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This Act may be cited as the ''Faster Action Safety Team Emergency
Response Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Completion.--The term ''completion'' means the date on
which the well involved is properly equipped for the production
of oil or gas, goes into production or, if the well is dry, the
date on which the well is abandoned.
(2) Drilling.--The term ''drilling'' includes the drilling
or redrilling of any well or the deepening or expansion of any
existing well.
(3) Exploration.--The term ''exploration'' means a drilling
effort to obtain information relating to oil or gas extraction
without the intent of immediate production.
(4) Operator.--The term ''operator'' means any individual
or entity that locates, drills, operates, alters, directs,
controls, supervises, maintains, plugs, or abandons any well or
reconditions any well with the purpose of production.
(5) Production.--The term ''production'' means the
retrieval of oil or gas from a well.
(6) Response team.--The term ''response team'' means a team
of individuals established by an operator in accordance with
this Act, the members of which, at a minimum--
(A) are familiar with the operations and equipment
of a well;
(B) participate at least annually in response
training at a minimum of 1 well that is operated by the
operator and covered by the response team;
(C) are trained in basic first aid and CPR training
on an annual basis; and
(D) will be available with respect to the well
involved not later than 3 hours by ground travel time
after requested.
(7) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Labor.
(8) Well.--The term ''well'' means a bore hole drilled or
being drilled onshore for the purpose of, or to be used for,
producing, extracting or injecting any gas, petroleum or other
liquid related to oil or gas production or storage, including
holes drilled or being drilled for exploration and excluding
holes that have been plugged and abandoned.

SEC. 3. RESPONSE TEAM REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations, in
accordance with this section, relating to response teams.
(b) Requirements.--Regulations promulgated under subsection (a)
shall provide for the following:
(1) Such regulations shall not be construed to waive
operator training requirements applicable to existing response
teams.
(2) Such regulations shall require that the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration establish, and update every 5
years thereafter, criteria to certify the qualifications of
response teams.
(3)(A) Such regulations shall require that the operator of
a well--
(i) during the exploration or drilling phase, or
before the completion phase--
(I) have an employee knowledgeable in
responding to emergency situations that may
arise at the well (as defined in regulations
promulgated by the Secretary, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration) who is
employed and present at the well at all times;
and
(II) make available a certified response
team; and
(ii) make available a certified response team
during the production phase (as defined in section
2(5)).
(B) Such regulations shall ensure that the following
options may be used by an operator to achieve compliance with
the requirements of subparagraph (A) relating to the
availability of a response team:
(i) Making available a well response team.
(ii) Making available a multi-employer composite
response team that is made up of team members who are
knowledgeable about the operations of the well and who
train on an annual basis at the well--
(I) which provides coverage for multiple
operators that have team members which include
at least 2 active employees from each of such
operators;
(II) which provides coverage for multiple
wells owned by the same operator; and
(III) which is a State-sponsored response
team that is composed of at least 2 active
employees from each of the operators.
(iii) Making available a commercial response team
that is provided for through contract with a third-
party vendor or a response team provided by another
operator, if such team--
(I) trains on a quarterly basis at a
minimum of 1 well operated by the operator who
contracted for the services of the commercial
response team;
(II) is knowledgeable about the operations
of the wells that are covered under the
contract for services; and
(III) is composed of individuals with a
minimum of 1 year well experience that has
occurred within the 5-year period preceding
their employment on the contract response team.
(iv) Making available a State-sponsored response
team made up of State employees.
(4) Such regulations shall require that an operator of a
well--
(A) within 30 minutes of the commencement of an
emergency situation, contact local first responders to
inform them of the emergency situation;
(B) within 1 hour of the commencement of an
emergency situation, contact the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration to inform such Administration
of the emergency situation;
(C) within 1 hour of the commencement of an
emergency situation, contact the appropriate State
environmental agency to inform such agency of the
emergency situation;
(D) within 1 hour of the commencement of an
emergency situation, contact the National Response
Center; and
(E) provide communication technology, within a
reasonable distance of the well (as defined in
regulations promulgated by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration), that enables the
operator to comply with the regulations under this
paragraph.
(5) Such regulations shall require that an operator provide
annual training to local first responders responsible for
serving the area of each well operated by the operator, who may
be required to respond to an emergency situation, on the
hazards of a well and proper emergency response techniques.
(6) Such regulations shall require that an operator file a
report, on an annual basis, with the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, that provides detailed information on
the response team assigned to each well of the operator and
affirmatively states that the operator is in compliance with
the Act and all regulations promulgated under this Act.
Student:
Faster Action Safety Team Emergency Response Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations relating to response teams. Defines a "response team" as a team of individuals established by an operator on an onshore oil or gas well, who: (1) are familiar with the well operations and equipment; (2) participate in response training at least annually; (3) are trained in basic first aid and CPR; and (4) will be available with respect to the well involved by ground transportation not later than three hours after requested.

Sets forth requirements for such regulations. Provides that such regulations shall: (1) not be construed to waive operator training requirements applicable to existing response teams; and (2) require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish and update (every five years) criteria to certify the qualifications of response teams.

Requires such regulations to: (1) require the operator of a well to have an employee knowledgeable in responding to emergency situations present at the well at all times during the exploration or drilling phase or before the completion phase and to make available a certified response team during such phases and the production phase; and (2) ensure to make available to such an operator to comply with such requirement a well response team, a multi-employer composite response team, a commercial response team provided through contract or by another operator, or a state-sponsored response team.

Requires such regulations to require that a well operator: (1) contact local first responders within 30 minutes of the commencement of an emergency situation; (2) contact OSHA, the appropriate state environmental agency, and the National Response Center within one hour of such commencement; and (3) provide communication technology within a reasonable distance of the well that enables the operator to comply with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.

Requires such regulations to require an operator to: (1) provide annual training to local first responders on well hazards and proper emergency response techniques; and (2) file a report annually with OSHA that provides detailed information on the response team assigned to each of the operator's wells and affirmatively states that the operator is in compliance with this Act.