Draft final

Pre-Approval Zone

Dispersant Decision Summary

Spill location: __

FOSC Name:
FOSC Signature:
Box Decision Time: Date: Initials:

1 Yes/No

2 Yes/No

3 Yes/No

4 Yes/No

5 Yes/No

6 Yes/No

7 Yes/No

8 Yes/No

9 Yes/No

10 Yes/No

11 Yes/No

Run 2

Run 3

Run 4

Run 5 Run 6 All done

12 Do not use
Supplemental Decisions:
1a Yes/No

1b Yes/No

5a Yes/No

5b Yes/No

6a Yes/No

6b Yes/No

7a Yes/No

7b Yes/No

Record of Decision:
If dispersant use is approved, sign and fax the Dispersant Pre-Approval Record of Decision with this Summary Sheet to the RRT.
Comments:


Oil Spilled




1

Yes




1a

Dispersant use being considered
(Review the DISPERSANT ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET, previous two pages)

Request SMART (Att.III.e-h)




1c

No




Implement other response options



1b

Put aerial wildlife observers on standby or deploy to implement Wildlife Spotting Protocols (Att. IV) or other protocols deemed appropriate by the FOSC.




2

Yes




Can spilled oil be chemically dispersed with an approved and available agent on both the NCP Product List and the State OSCA licensing list? (Note 2.1, Att. II, Att. VII)




No



Yes




3

Are oceanographic and/or weather conditions potentially conducive to dispersant use?




No



4a

Yes

4




No

No

No

6a

Not

yet

Continue to monitor application parameters, run additional sorties as necessary. Inform RRT when all runs are completed. Determine if other response options are still available and appropriate (Att.III).

Pre-approval does not apply. Refer to incident-specific RRT Expedited Approval Process (Enclosure 4910b, Sec. II)


No

Is the spill proposed for dispersant treatment ≥ 3 miles from shore, ≥ 3 miles from CA/MX border, not in a NMS, for  5 days, and not subsea? (Att.I)

Yes

12


Do not use dispersant

Yes

11

a0a

Is ongoing dispersant use justified and safe?

Yes

10

Are there indications the dispersant is effective? (Notes 9.1, 9.2, Att.III)

Yes

9

Apply dispersants and inform RRT (email Decision Summary and Record of Decision to contacts in Att. XI)

8

FOSC should evaluate present conditions for exceptions to environmental tradeoffs (NEBA)

If spill within 3 miles of the CA/OR border, notify RRT X of Dispersant Use Decision

8a

Reassess

7

7b

5b

Marine animal info from aerial wildlife spotters (Att. IV, and any other marine animal information available to the FOSC).

Regional sensitive species and habitat information from NEBA (Note 7.1, Att. I)

7a

Implement Seafood Safety Plan if necessary (Att. VI)

6b

Initiate Public Communications Plan (Att.V)

5

FOSC can use dispersants

6

Yes

No

5a

Yes

Can dispersant be applied safely from an appropriate platform? (Att. II.g-j))

Weather unlikely to improve or suitable response resources not available

Dispersant operations on standby

Reassess
Apply dispersants and inform RRT

9

Is the dispersant effective?

10

Is ongoing dispersant use justified and safe?

11

Review application parameters

No

No

Yes

Do not use dispersant

12

Yes

Yes
ENCLOSURE 4910a: SECTION I
PRE-APPROVAL ZONE DISPERSANT USE CHECKLIST
Complete as appropriate given time and information constraints. Do not allow completing each check-box to inadvisably delay decision-making.