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HES D Terms

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“D” Wastes
Wastes considered hazardous by virtue of one or more of the following characteristics: Flammability, Corrosivity, Reactivity or Toxicity

Dangerous Substances or devices
Any material, substance or item that reasonably has the potential to cause a transportation security incident.

Deasphalter
A process of removing asphaltic materials from reduced crude oil by using liquid propane to dissolve non-asphalt compounds.

Desulfurization
A chemical treatment to remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from crude oil (hydrocarbons).

DBRC
Delaware Bay and River Cooperative (A non-profit, emergency response cooperative)

DHS
US Department of Homeland Security

District Commander
U.S. Coast Guard officer designated by the Commandant to command a Coast guard District described in 33 CFR part 3.

DMR
Discharge Monitoring Reports

DOC
US Department of Commerce

DOD
US Department of Defense

DOE
US Department of Energy

DOI
US Department of Interior

DOJ
US Department of Justice

DOL
US Department of Labor, OSHA is a branch of the Labor Department. These include agencies such as Employment Standards Administration, Employment Training Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration.

DOS
Declaration of Security, an agreement to be executed between the responsible Vessel Security Officer and Security Officer, and provides a means for ensuring that the critical security concerns are properly addressed and security will remain in place throughout the time a vessel is moored to the facility. Security for the facility is properly addresses by delineating the responsibilities for security arrangements and procedures between a vessel and the facility.

DOT
Department of Transportation (Federal or State)

Drills and Exercises
Frequent and detailed training conducted by the port facility to ensure that personnel are proficient in all assigned security duties, at all security levels, and to identify any security related deficiencies, which need to be addressed. Exercises are comprehensive training events that involve most of the items noted in Section 1.11 of this enclosure. Drills are more frequent but less comprehensive than exercises and are used to maintain a high level of security readiness.

Dry Tons
The amount of hazardous waste generated after the removal of any water.

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