Reference Library
Incident Management and Response Guidance
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation hosts the References and Tools page. This page is a catalog of resources helpful for incident response or background information useful in preparing for a response. The References and Tools page is divided into sections according to the Alaska Area Contingency Plans and subject matter. Fundamental response incident management and response guidelines are listed below:
- NEW: Pribilof Islands Wildlife Protection Guidelines
- NEW: Emergency Response MOUs/MOAs
- NEW: Alaska Regional Contingency Plan (February 2022)
- Spill Tactics for Alaska Responders (STAR) Manual
- Alaska Incident Management System (AIMS) Guide (November 2002)
- EPA Incident Management Handbook
- USCG Incident Management Handbook
- Geographic Response Strategies (GRS)
- Places of Refuge Decision-Making (POR Decision-Making, 2013)
- In Situ Burn (ISB) Guidelines (Revision 1 2008; Administrative Update 2018)
- Dispersant Use Guidelines (2016, Administrative Update 2018)
- Wildlife Protection Guidelines for Oil Spill Response in Alaska 2020 (February 2021, File Update/ No Content Changed; PDF Bookmarks added and image compression errors addressed.)
- WPG 2020, full size (30 MB). Use this version for printing.
- WPG 2020, reduced size (9 MB). Image quality is reduced.
- Pribilof Islands Wildlife Protection Guidelines
- Alaska Implementation Guidelines on the Protection of Historic Properties
- Programmatic Agreement on Protection of Historic Properties (During Emergency Response Under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation Documents
- Biological Assessment Prepared by Windward Consulting on behalf of USCG District 17 and EPA Region 10
- Biological Opinion Issued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Biological Opinion Issued by U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries)
- Essential Fish Habitat Analysis Prepared by Windward Consulting on behalf of USCG District 17 and EPA Region 10
International Agreements and Joint Plans
- Canadian Coast Guard- USCG Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan, a joint contingency plan and treaty between the U.S. and Canada for transboundary oil spills in the USCG area of responsibility.
- CANUS Dix Annex to the Canada Coast Guard-USCG Marine Pollution Contingency Plan for the marine boundary area at Alaska/US at Dixon Entrance and Canada.
- CANUSWest Annex to the Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan for the boundary area, additional information is available at the CANUSWest website.
- CANUSWest North Annex to the Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan for the boundary area at Alaska/US and Canada.
ARRT Work Group/Task Force/Committee Documents
Technical Documents and References
- U.S. EPA and Department of the Army: “Waters of the United States” Final Rule Overview Webinar
- Alaska Pipelines Jurisdictional Tool: Jurisdictional Tool
- Arctic Council EPPR Circumpolar Oil Spill Response Viability Analysis: Technical Report
- NOAA: Arctic Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines
- Oil Spill Recovery Institute: K9 Detection of Subsurface Oil: Report
- Arctic SONS Logistics Concept of Operations (CONOP)
Papers on Reporting on the Biodegradation and Toxicity of Chemically Dispersed Oil, referenced at ARRT Meetings:
- McFarlin, K.M. et al. (2014) "Biodegradation of Dispersed Oil in Arctic Seawater at -1C." PLOS One., 9(1)Available at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0084297
- Gardiner, W.W., et al. (2013) "The Acute Toxicity of Chemically and Physically Dispersed Crude Oil to Key Arctic Species Under Arctic Conditions During the Open Water Season." Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(10), 2284-2300. Abstract available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23765555
ARRT Governance
ARRT and Alaska Area Committees Guidelines for Coordination and Consultation with Federally Recognized Tribes (2020)
ARRT Activation and Notification Procedures (2020)
ARRT Activation and Notification Procedures (2020)
| Biennial Work Plans | Charters | Reports to the National Response Team |
| 2023-2025 Work Plan |
Alaska Regional Response Team Charter (2020) |
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| 2022-2024 Work Plan |
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| 2020-2021 Work Plan |
Committee Charters: |
2017 Report |
| 2017-2018 Work Plan | Science and Technology Charter | 2016 Report |
| 2016-2017 Work Plan | Cultural Resources Committee Charter | 2015 Report |
| 2015-2016 Work Plan | Wildlife Protection Committee Charter | 2014 Report |
| 2014-2015 Work Plan | 2013 Report | |
| 2013 Work Plan | 2012 Report | |
| 2011 Work Plan | 2011 Report | |
| 2010 Report | ||
| 2009 Report |