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U.S. Coast Guard BIA Providers Conference Tribal Outreach

U.S. Coast Guard BIA Providers Conference Tribal Outreach. U.S. Coast Guard. CG Organizational Structure in Alaska: 17 th District Commander: Juneau Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo 2000+ CG Personnel Statewide Sector Anchorage & Sector Juneau Manage CG operations in their regions

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U.S. Coast Guard BIA Providers Conference Tribal Outreach

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  1. U.S. Coast GuardBIA Providers ConferenceTribal Outreach

  2. U.S. Coast Guard • CG Organizational Structure in Alaska: • 17th District Commander: Juneau • Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo • 2000+ CG Personnel Statewide • Sector Anchorage & Sector Juneau • Manage CG operations in their regions • Sector Commanders are Federal On-Scene Coordinators for Oil Spills & Hazardous Materials Releases • D17 Units: 24 field units in Alaska • Units report to Sectors & District Commander • Marine Safety Units/Detachments (6) • Patrol Boats (6) • Buoy Tenders (6) • Small Boat Stations (3) • CG Auxiliary Stations (3) • CG Air Stations: Kodiak and Sitka • 16 Aircraft : 12 Helicopters/4 C-130 Airplanes

  3. U.S. Coast Guard Tribal Consultation and Engagement With Alaska Native Organizations • In Support of CG Missions Statewide • Ongoing Meetings/briefings: • Tribes • Alaska Native Organizations • Local Governments • Listen/Engage/Respond • Integrity in Actions & Communications • Cross-Cultural training for all CG personnel deployed to Arctic • Developing Training for all CG personnel in Alaska • Continuing to focus on tribal engagement & collaboration statewide • Working to identify gaps in connections with tribes Rear Admiral Ostebo (CGD17 Commander) & Vice Admiral Zukunft (Pacific Area Commander) at Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission Meeting in Pt Hope

  4. Arctic Operations (Significant CG focus area) • Summary: • Operations: July – Oct • Outreach: Mar – Sept • Oil Spill Drill: August (Tested 3 types of skimming devices) • Capability Assessment • Small Boat/Amphibious Vessel/Tracker Testing • Community Service: 1300+ Hours • Tribal Issues: • CG effort to reduce subsistence impacts • CG effort to communicate with tribes during season Two H-60 Jayhawks Mobile Comms Detachment • Community Outreach: • Village Visits • Vessel Exams • Oil Spill Recovery Drill • Mass Rescue Drills Medium & High Endurance Cutters with H-65 Helos Two WLB Buoy Tenders

  5. U.S. Coast Guard Respect for Subsistence • Marine Mammal & Caribou Tracking • Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission • Penthrite Deliveries • Bowhead Whale Hunt Avoidance • Eskimo Walrus Commission • Carcass Survey (Nome to Cape Espenberg) • Response to issues & complaints • Caribou & Helicopters in Arctic operations • Tracking info from: • Tribes • NSB-DWM • State of Alaska • Federal Agencies • Helicopter Noise Study Satellite Tracking Sites

  6. Western/SW/Central Alaska Operations & Outreach Villages: • F/V Lone Star Capsizing/Sinking (Dillingham): July - Oct • 14K Gal Diesel/Fisheries Closure • F/V Arctic Hunter (Unalaska): Nov • 15K Gal Diesel Onboard • Bristol Bay Fisheries • Alaska Mist (Bering Sea – 22 crewmembers) Missions: • Boating/Water Safety • Local Search & Rescue Training • Fishing Vessel Safety • Emergency Response

  7. Southeast Alaska Operations & Outreach Villages: • Sitka: Spill Drill & actual response in sensitive historic areas • Ketchikan: Spill Response Drills • Metlakatla: Commercial Vessel Safety Outreach • Angoon: Local Search & Rescue training, navigation, radio communications, water safety • Hoonah, Kake, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Angoon: Santa to Villages • Wrangell, Sitka, Haines, Skagway: Boating Safety Outreach • Kodiak Island Villages: Santa to Villages • Statewide: CG Unit Outreach to local villages/tribes Missions: • Boating/Water Safety • Local Search & Rescue Training • Fishing Vessel Safety • Emergency Response • Engaging tribes in updates to Subarea Contingency Plans

  8. Examples of Engagements • St. Lawrence Oiled Wildlife • Drill Rig Kulluk Grounding • Tug Polar Wind & Barge Unimak Trader • Oil Dispersant Guideline Proposed Revisions

  9. CG Outreach Missions Boating Safety, Community Service, Walrus Rescue

  10. U.S. Coast Guard Points of Contact 17th District Commander: Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo 17th District Chief of Staff: Rear Admiral Tom Ostebo Coast Guard D17 Tribal Liaison: Ms. Sudie Hargis Susan.D.Hargis@uscg.mil Office: 907-463-2034 Cell: 907-321-8300

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