANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
HTMLPDF 173-186-100 Authority to submit contingency plan.
HTMLPDF 173-186-110 Submitting a railroad contingency plan.
HTMLPDF 173-186-120 Phase-in dates for this chapter.
HTMLPDF 173-186-130 Annual plan maintenance.
HTMLPDF 173-186-140 Significant changes to approved plans.
HTMLPDF 173-186-150 Post-spill review and documentation procedures.
HTMLPDF 173-186-160 Plan implementation procedures.
HTMLPDF 173-186-170 Inspection of records.
HTMLPDF 173-186-180 Enforcement—Noncompliance.
HTMLPDF 173-186-190 Severability.
PART III: OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR TYPE A RAILROADS
Section A—Contingency Plan Format, Content and Implementation
HTMLPDF 173-186-200 Contingency plan format requirements.
HTMLPDF 173-186-210 Binding agreement.
HTMLPDF 173-186-220 Contingency plan general content.
HTMLPDF 173-186-230 Field document.
Section B—Planning Standards
HTMLPDF 173-186-300 Planning standards.
HTMLPDF 173-186-310 Equipment planning standards.
HTMLPDF 173-186-320 Maintenance records for oil spill response equipment.
HTMLPDF 173-186-330 Planning standards for spills of oils that, depending on their chemical properties, environmental factors (weathering), and method of discharge, may submerge or sink.
HTMLPDF 173-186-340 Planning standards for in situ burning.
HTMLPDF 173-186-350 Planning standards for shoreline cleanup.
HTMLPDF 173-186-360 Planning standards for air monitoring to protect oil spill responders and the public.
HTMLPDF 173-186-370 Planning standards for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
HTMLPDF 173-186-380 Documenting compliance with the planning standards.
Section C—Plan Evaluation
HTMLPDF 173-186-400 Plan evaluation criteria and alternative method of evaluating planning standards.
HTMLPDF 173-186-410 Oil spill contingency plan best achievable protection five-year review cycle.
HTMLPDF 173-186-420 Process for plan approval.
HTMLPDF 173-186-430 Process for public notice and opportunity for public review and comment period.
Section D—Drill and Equipment Verification Program
HTMLPDF 173-186-500 Drill participation, scheduling and evaluation.
HTMLPDF 173-186-510 Type and frequency of drills.
HTMLPDF 173-186-520 Drill evaluation criteria.
HTMLPDF 173-186-530 Other ways to get drill credit.
HTMLPDF 173-186-540 Drill requirement waivers.
PART IV: OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR TYPE B RAILROADS
HTMLPDF 173-186-601 Contingency plan format requirements.
HTMLPDF 173-186-602 Binding agreement.
HTMLPDF 173-186-603 Contingency plan general content.
HTMLPDF 173-186-604 Field document.
HTMLPDF 173-186-605 Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
HTMLPDF 173-186-700 Oil spill contingency plan best achievable protection five-year review cycle.
HTMLPDF 173-186-710 Process for plan approval.
HTMLPDF 173-186-720 Process for public notice and opportunity for public review and comment period.
Section D—Drill Evaluation Program
HTMLPDF 173-186-800 Drill participation, scheduling and evaluation.
HTMLPDF 173-186-810 Drill evaluation criteria.
PART V: OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR TYPE C RAILROADS
Section A—General Plan Content
HTMLPDF 173-186-900 Contingency plan format and content.
173-186-240 Plan implementation procedures. [Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-240, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.] Repealed by WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210.
173-186-600 Inspection of records. [Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-600, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.] Repealed by WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210.
173-186-610 Enforcement—Noncompliance. [Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-610, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.] Repealed by WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210.
173-186-620 Severability. [Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-620, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.] Repealed by WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210.
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(1) Ensure maximally effective and rapid responses to oil spills by plan holders, spill management teams (SMT), wildlife response service providers (WRSP) and primary response contractors (PRC);
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-010, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-010, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(e) SMTs that provide spill management services that must be approved by ecology to be cited in a contingency plan.
(f) WRSPs that provide wildlife response services that must be approved by ecology to be cited in a contingency plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-020, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-020, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-030, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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"Spill management team" means representatives and assigned personnel who are qualified and capable of integrating into an incident command system or unified command system and managing a spill.
"TYPE A" means any railroad classification transporting oil in bulk that is crude oil regardless of volume.
"TYPE B" means any railroad classification transporting oil in bulk that is not crude oil in an amount of forty-nine or more tank car loads per year.
"TYPE C" means any railroad classification transporting oil in bulk that is not crude oil in an amount less than forty-nine tank car loads per year.
"Wildlife response service provider" means representatives and assigned personnel who are qualified and capable of assuming the responsibilities of the wildlife branch during an oil spill.
"Worldwide response resource list (WRRL)" means an equipment list established and maintained by spill response equipment owners.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-040, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-040, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Authority to submit contingency plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-100, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Submitting a railroad contingency plan.
(1) The rail plan holder shall submit one hard copy and electronic copy of the plan and all appendices.
(3) Ecology will maintain mailing address and electronic submittal instructions on the agency website.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-110, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-110, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(1) This section applies to those plan holders who, on the effective date of this chapter, have approved or conditionally approved plans. Each update must contain all necessary content and meet the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Existing approved railroads defined as Type A shall within eighteen months after the effective date of this chapter submit updates for:
(a) Binding agreement (WAC 173-186-210).
(b) Contingency plan general content - Notification information relating to SMTs, WRSPs, contracts or other approved documents, personnel listed in ICS roles in an organizational table, and description of type and frequency of training (WAC 173-186-220).
(c) Contingency plan general content - Reference to an incident management handbook or detailed description of planning process (WAC 173-186-220).
(d) Contingency plan general content - List of resources at risk considering water column and benthic species and habitat, identification of waterways depth and response options based on those factors. (WAC 173-186-220). This update will be met through planned updates to the geographic response plans which are developed as annexes to the Northwest Area Contingency Plan.
(e) Field document - Notification form (WAC 173-186-230).
(f) Nonfloating oils planning standard (WAC 173-186-330).
(g) Meet the requirements for access to equipment and personnel to support initial wildlife assessment, wildlife deterrence, and mobile field stabilization assets (WAC 173-186-370).
(h) Drill types and frequency (WAC 173-186-510 and 173-186-530).
(3) For existing approved railroads defined as Type B, shall within eighteen months after the effective date of this chapter submit updates for:
(a) Binding agreement (WAC 173-186-602).
(b) Contingency plan general content - Reference to an incident management handbook or detailed description of planning process (WAC 173-186-603).
(c) Contingency plan general content - Notification information relating to SMTs, WRSPs, personnel listed in ICS roles in an organizational table, and description of type and frequency of training dependent of ICS position (WAC 173-186-603).
(d) Contingency plan general content - List of resources at risk considering water column and benthic species and habitat, identification of waterway depth and response option based on those factors. (WAC 173-186-603). This update will be met through planned updates to the geographic response plans which are developed as annexes to the Northwest Area Contingency Plan.
(e) Field document - Notification form (WAC 173-186-604).
(f) Drills (WAC 173-186-800 and 173-186-810).
(4) For existing approved railroads defined as Type C, within eighteen months of the effective date of this rule:
(a) Send a letter to ecology stating that the plan is complete and still meets all requirements; or
(b) Update the plan with any missing required information.
(5) Final plan updates will be given a thirty day public review and comment period. Ecology will approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve the plan update no later than sixty-five days from the update submittal date.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-120, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-120, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Annual plan maintenance.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-130, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Significant changes to approved plans.
(b) Movement of greater than ten percent of available boom, storage, recovery, in situ burn or shoreline cleanup equipment out of the home base as depicted on the worldwide regional response list (WRRL);
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-140, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-140, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Post-spill review and documentation procedures.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-150, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Plan implementation procedures.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-160, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-170, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-190, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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Contingency plan format requirements.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-200, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(2) The agreement is submitted with the plan and will include the name, address, phone number, email address, and web site of the submitting party. The signator will:
(a) Verify acceptance of the plan and commit to a safe and immediate response to spills and to substantial threats of spills that occur in, or could impact Washington waters or Washington's natural, cultural, and economic resources;
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-210, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-210, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Field document.
(b) Spill notification procedures including a form to document them when made; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-230, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-230, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Planning standards.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-300, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Equipment planning standards.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-310, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Maintenance records for oil spill response equipment.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-320, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Planning standards for in situ burning.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-340, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Planning standards for shoreline cleanup.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-350, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Planning standards for air monitoring to protect oil spill responders and the public.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-360, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Planning standards for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
Plan holders must plan to respond to and care for wildlife injured or endangered by oil spills.
(b) Equipment and personnel that may be used to deter the types of wildlife likely to be found within the areas where the plan holder operates or transits, including the types and staging locations of the deterrent equipment. This equipment must have the capability to arrive on-scene within twelve hours of spill notification.
(c) Equipment and supplies for mobile field stabilization activities, such as, conducting the initial health assessment and treatment of impacted wildlife prior to transport to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. The mobile field stabilization asset must be a minimum of one hundred eighty square feet, lighted and heated, and capable of arriving on-scene within twelve hours of spill notification.
(d) Wildlife rehabilitation facilities, space, and equipment suitable to conduct wildlife rehabilitation activities. Wildlife rehabilitation facilities shall meet the WDFW rehabilitation requirements detailed in WAC 220-450-100. For planning purposes, the capability described below is equal to one wildlife rehabilitation unit. The plan holder must have access to one wildlife rehabilitation unit with the capability to be strategically placed to support the response within twenty-four hours of spill notification. Each wildlife rehabilitation unit must contain:
(i) A minimum of one thousand one hundred square feet of space to house and treat wildlife. This space shall have the ability to be configured to support intake, prewash stabilization, wash/rinse, and drying activities as needed. A minimum of two wash and rinse stations will be located within this space.
(iii) Pools with a minimum of six hundred square feet of surface area are required. Pool dimensions will be such that no point in a pool will be greater than eight feet from a side. Pools will have the ability to be filled with freshwater to a minimum depth of three feet.
(3) WRSP that are appropriately trained to staff and manage the wildlife response within an incident command structure. At a minimum, one person that could be able to arrive in the state within the first twelve hours of spill notification to coordinate with the state, federal, tribal, and other response partners to initiate wildlife reconnaissance, deterrence, recovery, stabilization, and rehabilitation operations as needed.
(4) Wildlife operations field staff to conduct and manage the various field aspects of a wildlife response including reconnaissance, deterrence, recovery, stabilization, and rehabilitation. At a minimum, two personnel that could have arrived within the first twelve hours of spill notification to support these activities. An additional seven personnel, for a total of nine that could have arrived within twenty-four hours of spill notification to support these activities.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-370, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-370, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(2) The rail plan holder shall include in the plan, a spreadsheet provided by ecology on the resources to meet the planning standards as described in this chapter. This spreadsheet shall account for boom, recovery systems, storage, and personnel.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-380, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-380, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Oil spill contingency plan best achievable protection five-year review cycle.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-410, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(2) In order to receive notification of the public review and comment period, interested public, local, and tribal governments should sign up on the ecology email list (listserv) for posting notice about plan review and comment. Ecology's website will also be used to post notice of public review and comment periods.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-430, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(1) Rail plan holders, PRCs, SMTs and WRSPs shall participate in a drill and equipment verification program for the purpose of ensuring that all contingency plan components function to provide, to the maximum extent practicable, prompt and proper removal of oil and minimization of damage from a variety of spill sizes. In Washington, a modified triennial cycle for drills, as found in the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP), is relied on to test each component of the plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-500, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-500, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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This drill may involve testing any component of the plan, including notification procedures, deployment of personnel, boom, recovery and storage equipment, and verification of ecology approved alternative speeds.
1 - One in each three-year cycle. This is an additional drill unless it is incorporated into a large multiobjective deployment drill
Multiplan holder large scale equipment deployment drill
1 - One in each three-year cycle
(1) Tabletop drills: Tabletop drills are intended to demonstrate a rail plan holder's capability to manage a spill using the ICS, the SMT, and WRSP described in the plan. Role playing shall be required in this drill.
(b) Once during each three-year cycle, the rail plan holder shall ensure that key members of the regional/national "away" team as identified in the plan shall be mobilized in state for a tabletop drill. However, at ecology's discretion, team members that are out-of-state may be evaluated in out-of-state tabletop drills if ecology has sufficient notice, an opportunity to participate in the drill planning process, and provided that the out-of-state drills are of similar scope and scale to what would have occurred in state. In this case, key away team members shall be mobilized in this state at least once every six years.
(5) Additional large-scale multiple plan holder equipment deployment drill requirement. At least once every three years all plan holders must participate in a multiple plan holder deployment exercise. The exercise location will be selected by ecology to ensure all plan holders have the opportunity to get credit based on the areas they operate or transit. This drill is a test of the functional ability for multiple contingency plans to be simultaneously activated in response to a spill. This drill may be incorporated into other drill requirements to avoid increasing the number of drills and equipment deployments otherwise required. This deployment may include the following objectives:
(c) Demonstration of multiple simultaneous tactics which may include, but is not limited to:
(iv) Deployment of contracted aerial assessment assets and aerial observers to direct skimming operations;
(v) Personnel and equipment identified for night operations; and
(vi) Equipment necessary to address situations where oils, depending on their qualities, weathering, environmental factors, and methods of discharge, may submerge and sink.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-510, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-510, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Drill evaluation criteria.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-520, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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(1) Drill credits for actual spills: Rail plan holders may request drill credit for a response to an actual spill, provided that ecology has an opportunity to participate during the spill and evaluate the spill response. Credit for a spill may only be used to replace the requirement to conduct a drill once per triennial cycle. If credit for a spill is requested more than once per triennial cycle, it is up to the discretion of ecology if additional credit. The requested additional spill credit may be granted if significant lessons learned from the spill or key response components were successfully demonstrated.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-530, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20; WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-530, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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Drill requirement waivers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 16-18-052 (Order 15-14), § 173-186-540, filed 8/31/16, effective 10/1/16.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-601, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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(g) Each plan shall include contact information for PRC, SMT and WRSP resources listed in the plan. Contact information must include the name, address, twenty-four-hour phone number, or other means of contact at any time of the day.
(h) The plan must also include in the notifications section at least one approved SMT that could be called during a spill to assist in the management of the incident. This includes:
(ii) For the purpose of ensuring depth of the SMT, a table detailing the names of personnel to fill the following ICS roles or the name of the SMT listed to fill the roles. Personnel may be listed a maximum of two times. Personnel filling key roles do not need to be a resident in Washington state.
The plan must identify incident commanders, if located out-of-state, that could arrive in state by six hours to form unified command. If a response contractor, SMT or WRSP is used to fill positions, they must be on the list of state approved PRCs, SMTs or WRSPs that ecology will make available and maintain.
When filling out the table, the name of a PRC, SMT, or WRSP company may be used rather than the name of an individual person.
(iii) A detailed description of the planning process or a reference to the incident management handbook with planning process descriptions and meeting agendas. A job description for each spill management position or a reference to the incident management handbook with position descriptions; except if the rail plan holder follows without deviation from the planning process or job descriptions contained in the NWACP. If the planning process or job descriptions are consistent with those contained in the NWACP, then the rail plan holder may reference the NWACP rather than repeat the information.
(iv) Include a description of the type and frequency of training that the SMT receives, which shall include at a minimum, dependent on the position, ICS, NWACP policies, use and location of geographic response plans (GRPs), the contents of the plan and worker health and safety. New employees shall complete the training program prior to being assigned job responsibilities which require participation in emergency response situations.
(i) A list of the names and phone numbers of required notifications to government agencies, response contractors and SMT members. The notification section shall include names and phone numbers, except that the portion of the list containing internal call down information need not be included in the plan, but shall be available for review by ecology upon request and verified during spills and drills.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-603, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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(1) Each plan shall contain a field document which lists time-critical information for the initial emergency phase of a spill or a substantial threat of a spill. The owner or operator of the railroad shall make the field document available to personnel who participate in oil handling operations and shall keep the field document in key locations for use during an initial response. The locations where field documents are kept shall be listed in the plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-604, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
(1) Plan holders must plan for potential spill impacts to wildlife (birds, marine mammals, turtles and other reptiles, and other water column and near shores species) that utilize habitats at risk from spills.
(2) The plan must include contact information for approved PRC and WRSP that maintain the required equipment and personnel for conducting wildlife response operations, to serve within the wildlife branch of the ICS, and coordinate with state, federal, tribal and other response partners to conduct wildlife reconnaissance, deterrence, and recovery.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-605, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-700, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-710, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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(2) In order to receive notification of the public review and comment period, interested public, local, and tribal governments should sign up on the ecology email list (listserv) for posting notice about plan review and comment. Ecology's web site will also be used to post notice of public review and comment periods.
(d) A permanent significant change to an approved plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-720, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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The ecology drill evaluation process is based on the 2016 NPREP guidance document. The NPREP guidance document lists fifteen core components to be demonstrated during drills. Ecology adopts the fifteen core components as the criteria used to evaluate the basic tabletop drill.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-810, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]
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Contingency plan format and content.
(1) Rail plan holders shall format and maintain plans to maximize their usefulness during an incident. Contingency plan shall include all of the content and meet all the requirements in this section;
(2) Keep documentation of the contingency plan on file with the department at the plan holder's principal place of business and at dispatcher field offices of the railroad;
(3) Identify and include contact information for the chain of command and other personnel, including employees or spill response contractors, who will be involved in the railroad's response in the event of a spill;
(4) Include information related to the relevant accident insurance carried by the railroad and provide a certificate of insurance to ecology upon request;
(5) Develop a field document for use by personnel involved in oil handling operations that includes time-critical information regarding basic contingency plan procedures to be used in the initial response to a spill or a threatened spill.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 90.56.210. WSR 20-01-097 (Order 18-04), § 173-186-900, filed 12/12/19, effective 1/18/20.]