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Collaborative Network
In March 2004, the EPA Homeland Security Collaborative Network (HSCN) was established to facilitate the Agency's collective approach to analyzing homeland security issues while formulating policy recommendations and actions cooperatively.
The following is a list of program offices that are members of the HSCN and a brief description of their homeland security taskings:
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
- Radiation emergency response
- Building air protection
- Ambient air monitoring (BioWatch, World Trade Center)
- National Monitoring System
Office of Administration and Resource Management (OARM)
- EPA facilities and employee security
- Physical critical infrastructure protection
- Design buildout of Sensitive, Classified Information Facilities/Secured Access Facilities (SCIFs/SAFs)
- Monitoring of Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAD) threat conditions
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA)
- Civil & criminal enforcement
- Incident response
- Counterterrorism support
- Forensics
Office of Environmental Information (OEI)
- Information protection and access policy
- Information infrastructure and cyber protection
- Information technology
- Data management
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS)
- Food and agriculture security support
- Emergency exemption requests
- Acute Exposure Guideline Limits (AEGL)
- Chemical data/expertise on pesticides and industrial chemicals
- Licensing authority for antimicrobials to inactivate pathogens and pesticides
- Establish rules for storage/disposal of pesticides and pesticide applicator certification program
Office of Research and Development (ORD)
- Water security research
- Building decontamination
- Rapid risk assessment
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
- Chemical industry infrastructure support
- Building and critical infrastructure decontamination
- Emergency response
- Lab Capacity
- Continuity of Operations Plan/Continuity of Government (COOP/COG)
- Superfund
Office of Water (OW)
- Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure protection
- Training, simulations, exercises
- Best water security practices
- Vulnerability assessments and Emergency Response Plans
- Tools for preparedness and emergency response
- Framework for monitoring/surveillance network
- Financial assistance to states and tribes
- Information sharing with sector and partners
- Lead region for homeland security responsibilities