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56279CC
1999
OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
(10614)
JOINT HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEES ON
COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
MARCH 24, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
56279CC
1999
OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990
(10614)
JOINT HEARING
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BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEES ON
COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
MARCH 24, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
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ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DEMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio
PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon
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BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
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BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland, Chairman
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey, Vice-Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(ex officio)
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(ex officio)
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Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman
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DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL SIMPSON, Idaho
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
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BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Allegretti, Thomas A., President, the American Waterways Operators
Cameron, Jean R., Executive Coordinator, the States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force
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Colenda, Cynthia A., President, International Council of Cruise Lines, accompanied by Capt. Ted Thompson, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) and ICCL Vice President, International Operations
Cox, Joseph J., President, Chamber of Shipping of America
Davies, Elaine, Deputy Director, Officer of Emergency and Remedial Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kennedy, David, Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lentz, Sally Ann, Ocean Advocates, Bluewater Network, Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Trustees for Alaska
Loy, Admiral James M., Commandant U.S. Coast Guard, accompanied by Rear Adm. Robert C. North, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, and Daniel Sheehan, Director, U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center
Malone, Robert, President and CEO, Alyeska Pipieline Service Company
Moore, Thomas R., President, Chevron Shipping Company, on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute and the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
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PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Kelly, Hon. Sue W., of New York
LoBiondo, Hon. Frank A., of New Jersey
Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., of California
Young, Hon. Don, of Alaska
PREPARED STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Allegretti, Thomas A.
Cameron, Jean R.
Colenda, Cynthia A.
Cox, Joseph J.
Davies, Elaine
Kennedy, David
Lentz, Sally Ann
Loy, Admiral James M.
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Malone, Robert
Moore, Thomas R.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Lentz, Sally Ann, Ocean Advocates, Bluewater Network, Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Trustees for Alaska, report, A Decade After the Exxon Valdez: Inadequate Federal Action on Oil Spill Prevention, Peter Lehner, Esq., Sarah Chasis, Esq., and Isaac Flattau, Natural Resources Defense Council, March 1999
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Loy, James M., Commandant U.S. Coast Guard, accompanied by Rear Adm. Robert C. North, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, and Daniel Sheehan, Director, U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Funds Center:
Chart, Spills in Excess of 10,000 Gallons per Billion Tons Shipped
Chart, Volume of Oil Pollution from Maritime Sources
Brochure, Ten Years Later, Oil Spill Prevention and Response in the United States 1989 - 1999
Chart, Prevention, Response in Prince William Sound - 1989 and 1999
Response to question from Rep. Taylor
Responses to questions
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Malone, Robert, President and CEO, Alyeska Pipieline Service Company:
Report, Spill Prevention and Response in Alaska's Prince William Sound
Report and attachments, ADEC Evaluation of the November 30, Open Water Response Spill Drill
Moore, Thomas R., President, Chevron Shipping Company, on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute and the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, report, Petroleum Industry Improvements in Oil Spill Prevention and Response During the 1990s
Taylor, Hon. Gene, a Representative in Congress from Mississippi, letters:
American Maritime Officers Service, Gordon W. Spencer, Legislative Director, March 16, 1999
American Maritime Officers, Michael R. McKay, President, March 18, 1999
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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
American Petroleum Institue, letter and attachments, April 21, 1999
Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Benjamin S. Cooper, Executive Director, letter and attachments, April 23, 1999
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute, David Saunders, President, letter, March 24, 1999
Dyer Ellis & Joseph:
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Letter, Duncan C. Smith, III, concerning Petition for Rulemaking: Revision to 33 C.F.R. Part 154, Subpart H, March 14, 1999
Revisions to Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Letter and attachment, Duncan C. Smith, III, concerning Animal Fat/Vegetable Oil (AF/VO) Differentiation, January 16, 1999
Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development, Capt. Timothy A. Brown, International President, IOMM&P, and C. James Patti, President, MIRAID, letter and statement of AHL Shipping Company Petroleum Transport
Parker, Walter, Board Member, Oil Watch Alaska and the Forum for Environmental Responsibility, statement
PetrolRem Inc., Dr. Michael Griffin, statement
Stephens, Stan, President, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, statement
Winston & Strawn, statement of Howard McCormack, President, Maritime Law Association of the United States
National Oilseed Processors Association, David C. Ailor, P.E., Director of Regulatory Affairs, letter, March 23, 1999
The Oregonian, article, 'Fear of Prosecution Keeps Ship's Owners from State', Brent Hunsberger, March 11, 1999
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