Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR)

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1 Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) Identifying the Nation s new oil spill research needs Briefing to the Industry Technical Advisory Committee October 26, 2016 Kirsten Trego ICCOPR Executive Director U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy

2 ICCOPR MEMBERSHIP Chair U.S. Coast Guard Rotating Vice Chairs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Additional Agencies Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Department of Energy Maritime Administration National Aeronautical and Space Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration U.S. Arctic Research Commission U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fire Administration U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Navy 2

3 ICCOPR ACTIVITIES Quarterly and Special Meetings Presentations of topics of interest Member R&D Updates Biennial Reports to Congress Opportunities for member collaborations Environmental Response Management Assessments Testing at OMSETT and JMTF Unconventional Oil & Gas Research, etc. Outreach Efforts IOSC, Interspill, SpillCon, etc. NAS Gulf Research Program, GoMRI, etc. Outside presentations, workgroup, etc.

4 OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY PLAN Original Plan published in 1992 National Academies Marine Board review Updated Plan published in 1997 New baseline plan - September 2015 Established a six-year revision cycle Track progress through the cycle

5 OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY PLAN PART ONE OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH 1. Need for Research 2. Federal Oil Pollution Research 3. Non-Federal Oil Pollution Research 4. Categorization Framework 5. Knowledge Transfer

6 OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY PLAN PART TWO SETTING RESEARCH PRIORITIES 6. Prioritization Process 7. Noteworthy Incidents 8. State of Knowledge 9. Research & Technology Priorities Top three per SRA or SRA subcategory Appendices needs database & process

7 Step 1: Categorize Research Categorization Framework to provide: Common terminology Ability to track research Adaptability for emerging research needs Four Research Classes Established Prevention Preparedness Response Injury Assessment and Restoration Impact Assessment & Restoration ` Prevention Preparedness Standing Research Areas (SRAs) Identified Response

8 Prevention Preparedness Response Human Error Factors Offshore Facilities & Systems Onshore Facilities & Systems Waterways Management Vessel Design Drilling Rail/Truck Transport Pipeline Systems ICCOPR Standing Research Areas (SRAs) as of September 29, 2015 Pre-spill Baseline Studies Response Management Systems Structural Damage Assessment and Salvage At Source Control and Containment Chemical and Physical Behavior Modeling Oil Spill Detection and Surveillance In- and On-water Containment and Recovery Shore Containment and Recovery Dispersants In-situ Burning Bioremediation Alternative Chemical Countermeasures Oily Waste and Oil Disposal Injury Assessment and Restoration Environmental Impacts and Ecosystem Recovery Environmental Restoration Methods and Technologies Human Safety and Health Sociological and Economic Impacts

9 Step 2: Identify Research Needs Document/Literature Search Laws and regulations After action reports Workshop and conference reports Agency input Oil pollution research needs identified (>900) Categorized into SRAs and SRA subcategories Deleted duplications, combined similar needs ~570 unique research needs categorized

10 Step 3: Evaluating Research Needs Develop a Survey Tool Questions on value of need to the SRA Scoring scheme/weighting developed Subject Matter Expert Survey 280 experts identified Assigned to one of the 50 SRAs or Subcategories ~230 responses Raw and weighted scores tabulated Needs ranked under each SRA Missing needs identified

11 Tracking Oil Spill Research Categorization Framework as a basis Research needs mapped to SRAs Research projects mapped to research needs RESEARCH CLASSES 4 STANDING RESEARCH AREAS (SRAs) 25 RESEARCH NEEDS 570 RESEARCH PROJECTS 11

12 Step 4: Determining Priorities R&T Plan Working Group Meetings USCG, BSEE, EPA, NOAA, and DOE representatives Ranked needs for each SRA and subcategory Survey results as starting point Missing needs considered Rewording/consolidation Three top priorities per SRA/SRA subcategory ICCOR vote/approval on September 17, 2014

13 Distribution of Research Priorities by Research Class Prevention 11 SRAs & Subcategories Preparedness 4 SRAs & Subcategories 12 Response 23 SRAs & Subcategories 69 Injury Assessment & Restoration 36 SRAs & Subcategories 13

14 Prevention Class Priorities HUMAN ERROR FACTORS WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT OFFSHORE FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS ONSHORE FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS Tank & Piping Inspection, Operations, Design and Data Emerging Issues

15 Prevention Class Priorities DRILLING Deepwater Drilling and Technology Reservoir Characterization PIPELINE SYSTEMS Materials Integrity RAIL AND TRUCK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS VESSEL DESIGN

16 Preparedness Class Priorities PRE-SPILL BASELINE Habitat and Species Baselines Oceanographic and Geological Baselines Environmental Baseline Planning RESPONSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

17 Response Class Priorities DISPERSANTS SRA Cold Weather and Ice Conditions Behavior Impacts Efficacy and Effectiveness Fate Subsurface ALTERNATIVE CHEMICAL COUNTERMEASURES

18 Response Class Priorities CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR MODELING SRA Arctic Behavior Modeling Oil Behavior Modeling Transport Modeling Oceanographic Models Emerging Crude (i.e., OSP, Bakken, etc.) IN SITU BURNING SRA Effectiveness and Impacts Planning and Technology

19 Response Class Priorities OIL SPILL DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE Remote Detection Monitoring Submerged Oil Detection OILY WASTE AND OIL WASTE DISPOSAL BIOREMEDIATION AND BIODEGRADATION

20 Response Class Priorities IN- AND ON-WATER CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY Control and Recovery Technology Recovery Operations and Testing SHORE CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY AT SOURCE CONTROL AND CONTAINMENT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND SALVAGE

21 Injury Assessment & Recovery Class SRAs ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY Species Impacts Toxicological and Sub-Lethal Impacts Sunken and Submerged Oil Impacts Ecosystem and Habitat Impacts Recovery Risk Assessment and Impact Metrics

22 Injury Assessment & Recovery Class SRAs ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION METHODS & TECHNOLOGIES HUMAN SAFETY AND HEALTH Safety Human Exposure SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS Community and Economic Impacts Human Impacts

23 FOCUS AREAS ARCTIC WATERS Increased activities Response capabilities Infrastructure INLAND AREAS Pipeline & rail transport Bakken Crude Diluted Bitumen GULF OF MEXICO Damage Assessment Recovery Dispersants Map courtesy of

24 FUTURE ACTIVITIES Outreach to encourage use of the plan Track progress toward addressing the needs Revise and Improve the Plan every six years Continue collaboration and coordination

25 QUESTIONS? Contact: Kirsten Trego (202)