2000 Co-Chairs Meeting

Counter-Terrorism/Weapons of Mass Destruction

Implementation Issues and Efforts:

1999 Highlights

Ken StroechU.S. EPA Deputy Emergency

CoordinatorWednesday, February 2, 2000

2000 Co-Chairs Meeting

Session Purpose

• To discuss CT issues, exercise results, & recent funding initiatives

• To learn about NRT agencies’ CT activities

• To further define the role of and future path for NRT and RRTs in coordination, response, and technical support

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Session Format• Presentations

– Ken Stroech - 1999 CT Highlights (10 mins.)– Tom Smith - FEMA Consequence Management (10 mins.)– Alan Peek - USCG CT Update (10 mins.)– Mark Mjoness - Lessons Learned (15 mins.)

• Dennis Carney, Terry Brubaker, Chris Field

– Scott Lillibridge - CDC/ATSDR Update (20 mins.)

• Roundtable discussion– “The Way Ahead . . . NRT/RRT Options for CT Focus” -

John Gustafson (20 mins.)

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1999 CT Highlights

• Training Involvement– Level-A training/exercise for regions

• Emphasized terrorism-specific response and equipment

– Participation in the Domestic Preparedness Program

– Emergency Coordination Workshop– Region III CEPP Conference– WMD Coordinators Training

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1999 CT Highlights• Guidance Development

– Regional CT Reference Manual– Bio Decon Plan– CT Electronic Resource Center

• Technical Advances– EPA’s CT Technical Workgroup formed– Mobile Evidence Collection Lab

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1999 CT Highlights

• Interagency interaction– Coordination with Department and Agency CT

program leaders• National Security Council (NSC)• DOD Workgroups

– National Guard– Joint Task Force - Civil Support (JTF-CS)

• DOJ’s National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO)

– National Joint Information Center Model approved

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Changes: DOJ Grants• FY99 County and Municipal Agency Domestic

Preparedness Equipment Support Program– Provides $69.5 M for equipment purchases– Eligible to largest 157 metropolitan jurisdictions

• FY99 State Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program– Targeting 50 States– Developing planning tools to assess need, risk, and

threat

• Municipal Fire and Emergency Services Program– Provides $25 M to expand equipment and training

programs

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Changes: DOJ’s NDPO• NDPO officially authorized• Draft "Blueprint" expected to clear

soon • The State and Local Advisory

Committee in final stages of approval

• Information sharing/ outreach

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NDPO• Increased interagency coordination

– Standardized Equipment List (SEL)– Training Compendium– Interagency Equipment Standards– National Strategy– JOC/ICS Operational Interface

• Information Sharing/Outreach– Beacon newsletter

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Changes: DOD• DOD Joint Task Force - Civil Support

– Ensures DoD assets are prepared to respond in a national crisis

– Supports the LFA to orchestrate the deployment of DoD assets

• WMD Civil Support Teams– Formerly RAID teams– Creation of 17 new teams

announced = 27 Teams

2000 Co-Chairs MeetingFY00 Budget Recommendations

• 19 FTE currently utilized in Regions– Will focus on top 2 of 5 priorities

• Training (health & safety emphasis) - 11 FTE• Regional CT Coordinator positions - 8 FTE

– Need additional 19 FTE to expand work on remaining three priorities• Special Events - 5 FTE• External Preparedness - 11 FTE• Equipment and Maintenance - 3 FTE

• FY00 regional implementation plans

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EPA Budget Needs

• NSC/WMDP CT Budget Initiative – EPA submitted a 3-tiered CT

initiative• Tier I - 57 FTE and $28.3M• Tier II - 89 FTE and $40.9M• Tier III - 137 FTE and $55.1M

– NSC was expected to recommend the Tier II option to OMB

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EPA Budget Requests• FY2001 Initiative

– Reprogramming FTE and dollars – Over-target request for FTE and dollars – Infrastructure responsibilities

• Water - dollars for R&D as lead agency for water supply sector

• Infrastructure - dollars for critical infrastructure protections (cyber and physical)

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Summary• Training has been conducted. . .• Guidance has been developed. . .• Technical advances have been made. . .• Interagency actions have been

coordinated. . .• Changes are occurring - progress is being

made. . .However, significant challenges remain

for all of us in CT involvement