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Glossary and Acronyms Version :27.10.4 Spill: An unauthorized discharge of oil or hazardous substance into the waters of the state. Spill Observer: The first Facility individual who discovers a spill. This individual must function as the first responder and person-in-charge until relieved by an authorized supervisor. Spill of National Significance (SONS): Means a spill which due to its severity, size, location, actual or potential impact on the public health and welfare or the environment, or the necessary response effort, is so complex that it requires extraordinary coordination of federal, state, local, and responsible party resources to contain and cleanup the discharge. Spill Management Team: The personnel identified to staff the organizational structure identified in a response plan to manage response plan implementation. Spill Response: All actions taken in responding to spills of oil and hazardous materials, e.g.: receiving and making notifications; information gathering and technical advisory phone calls; preparation for and travel to and from spill sites; direction of clean-up activities; damage assessments; report writing, enforcement investigations and actions; cost recovery; and program development. Spill Response Personnel: Federal, state, local agency, and industry personnel responsible for participating in or otherwise involved in spill response. All spill response personnel will be pre- approved on a list maintained in each region. Staging Areas: Designated areas near the spill site accessible for gathering and deploying equipment and/or personnel. State Emergency Response Commission(SERC): A group of officials appointed by the Governor to implement the provisions of Title III of the Federal Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act of 1986 (SARA). The SERC approves the State Oil and Hazardous Substance Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan and Local Emergency Response Plans. Surface Collecting Agents: Means those chemical agents that form a surface film to control the layer thickness of oil. Surface Washing Agent: Is any product that removes oil from solid surfaces, such as beaches and rocks, through a detergency mechanism and does not involve dispersing or solubilizing the oil into the water column. Tanker: A self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry or hazardous material in bulk in the cargo spaces. Shell Supply and Distribution GLOS-ACRO-13 Stockton Terminal FRP ©2019 Witt O' Brien's Revision Date:October, 2019