Draft2:Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research

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Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) is a 15-member Interagency Committee established by Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Section 7001).

ICCOPR was established to: “…coordinate a comprehensive program of oil pollution research, technology development, and demonstration among the federal agencies, in cooperation and coordination with industry, universities, research institutions, state governments, and other nations, as appropriate, and shall foster cost-effective research mechanisms, including the joint funding of the research." ICCOPR activities are documented in biennial reports to Congress.

Official Site - dco.uscg.ml

DOE's role

DOE is a member on the committee

Members

See Members for the current list of representatives.

Primary Representative	Member R&D Link
U.S. Coast Guard	Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy (CG-MER)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration	http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division	http://www.epa.gov/ord/
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Oil Spill Preparedness Division	https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/oil-spill-preparedness
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/ResearchandDevelopment.aspx
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety	http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/rd/
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Ecological Services	http://www.fws.gov/science/
U.S. NavyNaval Sea Systems Command	http://www.supsalv.org/essm
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Upstream Oil & Gas Research Division	http://www.fossil.energy.gov/...
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) National Fire Academy	http://www.usfa.fema.gov
Maritime Administration (MARAD) Office of Environment	http://www.uscg.mil/iccopr/%20http:/www.marad.dot.gov/environment_safety_landing_page/O_of_Environment/office_of_environment.htm
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fire Research Division	http://www.nist.gov/index.html
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)	http://boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/Environmental-Assessment/Oil-Spill-Modeling/Oil-Spill-Research-Efforts.aspx
U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC)	http://www.arctic.gov/

Research

Federal agencies of the Interagency Committee conduct, fund or oversee a large number of research projects related to prevention of, preparedness for, and response to oil spills.

In September 2015, the Interagency Committee released its FY 2015 - 2021 Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan (OPRTP) which established a research framework grouped into four broad Classes: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Injury Assessment and Restoration. The six year OPRTP further classified and prioritized research within the Classes into 25 Standing Research Areas (SRAs), representing the most common research themes encountered for oil spills. Research priorities were established for each Standing Research Area for a total of 150 priorities.

The OPRTP, while directed towards the federal agencies, also provides guidance for non-federal research entities.  Research addressing the priority areas does occur outside the federal government agencies, but is not listed in the research captured on this website.  Interagency Committee member agencies have established strong collaborations and an outcome-driven research approach to address the identified and prioritized knowledge gaps.

Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan

The Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan (OPRTP) presents the collective opinion of the 16 departments and agencies that constitute the members of Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR), regarding the status and current focus of the federal oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program (established pursuant to section 7001(c) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(c))). The statements, positions, and research priorities contained in the OPRTP may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of an individual department or agency, including any component of a department or agency that is a member of ICCOPR. This OPRTP does not establish any regulatory requirement or interpretation, nor implies the need to establish a new regulatory requirement or modify an existing regulatory requirement.

Contact

ICCOPR@uscg.mil

Meetings

The group meets quarterly.

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/ICCOPR/Documents/

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External links

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