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Federal Region 6 - Regional Response Team (RRT) Goals & Objectives
GOALS:
Under the NCP, Section 300.115(b)(2):
The incident-specific Regional Response Team shall support the response, coordination, and other efforts of the designated On-Scene Coordinator/Remedial Project Manager [as well as State, Tribal, and local response organizations] at the scene of a discharge or release.
Under the NCP, Section 300.115(i):
The standing RRT shall recommend changes in the regional response organization as needed, revise the Regional Integrated Contingency Plan as needed, evaluate the preparedness of the participating agencies and the effectiveness of Area Contingency Plans for the federal response to discharges and releases, and provide technical assistance for preparedness to the response community. The standing Regional Response Team shall be responsible for Regional planning and coordination of preparedness and response actions.
OBJECTIVES:
Under the NCP, Section 300.115(i), the RRT should:
(1) Review and comment on local response plans or other preparedness issues upon request of a LEPC;
(2) Evaluate regional and local responses to discharges or releases, and recommend improvements;
(3) Recommend revisions of the NCP to the NRT;
(4) Review OSC actions to ensure that the RICP and ACPs are effective;
(5) Encourage the state and local response community to improve its preparedness for response;
(6) Conduct advance planning for use of dispersants; surface washing, surface collecting, burning, bioremediation, or other chemical agents in accordance with subpart J of the NCP;
(7) Prepare for provision of response resources to major discharges or releases outside the region;
(8) Conduct or participate in training and exercises to encourage preparedness activities within the region;
(9) Meet at least semiannually to review response actions, consider changes in the RICP, and recommend changes in ACPs;
(10) Provide reports on RRT activities to the NRT twice a year; and
(11) Ensure participation in the national exercise program.
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- Overview of the National Response System (PDF, 8 pp, 2.3MB)
- About the Region 6 RRT
- Region 6 RRT Mission Statement
- Region 6 RRT Goals
- RRT Members Directory (PDF, 5 pp, 16K)
- Region 6 RRT By-Laws (PDF, 6 pp, 81K)
- RRT Contingency Plans
- RRT Links
- RRT Semi-Annual Reports
- Region 6 RRT Meeting Minutes
- Regional Response Team / Industry Work Group (RRT / IWG)
- RRT Region 6 Activations
- RRT Outreach Publications
- Region 6 RRT Pre-Approvals
- ICS Document Taskbooks
- Initial National Response Plan (NRP) (PDF, 14 pp, 255K)
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) (PDF, 152 pp, 4.5MB)
- National Response Team (NRT)
- Region 6 LEPC
- Region 6 Hotzone / LEPC Conferences