1. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting EPA Region 6 & 9 Border Activities

2. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting BORDER 2012 Signed April 2003 10 year binational agreement 6 Trackable Goals tied to regional, divisional, branch operating plans Goal#5: Reduce exposure to chemicals as a result of accidental chemical releases and/or acts of terrorism. –3 trackable objectives

3. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting Region 6 Accomplishments Exercises –Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras (Sept 02)/Kickapoo Indian Tribe – Biological –Laredo/Nuevo Laredo (March 03) Hospital Mass Causality Decon. Courses Sister City Plans –Weslaco/Rio Bravo – Villa de Nuevo Progreso - April 2003 –Presidio/Ojinaga – Feb. 2004

4. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting Region 9 Accomplishments 5 Sister City Plans signed Binational Exercises ER Training ER Equipment Program Development Three Border 2012 Task Forces

5. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting Region 6 Border 2012 Future Activities Mass Causality Decontamination Courses International Exercises McAllen/Reynosa (Dirty Bomb) Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras (BioTerrorism) MOU – El Paso / Juarez Commodity Flow Study (El Paso, Tx) LEPC Contingency Workplans

6. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting Region 9 Activities In Progress Developing final Sister City Plan: Imperial Valley/Mexicali Implementing Border 2012 Goals and Objectives via 2 Regional Workgroups and the Borderwide Workgroup (JRT) Coordinating efforts of 3 Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response Task Forces San Diego County/Tijuana Imperial County/Mexicali Arizona/Sonora Waste Tire Pile Fire Prevention / ER Planning Project Emergency Response Equipment and Assistance Project (E-REAP.ORG) Chemical Inventory and Risk Assessment Project Variety of Training and Exercises In Progress Seeking to establish a HazMat ER Institute in Mexico

7. 2004 Co–Chairs Meeting Borderwide Challenges Maintaining and updating the Sister City Plans – keeping them viable. Partnering with other other federal agencies on Border 2012 – at the Task Force and Regional Workgroup levels. Indemnification of local and state emergency responders when conducting cross border responses/funding cross border responses. Standardization of training and ER protocol with our Mexican counterparts Cross border communication – dedicated frequencies and radio equipment