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June 23, 2010 - Two rehabilitated brown pelicans released into the wild near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, part of the largest bird release so far. US F&W Svc photo.
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Administrative Record Index



  1. REFERENCE LIBRARY (LAWS, REGULATIONS, LITERATURE)
  2. TRUSTEE COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT (15 C.F.R. § 990.14)
    * Unless otherwise noted, all parenthetical references are citations to the Oil Pollution Act NRDA regulations.
    1. Coordination Among Trustees (§ 990.14(a))
    2. Trustee Coordination with Response Activities (§ 990.14(b))
    3. Trustee Coordination with Responsible Parties (§ 990.14(c))
  4. PRE-ASSESSMENT PHASE (§§ 990.40 – 990.45)
    1. Determination of Jurisdiction (§ 990.41)
    2. Pre-assessment  (§ 990.43)
      1. Birds
      2. Coral
      3. Fish
      4. Human Use
      5. Mammals
      6. Sea Turtles
      7. Shoreline
      8. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
      9. Water Column
    3. Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning (§ 990.44)
  5. RESTORATION PLANNING (§§ 990.50 -- 990.56)
    1. Injury Assessment (§ 990.51)
      1. Birds
      2. Coral
      3. Fish
      4. Human Use
      5. Mammals
      6. Sea Turtles
      7. Shoreline
      8. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
      9. Water Column
    3. DOI Interim, Partial Claim for Natural Resource Damage Assessment Costs (33 U.S.C. § 2713)
    4. Developing and Evaluating Restoration Alternatives (§ 990.53)
      1. Emergency Restoration
      2. Early Restoration
        1. Phase I
        2. Phase II
      4. Restoration
    6. NRDA data that has been fully validated and released to the public is available at:
      1. http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/bpoilspill.html
  7. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT (§ 990.14(d))
    1. Draft Phase II November 13, 2012 Public Meeting Presentation
  9. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE AUTHORITIES (§§ 990.23 -- 990.24)
    1. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.)
    2. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.)
  10. RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION
  11. OTHER REFERENCES
    1. Who are natural resource trustees? (National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. Part 300, Subpart G)
    2. Websites for co-trustees:
      1. NOAA:  http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov

    3. Dauphin Island Sea Lab Severe Weather Sample Preservation Plan