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minimize substantial threat to public health or welfare, or serious environmental damage.404.5 Dispersants or chemical agents may be used in open waters that are at least one mile fromany shoreline or at least one mile from any reef which is less than 20 feet from the water'ssurface. in all cases where dispersants or chemical agents are used, the water depth in theapplication area must be greater than 60 feet deep.404.6 Dispersants or chemical agents shall not be used in, on, or over waters containing reefs;waters designated as marine reserves; ma grove areas; or waters in coastal wetlands;except with the prior and express concurrence of DPNR and USEPA, in consultation withUSDOC and USDOI. Coastal wetlands include:1) Submerged algal beds (rocky or unconsolidated bottom);2) Submerged seagrass beds; and,3) Coral reefs.404.7 Dispersants or chemical agents shall not be used in fresh or brackish waters.404.8 As a general rule, if a discharge is too small to be removed by alternative mechanicalmethods, it is too small to consider the application of dispersants or chemical agents.404.9 Sinking agents are not dispersants and shall not be considered as authorized chemicalagents. Use of sinking agents is expressly prohibited by this Agreement and the NationalContingency Plan.404.10 If an oil discharge poses an imminent threat to a sensitive area restricted by protocol404.5, the USCG OSC must contact USEPA and DPNR for concurrence, and will consultwith USDOI and USDOC. If USEPA and DPNR disagree, the opinion of DPNR shallprevail. If DPNR provides no answer within 4 hours, USEPA's decision will prevail. Inthe event that neither DPNR nor USEPA can provide an answer within 4 hours, theUSCG OSC may proceed with the dispersant or chemical agent application if the threatrepresents a substantial threat to public health or welfare, or serious environmentaldamage is imminent if dispersants or chemical agents are not used.404.11 Any use of dispersants or chemical agents requires that a post incident debriefing takeplace within 45 days after the first application of dispersants or chemical agents. Thedebriefing will gather information concerning the effectiveness of the dispersant orchemical agent used, the effectiveness of the application program at preventingenvironmental damage, and whether any changes or modifications to this Agreement arenecessary. The debriefing will be chaired by DPNR and shall include the incidentspecific Regional Response Team (RRT). The results of the debrief will be included inthe OSC Report.405. The USCG OSC shall make every effort to continuously evaluate the decision to use dispersantsor chemical agents by considering the advice of the USEPA, USDOI, USDOC, DPNR, the other membersof the Caribbean Regional Response Team, and any other agencies, groups, or information sources whichmay be available500. AMENDMENTS
501. This Letter of Agreement may be amended in whole or in part as mutually agreeable to all partiesthereto.600. CANCELLATION601. This Letter of Agreement may be canceled in whole or in part by any of the participatingagencies. Cancellation will take place 30 days following delivery of written notification to each of theagencies participating in this Letter of Agreement./s/ 11/13/91Captain ZawadzkiDATEChief, Marine Safety DivisionSeventh Coast Guard District/s/ 11/13/91Mr. Richard SalkieDATEAssociate Director, Removal andEmergency Preparedness ProgramsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRegion II/s/ 11/13/91Mr. Gregory HogueDATEU.S. Department of the InteriorCaribbean RRT Representative/s/Mr. Waynon JohnsonU.S. Department of CommerceCaribbean RRT RepresentativeDATE/s/ 19 June 1992Mr. Roy AdamsDATECommissionerDepartment of Planning and Natural ResourcesU.S. Virgin Islands
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UPDATES AND CHANGESCHANGE OR UPDATE
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CARIBBEAN REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAMPOL
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SECTION IPurposeThis policy provide
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2. YELLOW ZONE - WATERS REQUIRING C
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SECTION IIIProtocolsTHE FOLLOWING R
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APPENDICES
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Caribbean Regional Response TeamDis
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