Abstract

ABSTRACT The Oil Spill Classification Program has had it ups and downs. Over the past 6 years the mandates of the Federal Government, the needs of the oil industry, and the desires of the Oil Spill Removal Organizations (OSROs) have been difficult to balance. The many changes that the program has undergone have been primarily due to our customer's needs; however, are we really sure who the customer is? Is it the American public or has it become the OSROs themselves? Have we forgotten that the program was conceived as a planner's writer's tool? The ongoing development of the Response Resource Inventory (RRI) and the OSRO Classification Program has been cause for both alarm and optimism. The job is difficult and many “cracks in the systems” have been identified; however, the potential for a truly outstanding and beneficial program is great. So we continue to move forward and the future is bright!

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