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Marine Trash & Debris Reports Due
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Published on January 6, 2006
The Minerals Management Service Marine Trash and Debris Awareness and Elimination
Program’s required annual certification reports are due January 31, 2006.
Notice to Lessees (NTL) No. 2003-G11 requires that "By January 31st of each year, you should
provide the MMS with an annual report (1–2 pages), signed by a company official, that describes
your marine trash and debris awareness training process and certifies that the training process has
been followed for the previous calendar year."
Background
- The NTL requires that:
- Informational placards be posted in prominent places on all fixed and floating
production facilities that have sleeping or food preparation capabilities and on mobile
drilling units engaged in oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico OCS (These
notices should be referenced, and the contents explained, during any initial orientation
given on the facility for visitors or occupants);
- All employees and contractors actively engaged in offshore operations be trained;
- Training be documented and an annual report filed with the MMS.
- Operators should have developed and be using a marine trash and debris awareness training
and certification process that includes the following elements:
- Viewing of either the Offshore Operator’s Committee’s video or slide show by the
personnel specified in Paragraph A.2. above using one of the following methods:
- attendance at periodic meetings held for this purpose;
- as part of several scheduled training components;
- web-based training with email notification; or
- training by a third-party contractor;
- An explanation from management that conveys the commitment of the company to
achieve the objectives of the trash and debris containment requirement;
- Attendance measures (initial and annual); and
- Recordkeeping and availability of records for inspection by MMS.
For assistance with the report, please contact
Cathy Thornton
at (281) 578-3388.
To purchase placards, please contact
Calvin Lawson
at the same number.
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To view this page online, please visit
http://www.jccteam.com/RegAlerts/010606.aspx.
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