Transcript Preparedness Components Under the National Response System

Planning Ahead: NCP, RCP,
Area Plans, LEPC Plans, and
Homeland Security
How will Federal Departments
and Agencies…
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By June 1st – Make initial revisions to existing
plans, in accordance with the initial version of
the National Response Plan?
By August 1st – Submit a plan to adopt and
implement the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) to the Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security?
National Response System
Concepts: Planning
NRT
* 13 RRT's for Standard Federal
Region I-X (mainland);
Caribbean, Oceania (Pacific
Basin), & Alaska
OSC
2
Inland Area
Nuc.
Reg. USCG
EPA
Comm.
(vice
(chair)
chair)
USDA DOD DOS GSA DOE FEMA DOL
DOI
Area
Committee
OSC
Inland Area
Area
Committee
DOJ
HHS
DOT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
RRT
OSC
Coastal Area
Area
Committee
RRT*
DOI
2
DOC
DOC
DOJ
HHS
DOT
Nuc.
Reg.
Comm.
USCG
EPA
1
Region USDA DOD DOS GSA DOE FEMA DOL District(s)
(co-chair)
(chair)
2
OSC
Coastal Area
Area
Committee
2
State(s)
2
OSC
Inland Area
SERCs
Area
Committee
OSC
Coastal Area
Area
Committee
LERCs
Sources of input and Guidance to Area Committees
Government
Non-Government
(sec. 300,145)
(57 FR 15198)
1 RRT serves as the Area
Committee for Inland areas
not covered by a separate
Area Committee, unless a
separate Area Committee is
designated by the Regional
Administrator (57 FR 15198).
Strike Teams
NPFC
ERT
RERT
DRG
DRAT
SSC
PIAT
SUPSALV
2
Facility and vessel owners/operators
Shipping company representatives
Cleanup contractors
Emergency planning and response officials
Marine pilot associations
Members of academia
Environmental advocacy groups
Response organizations/officers
Citizens
2 Federal laws (e.g., CWA Sec.
311(j)(5), Clean Air Act Sec.
112(r), OSHA (Process safety
regulations) require facility
owner/operators to prepare a
response plan.
Additional description is found
in Section 300.211.
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Planning Components Under
the National Response System
Level
Managing
Organization
Plans
Local
LEPCs
State
SERCs
Area
ACs
Regional
National
RCPs
NCP
RRTs
NRT
Relationship of Plans
International Joint
Plans
National Oil and
Hazardous Subs tance s
Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP)
Fe de ral Re s pons e Plan
(FRP)
Re gional Continge ncy
Plans (RCPs )
Fe de ral Age ncy Inte rnal
Plans
Are a Continge ncy Plans
(ACPs)
State /Local Plans
Facility Re s pons e Plans
(FRPs )
Ve s s el Re s pons e Plans
(VRPs )
RRT Presentations
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Area Plan (RRT 5 EPA)
Area Plan (RRT 4 USCG)
Regional Contingency Plan (RRT 8 EPA)
California Emergency Response Project
(RR9 EPA)
Counter-Terrorism and Area
Committees (RRT 5)
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Plans have always covered intentional and
accidental spills
Partners share same concerns as FOSC
Exercises have shifted scenarios
Training has a new focus
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Bio hazards
Decontamination
Counter-Terrorism in
Advanced Planning (RRT 5)
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Development of Early Warning Network to
protect water intakes
Development of protection strategies near
international shipping lanes
Identification and mapping of outfalls and
associated drainage to identify spill
sources and protect water intakes
Hazmat/WMD Planning
Initiatives (RRT 4 USCG)
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Multi-Agency Planning – Development of an
ACP Hazmat/WMD Annex
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Planning template for ACP Hazmat Annex
Planning template for ACP WMD Annex
Bio-Terrorism Airport/Seaport Planning
RRTs and Area Committees are comprised of
the best mix of consequence management
agencies to address the “effects” of a WMD
incident working with:
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SERCs and LEPCs
Health Agencies
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WMD Planning Focus
(RRT 4 USCG)
Notification
Assessment Phase – Credible Threat
Tiered Response Philosophy
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Environmentally Persistent Biological Substances and support
to lead Health Agencies for contagious/communicable
diseases
Chemical Agents and Substances
Radiological
Conventional Aftermath – Oil/Hazmat Issues
Command and Control - NIIMS ICS concepts
Resources
Funding
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OSLTF
Superfund/CERCLA
Stafford Act
Regional Contingency Plan
(RCP) (RRT 8 EPA)
WMD Annex
California Emergency
Response Project (RRT 9)
Improving MultiAgency
Response to
complex WMD,
Oil and Hazmat
Incidents.
Preparedness Model
Plans &
Policy
Evaluations
Stakeholder
Outreach &
Engagement
Outcome : Successful
Response
Government
Capabilities
Non-Government
Capabilities
Team- Training,
Exercises & Actual
events
Discussion
Deadlines in Homeland
Security Presidential Directive
Department of Homeland Security
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April 1st – (1) Develop and publish an initial version of the NRP,
in consultation with other federal departments and agencies;
and (2) provide Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security (HS) with a plan for full development and
implementation of the NRP.
June 1st – In consultation with federal departments and
agencies and with state/local governments, (1) develop a
national system of standards, guidelines, and protocols to
implement the NIMS; and (2) establish a mechanism for
ensuring ongoing management and maintenance of the NIMS.
September 1st – In consultation with federal departments and
agencies and the Assistant to the President of HS, review
existing authorities and regulations and prepare
recommendations for the President on revisions necessary to
implement fully the NRP.
Deadlines in Homeland
Security Presidential Directive
Departments and Agencies
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June 1st – Make initial revisions to existing plans in
accordance with the initial version of the NRP.
August 1st – Submit a plan to adopt and implement the
NIMS to the Assistant to the President of HS, who shall
review the plans, in consultation with the Secretary of HS,
and certify to the President that such plans effectively
implement the NIMS.