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* 1. What is the name of the organization you are representing?

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* 2. What is your organization type?

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* 3. Select your PRIMARY function.

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* 4. How many years of experience do you have in your PRIMARY function?

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* 5. Select your SECONDARY function (if applicable).

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* 6. How many years of experience do you have in your SECONDARY function? (if applicable)

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* 7. Select your TERTIARY function (if applicable).

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* 8. How many years of experience do you have in your TERTIARY function? (if applicable)

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* 9. Select all federal regions/Regional Response Teams (RRTs) that you have a significant amount of experience working in.

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* 10. Select all states/territories that you have a significant amount of experience working in.

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* 11. With respect to Area Contingency Planning (ACP) functions only, what percentage of your experience is in the Coastal Zone (USCG managed areas)?

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* 12. With respect to ACP functions only, what percentage your experience is in the Inland Zone (EPA managed areas)?

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* 13. Have you participated in any REAL-WORLD response incidents?

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* 14. Have you participated in any area EXERCISES?

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* 15. How would you describe your overall level of familiarity with the ACP process?

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* 16. Have you read the ACP(s) applicable to the areas you spend the majority of your time working in?

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* 17. Describe the components of ACPs that you have used. (Examples may include but are not limited to: Contact information, Pre-Identified response strategies, Interagency agreements of how roles and responsibilities will be handled, Resources at risk information, Response equipment availability, ICS implementation, etc.)

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* 18. Approximately how many ACPs have you worked with? (This includes any subordinate components such as a GRP/GRS or sub-area plans)

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* 19. Approximately how many responses have you been involved with that utilized an ACP (or any of its components such as a GRP/GRS or sub area plan), EVEN IF you were NOT directly involved with the ACP?

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* 20. What percentage of your experience with ACPs is within the context of actual incident response (versus exercises)?

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* 21. Overall, with respect to ACTUAL INCIDENTS, to what extent do you personally consult ACPs for direction?

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* 22. Overall, with respect to EXERCISES, to what extent do you personally consult ACPs for direction?

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* 23. ACPs are designed to address current spill risks (e.g., oil and/or hazardous substances). How successfully do the ACPs you have worked with address risks such as these?

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* 24. Exercises are designed to test the content of ACPs. To what extent have the exercises you have participated in accomplished this? (understanding that not all components of an ACP are tested in every exercise)

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* 25. Are you a member/participant of an Area Committee?

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* 26. On average, how many area committee meetings are you INVITED to attend per year?

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* 27. On average, how many area committee meetings do you ATTEND per year?

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* 28. On average, how would you rate your overall ability to participate in area committee meetings (as opposed to simply listening to presentations).

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* 29. What percentage of your experience working with ACPs has been overseen by the USCG?

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* 30. When federal oversight has been involved, what percentage of your response experience has been overseen by the USCG?

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* 31. What percentage of your experience working with ACPs has been overseen by the EPA?

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* 32. When federal oversight has been involved, what percentage of your RESPONSE experience has been overseen by the EPA?

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* 33. Overall, how would you rate the effectiveness of the ACPs you have worked with at informing/guiding response efforts during a REAL-WORLD incident?

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* 34. With respect to the ACPs you have worked with during REAL-WORLD incidents, what characteristics made them EFFECTIVE?

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* 35. With respect to the ACPs you have worked with during REAL-WORLD incidents, what characteristics made them INEFFECTIVE?

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* 36. Overall, how would you rate the effectiveness of the ACPs you have worked with at informing/guiding response efforts during an EXERCISE?

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* 37. With respect to the ACPs you have worked with during EXERCISES, what characteristics made them EFFECTIVE?

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* 38. With respect to the ACPs you have worked with during EXERCISES, what characteristics made them INEFFECTIVE?

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* 39. Overall, how would you rate the usability/practicality of ACPs you have worked with? If highly variable, please explain.

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* 40. Of the following ACP-related items, select one to three that you think need the MOST improvement for purposes of making ACPs more useable? (If others, please specify)

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* 41. If you have worked with 3 or more ACPs, how would you rate their consistency with respect to FORMAT/ARCHITECTURE?

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* 42. If you have worked with 3 or more ACPs, how would you rate their consistency with respect to POLICY?

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* 43. Describe the WORST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 44. Describe the second WORST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 45. Describe the third WORST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 46. Describe the BEST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 47. Describe the second BEST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 48. Describe the third BEST experience/observation you have had with respect to ACPs.

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* 49. If you could provide one recommendation with respect to ACPs, what would it be?

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* 50. If you could provide a second recommendation with respect to ACPs, what would it be?

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* 51. If you could provide a third recommendation with respect to ACPs, what would it be?

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* 52. How do you access ACPs in your Region(s)?

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* 53. Generally, in your experience do people know how to find current versions of ACPs?

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* 54. Do you know who to contact to access the plan/get help with the plan?

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* 55. Overall, how would you rate the accessibility of ACPs in your region?

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* 56. If a mobile/tablet application was available for your ACP, would you use it in the field?

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* 57. How frequently is the state involved in the ACP process?

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* 58. How frequently are the appropriate local units of government (municipalities, counties, parishes) involved in the ACP process?

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* 59. How frequently are tribal interests involved in the ACP process?

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* 60. Is there anything else you would like to add or share with respect to Area Contingency Planning (ACP)?

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