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1 (800) 424-8802 WHO ARE WE..

NRC was established as a result of series of new legislation in 1968NRC is part of the federally established National Response SystemSole national point of contact for reporting all oil, chemical, radiological, biological discharges into the environment within U.S. and its territories.2The other legislation includes: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 aka Clean Water Act. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).BACKGROUND

40 CFR 300.125 Established the National Response Center (NRC) as the single point of contact for reporting all pollution and hazardous material incidents.

NRC serves as the communications center for the National Response Team (NRT)

-The National Oil and Hazardous Substance Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR, Part 300 describes what conditions necessitate NRT activation, how to activate the NRT and what services would be provided after activation. -The NRT should be activated as an emergency response team: (1) When an oil discharge or hazardous substance release: (i) Exceeds the response capability of the region in which it occurs; (ii) Transects regional boundaries; or (iii) Involves a substantial threat to the public health or welfare of the United States or the environment, substantial amounts of property, or substantial threats to natural resources; (2) If requested by any NRT member.

3 NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

EPA (Chair)Department of AgricultureDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Health & Human ServicesDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateGeneral Service AdministrationDepartment of InteriorUSCG (Vice-Chair)Department of CommerceDepartment of EnergyDepartment of LaborDepartment of TransportationFederal Emergency Management AgencyNuclear Regulatory Committee

MEMBERS4The U.S. National Response Team (NRT) is an organization of 16 Federal departments and agencies responsible for coordinating emergency preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents. NON-NRT MEMBERS

Federal Railroad AdministrationNational Transportation Safety BoardChemical Safety & Hazard Investigation BoardFederal Motor Carriers Safety AdministrationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

PRIMARY FUNCTIONSCollect and Disseminate Reports of : Oil & Hazardous Material Spills Radiological / Biological ReleasesSuspicious Activity & Security Breach Incidents (MTSA) All Railroad Incidents

WE ALSO REPORTWeapons of Mass Destruction IncidentsTerrorism related incidents General Aviation incidentsMaritime incidentsIncidents affecting national infrastructure

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HOW IS THE NRC NOTIFIED?

Via telephone: 1-800-424-8802 (National Spill Hotline)1-800-424-0201 (Federal Railroad Association Hotline)1-877-24-WATCH (America Waterway Watch Hotline)Via the NRC website: www.nrc.uscg.mil

NOTIFICATION PROCESS

IRIS-Incident Reporting Information System

Agencies receiving NRC reports determine what specific incidents types and area of the U. S. they are interested in receiving. We provide verbal reports to OSC and non-verbal reports to all other agencies.

9 NOTIFICATION & ACTION

NOTIFICATION- The NRC notifies appropriate Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) and other agencies we have an established agreements with for reporting incidents.ACTION- Notified agencies analyze provided information and respond accordingly.

* NRC Does Not Deploy Resources*

-10 AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Conference Call Phone Lines3 conference lines capable of connecting up to 30 people at one time

Foreign Language LineAbility to take reports from individuals who do not speak English

Recorded CallsAll reports received via the telephone (CallRex)

Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) Phone

WEBSITE FEATURESAllows reporting of incidents online Interactive web database that allows full query of non-privacy act incident dataSpill & notification statistics from 1990 to presentReporting requirements & proceduresCustomers may e-mail questions or concerns to the NRC staff and managementLinks to NRT, USCG, and EPA

www.nrc.uscg.milNRC REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER THE NOTIFICATION IS MADE.

12 NRC at a Quick Glance 01JAN10 31DEC10

Calls Received = 92,960Reports Taken = 33,972

Notifications Made = 461,628New Agencies = 59

Reports are normally completed in less than 5 minutes and answered in a minute and a half.13 WERE HERE

24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!NRC Management Staff - Director, Operations Officer, and Senior Watch Officer-NRC Watch standers- 28 Military & Civilian personnel NRC Development Team- Contractors

During the day the NRC is staff with 3-5 watch standers, from 9 pm-6 am the NRC has 2 watch standers onbaord. 142009Suspicious Activity Reportswww.nrc.uscg.mil

2,869 TotalReports www.nrc.uscg.mil

2010Suspicious Activity Reports3,257 TotalReports www.nrc.uscg.mil

2011 INCIDENT REPORTS FOR EACH EPA REGION

Total of 29,713 Incident Reportswww.nrc.uscg.mil

REGION 4 INCIDENT REPORTS

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TOTAL INCIDENT TYPES National Response Center

ONLY one call does it all for FEDERAL reporting requirements.

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