| (a) The state trustees and the SOSC or his designated representative shall, through the incident unified command system: (1) assist each other in prioritizing protection of natural resources during an unauthorized discharge of oil. The state trustees shall be available, throughout the response to the unauthorized discharge of oil, to advise the SOSC regarding the impact of response activities on natural resources; (2) confer on a daily basis in accordance with the National Contingency Plan and Area Contingency Plans; (3) integrate and coordinate response and assessment activities whenever such integration and coordination does not interfere with response activities; and (4) exchange information related to the impact of response activities on natural resources. The SOSC shall provide the state trustees with an incident report detailing the quality of the responsible person's containment and removal actions and the protection and preservation of natural resources. (b) The SOSC shall advise the state trustees when the impacted area is safely accessible for damage assessment activities. The SOSC shall allow access to the impacted area in accordance with the site safety plan. The SOSC may limit the state trustee activities only if such activities would create an unreasonable interference with response actions. |
