2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team 7 CAPT Tim Close & Scott Hayes RRT Co-Chairs

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned Numerous mercury responses Residential lead cleanups Ruby Slipper radiation exercise Blackleg exercise – Region 6 & 7 USCG deployed to Hurricane Ivan EPA deployment to Francis Kansas City COOP exercise Kingman ammonia pipeline release

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges/Next Steps Fuel alcohol response concerns 2005 RRT exercise Agro-terrorism issues Potential involvement in SONS ’07 Assistance to local response communities for NIMS implementation

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices EPA Incident Management Teams Water security workshops Area Maritime Security committees Inland River Vessel Management Sub-area “after hour” exercises Contact with over 2,000 responders via training, workshops, exercises

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team III Dennis Carney RRT Co-Chair

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments / Lessons Learned RRT III Training Program -Exercises and Training ATHOS 1 Incident - RRT III Participation Alternative Response Countermeasures Technologies -Guidance Documents -ARTES

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges / Next Steps ATHOS I Incident Lessons Learned New Response Management System –NRP Implementation, Roll-Out, Training, and NIMS ICS RRT Involvement in Natural Disasters Continued WMD Training

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices RRT III Training Program –Conduct extensive training –Training process –Weigh the needs of workgroups –Feedback on training sessions –POC – Mr. Gary Ott, NOAA SSC or (757)

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team 2 Eric Mosher EPA Co-Chair CAPT Mark VanHaverbeke USCG Co-Chair

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned SMART-RAD –Completed/Exercised M/V CSAV RIO PUELO Republican National Convention –EPA joined CG Unified Command –EPA lead for landside NYC Enviro. Incidents M/V ATHOS I –Coordination with RRT3 –Trustee Consultation –Test application/contact water approvals

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges/Next Steps TOPOFF 3 –Bio Response Issues Funding for Incidents of National Significance/ pre-deployments M/V ATHOS I –Lessons Learned Follow-up EPA/USCG AOR Boundary Revisions

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices State/Co-Chair Sessions during RRT meeting M/V ATHOS I cross-regional concurrence/consultation process EPA emergency response personnel in ‘technical assistance” roles, not as “OSC’s” M/V CSAV RIO PUELO –Use of NOAA SSC as Env. Unit Leader in Unified Command Post

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team 8 CDR Natalie Valley Doug Skie RRT Co-Chairs

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned Certification of Region VIII IMT Expanded Response Capability: –RRC SOP Development –Web EOC Implementation –Trained Response Support Corp –Enhanced communication capability at COOP. New Mobile Command Post/Mobile EOC

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges/Next Steps Exercise Demands –Develop Prioritization Procedures. –Align Sub-Area Contingency Planning with Homeland Security Demands. Maintaining Focus on Responder vs. Organizational Readiness –Focus on OSC technical training.

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices Very strong relationship with backup regions. –Conduct minimum of one full-scale annual exercise or joint training. –Backup region workgroup formed. –Included contracting personnel in developing SOPs and in multi-region exercises.

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team I Arthur Johnson EPA Co-Chair Captain Mark VanHaverbeke USCG Co-Chair

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned Democratic National Convention Boston, MA – July, 2004 –event-specific response jurisdiction agreement –valuable interagency training and coordination opportunity Priority Action Items: –clarify EPA/USCG response authority under NCP –establish central command post –ICS training needed for support staff –evaluate shift scheduling B-120 Oil Spill –Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations –Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs) EPA Inland Area PREP Exercise – “Big Drink” West Boylston, MA – October, 2004

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges/Next Steps USCG Strike Teams’ role under NCP –identified as an issue during the DNC –EPA/USCG resource vs. DHS resource –need to clarify tasking and ordering authority TOPOFF 3 New London, CT – April 4-10, 2005 CANUSLANT 2005 Bar Harbor, ME – June 13-16, 2005

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices DNC/RNC: –successful pre-planning –interagency training and coordination –exercised inter-regional backup support Joint RRT/RISC Meetings Natick, MA – May, 2004 “Big Drink” Exercise: –coordinated with state and local response partners to identify and protect vulnerable resources –trained with state and local agencies on ICS implementation

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Regional Response Team 5 Captain Randy Helland, USCG District 9 RRT Co-Chair Linda Nachowicz US EPA Region 5 RRT Co-Chair

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting 2004 Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) Workshops. Completion of the Inland Sensitivity Atlases Exercises – Marinette, WI ‘04 / Whiting, IN ’05

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Challenges/Next Steps Integrate Contingency Plans to align with NRP. Review and update RRT5 Strategic Planning Document and set the course for the next 5 years. Keep up with the changes in Local, State, tribal and Federal Gov’t.

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices Continue to promote interagency training opportunities. Development of a Great Lakes specific “Special Teams Guidebook”. Continue to quickly turn-around exercise lessons-learned reports and quickly implement the lessons.

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Alaska Regional Response Team CY 2004 Brief

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Accomplishments/ Lessons Learned Dispersant Information Needs PWS Area Exercise TAPS Exercise and L/L Follow through – Pipeline Emergency Source Control Statewide HazMat Working Group – Mass Decon Project

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Lesson Learned resulted in unique rapid, safe, pipeline source control

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting

Challenges/Next Steps Update to Dispersant Guidelines Endangered Species Act MOA Implementation NRP Organization & Coordination with DHS on Preparedness & Response

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices Places of Refuge

2005 Co–Chairs Meeting Best Practices Alaska Tactics Manual