OSC 2007 Evaluation Report

On-Scene Coordinator 

Readiness Training 

Program 

Evaluation 

Report 

February 12-16, 2007 

Miami, Florida

2007 OSC Readiness Training Program Evaluation Report 

Table of Contents 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................ES-1 

1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................1 

2.0 OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................................3 

2.1 Preparation for the Annual Readiness Training Program....................................................3 

2.2 Overview of Activities ........................................................................................................3 

2.2.1 Plenary Sessions.....................................................................................................3 

2.2.2 EPA Working Luncheons.......................................................................................4 

2.2.3 Training Courses ....................................................................................................5 

2.2.4 Tech Zone...............................................................................................................6 

2.2.5 After-Hour Activities .............................................................................................7 

2.3 Participants..........................................................................................................................7 

2.3.1 Overall Participation ..............................................................................................7 

2.3.2 Participation by Training Course ...........................................................................7 

3.0 EVALUATIONS............................................................................................................................10 

3.1 Overall Training Program .................................................................................................10 

3.2 Training Courses ...............................................................................................................10 

4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................................................15 

5.0 CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................16 

Exhibits 

1 Participants by Job Title...................................................................................................................8 

2 EPA OSCs by Region.......................................................................................................................8 

3 EPA Headquarters Participants by Program Office .........................................................................9 

4 Participants by Affiliation ................................................................................................................9 

Tables 

1 Students by Job Title for Each Course or Session..........................................................................11 

2 Grades Received for Training Courses...........................................................................................14 

Appendices 

A Conference Agenda 

B Comments about the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program 

C Comments about Individual Training Courses 

D Detailed Recommendations 

E List of Participants Sorted by Last Name 

F List of Participants Sorted by Affiliation 

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Acronyms and Abbreviations 

ACMs 

AOC 

ATF 

ATSDR 

CERCLA 

CEU 

CIC 

CISM 

COR 

CSEPP 

CSM 

DoD 

DOE 

DOJ 

DOT 

ECAT 

ELISA 

EPA 

ER 

ERRS 

ERT 

ESF 

FBI 

FEMA 

FIELDS 

FOSC 

GIS 

GPS 

HAZCAT 

HP 

ICS 

IMAAC 

IMT 

Alternative Countermeasures 

Administrative Order of Consent 

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

Continuing Education Credits 

Community Involvement Coordinators 

Critical Incident Stress Management 

Contracting Officer Representatives 

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program 

Conceptual Site Models 

U.S. Department of Defense 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Department of Justice 

Department of Transportation 

Emergency Consequence Assessment Tool 

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Environmental Response 

Emergency and Rapid Response Services 

Environmental Response Team 

Environmental Support Function 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Field Environmental Decision Support 

Federal On-Scene Coordinator 

Geographic Information System 

Global Positioning System 

Hazardous Categorization 

Health Physics 

Incident Command System 

Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center 

Integration Management Team 

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Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued) 

INS 

ISB 

JFO 

NARAC 

NCP 

NDT 

NHSRC 

NIMS 

NOAA 

NOSCA 

NRAC 

NRP 

NSF 

OAM 

OEM 

OJT 

OPA 

OPPTS 

ORD 

ORIA 

OSC 

OSHA 

OSRTI 

OSWER 

OW 

PCR 

PIAT 

PPE 

PRP 

RAT 

RCP 

RCRA 

RERT 

Incident of National Significance 

In Situ Burning 

Joint Field Office 

National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center 

National Contingency Plan 

National Decontamination Team 

National Homeland Security Research Center 

National Incident Management System 

National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 

National On-Scene Coordinators Association 

Naval Research Advisory Committee 

National Response Plan 

National Strike Force 

Office of Acquisition Management 

Office of Emergency Management 

On-the-Job Training 

Oil Pollution Act 

Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances 

Office of Research and Development 

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 

On-Scene Coordinator 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation 

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 

Office of Water 

Polymerase Chain Reaction 

Public Information Assist Team 

Personal Protective Equipment 

Potentially Responsible Party 

Rapid Assessment Tools 

Regional Contingency Plan 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

Radiological Emergency Response Team 

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Acronyms and Abbreviations (continued) 

RICT 

ROC 

RPM 

RRT 

RSC 

RTB 

SDWA 

SOW 

SPCC 

START 

SUPSALV 

TVA 

UAO 

USACE 

USCG 

USDA 

WMD 

WSD 

Regional Incident Coordination Team 

Regional Operations Center 

Remedial Project Manager 

Regional Response Teams 

Response Support Corps 

Readiness Training Board 

Safe Drinking Water Act 

Statement of Word 

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 

Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team 

U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

Unilateral Administrative Order 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

U.S. Coast Guard 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Weapons of Mass Destruction 

Water Security Division 

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Executive Summary 

The On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Readiness Training Board (RTB) designed and implemented the 10th 

Annual OSC Readiness Training Program, Then and Now, to ensure that OSCs throughout the United 

States continue to receive training to meet the specific requirements of their jobs. For 10 years, the 

Annual Readiness Training Program has served as a national forum where OSCs can discuss regional and 

national issues of concern. The forum identifies ways that OSCs respond to issues and is one of the 

mechanisms used to coordinate with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters to 

promote national consistency in implementing EPA’s National Approach to Response. The Readiness 

Training Program brings together in a single venue a variety of response personnel to learn, network, and 

communicate response issues and solutions. These personnel include OSCs, EPA regional removal and 

emergency response support staff, branch chiefs, community involvement coordinators (CICs), regional 

attorneys, enforcement personnel, members of EPA’s Environmental Response Team (ERT) and the 

National Decontamination Team (NDT), remedial project managers (RPMs), representatives from other 

federal and state agencies, and local responders. 

EPA realizes the importance of partnerships from the federal to local level to prepare for simultaneous 

occurrences of incidents of national significance. As a result, each year EPA has increased the number of 

representatives from local, state, and federal responders. This year, for example, EPA invited five 

members of EPA’s Response Support Corps (RSC) from each regional office to attend the 2007 

Readiness Training Program. 

The various offices within EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) have 

worked as a team with OSCs across the nation to develop training specifically for OSCs by OSCs. The 

2007 OSC Readiness Training Program was held from February 12 through 16, 2007, in Miami, Florida. 

The 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program included more than 446 1 participants and consisted of 36 

technical training courses; daily plenary speakers; a Hot Sites forum; and a Tech Zone that featured 

response tools and exhibits. 

Overview of Preparations 

The OSC Readiness Task Force directed the OSC RTB to develop a training program specifically for 

OSC job functions. The RTB is made up of OSCs and representatives of Office of Emergency 

Management (OEM) and Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). RTB 

members are responsible for developing, planning, and implementing the OSC Readiness Training 

Program that occurs each year. The RTB selects the courses offered at each OSC Readiness Training 

Program based on current needs, feedback from previous offerings, and training requests from OSCs and 

their supervisors. 

Preparations for the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program began immediately at the end of the 2006 

OSC Readiness Training Program, held in July 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Members of the RTB 

reviewed the evaluations for the 2006 Annual Training Program to identify the courses that should be 

offered again, revised, or omitted, as well as new courses to address topics currently of interest to OSCs. 

Planning for the Annual Training Program included monthly conference calls, face-to-face meetings of 

the RTB, and communication with EPA’s OSWER, OEM, OSRTI, and ERT. 

The RTB selects courses and sessions and develops the agenda according to the objectives of the OSC 

Annual Training Program, which are to provide OSCs opportunities to: strengthen the knowledge and 

skills essential to successful job performance; provide a diverse learning experience that OSCs can 

1 Consultants who helped facilitate the training program are not included in this number. 

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complete in a single week at a single location; achieve inter-regional networking among OSCs; and 

showcase regional case studies, current tools, and resources available to OSCs. 

Overview of Activities 

Plenary sessions at the Annual Readiness Training Programs complement the in-depth training that occurs 

during the technical courses. The plenary sessions are a forum that presents information about new 

policies and guidance relevant to EPA’s National Approach to Response, as well as details about national 

and local initiatives. The sessions also are intended to maintain communication between the regions and 

EPA’s Headquarters. Daily plenary sessions were held each morning of the 2007 OSC Readiness 

Training Program. Some of the topics addressed during the week include the OSC’s role in response, 

homeland security, the role of the RSC, protecting the nation’s water infrastructure, Hot Sites, and the 

removal manager report. 

Thirty-six training courses covering technical, legal, and administrative topics were offered at this year’s 

Annual Training Program. The training methodologies used in the courses were varied and included case 

studies, lectures, Web-based training, and discussion. Some of courses offered included Advanced 

Hazard Identification and Categorization, Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to 

Indoor Air, Avian Influenza, Case Studies, Daily Implementation of the Incident Command System 

(ICS), Environmental Support Function (ESF)-10 — From No Mission to Mission, How to Be Nice and 

Play Well with Others in the Contracts Environment, Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan, 

New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments, People, Relationships, and Interaction within 

Incident Management, Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Response Workshop, Risk and Crisis 

Communication, The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT), Water System Response, and You Mean There is 

more than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes. Descriptions of all the courses and copies of 

the course materials are provided on the OSC Readiness Training Program Web site at 

http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/. 

Working luncheons for participants at the OSC Training Program were sponsored on Monday, February 

12, and Wednesday, February 14. These meetings updated participants on homeland security issues that 

face EPA and presented issues that confront responders. 

The Tech Zone, available Monday through Thursday, featured 26 exhibits, demonstrations, and 

informational booths that showcased information of interest to OSCs. The Tech Zone provided an 

opportunity for participants to network and learn about new initiatives and resources available to assist 

them with their jobs. Descriptions of the Tech Zone exhibits are available on the OSC Readiness 

Training Program Web site at http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/. 

Several after-hour activities were planned during the week to bring participants together in informal 

settings. Activities included a welcome reception sponsored by the Deauville Beach Resort on Monday 

night and the “Gumbo Fest” on Thursday night. 

Participants 

The more than 446 2 participants at the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program included OSCs, RSC staff, 

EPA regional removal and emergency response support staff, branch chiefs, CICs, RPMs, regional 

attorneys, members of the ERT, and 16 representatives from other federal agencies. These additional 

agencies included the U.S. Coast Guard, Tennessee Valley Authority, Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior’s 

National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 


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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Army’s Chemical Materials Agency. Other participants 

included 26 representatives of state agencies and eight local responders. 

Exhibit 1. Participants by Job Title 

EPA RPMs, 2% (9) 

Academia, 1% (3) 

EPA NDT, 2% (10) 

Local Responders, 2% (8) 

Other Federal Agency 

Representatives, 14% (63) 

EPA OSCs, 28% (127) 

State Representatives, 

6% (26) 

EPA ERT, 4% (19) 

EPA CICs, 2% (7) 

EPA Removal Managers, 

5% (24) 

EPA HQ Representatives, 

16% (70) 

Other EPA Regional 

Removal Staff, 18% (80) 

Evaluation of Overall Training Program 

Participants were asked to complete an evaluation form for the overall Readiness Training Program. 

They evaluated 11 areas of the training program on a scale from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” 

Evaluation forms were collected from 169 participants. Of the participants who submitted an evaluation 

form, 54 were OSCs with an average of more than 12 years experience. More than half of the OSCs who 

responded indicated they had participated in at least five annual OSC Readiness Training Programs. 

The majority of respondents strongly agreed or agreed with all 11 areas, indicating that the 2007 OSC 

Readiness Training Program was a success. A small number of participants, less than 1 percent, indicated 

that they did not agree that the program allowed them to strengthen the knowledge and skills essential to 

successful job performance. About 10 percent of the respondents indicated that they did not agree that the 

plenary sessions provided useful information about current topics of interest to removal and emergency 

responders. 

Evaluation of Training Courses 

An evaluation form specifically tailored to the training courses was provided to all students. Students in 

each course were asked to complete the form, which included questions about topics such as presentation 

materials, handouts, the pace of the session, and recommendations for improvement. Participants also 

were asked to rate the training course on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best rating. A total of 1,155 

evaluation forms for the training courses were collected. Of the 36 courses offered (one course was 

offered twice), nine courses received an average grade of 5, 26 courses received an average grade of 4, 

and 2 courses received an average grade of 3. No training courses received an average grade of 2 or 1. 

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Recommendations 

Based on discussions with and observations by the RTB and Tetra Tech throughout the Readiness 

Training Program, several recommendations have been put forth for next year’s training. They 

recommend shortening the opening plenary session on Monday morning to 2 hours and then scheduling 

Hot Site presentations for the remainder of the morning. In addition, the focus of the Readiness Training 

Program, “training by OSCs for OSCs,” should be maintained. However, EPA should invite other EPA 

offices, federal partners, and states to attend the program. To help with this balance, training courses 

should be identified for either members of the RSC or for OSCs. Courses should also focus less on 

emergency response and more on the “roots” of the removal program. The RTB also recommends 

carrying the Readiness Training Program theme throughout the week and building on it. 

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 

The On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Readiness Training Board (RTB) designed and implemented the 10 th 

Annual OSC Readiness Training Program, Then and Now, to ensure that OSCs throughout the United 

States continue to receive training to meet the specific requirements of their jobs. For 10 years, the 

annual Readiness Training Program has served as a national forum where OSCs can discuss regional and 

national issues of concern. The forum identifies ways that OSCs respond to issues and is one of the 

mechanisms used to coordinate with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters to 

promote national consistency in implementing EPA’s National Approach to Response. The Readiness 

Training Program brings together in a single venue OSCs, EPA regional removal and emergency response 

support staff, and other response support staff that are internal or external to the EPA and from the 

federal, state, and local level to learn, network, and communicate response issues and solutions. 

As the likelihood increases of multiple simultaneous incidents of national significance, so too does the 

need for expanded partnerships at many levels. Each year, the number and affiliations of representatives 

from local, state, and federal responders invited to attend the Readiness Training Program expands in 

response to the need for coordination and collaboration among the response community. This year, EPA 

invited five members of EPA’s Response Support Corps (RSC) from each regional office to attend the 

2007 Readiness Training Program. The training and networking of OSCs and RSC staff during the week 

enhanced EPA’s commitment to maintaining a dedicated, well-trained, and technically competent staff to 

respond to incidents of national significance throughout the United States. 

The various offices within EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) have 

worked as a team with OSCs across the nation to develop training specifically for OSCs by OSCs. They 

include the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Office of Superfund Remediation and 

Technology Innovation (OSRTI). Within those offices, OSRTI’s Environmental Response Team (ERT), 

OEM’s Oil Program Staff, and National Decontamination Team (NDT) have been integral to 

development of the training. Other EPA offices, including the Office of Research and Development’s 

(ORD) National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) and the Office of Radiation and Indoor 

Air’s (ORIA) Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT), contributed to developing and presenting 

training materials. 

The 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program was held from February 12 through 16, 2007, in Miami, 

Florida. The 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program consisted of 36 technical training courses; daily 

plenary speakers; a Hot Sites forum; and a Tech Zone that featured response tools and exhibits. More 

than 446 1 people attended, representing OSCs, EPA regional removal and emergency response support 

staff, branch chiefs, community involvement coordinators (CIC), regional attorneys, enforcement 

personnel, members of ERT, NDT, and the RERT, Remedial Project Managers (RPM), and 

representatives from other federal and state agencies, and local responders. 

This report presents an overview of the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program, summarizes the 

comments provided on the evaluation forms, and provides recommendations for annual training programs 

in the future. The report is divided into five sections, including this introduction: 

• Section 2.0, Overview, provides background information about the annual training program, an 

overview of activities conducted throughout the week, and details about the participants. 

• Section 3.0, Evaluations, summarizes participants’ observations about the overall training 

program and individual training courses and sessions. 


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• Section 4.0, Recommendations, identifies suggestions to consider in planning future training 

programs based on input from the RTB, participants, and Tetra Tech EM Inc. (Tetra Tech). 

• Section 5.0, Conclusions, provides the conclusion of the report. 

In addition, this report includes several appendices. 

• Appendix A, Conference Agenda, provides a copy of the final agenda of the 2007 OSC Readiness 

Training Program. 

• Appendix B, Comments about the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program, presents comments 

about the overall training program as listed on the evaluation forms. 

• Appendix C, Comments about Individual Training Courses, provides comments about training 

courses written by participants on the training course evaluation forms. 

• Appendix D, Detailed Recommendations, identifies the suggestions made during the RTB “Hot 

Wash” session and recommendations from Tetra Tech. 

• Appendix E, List of Participants Sorted by Last Name, provides a list of participants and contact 

information sorted alphabetically by last name. 

• Appendix F, List of Participants Sorted by Affiliation, provides a list of participants and contact 

information sorted by agency affiliation. 

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2.0 OVERVIEW 

2.1 Preparation for the Annual Readiness Training Program 

The OSC Readiness Task Force directed the OSC 

RTB to develop a training program specifically for 

OSC job functions. The RTB is made up of OSCs and 

representatives of OEM and OSRTI. RTB members 

are responsible for developing, planning, and 

implementing the OSC Readiness Training Program 

that occurs each year. The RTB selects the courses 

offered at each OSC Readiness Training Program 

based on current needs, feedback from previous 

offerings, and training requests from OSCs and their 

supervisors. 

Preparations for the 2007 OSC Readiness Training 

Program began immediately at the end of the 2006 

OSC Readiness Training Program, held in July 2006 

in Los Angeles, California. Members of the RTB 

carefully reviewed the evaluations for the 2006 annual 

training program to identify the courses that should be 

offered again, revised, or omitted, as well as new 

courses to address topics currently of interest to OSCs. 

Planning for the annual training program included 

monthly conference calls, face-to-face meetings of the 

RTB, and communication with EPA’s OSWER, OEM, 

OSRTI, and ERT. 

The RTB selects courses and sessions and develops the agenda according to the objectives of the OSC 

annual training program, which are to provide OSCs opportunities to: 

• Strengthen the knowledge and skills essential to successful job performance. 

• Provide a diverse learning experience that OSCs can complete in a single week at a single 

location. 

• Achieve inter-regional networking among OSCs and showcase regional case studies, current 

tools, and resources available to OSCs. 

2.2 Overview of Activities 

Details about the activities conducted during the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program are provided 

below. A copy of the final agenda is provided in Appendix A. 

2.2.1 Plenary Sessions 

2007 OSC Readiness Training Board 

• Frank Gardner, EPA Region 1 

• Scott Hayes, EPA Region 7 

• Mark Howard, EPA OEM 

• Michelle Jaster, EPA Region 5 

• Nancy Jones, EPA Region 6 

• Jack Kelly, EPA Region 3 

• Don Lininger, EPA Region 7 

• Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10 

• Nelson Mix, EPA OEM 

• Jose Negrón, EPA Region 4 

• Steve Novick, EPA Region 1 

• Bruce Potoka, EPA ERT 

• Mike Solecki, EPA Region 2 

• Gary Turner, EPA OSTRI 

• Dave Wright, EPA ERT 

• Donn Zuroski, EPA Region 9 

Plenary sessions at the annual Readiness Training Programs complement the in-depth training that occurs 

during the technical courses. By focusing on broad topics of interest to OSCs, the plenary sessions are a 

forum that presents information about new policies and guidance relevant to EPA’s National Approach to 

Response, as well as details about national and local initiatives. The sessions also are intended to 

maintain communication between the regions and EPA’s Headquarters. 

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Daily plenary sessions were held each morning of the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program. Topics 

addressed during the week are listed below. 

Opening Plenary Speakers, Monday, February 12: 

• Opening Remarks — Mr. Mark Mjoness, Division Director, EPA OEM National Planning and 

Preparedness Division 

• OSCs’ Role in Response — Mr. Stephen Johnson, Administrator, EPA 

• Homeland Security — Ms. Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator, EPA OSWER 

• Regional Welcome — Mr. Jimmy Palmer, Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 

• EPA’s Special Teams — Mr. Bill Albrecht and Mr. Dave Wright, EPA ERT; Ms. Deb McKean, 

NDT; and Ms. Sara DeCair, RERT 

• Highlighted Response: GC2 Transit Pipeline Release, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska — Mr. Carl 

Lautenberger, EPA Region 10 

Day 2 Plenary Speakers, Tuesday, February 13: 

• Human Resources Capital Strategy — Mr. Mark Mjoness, Division Director, EPA OEM National 

Planning and Preparedness Division 

• The Role of the RSC — Mr. Tito Irizarry, Division Director, EPA OEM Program Operations and 

Coordination 

Day 3 Plenary Speaker, Wednesday, February 14: 

• Protecting the Nation’s Water Infrastructure — Debbie Dewberry, Chief, Security Assistance 

Branch of the Water Security Division (WSD), EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water 

Day 4 Plenary Speaker, Thursday, February 15: 

• Because of inclement weather, the plenary speaker was unable to attend. A video produced by 

the U.S. Chemical Safety Board was shown instead. 

Closing Plenary Speakers, Friday, February 16: 

• Then and Now…Ten Years of OSC Readiness — Ms. Debbie Dietrich, Director, EPA OEM 

• Removal Manager Report Out — Dennis Carney, Removal Manager, EPA Region 3 

• Hot Sites presented: (1) Cherokee Oil Spill by Mr. Terrence Byrd, OSC, EPA Region 4; 

(2) Davensport Explosion site by Mr. Ted Bazenas and Mr. Dan Wainberg, OSCs, EPA Region 1; 

and (3) The Poudre River Site by Mr. Paul Peronard, OSC, EPA Region 8. 

Copies of the plenary session presentations are provided on the OSC Readiness Training Program Web 

site at http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/. 

2.2.2 EPA Working Luncheons 

Working luncheons for participants at the OSC training program were sponsored on Monday, February 

12, and Wednesday, February 14. Monday’s working luncheon featured Mr. Tom Dunne, associate 

administrator, EPA Office of Homeland Security, who provided an update on homeland security issues 

that face EPA. On Wednesday, Mr. Frank Docimo, president and chief executive officer, Docimo and 

Associates, provided a presentation on issues that face responders. 

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2.2.3 Training Courses 

Thirty-six training courses covering technical, legal, and administrative topics were offered at this year’s 

annual training program. The training methodologies used in the courses were varied and included case 

studies, lectures, Web-based training, and discussion. The courses offered included: 

• 2007 Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and Emergency Response Contract 

Management 

• Advanced Hazard Identification and Categorization 

• Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses 

• Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills 

• Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to Indoor Air 

• Avian Influenza 

• Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling Design 

• Beyond Hydro-Seeding: Ecological Restoration for Your Site 

• Biothreats Response 

• Case Studies 

• Contaminant Hydrogeology 

• Daily Implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS) 

• Disposal Decision Making 

• Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents 

• Environmental Support Function (ESF)-10 — From No Mission to Mission 

• Field Documentation 

• How to Be Nice and Play Well with Others in the Contracts Environment 

• Infectious Diseases: The Threat to the U.S. Population and Agriculture from Plant, Animal, and 

Human Pathogens 

• Inland In Situ Burning for Oil Spills 

• Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping 

• Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan 

• Mercury Response 

• New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments 

• People, Relationships, and Interaction within Incident Management 

• Practical Applications of Global Positioning System (GPS) 

• Preparation for and Participation in Cost Recovery and Enforcement Litigation 

• Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) Response Workshop 

• RadNET Deployables 

• Response Contracts Basics 

• Risk and Crisis Communication 

• Stranded Waste 

• Temporary Relocation: What You Need to Know 

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• The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) (Two offerings) 

• Water System Response 

• Working Toward Effective Disaster Response 

• You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes 

Descriptions of each course and copies of the course materials are provided on the OSC Readiness 

Training Program Web site at http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/. 

2.2.4 Tech Zone 

The Tech Zone, available Monday through Thursday, featured exhibits and demonstrations that 

showcased information of interest to OSCs. The Tech Zone provided an excellent opportunity for 

participants to network and learn about new initiatives and resources available to assist them with their 

jobs. Participants in the Tech Zone included: 

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Emergency Response Support 

• Asbestos Site Decision Support 

• Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) 

• EPA ERT Technical Services 

• EPA National DECON Team 

• EPA Oil Regulations and Policy 

• EPA ORD — National Homeland Security Research Center 

• EPA OSRTI’s Technology Innovation and Field Services Division 

• National Approach to Response Field Communications Group 

• National Incident Management System 

• National Incident Support: Expanding the Industry Base — Blanket Purchase Agreements 

• National Response Center 

• North Texas Poison Control Center 

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 

• Partnership with Edgewood Chemical Biological Center 

• Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress Management Team 

• Radiological Emergency Response Team 

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Resource Management 

• The Training Exchange and OSWER Training Coordination Team 

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Center of 

Expertise 

• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Atlantic Strike Team 

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 

Emergency Response Assets 

In addition to the agencies above, the following informational exhibits and response tools were displayed: 

• “Celebrating 10 Years of Training for OSCs by OSCs” 

• Practical Applications of GPS 

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• Rapid Assessment Tools 

Descriptions of the Tech Zone exhibits are available on the OSC Readiness Training Program Web site at 

http://www.oscreadiness.org/2007/. 

2.2.5 After-Hour Activities 

Several after-hour activities were planned during the week to bring participants together in informal 

settings. Activities included a welcome reception sponsored by the Deauville Beach Resort on Monday 

night and the famous “Gumbo Fest” on Thursday night. 

2.3 Participants 

More than 446 2 people participated in the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program. A total of 464 

individuals pre-registered. Appendix E provides the final list of registrants, arranged alphabetically by 

last name, and includes information about how to contact each participant. Appendix F provides the same 

information but it is arranged by the affiliation according to agency. 

2.3.1 Overall Participation 

Participants in the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program included OSCs, RSC staff, EPA regional 

removal and emergency response support staff, branch chiefs, CICs, RPMs, regional attorneys, members 

of the ERT, and 16 representatives from other federal agencies, such as the USCG, TVA, U.S. 

Department of Labor’s OSHA, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

the Interior’s National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, ATSDR, USACE, DOE, U.S. Army’s 

Chemical Materials Agency, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Other participants included 

approximately 26 representatives of states agencies and eight local responders. Exhibit 1 presents a 

summary of the participants by job title. Exhibit 2 illustrates the number of EPA OSCs by region. 

Exhibit 3 illustrates the number of EPA Headquarters participants by program office. Exhibit 4 

categorizes participants by affiliation, including EPA regional offices, EPA Headquarters, the ERT, the 

National Decontamination Team (NDT), other federal agencies, state agencies, local responders, and 

academia. 

2.3.2 Participation by Training Course 

Details about participation at each of the training courses are provided in Table 1. These details include 

the number of students by job title, the total number of students, and the percentage of students who are 

OSCs. The courses are sorted alphabetically. Details about the students (total number of attendees and 

their job titles) for each course are provided in Appendix C, Comments about Individual Training 

Courses. 


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Exhibit 1. Participants by Job Title 



EPA NDT, 2% (10) 






6% (26) 

EPA ERT, 4% (19) 



5% (24) 


16% (70) 



Exhibit 2. EPA OSCs by Region 

20 

18 

17 

18 

16 

15 

16 

14 

Number of OSCs 

12 

10 

8 

12 

10 10 

11 

8 

10 

6 

4 

2 

0 

Region 1 

Region 2 

Region 3 

Region 4 

Region 5 

Region 6 

Region 7 

Region 8 

Region 9 

Region 10 

EPA Region 

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Exhibit 3. EPA Headquarters Participants by Program Office 

Office of Water, 3% (3) 

Office of the Administrator, 

4% (4) 

Office of Research and 

Development, 13% (13) 

Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides, and Toxic 

Substances, 

1% (1) 

Other, 58% (58) 

Office of Superfund 

Remediation and Technology 

Innovation, 6% (6) 

Environmental Response 

Team, 19% (19) 

Office of Emergency 

Management, 17% (17) 

Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance, 

3% (3) 

Office of Air and Radiation, 

10% (10) Office of Administration and 

Resource Management, 

8% (8) 

National Decontamination 

Team, 11% (11) 

Other OSWER, 5% (5) 

Exhibit 4. Participants by Affiliation 

80 

70 

60 

70 

62 

Number of Participants 

50 

40 

30 

20 

27 

21 

23 

33 

38 

21 22 22 

18 

22 

19 

26 

10 

11 

8 

3 

0 

Region 1 

Region 2 

Region 3 

Region 4 

Region 5 

Region 6 

Region 7 

Region 8 

Region 9 

Region 10 

EPA HQ 

EPA ERT 

EPA NDT 

Other Federal 

Agency 

State 

Local Responder 

Academia 

Affiliation 

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3.0 EVALUATIONS 

The results presented in the following subsections are based on comments received on the training 

program evaluation forms and on the evaluation forms provided to students in each training course. 

3.1 Overall Training Program 

An evaluation form for the overall Readiness Training Program was included in the participant materials. 

Participants also were offered the option of completing the evaluation form on-line. Participants were 

asked to evaluate 11 areas of the training program on a scale from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” 

Evaluation forms were collected from 169 participants. Of the participants who submitted an evaluation 

form, 54 were OSCs with an average of more than 12 years experience. More than half of the OSCs who 

responded indicated they had participated in at least five annual OSC Readiness Training Programs. 

The majority of respondents strongly agreed or agreed with all 11 areas, indicating that the 2007 OSC 

Readiness Training Program was a success. A small number of participants, less than 1 percent, indicated 

that they did not agree that the program allowed them to strengthen the knowledge and skills essential to 

successful job performance. About 10 percent of the respondents indicated that they did not agree that the 

plenary sessions provided useful information about current topics of interest to removal and emergency 

responders. 

A detailed report on the individual comments provided by participants is included in Appendix B, 

Comments about the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program. 

3.2 Training Courses 

An evaluation form specifically tailored to the training courses was provided to all students. Students in 

each course were asked to complete the form, which included questions about topics such as presentation 

materials, handouts, the pace of the session, and recommendations for improvement. Participants also 

were asked to assign a number grade for each training course on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best 

grade. A total of 1,155 evaluation forms for the training courses were collected. Table 2 presents an 

overview of the grades received by each course. Of the 36 courses offered (one course was offered 

twice), nine courses received an average grade of 5, 26 courses received an average grade of 4, and 2 

courses received an average grade of 3. No training courses received an average grade of 2 or 1. 

A detailed report of the individual comments provided by participants for each training course is provided 

in Appendix C, Comments about Individual Training Courses. 

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Table 1. Students by Job Title for Each Course or Session 

Course Title 

2007 Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and 

Emergency Response Contract Management 

Total 

Percentage of OSCs 

EPA OSCs 

EPA HQ Representatives 

Other EPA Regional Removal Staff 

EPA Removal Managers 

EPA CICs 

57 54% 31 7 12 4 2 1 

Advanced Hazard Identification and Categorization 35 86% 30 1 1 3 

Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses 57 58% 33 9 7 1 1 2 4 

Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills 51 12% 6 3 10 1 2 10 15 2 2 

Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to Indoor 

Air 

57 40% 23 1 2 1 2 7 8 6 1 4 2 

Avian Influenza 61 49% 30 8 7 2 8 3 1 2 

Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling Design 56 38% 21 4 7 4 10 5 2 3 

Beyond Hydro-Seeding: Ecological Restoration for Your Site 56 27% 15 1 21 4 3 4 2 2 1 3 

Biothreats Response 90 43% 39 9 13 1 4 9 10 1 1 3 

Case Studies 50 36% 18 4 16 2 1 6 2 1 

Contaminant Hydrogeology Course 32 44% 14 3 1 1 7 4 1 1 

Daily Implementation of ICS 61 10% 6 8 28 3 5 2 2 1 6 

Disposal Decision Making 43 40% 17 8 1 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 

Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents 95 43% 41 13 10 4 1 4 15 2 5 

EPA ERT 

State Representatives 

Other Federal Agency Representatives 

Local Responders 

Academia 

EPA RPMs 

EPA NDT 

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Table 1. Students by Job Title for Each Course or Session (cont’d.) 

Total 

Course Title 

ESF-10 - From No Mission to Mission 46 26% 12 2 13 2 2 2 10 3 

Field Documentation 45 9% 4 5 24 3 1 4 1 3 

How to Be Nice and Play Well With Others in the Contracts 

Environment 

Infectious Diseases: The Threat to the U.S. Population and 

Agriculture from Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens 






EPA CICs 

31 55% 17 6 6 1 1 

92 42% 39 9 18 3 2 1 11 3 2 3 1 

Inland In-Situ Burning for Oil Spills 46 54% 25 2 3 1 3 4 5 3 

Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping 38 39% 15 3 7 1 5 6 1 

Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan 78 36% 28 7 15 3 2 4 16 1 1 1 

Mercury Response 42 38% 16 2 1 1 12 7 1 2 

New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments 23 26% 6 2 7 1 3 4 

People, Relationships, and Interaction within Incident Management 48 29% 14 4 19 5 2 2 2 

Practical Applications of GPS 40 40% 16 3 14 1 2 1 1 1 1 

Preparation for and Participation in Cost Recovery and Enforcement 

Litigation 

EPA ERT 



21 38% 8 10 2 1 


Academia 

EPA RPMs 

EPA NDT 

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Table 1. Students by Job Title for Each Course or Session (cont’d.) 

Total 


Course Title 

PRP Response Workshop 40 50% 20 5 4 1 2 8 

RadNET Deployables 25 12% 3 5 13 1 3 

Response Contracts Basics 40 35% 14 2 16 2 5 1 

Risk and Crisis Communication 35 31% 11 6 5 1 1 1 2 6 2 

Stranded Waste 22 68% 15 2 3 1 1 

Temporary Relocation: What You Need to Know 34 56% 19 3 5 5 2 

The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) Session 1 28 29% 8 3 8 2 1 2 2 1 1 

The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) Session 2 23 17% 4 3 10 2 1 2 1 

Water System Response 58 43% 25 8 10 2 7 4 2 

Working Toward Effective Disaster Response 55 44% 24 7 14 1 1 1 6 1 

"You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ?" Basics of 

Environmental Statutes 





EPA CICs 

36 8% 3 4 15 1 1 5 4 1 2 

EPA ERT 




Academia 

EPA RPMs 

EPA NDT 

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Table 2. Grades Received for Training Courses 

Grade 

Training Course 

5 • Advanced Hazard Identification and Categorization 

• Beyond Hydro-Seeding: Ecological Restoration for Your Site 

• Contaminant Hydrogeology Course 

• ESF-10 - From No Mission to Mission 

• How to Be Nice and Play Well With Others in the Contracts Environment 

• Mercury Response 


• Risk and Crisis Communication 

• You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes 

4 • 2007 Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and Emergency Response 

Contract Management 

• Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses 

• Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills 

• Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to Indoor Air 

• Avian Influenza 

• Biothreats Response 

• Case Studies 

• Daily Implementation of ICS 

• Disposal Decision Making 

• Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents 

• Field Documentation 

• Infectious Diseases: The Threat to the U.S. Population and Agriculture from Plant, Animal, 

and Human Pathogens 

• Inland In-Situ Burning for Oil Spills 

• Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping 

• Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan 

• New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments 

• People, Relationships, and Interaction within Incident Management 

• Practical Applications of GPS 

• Preparation for and Participation in Cost Recovery and Enforcement Litigation 

• PRP Response Workshop 

• Stranded Waste 

• Temporary Relocation: What You Need to Know 

• The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) Session 1 

• The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) Session 2 

• Water System Response 

• Working Toward Effective Disaster Response 

3 • Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling Design 

• Response Contracts Basics 

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4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 

The recommendations presented in this section are based on discussions with and correspondence among 

members of the RTB and Tetra Tech, as well as observations made during the week. 

A detailed report on all of the recommendations is included in Appendix D, Detailed Recommendations. 

• Recommend shortening the opening plenary session on Monday morning to 2 hours, then 

schedule Hot Site presentations for the remainder of the morning. 

• Concern was expressed about losing the focus and purpose of the OSC Readiness Training 

Program, “training by OSCs for OSCs.” Training courses should be identified as either for 

members of the RSC or for OSCs. Additionally, courses should focus less on emergency 

response and more on the “roots” of the removal program. 

• Continue to conduct a “hot wash” session with the RTB members immediately after the end of 

the training conference. 

• Carry through the theme during the entire week and to evaluate how to build on it. Other partners 

— such as other EPA offices, federal partners, and states — should also be involved, while still 

maintaining training “training by OSCs for OSCs.” 

• Continue to make available during the training program the program evaluation forms online on 

the OSC Readiness Training Program Web site. Set up a link to the online forms at the ERT 

Internet Café. After the training program, allow up 2 weeks for attendees to complete the 

program evaluation form. 

• Ensure that all EPA program offices and special teams receive credit for planning and 

participating in future Readiness Training Programs. 

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5.0 CONCLUSIONS 

The ample opportunities for OSCs and other participants to enhance their technical skills, network with 

other OSCs and attendees, and share information demonstrate that the 2007 OSC Readiness Training 

Program was a success. That conclusion is bolstered by other factors, such as the positive comments 

received from participants, the overwhelmingly good grades for the majority of the courses, the strong 

turnout, and the smooth and efficient proceedings of the event. Participants praised the variety of 

technical training that was available, appreciated the on-site support provided during the week, and 

enjoyed the variety of after-hour activities. At the conclusion of the week’s activities, the objectives had 

been met — that is, OSCs and other participants obtained relevant training; learned about and shared 

information about policies, technologies, response strategies, and lessons learned; and above all, departed 

the training conference with increased knowledge and stronger skills to help them more successfully carry 

out their jobs. 

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Appendix A 

Conference Agenda 

A-1 Conference Agenda


Appendix A 

Conference Agenda (continued) 

A-2 Conference Agenda


APPENDIX B 

Comments about the 2007 OSC Readiness Training Program 

This section of the report presents the written comments collected from the training program evaluation 

forms that were provided to each participant. A total of 169 training program evaluation forms were 

submitted. Similar observations have been combined and paraphrased. Comments submitted by a single 

respondent were not paraphrased and are presented verbatim. 

For some questions, participants were asked to respond by selecting from the following choices: 

• Strongly Agree 

• Agree 

• Disagree 

• Strongly Disagree 

When applicable, a pie chart illustrates the percentage of responses. 

Comments on how readiness training has helped to improve job performance........................................B-3 

General comments.................................................................................................................................B-3 

Comments related to networking ..........................................................................................................B-3 

Comments related to increasing knowledge and skill set .....................................................................B-3 

Comments related to training and presentations ...................................................................................B-4 

Comments on strengthening the knowledge and skills that are essential to 

successful job performance.................................................................................................................B-5 


Comments related to specific courses and topics..................................................................................B-5 

Comments related to networking and building better partnerships.......................................................B-6 

Comments on recommending others attend the readiness training program when offered again.............B-6 

Comments on usefulness of the information provided in the morning plenary sessions ..........................B-7 


Comments related to content of morning plenary sessions...................................................................B-8 

Comments related to improving plenary sessions.................................................................................B-8 

Comments related to future topics ........................................................................................................B-8 

Comments on networking successfully with others from around the country ..........................................B-8 


Comments related to improving the network experience......................................................................B-9 

Comments related to state attendees ...................................................................................................B-10 

Comments on showcasing regional case studies, current tools, and resources available to 

removal and emergency responders..................................................................................................B-10 

Comments on selection of courses ..........................................................................................................B-11 

General comments...............................................................................................................................B-11 

Comments for new course topics........................................................................................................B-11 

Comments related to course development and instruction..................................................................B-11 

Comments related to RSC-targeted courses........................................................................................B-12 

Comments related to advanced-level training.....................................................................................B-12 

Comments on the organization of the training program..........................................................................B-12 

Comments on things to be done differently when returning to the job ...................................................B-13 

Comments on topics or courses which should be added .........................................................................B-17 

Comments on topics or courses which should be omitted.......................................................................B-19 

Comments on topics for which additional training or support is needed ................................................B-20 

B-1 Comments about the Training Program


Comments on improving the overall readiness training program ...........................................................B-21 

General Comments..............................................................................................................................B-21 

Comments related to courses ..............................................................................................................B-22 

Comments related to instructors .........................................................................................................B-22 

Comments on topics to include during future training programs............................................................B-22 

Comments on recommendations for exhibits or equipment to be added during future meetings ...........B-23 

Comments on improving the format of the luncheon..............................................................................B-24 

Additional comments or suggestions.......................................................................................................B-25 



Comments on how readiness training has helped to improve job performance 

General comments 

• Provides a broad overview of response community issues, in particular weapons of mass 

destruction (WMD). (Two responses) 

• Attendance at OSC Readiness has been an essential part of my training as a regional coordinator 

in EPA OEM. 

• Providing refresher. 

• Program wide knowledge. Better represent my clients — the OSCs. 

• The main thing is keeping abreast of what the Federal OSCs (FOSC) expect from their scientific 

support personnel, such as ATSDR. Also, the EPA interpretation of the latest regulations or 

changes in regulations helps improve the advice and recommendations that we make to the 

FOSCs. 

• Very good training. Some state of the art/state of science discussions. 

Comments related to networking 

• Allowed a greater opportunity to meet and discuss the position of OSC with other OSCs around 

the country; mixing with other OSC from my region or other regions is invaluable. (Thirteen 

responses) 

• Allowed me to receive feedback from regulators. 

• Allows networking with OSCs and other agencies. (Six responses) 

• Better awareness of national issues, networking. (Three responses) 

• I do not attend the courses; however, the time spent with the OSCs from each region enhances my 

ability to support their information technology needs and find out what is new in each region. 

• It provides a national perspective on cleanups and allows for important interaction with 

colleagues from across the country. 

• Leadership skills, technical skills, speaking skills and networking with other OSCs, Headquarters 

and ERT. 

• Making contacts and learning who I can call on to get help. 

• Provided ability to learn from other OSCs regarding site-specific information directly relevant to 

my work as an OSC. 

• The readiness program is an excellent opportunity to meet OSCs from other regions, learn how 

they are approaching similar projects, etc. The “Knowing and Using the National Contingency 

Plan (NCP)” course gave me essential tools necessary to do my job. 

• They have made me more aware of how the EPA has been able to interact with state responders 

for emergencies and how the state can call on the EPA for help during state emergencies. 

• You continue to include contracts and that is very helpful. As a project officer working with 

OSCs daily, the connection is very valuable. More ICS is great. Also very helpful for setting up 

our Integration Management Team (IMT). 

• Working the Tech Zone booth, answering questions, talking to people, and attending sessions all 

help me improve. 

• Yes! Better understanding of what OSCs do and issues they face. 

Comments related to increasing knowledge and skill set 

• Better understanding of how to work a Superfund site. 

• Beyond the networking aspect, I learn the most up-to-date regulations, changes within program, 

program successes, and things that need to be improved within the emergency response arena. 



• By giving insight and direction into alternative cleanup technologies. 

• Provides information sources and contacts. (Two responses) 

• Better understanding of how the Superfund Division works. 

• Great technical information as well as program communication. 

• I have used the information presented in other programs to conduct emergency response, 

removals, and homeland security initiatives. 

• Provide basics for new assignments. I gain pertinent information on items I have heard of but did 

not know. 

• Provided resource materials, a chance to think about various situations that we could encounter, 

developed a knowledge bank. 

• Response and Removal techniques and tools. 

• The information presented is helpful and helps in keeping up-to-date on relevant information. 

• Useful information for the job. 

Comments related to training and presentations 

• Benefit from others experiences ... especially case studies with follow up tools for response. 

• Great training that is pertinent to my job. (Two responses) 

• I usually take classes that I do not have experience with (i.e. pipeline integrity, wastewater 

treatment, disposal, stranded waste, etc.), so they all improve my overall knowledge of the 

emergency response field. 

• Implemented information I learned at the training to achieve cost savings at various removals. 

• Improved my technical knowledge in some areas. (Two responses) 

• In some cases the programs have been a refresher of skills not used every day (radiation and 

biological preparedness), and in other cases the programs have provided new information 

(pipeline inspection and contracts training). 

• It has allowed me to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential to successful 

job performance. (Two responses) 

• Learning techniques and gaining actual knowledge that let me attack things head-on. 

• Learning non-scientific subjects (effective communication, NCP). 

• Overall useful information has helped during emergencies, mostly. The Mercury Response class, 

in particular, has come in handy! 

• Provided a better understanding of the training and responsibility involved with being an OSC. 

• Provided excellent experience and guidance information. 

• Most of the courses provide expanded knowledge on a subject that I am familiar with, provide 

baseline information on subjects that I am not familiar with, or promote outstanding discussions 

from colleagues across the country. 

• The course materials have provided incredible insight into how to more efficiently complete 

certain tasks in my job. 

• The training has been essential for my job improvement. I use the courses as an opportunity to 

review and learn how to do things better as an OSC. 

• These trainings have been one of the most effective forms of on-the-job training (OJT) with 

classes, opportunities to network, and providing reference materials. 

• They have provided some basic training to assist in giving me a broad base of knowledge. The 

courses have also kept me current on technologies via case studies, etc. 



• This year I was able to attend one session. It was very well set up with various presenters that 

had good presentation skills and information. Always learn new information. 

• Update on current issues of interest and concern; overview of science and approaches used to 

address contaminants of concern. 

Comments on strengthening the knowledge and skills that are essential to successful job 

performance 


• Good insight into how EPA does things, 

received some new response ideas. 

• Very useful experience for me. 

• There is more focus on disaster response 

in EPA than I once imagined; our 

organizations are quickly melding to 

coordinate in such efforts. 

• Best way to improve performance and 

knowledge is by learning with peers. 

• I also attended some sessions outside my 

skills base and work area to get an 

appreciation of the work. I really enjoyed 

doing that. 

• I appreciate the work of the OSCs more 

and truly understand why they are the core 

to what we do. 

The program allowed me to strengthen the 

knowledge and skills that are essential to 

successful job performance. 

• Indirectly it enhanced my knowledge base pertaining to my realm (USCG). 

• It is impossible to spend 4 and half days in training and not strengthen your knowledge, skills, 

and abilities – just not necessarily “ESSENTIAL” to successful job performance. 

• My performance as a Regional Coordinator in OEM is improved by: increased knowledge of 

OSC functions and issues; meeting and discussing issues with OSCs; and hearing discussions of 

regional differences in implementing OEM programs. 

• The training was well done and will continue to help me in my job. 

Comments related to specific courses and topics 

• Contracts 

• Beyond the training, I believe the networking — meeting and talking with many OSCs and other 

regional folks — has been very helpful. 

• The sessions presented by OSCs were particularly informative. 

• More policy classes would help. 

• Continue to push for evidence-based scientific presentations to provide an improved foundation 

and understanding for OSC removal actions or exposure assessments. This is especially 

important for new or complex exposures such as bioagents, asbestos, etc. 

• Having the Russian Doctor who has been in the business directly related to bio-weapons put 

things into perspective. It clarified to “what extremes countries pose threats.” That helps us 

better prepare. 

• I enjoyed the ESF-10 and Planning for Disaster Courses. 

• More OSC Case Studies! 

Agree 

37% 

Disagree 

1% 

Strongly 

Agree 

62% 



• More practical hands-on with meters and applicable equipment when the specific conference unit 

applies. 

• More WMD stuff. 

• Risk Communications course was outstanding. 

• NCP course was also very good, lots of great handouts. 

• The Hazardous Categorization (HAZCAT) class was great. 

• In situ Burning (ISB) and Groundwater Intrusion was good also. 

Comments related to networking and building better partnerships 

• Interaction with OSCs. 

• Interaction with RSC and ties to ICS. 

• Keep the connections between contracting and the program. They need each other. 

• As a state representative, I would like to see more discussion on the framework for 

communication between state and federal agencies during an emergency. 

• As a state representative, it is very helpful for seeing OSCs from other regions and support. 

• Good to hear how others have solved problems in the field. 

• Networking is most important part of training. 

• The sessions that I attended were very informative. State representatives could benefit by 

attending such training to: collaborate with federal representatives, learn from each other’s 

experiences, concerns, requirements, etc. 

Comments on recommending others attend the readiness training program when offered again 

• A remarkable training opportunity overall. 

Well attended and well supported by all. 

Management support was strong and noted by 

many attendees. Tetra Tech did a very 

professional job and contributed to the 

program’s success. Clearly the people 

supporting this event are motivated and 

committed to making the conference the best 

it can be. 

• Also encourage OSCs to participate in 

presenting training courses. 

• As a first-time attendee, I came away with a 

good feeling that the OSC community knows 

what they are doing. This training supports 

that feeling. 

• Core classes are great, but new classes need to 

be cycled in. 

I would recommend that others attend this 

training program when it is offered again. 

• Good breadth of subject matter; Region 1 rotates OSCs through oil program, so it is nice to have 

oil classes available when we need to brush up on it and take other things in off years. 

• I am an RSC member and would recommend access to the training, either at the next program or 

locally, for all RSC members. 

• I especially enjoyed Steve Mason’s presentation on receiving an ESF mission assignment. He 

also did a great job discussing the nuances of working in a Joint Field Office (JFO). 

Agree 

28% 

Disagree 

1% 

Strongly 

Disagree 

1% 

Strongly 

Agree 

70% 



• I hope positions will be available each year to include state OSC personnel in this kind of training 

conference. I believe it was beneficial to me and would benefit most of the rest of the responders 

and managers on my team in Georgia. 

• I wish I had signed up my whole office for this training. 

• It is not as important for the RSC to attend as OSCs and IMT members. 

• It was great that the RSC got to attend. 

• Mostly for newer OSCs. 

• OSC Readiness is some of the best training available, both because of the quality of the courses 

and the energy of the participants. 

• Response program staff should attend for response cross training. Never know what the next 

response will entail. 

• RSC is great. 

• Project officers and contract officers working in the program office. 

• Some classes should be made mandatory – it is a good opportunity to ensure certain material is 

available to a wider audience. 

• To gain understanding and knowledge about the OSCs’ job. 

• Yes, especially new OSCs or field people and management as well. 

• You are probably wondering why I disagree that others should take the course. Let me clarify 

that I think the group should stay together in preparation, like the military. You want trained 

personnel that have been in the same teams to continue the buddy system, but at the same time 

open the window for recruitments, since again like the military there is always room for more 

people to train; re-enforcements. 

Comments on usefulness of the information provided in the morning plenary sessions 


• Good team building time; good format for 

broad based subject and topics. 

• Help! Please no more Beatles references. 

• While some speakers were more interesting 

to me than others, I heard positive 

comments from other attendees about the 

information being shared. 

• However, it is a useful place to distribute 

information [without taking the time to] 

time to go too far in depth [which the 

information] does not require. 

• Morning plenary sessions were not helpful 

for state representatives. 

• Some speeches seem dry — information 

useful — hot sites very helpful to a variety 

of staff. 

• The only good plenary was Tom Dunne’s 

talk. (Two responses) The others were not 

useful at all. It was very embarrassing to 

The morning plenary sessions provided useful 

information about current topics of interest 

related to removal and emergency responders. 

Disagree 

10% 

Strongly 

Disagree 

1% 

Did Not 

Attend 

4% 

the Region 5 Regional Administrator, Mary Gade, when no one introduced her to the crowd. 

How many times do we get a Regional Administrator to come and no one introduces her? 

Agree 

60% 

Strongly 

Agree 

25% 



• The more information and training, the better prepared we are as responders. 

• They are okay. Not great. I like morning time as a chance to network with other regions and 

special teams... Hard to say much about this after the “O.S.C.” incident(s)... 

Comments related to content of morning plenary sessions 

• Case studies provide the most useful information in the shortest period of time since they are 

most relevant to my job as an OSC. (Two responses) 

• I especially liked the last one with the fire man guy. 

• I like the site discussions and management updates. 

• The opening plenary was the worst I have ever attended. At every other Readiness I have thought 

the opening session was stimulating, addressed important issues, and was funny. This one had 

“talking heads” that seemed out of touch with who they were addressing. (Three responses) On 

the other hand, Gary Turner always does well at the morning plenary sessions. Mjoness, 

Dietrich, and Tom Dunne were ok too. 

• Most of the speakers did not say anything substantial. (Two responses) 

• Understand need for OSC/Headquarters to exchange information for many sessions. 

Comments related to improving plenary sessions 

• Given that the meeting was held is such a beautiful locale, I would have liked to see the plenary 

information sessions held in the afternoons rather than have the classes go for so long. 

• I suggest that the plenary sessions, except for the first day, be removed so the classes start earlier 

in the day (Two responses); then suggest that a longer lunch period be made so that folks do not 

leave early in the afternoon. 

• I would eliminate the “Hot Sites” discussion on Friday; information overload by then. Consider 

wrapping-up at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. on Friday. 

• Move Debbie Dietrich earlier in the week or have as a lunch speaker. 

• Should have slides or papers of what key plenary speakers talk on. 

• Smaller concurrent sessions may be more interactive and useful. 

• Suggest that Monday morning VIP talks be broken up and spread throughout the week rather than 

spend two-thirds of the first day in the plenary session. 

• Suggest that the Monday plenary talking heads be guided to provide useful information and 

insights to the OSCs and RSC and also provide inspiration and hope that they have our backs. 

• MOVE THE HOT SITES TO ONE OF THE MORNING PLENARY SESSIONS, NOT THE 

LAST DAY! There is always something to learn from hot sites/case studies. (Two responses) 

• This year the attendance is the largest ever. This necessitated a very large ballroom setup. The 

single screen at the front of the room is no longer really adequate for all attending to see. 

Comments related to future topics 

• I would like to see the OSC Task Force report out in one of the plenary sessions. (Two 

responses) 

• I would rather hear a topic presented by an experience OSC or Removal Manager, NAR group, or 

special team’s member. 

Comments on networking successfully with others from around the country 


• This part of the conference is possibly equal in value to the training sessions — maybe more 

valuable — and is difficult to put a value on as it is an intangible that will continue to provide 



benefits to the program over years to come. People generally work better with people they have 

met. And everyone had a chance to meet and talk with the program’s leaders and managers. 

• This type of training offers a networking system 

to expand our horizons, and go where there 

might be a “hole to fill.” 

• This was a GREAT opportunity to meet face to 

face with many folks who we usually meet only 

on workgroup conference calls. 

• As always, the best part about Readiness 

Training. (Six responses) 

• As good as the training is, the networking aspect 

of OSC Readiness is equally as important and 

useful as the training aspect. 

• Best annual opportunity to meet/greet peers 

across the country. As we move to a National 

Workforce concept, this issue becomes very 

important. 

• Especially good for Katrina to follow up and 

strengthen relationships established from response. 

I was able to “network” successfully with 

others from around the country. 

• Got a good contact on a chemical warfare agent site, very rare for EPA. 

• Groups quickly broke out into their own cliques, hard to meet new folks. (Two responses) 

• Gumbo Feast and afternoon refreshments assisted in networking. 

• I am not sure if the uniform kept people from introducing themselves. 

• I saw people I did not even know I knew. 

• I was able to network with familiar faces and was introduced to others that may prove useful to 

me in my position. 

• I was able to network with more response support people but found that “OSC time” was harder 

to create. 

• It is an opportunity to touch base with your peers from around the country. 

• It was great to have a venue to meet staff from other regions. Normally, my job is somewhat 

isolated so I appreciate the opportunity. 

• Many opportunities to network. It is critical to have a hotel with open areas for meeting and 

networking. 

• Most time is spent talking and catching up with people from your own region. Class time is the 

only opportunity to meet new people. Networking is difficult when you are new and everyone 

around you is new to you. 

• Since I am not an OSC, this training allowed me to not only meet other RPMs from around the 

country, but it allowed me to meet OSCs that I would not have met. This opportunity to network 

at the readiness training will allow RSC members and OSCs to work together more effectively. 

• This and the Case Studies proved to be the best aspect of OSC Readiness. 

• Good that NHSRC, NDT, ERT, and RERT participate and teach! 

Comments related to improving the network experience 

• Could have a couple of planned “activities” as networking events scheduled in during the days. 

(Two responses) 

Agree 

30% 

Disagree 

4% 

Strongly 

Agree 

66% 



• I think it would have been good to provide an event or other structured opportunity for OSC 

members from around the country to get together and meet each other. 

• Have Gumbo in one area. This year it was disjointed by the inside crowd and the outside crowd. 

• I have not worked directly with EPA OSCs in my area yet; had a difficult time finding them until 

the last day. 

• If a field trip was included it would be even better. 

• It would have been helpful to have one person for RSC to “compare notes,” network, etc. (discuss 

future plans). 

• On at least one day we should end the classes at 3:00 p.m. and set up team building exercises; do 

away with the Plenary that day and start the training at 8:00 a.m. and we will not lose any time. 

• Please organize the contacts list by region. 

• The networking was limited because some of the classes lasted longer than the times allotted so 

everyone was quick to leave the classrooms afterwards 

Comments related to state attendees 

• Although I am with a state, I met some great EPA people from around the country. Met some old 

friends too. Some I have not talked to in 10 years or more. 

Comments on showcasing regional case studies, current tools, and resources available to 

removal and emergency responders 

• We need more case studies and more time for 

the OSCs only to meet. At least one day there 

should be an OSC only meeting/discussion to 

talk about prime issues, case studies, and a 

presentation update by the Task Force. 

• Case studies (and some of the hands-on 

training) are, in my opinion, the most 

interesting and informative part of the 

classroom sessions. (Two responses) 

• Case studies offer valuable “lessons learned 

opportunities” to better prepare for a disaster, 

prevent bad outcomes, and provide safer, 

better results. There are better tools out there 

to help keep our environment safe. These 

opportunities help us to identify them and take 

that knowledge back and research it for future 

use. 

• Enjoyed case studies. 

• Good presentations. 

The program adequately showcased regional 

case studies, current tools, and resources 

available to removal and emergency 

responders. 

• Recommend a GPS/geographic information system (GIS) booth in the Tech Zone where you 

could have a little more one-on-one besides the formal session. 

• Lukewarmly agree as described above. (Two responses) 

• Not all regions do removals the same way; Regions have developed great response tools over the 

years. 

• Really enjoyed the Alaska pipeline response. Need to develop cold weather response tools. 

Visuals were very good. Need to work with hot site to make sure visuals are more than dark blue 

slides with yellow words in a dark room. 

Agree 

46% 

Disagree 

2% 

Strongly 

Agree 

52% 



• Should try to have more speakers from the states. 

• The material offered was timely. 

• This is what morning plenary sessions should consist of. 

• Trainings I attended provided useful Web sites and phone numbers of people (not recordings) in 

the event we needed to work together on something. 

• Very good presentations on hot sites, current issues, and new tools and resources. (Two 

responses) 

Comments on selection of courses 


• Courses helped me and were well done. 

• Good balance of new materials and older ones. 

• Great Job. Very useful. 

• Great selection — wish there had been time to 

take a few more sessions. 

• I do not have any specific recommendations 

— only that future OSCs guiding the process 

of course selection should strive for more 

“graduate level” courses — and introductory 

type courses be polished to provide insights 

into the program initiatives and priorities. 

• I feel that course selection is being watered 

down trying to accommodate other people 

than OSCs. When there are less than 40-50 

percent of OSCs in a class, it is no longer “For 

OSCs, by OSCs.” 

• I had to make painful choices, I wonder if a 

Overall, I was satisfied with the selection of 

courses provided during the training program. 

Disagree 

3% 

Strongly 

Disagree 

1% Did Not 

Attend 

1% 

second evening session for really popular conflicting sessions would be do-able. 

• I thought this year’s offerings were better than the past. 

• This training provided classes, not just for EPA OSCs, but other organizations as well. 

• There were some days loaded with great classes and others that had weak classes. 

• I was not able to take all of the classes I would like to have taken. Hopefully I will be able to take 

them in the future. 

• I wish I was able to attend the HAZCAT, but it was full. If it is possible for the classes that are 

only allotted for specific number of attendants and in high demand, offer it twice. 

Comments for new course topics 

• I also suggest bringing in some new training from the Fire Academes, Department of Justice, 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Drug Enforcement Administration, and others to bring 

some new blood and ideas to the table. 

Comments related to course development and instruction 

• Avian influenza was offered as part of one course, and then offered as another course. It would 

have been helpful to know that ahead of time so that I could have signed up for a different course. 

• I saw a lot of focus on biological emergencies (bird flu and anthrax). Since this was my first OSC 

training, the subject is probably pretty boring. I would like more emphasis on traditional waste 

handling, disposal, and sampling. 

Agree 

57% 

Strongly 

Agree 

38% 



• Enjoyed hands-on training in HAZCAT class. I would like to move to field identification of 

chemicals. 

• I attended the absolute worse course I have ever attended at Readiness, Infectious Diseases. The 

level was inappropriate, the speakers were horrendous. There was nothing in the course that 

provided information to help in a response. 

• I believe there should always be an offering related to contract training. I know we have this 40- 

hour requirement; however, contracts are so important to our job. 

• One OSC needs to be designated the “Moderator” of the course and has decision making 

capability on the course to re-write, cut, or add. The RTB also should be in the decision loop on 

each course. For my Sampling Design Course, I knew 6 months before that a train wreck was 

coming. I called and e-mailed the Headquarters instructor and Supervisor and they blew me off. 

They used the OSCs and gave us 30 minutes to talk for an 8-hour course. We need to head this 

off by assigning a lead OSC. 

• The only class I was disappointed in was the Sampling Design Course on Wednesday. It seemed 

as if the instructor was not good at relating to field experiences since this was a Headquarters 

person 

• The Hydro-seeding course was wonderful; however, the way that it was advertised, I expected the 

course to be boring. It was not. 

• Especially enjoyed courses taught by Steve Mason (Region 6) — excellent presentation. 

• The speakers/instructors were generally good, although some need to work on their delivery. 

• Some classes have high level, good speakers but miss the mark on not knowing or being briefed 

on what OSCs do. Presentations should be aimed at the knowledge piece, but more so to apply to 

OSCs. 

• Some of the smaller classes should be expanded to allow more participation. 

• Some redundancy and a heavy emphasis on Katrina (which was not, however, too surprising). 

Comments related to RSC-targeted courses 

• As an RSC, it would have been helpful to have more courses specific to our potential 

development, roles, etc. 

• For future hoping to have courses related to RSC volunteers that maybe invited again. 

• I think the RSC classes should have been mandatory classes versus optional. Since RSCs need to 

be trained on the basics of contracting, field work, etc, this training should be viewed as “boot 

camp” or orientation versus giving them the option to pick and choose classes. How can we 

expect RSCs will be trained at the minimal levels if they have the option to pick their own 

training? The training for RSCs should be standard and they should be tested to make sure that 

they can be “certified” to volunteer as an RSC. 

• To an extent — need more classes geared to intermediate IMT-types like myself that are not 

OSCs but have more knowledge than many RSCs. 

• I signed up only for courses that were recommended for RSC members, and which of course 

attracted large numbers of RSC members. However, several instructors expressed surprise (and 

sometimes dismay) at the lack of OSCs in the audience and the heavy representation of the RSC. 

Comments related to advanced-level training 

• Courses for experienced OSCs seem to be somewhat limited. 

Comments on the organization of the training program 

• A strong training board and strong contractor support will always make for great courses. A few 

of the course instructors (you know who they are) need to be retired. 



• Gary and Jen did a great job. Other Board members helped! 

• I do not think it would be possible for Gary Turner or the RTB to organize any better... especially 

with the increase in attendance. 

• Great job in keeping pace, interest, and time to relax, which prevented burn-out. Thank you for a 

job well done! 

• Great Job. Very useful. (Four responses) 

• Hot sites presentation should be in the 

mornings or during lunches; weak 

attendance Friday mornings. 

• I did not find the “working lunches” useful 

and did not attend the second for various 

reasons. Key presentations should be 

moved to plenary or keynote periods. 

• I would like to see the training begin earlier 

in the day, (6 or 7 a.m.) so that attendees 

have a chance to relax and attend activities 

in the local area at the end of the day. 

• My interactions with board members and 

others associated with the conference were 

very professional and they were very helpful 

people. As a presenter, things seemed to be 

The training program was organized and well 

structured. 

organized with respect to my hotel reservation, the readiness of the training room, and the support 

of board members. 

• Nice job there except for the hotel issues. (Two responses) 

• Outstanding job of coordination! Impossible to improve perfection! 

• Poor communication; hotel reservations were a mess. 

• Pre-registering helped a lot. 

• Program ok, slides presentation had some technical problems. 

• Should be some down time during the day (maybe one morning or one afternoon) so that 

individuals/groups do not skip out on trainings because they are looking for some rest and 

relaxation in the sun. 

• Tetra Tech was GREAT! (Thanks Amanda, Jen, Michelle, and George.) 

Comments on things to be done differently when returning to the job 

• Access CLU-In and the OSC Net Web sites a bit more. 

• Application of NCP. (Three responses) 

• Apply concepts learned on communication. (Two responses) 

• Asses vapor intrusion issues with greater knowledge and understanding. (Two responses) 

• Assess tanks and piping differently. 

• Associate a specific “color” to my coworkers. 

• Avian flu disposal of carcasses issues. 

• Be a more effective Regional Incident Coordination Team (RICT) participant. 

• Be better prepared for an Incident of National Significance (INS) should one occur. 

• Be better prepared for utilizing ICS in an emergency. 

• Be better prepared to perform new oil manager role. 

Agree 

37% 

Disagree 

1% 

Strongly 

Agree 

62% 



• Be more careful about sending out e-mail. 

• Be more diligent with documentation. 

• Be more independent of contractor. 

• Be more patient with the OSCs. 

• Become more familiar with regulations underlying my work. 

• Better preparation for public and media meetings/interviews. 

• Better understanding of water-related issues. 

• Better use of environmental statues. 

• Better utilize resources such as special teams. (Two responses) 

• Bring the various training packages back to the rest of the department. 

• Brush up on disposal regulations. 

• Call the people I have met here for advice, guidance, and ground truth of our work. (Three 

responses) 

• Change email method of communicating at Incident Command. 

• Change the manner in which we do preparedness drills. 

• Communicate more with OSCs in other regions. 

• Communicate with other agencies. 

• Complete regional mercury guidance. 

• Conduct studies on the effectiveness on meth cleaning guidelines. 

• Consider alternative approaches. 

• Consider native plants for cover. 

• Consider other forms of terrorism, i.e., agriculture and livestock attacks. 

• Contact local EPA and have a meet and greet session. 

• Continue to network. 

• Contracts. Getting OSC 40 hours. Back up regional work. Re-energize. 

• Coordinate with a much broader universe of Federal Agencies in Response Operations. 

• Develop and maintain team work, and figure out a way to include. 

• Develop more enlightened Federal Policy. 

• Emphasize different issues for supporting OSC responses and removals. 

• Employ risk communication skills. (Two responses) 

• Encourage others I work with to take advantage of training opportunities. 

• Encourage staff to join RSC. 

• Expansion of training courses to address OSC needs. 

• Feel better about Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 

• Finalize water tampering guidance and sample kits. 

• Find out more about the RadNet network. 

• Get more involved in IMT. 

• Get more organized and set priorities. (Two responses) 

• Go out with WPA to see typical day for them. 

• Have a better understanding of mission assignments and environmental statutes. 

• Have a better understanding of National Priorities. 

• Have more knowledge about HAZCATing. 



• Have more knowledge about how to do a relocation correctly. 

• I have a better understanding of some of the planning involved in what the OSCs do. 

• I have a clearer understanding of our Radiation equipment and the sequence it should be used in. 

• I will be able to implement some data collection activities. 

• I will be better prepared to work at a Regional Operations Center (ROC)/JFO. 

• I will be more useful as an RSC, as well as my position on the Regional IMT Short team. 

• I will understand the limitations of some GPS equipment. 

• I will be more prepared for an ESF-10 mobilization. 

• ICS operations. 

• Implement recommendations for protective measures in a radiological event. 

• Improve the Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) statement of work that I currently 

use. 

• Incorporate more value added restoration. 

• Incorporate OSC training techniques acquired. 

• Increase networking with EPA experts and knowledge of tools, resources, and initiatives within 

EPA. 

• Inform the public/private regulated sector about new Spill Prevention, Control, and 

Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations. 

• Inspect tanks more effectively. 

• Interact with EPA partners. 

• Invite other regions to our training. 

• Keep in contact with other Regional counterparts that I was able to network with at Readiness. 

• Keep in touch with new contacts. 

• Know new contacts for resolution of future problems. 

• Know there are other resources out there I can consult. 

• Learn more about air modeling. 

• Learn more about homeland security tools. 

• Learn some disposal regulations. 

• Learned how to address beaver problem when planting new trees. 

• Look at revising Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) on ISB. 

• Look at site restrictions differently as a result of Beyond Hydro-Seeding. 

• Make it better known about the new technologies out there. 

• Make sure others in our center know the value of the conference and interact with this 

community. 

• Make the Water Division take care of themselves and rely on the USACE to do their job. 

• Manage my PRP site MUCH more efficiently. 

• Mercury response. 

• More awareness/ appreciation for what the rest of the agency does. 

• More documentation. 

• More networking with EPA resources/folks. 

• More research on available guidance/guidebooks on cleanups. 

• More statistics when developing a sampling plan. 



• More strongly consider federal initiatives related to my job. 

• Network more locally. 

• Network more within my region. 

• Networking has improved. 

• New effort in radiation coordination. 

• No change. 

• Organize necessary items for a deployment (certificates, computer stuff, etc.). 

• Partnership with other agencies. 

• Pay more attention to the NRP revision process!!! 

• Place more emphasis on ERRS Daily Work Orders. 

• Play with the HAZCAT tools more. 

• Possible creation of new fact sheets on technical issues. 

• Prepare more thoroughly on chemical detection equipment. 

• Prepare sample plans that more accurately represent the site. 

• Promote the RSC. 

• Provide information to people I networked with at the training. 

• Pursue a broader audience for my Web site on bioremediation. 

• Pursue enforcement cases more knowledgably. 

• Pursue more cross-program training opportunities. 

• Push for more regular field work with OSCs for the NDT, not just WMD stuff. 

• Read the available papers on meth health risk based data. 

• Remember the need for ecologically restoring a site. 

• Review some of our SPCC issues. 

• Risk communications. 

• Share materials/course references with colleagues not here, including local responders. 

• Since I am not an OSC, I now have a greater knowledge of the emergency response program and 

nationally how it all works. 

• Stay in contact with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) representative. 

• Strive to improve turn around time within other divisions in support of EPA. 

• Study the manuals more diligently and frequently. 

• Technology integration. 

• These contacts will help me do my job more effectively. 

• Think about communicating risk. 

• Train for certain Web tools showcased at the conference. 

• Try to interact more with other resources within EPA. 

• Use information obtained from case studies to assist in managing my removal actions. 

• Use information on monitoring equipment to ensure my readiness in my region. 

• Use Region 2 site file management system. 

• Use resources at ERT, even if only via phone call. 

• Utilize information learned regarding vapor intrusion. 

• Utilize RAT in a hot zone entry. 

• Utilize newer internet support tools and databases. 



• Value the EPA a little more. 

• Vapor intrusion... other regions’ perspective. 

• Wait to attend the next one. 

• Wash hands even more often... 

• Will try to integrate earlier and better into environmental response (ER) issues. 

• Work harder on ICS workgroup - 3 deep. 

• Work more closely with other Regions. 

• Work on internal communication skills; continue dialogue with Regional contacts. 

• Work on public meeting. 

• Work with USDA to let them better understand OSCs assets with respect to contracting 

capabilities. 

Comments on topics or courses which should be added 

• A 4-hour course on health and safety issues relevant to OSCs and our state partners. 

• A course on problems encountered out in the field, such as public perception of cleanup activities 

and how to overcome them. 

• Additional case studies of non-typical responses. 

• Advanced Chemistry/Biology: Department of Justice (DOJ) Course Dougway Proving Grounds 

Instructors Explosives: Bring in Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) or Annaston 

Army Instructors Chemical, Biological, Radiological Forensics Sampling: DOJ/Federal Bureau 

of Investigation (FBI) Course Radiation Playbook/Nuclear Annex: Have Jim Mitchell and ORIA 

present railroad tank car training: Bring in Union Pacific Advanced Air Monitoring Training: 

bring in CTECH use ERT Use of Modeling: Bring in Lawrence Livermore Naval Research 

Advisory Committee (NRAC) training. ICS Information Flow: Bring back course from 2004 

Crisis Communications: Bring in Barry McLughlin, he does this training for the USCG 2 Week 

OSC Crisis Management Training. Leadership Skill Training: Bring back from previous 

Readiness. New Course: “You can teach old dogs new tricks:” This course would be a tech 

course for old school OSCs. Introduction to GPS, Street Finders Plus, BlackBerrys, new digital 

radios, phones, other useful tech tool for OSCs Radio Communications. 

• Advanced Eco-revitalization (Beyond Hydro-seeding). 

• Air monitoring, Fish Kills. 

• Along with the relocation guidance, add reimbursement guidance. 

• As a member of the RSC, I felt most courses offered were far too technical for RSCs. Others, 

though not too technical, were interesting but not applicable to our duties as RSCs. OSCs should 

not have to suffer for our lack of technical expertise so I am not suggesting this should be 

changed. However, if you continue to combine RSC and OSCs together in the same training 

conference, you might consider separating the two for the actual courses (i.e., courses only 

applicable to RSC, courses only applicable to OSCs, and a smattering of courses applicable to 

both). 

• Bioremediation, PRP lead removals. 

• Case Studies. 

• Chemical Identification. 

• Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). 

• USCG and EPA joint response to a shoreline incident. 

• Courses geared at RSC members. 

• Debbie D. did great. 



• Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, more case studies, electronic data gathering and 

site information management. 

• Drug lab cleanup issues. 

• Electroplaters, risk assessment course. 

• Enforcement. 

• E-Waste Recycling or how to recoup costs to your site. 

• Field trips to local removal sites (a real-time case study!). 

• Health and safety. 

• How about a primer on ICS? 

• How CAA 112(r) can help OSCs. 

• I hear the Beyond Hydro-Seeding was great and I would like to have a chance to take it. Keep it! 

• I think making available personal protective equipment (PPE), and a session for on-hands use of 

PPE might be useful (i.e., qualifying for use of military equipment; use of PPE, gas masks, types 

of gloves for comfort/fit, boot styles, outdoor wear gear instead of jeans, DEET vs. “Off”, 

working with your buddy to help with identifying sprained ankle, deep cuts, is there going to be a 

nurse on site with the safety crew to administer water from the water buffalos... ideas there they 

are). 

• I think we need a Basic Rad again and a Basic Rad Response for Superfund Sites. Both have not 

been on OSC Readiness for several years. 

• It would be great to get Web-based tools training (4 or 8 hours). Specifically, some of the tools 

developed by NHSRC and NDT. 

• May want to consider more contract related courses so OSC/Contracting Officer Representatives 

(COR) have an opportunity to earn CLPs. 

• Maybe more hands-on type stuff? Or two HAZCAT sessions (the one session filled up too 

quickly)? 

• More developed homeland security tools course; content of this year’s course was good, but not 

enough time to cover it. 

• More emphasis with Homeland Security objectives and how that correlates with USCG. 

• More focus on response immediately following a disaster, from the viewpoint of RSC. 

• More presentations from the NRT Special Forces (i.e., EPA ERT, EPA RAT, USCG Public 

Information Assist Team [PIAT], USCG National Strike Force [NSF], U.S. Navy Supervisor of 

Salvage [SUPSALV], National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] HAZMAT, 

ATSDR ERT); it will illustrate what resources are available to the FOSCs; it is amazing how after 

all these years, some OSC’s have never utilized some of these resources! 

• More RSC-related stuff. 

• More state programs/initiatives/case studies that are similar to federal programs should be 

showcased. More waste disposal courses should be offered and include industry representatives. 

• Of all the courses, I most enjoyed the “How to Be Nice and Play Well with Others in the 

Contracts Environment” course. Very hands on, very educational, and good opportunity for 

interactions. 

• OSHA certification training or continuing education credits (CEU). 

• Planning a removal before you dig HAZCAT and Disposal Options (I would take these, but did 

not get a chance to). 

• Presentation of all 10 Regional OSC of the year winners and the national notable achievement 

winner for OSC. 



• Sampling and Decon for Biohazards. 

• Sediment Remediation Options. 

• Shorter versions of ERT oil training. 

• Specific decon methods - scenarios for specific chemical /biological agents.... rather than generic 

threat discussions. Need to show value in communicating effectively with local communities and 

addressing their concerns. 

• Steve Mason’s ESF-10 course. 

• Swift water, small volume oil spill response. 

• The Avian Influenza class is one that would lend itself to a question and answer session with 

USDA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), Office of Water (OW), 

Air, and experienced OSCs. 

• TRIAD for OSCs. Not TRIAD for RPMs. TRIAD can be used by OSCs if they understand 

when, where, and how. 

• Vapor intrusion (please continue... it is a growing topic). 

• Visual Sample Plan training. Bucket chemistry was always a fun refresher. Maybe there should 

be an advanced bucket chemistry. 

• With the increased attention on Water Security and Response and the ongoing development of 

tools/initiatives, I feel the Water System Response Course could be lengthened to a full day. 

• WMD responses. 

• WMD responses, what does the EPA do, lab capacity, sampling, disposal, transport. 

Comments on topics or courses which should be omitted 

• Anything that is not taught by an OSC. I go to these meetings and expect it to be training by 

OSCs for OSCs, not to receive a lecture similar to ones I had in college. There should be more 

class participation. 

• Best Management Practices — simple, the class needs to be revamped. 

• Combine Avian Flu and Infectious Diseases. 

• Hot-Sites from Friday session. 

• How to Be Nice and Play Well With Others in the Contracts Environment. (Two responses) 

• Knowing and Using the NCP, find a team that can teach the material; it is very important material 

and needs to be taught again. 

• I was an instructor (case study) in the “Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling 

Design” course. This course has some great potential if it was to be redesigned for the OSC. 

Way too much time was spent with stats. I know of very few OSCs who would spend the time to 

do the stats presented in this course. Rather, maybe spend time talking about sampling for a Site 

Assessment or sampling during an ER. The main instructor for this course needs to go. This 

course could be great if it was geared toward the OSC. Also, this course should be 4 hours, not 8. 

• ICS. 

• Infectious Disease, not so much the topic, but that version. 

• Integrity Testing of Pipes. 

• Katrina update.... 

• Less bio-terror. 

• Radiological and bioterrorism. 

• RadNET the other radiological course — Air Monitoring for Radiation. 

• Sampling Design. 



• Plenary Sessions unless they are more appropriate for OSCs. 

• RAT training (this should be region specific with your START contractors). 

• Tank and Pipe Inspection, the course is too limited to inspectors out in the field. 

• The one course — People, Relationships, and Interaction with Incident Management was really 

bad. It focused on segregating people into ‘colors.’ I really dislike stereotyping people. It had 

nothing to do with ICS and was not what I thought it would be; consequently, I only stayed in it a 

half day. 

• There seemed to be too many “Biothreats” related courses. 

• Training needs of OSCs are too diversified to recommend deletion of any specific course. 

• Update courses — disaster response with new events. Try to include more tabletops in some 

classes. 

Comments on topics for which additional training or support is needed 

• Aboveground Storage Tanks and terminal facilities regulations and inspection information. 

• Biological agents. 

• Bring in other Federal agencies, like FEMA, to speak. 

• Chemical weapons assessment and decon. But please not the decon team. Find someone who 

has actually done the work, not just read about it. 

• Coastal oil spill response (overall subject), cost recovery, communications. 

• Continuing of operations — what will that mean for OSCs? During a pandemic? During a time 

where regional RRC becomes incapacitated due to either a terrorist event or a natural disaster! 

• DOT Regulations, ICS. 

• Explosives, Communications within ICS structure, Radio Communications. 

• For RSC: OJT with OSCs and inclusion in regional training exercises. 

• Have an OSC meeting to discuss priorities which could be forwarded to the RPMs. 

• Health and Safety. 

• Contracts. 

• Interaction with the USCG Strike Force. Perhaps a lecture or as a panel guest. 

• Introduction to table top exercises for ERs, WMDs, INS, etc. 

• Longer courses for HAZCAT — too many topics for short amount of time. 

• More hands-on options - applied learning/less lecture - require sessions to have interactive 

component. 

• More radiation training — specifically Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center. 

• More RSC related stuff — field related, office related. 

• New technological advances available to combat inland and marine oil spills (skimmers, booms, 

dispersants, etc.). 

• Pesticides and Biohazard Decontamination Waste Treatment and Disposal Technologies. 

• Relocation — reimbursement of personal property. 

• Response Contracts — needs work - good topic. 

• Risk Communications; particularly for emergency response operations. 

• Sampling and decon for biohazards. 

• Specific soil sampling strategy taught by OSCs — not just an overview but targeted toward 

specific contaminants — polychlorinated biphenyls, chromium/metals, volatile organic 

compounds, etc. 



• Stranded Waste needs more coverage since it deals with problems involved with avian flu and 

biothreats. 

• Terrorism response, EPA’s role and responsibilities. 

• Use of engineered soils versus use of RFP to acquire local top soils for use in caps and 

construction. 

• More discussion of “green construction” techniques. 

• Vapor intrusion sample design. 

• WMD response — introduction to Clean Water Act/CONA/WMD decon for OSCs, refresher for 

experienced OSCs. 

• Working with your Information Officer/CIC (not all communications at a site are “risk 

communications”). 

• Waste water treatment damage assessments. 

Comments on improving the overall readiness training program 

General Comments 

• After 10 years, the folks putting on the training are so good at it, that I would advise them to resist 

making big changes. It ain’t broke, so don’t try to fix it. However, as the number of attendees at 

OSC readiness expands (approximately 500 this year), there is a danger of losing the “training by 

OSCs for OSCs” flavor. It seems that if the training is intended primarily for OSCs, it would be 

ideal if attendance stabilizes at about 50 percent OSCs. 

• Focus, focus, focus. That old logo of “for OSCs, by OSC” almost disappeared. 

• I would also insist that all courses that are chosen by an attendee should be attended. It seems 

that by the end of the week many of the classes are half empty. This is either because they are 

boring and cannot keep the attentions of an OSC, or the students are out playing instead of 

working. All attendees must be made to stay in their assigned classes or take annual leave for the 

time they are away. 

• Local responders should be invited to participate. 

• Allow a session for OSCs ONLY to meet and discuss both near-term and long-range issues. 

These then could be presented to the Regional Managers/Headquarters meetings for 

consideration/ deliberations during their meetings. 

• Consider Gumbo earlier in the week. That would allow plenary speakers to interact with all, plus 

it would serve as a good ice breaker. 

• Eliminate the plenary sessions. Many of the sessions were really short and do not actually train 

people — just an overview. Would be nice if there were actual in-depth training sessions that 

were a day or a day and a half. 

• Keep it February. 

• More time should be scheduled for lunch so that afternoon courses can start on-time without 

interruption from late courses. 

• Maybe work towards getting a case study/hot site from each region that 10-15 minutes each. 

• More interaction with the remedial program. 

• More networking activities. 

• Get some highly experienced people that have done it, not just read about it, to share their 

knowledge with us. The idea of training by OSCs for OSCs is outdated in some areas. We now 

work in areas that we are not the most knowledgeable or the most experienced. We need to come 

to speed quickly in the WMD area. 



• When OSC readiness training began in the late 90s, there were mostly OSCs in attendance. Now 

this trend (situation) has reversed itself with mostly non-OSCs in attendance. I think this is 

taking away from the point of the readiness training. 

Comments related to courses 

• Briefer and more diverse courses. Such as ethics, etc. that OSCs need for certification. 

• Consolidate all materials on a single Web site for convenient download, rather than hassle of 

mailing hardcopies/binders. 

• Eliminate the full-day courses. Most everything can be done in a half-day session and it makes 

the day much more interesting. 

• Expand the week to include site visits to chemical/oil sites if they are in the area. 

• General comment: with the development of a national human capital strategy, and the likely 

outcome of required OSC training regimen, the recommended changes to the curriculum of OSC 

readiness training will become rather obvious. I hope that a Health and Safety track for courses 

will emerge over the next few years. 

• I attended one course for three-fourths of the time but received no credit because I was called out 

for a spill. The instructor would not provide the sign up sheet until the end of the class. 

• I would make the classes more “hands on.” (Three responses) 

• More hands-on training with advanced chemical classification needs more time allotted for the 

course. 

• OSCs are expected to be very knowledgeable about exposure assessment, basic health issues, and 

remediation. Courses need to be at an appropriate level of sophistication (beyond community 

responder awareness level) and oriented towards what OSCs do for a living. Several of the 

courses, while interesting, provide the OSC with little information or tools to use in their work. 

We need to push for improved high quality state-of-the-art presentations focused on OSC needs 

and presenters familiar with OSC needs to ensure that they get the training they need and can use. 

General interest training sessions (i.e., pandemic flu) on a topic should be more focused or limited 

to less time. 

• Some of the presentations were old presentations; remove those and add current topics or more 

current presentations. 

Comments related to instructors 

• 8 hour classes should audition instructors. Seriously!!! It’s difficult to attend a class by a series 

(or one) poor communicator. 

• Quality of individual speakers and PowerPoints varied dramatically — even within same courses. 

Would be great to have better control over quality — even offer a “training methodology” course 

– how to organize course/presentation. 

Comments on topics to include during future training programs 

• The potato salad class was interesting, fun and I actually learned something. 

• Try to include purchase orders for Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team 

(START)/ERRS to learn to support OSCs better. 

• A complete course on what DoD role could be in an INS. Logistics, Security, Army, Air Force, 

Marines, Navy, etc. What they do for us — water purification, transportation, CSTs, Tech 

Escort? 

• Are we ready for the next one? The response call to go to Alaska? Do we understand what it 

takes? And this is not a WMD issue. Or maybe it is. 

• Chemical fires. 



• I would like to hear not just about sites/ERs - but experience innovative and interesting training/ 

exercises. Want to hear about best of the best exercises. 

• Introduction to table top exercises for ERs, WMDs, INS, etc. 

• Jurisdiction clarifications (zones) with the USCG and the EPA. 

• More case studies on beneficial site reuse and more on site restoration activities. 

• DOT/IATO training is a 3-year requirement (OSCs are scheduled to attend). OSC Readiness 

every 3 years would save the other regions a lot of dollars and also provide encouragement for all 

OSCs to attend Readiness. 

• Nuts and bolts class on exercise design/ evaluation with Department of Homeland Security 

DHS/Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Training in morning and in the afternoon have 

an exercise. 

• On-site analytical instrumentation. 

• Site sampling, site access control. 

• The “Hot Site” should be the unusual. 

• This was some of the most useful information; I can use it on my own removals/ER. 

• Train the trainer — presentation techniques, public speaking. 

• Waste disposal industry information, methods, etc. 

• What are OSCs doing in terms of sediment driven jobs? 

Comments on recommendations for exhibits or equipment to be added during future meetings 

• All of them were excellent and would recommend having them return next year. 

• Alternative means/services for providing aerial photography and/or monitoring. Perhaps the DoD 

would like to have a booth demonstrating drone technology. 

• Assistants were extremely friendly and helpful. Great job. 

• Bring in some selected vendors of air monitoring equipment that we use. Local region, ORIA, 

ERT should bring in equipment and stage it for show and tell Lawrence Livermore: Bring in 

NRAC model and show to OSCs. 

• Coordinate with presenters and have some of their Web sites already bookmarked in the laptops. 

Also a list of Web sites of all presenters should be put in one document. (Two responses) 

• Edgewood Chemical Biological Center staff should be expanded. Maybe some vendor tables for 

equipment. Also source of sponsors for OSC Readiness. 

• Equipment from vendors. Area Raes, Sam 940, different radiological equipment. 

• ERT. 

• ERT’s robot. 

• ERT, NDT and RERT need to coordinate their exhibits better in the future. The Environmental 

Response Training Program and computer piece should be taken into account to keep this from 

seeming to be a competition, instead make coordinated. 

• For me, the Tech Zone has lost any appeal. 

• I think it should be opened up to regular vendors in our business. 

• Katrina-specific information, such as how we handled documents/final deposition, software used 

to collect and manage data, etc. It is information important to all regions in the event of an INS in 

regions other than 6. 

• Mobile labs. 

• More new air monitoring equipment vendors. 

• More stuff on Special Teams Capability. More equipment displays would be cool. 



• Most useful for meeting folks and organizations. More commercial stuff — equipment and 

vendors. 

• NOAA HAZMAT. 

• NRT (National Response Team) should be present at all Readiness trainings. 

• OSHA. 

• RadNET was especially interesting. 

• RAT/ERT. 

• Recommend National Incident Management System (NIMS)/National Response Plan (NRP) be 

finished copy, though I know no one could control timing. 

• Session on what people are purchasing and how they are doing it — in the field, in the office - 

contacts on who to talk to. 

• Some of the new field screening technologies. 

• Some of the suppliers need to be represented in the Tech Zone so question can be asked to the 

suppliers about their equipment and their reliability. 

• The Tech Zone was rather light weight. Some vendors with 

decon agents for biological and chemical weapons would have 

been nice. 

• Waste disposal industry information, methods, etc. 

• WMD sampling equipment, biological, chemical, radiological. 

• Improved Tech Zone. 

Did you attend a working luncheon? 

Comments on improving the format of the luncheon 

• Actually, these were a pleasant surprise bonus to me. 

• Add situations that may be common to all OSCs; not being an 

OSC, I do not know what those topics would include but 

perhaps a primer on dealing with STARTs, ERRSs 

contractors, or common contracting issues. 

• As a representative from a state, I did not find the working 

luncheons beneficial. 

• Speakers were informative. If one more lunch was provided, 

hot sites presentations could be added. (Two responses) 

• Format was fine... continue to ensure good speakers. 

• Found the luncheon subjects interesting. 

• Frank Docimo is no Mike Callen. 

• Frank Docimo was excellent! 

• Good format. For very large rooms, it would be helpful to have additional display screens 

(maybe add a screen on each side wall, in addition to the front). 

• Good speakers, good format to present. 

• Great speaker. 

• Headquarters’ perspective on “What’s ahead/New Legislation and Regulations and Budget” 

would be good. OSC Task Force or National On-Scene Coordinators Association (NOSCA) 

should present OSCs’ top issues, problems and solutions. 

• I enjoyed it. 

• I liked the luncheons because it provided an opportunity to hear about current directives, goals, 

etc. 

No 

14% 

Yes 

86% 



• I thought the format was terrific. 

• Less serious speakers!!! 

• Luncheons were well handled and presentations were great. 

• Make sure to have relevant speakers. 

• Maybe cover contracting so we can get 1 hour credit. 

• More decon Anthrax/Avian Flu talk at luncheon. Former plenary session talks would benefit all. 

Both Avery and Curtis Snook are excellent speakers and their presence should be elevated within 

the OSC community. We need to do all we can to retain and attract this level of talent to the 

cause. 

• Outdoors is always better... weather permitting. (Two responses) 

• Outside lunch would have been nice. 

• Overall, very good. Excellent coordination. 

• The presentation from the guy from Docimo Associates at the lunch was insulting to our EPA 

responders, IMHO. 

• The working lunch was great and I would recommend having several during the conference. 

• They are perfect! 

• They worked fine. 

• Very happy with the flow and timing. 

• Working lunches were great, especially the one with New York firefighter. 

Additional comments or suggestions 

• If OSC readiness is expanded to RSC member training, recommend that the conference by 

organized as separate tracks with several overlapping course in the same venue. Hopefully this 

would allow for team building and networking, while not diluting the OSC training but providing 

valuable training for our RSC. This will also ensure that the presenters prepare appropriately for 

their audiences. 

• Well, it used to. Not so much anymore. This one really was not for OSCs. It has been diluted 

with all the Response Corps and such. It has diverged from its intent and effectiveness in the 

beginning. 

• Although we invite RSC, Headquarters, and others, we should still target the training for OSCs by 

OSCs. I am seeing too much training that is not targeted for OSCs. I am also seeing other 

trainers put an OSC on the panel to do a 30-minute case study just so they can get on the agenda. 

We need to put the OSC or Readiness Board in charge of how the class is organized, prepared 

and presented. 

• It has been sold out. It is no longer a training for OSCs. The focus is on anything but OSCs. The 

inspiration for the Readiness training was that there was a lack of appropriate intermediate to 

advanced training for OSCs. Now it has become training for the support corps and the ones prior 

to that were for the NEW OSCs. I expect the quality and focus to continue to diminish so much 

so that I can not recommend it to others. 

• It is no longer about the OSCs, or even being ready to respond. The OSC readiness training was 

created because there was a lack of courses available for OSCs that were pertinent, and at least 

intermediate. If the response corps needs training, then train them with pertinent and appropriate 

courses. 

• I think we really need to look at this and resurrect and re-energize them or bring back NOSCA so 

the OSCs can get together and express their main issues problems and solutions to Headquarters 

and management. The Task Force is not working. 



• I really feel this was the worst offering of the 4 readiness trainings that I have attended. We need 

to re-energize and re-focus the courses to OSC's and not dilute them for others. 

• RSC should have a separate tract reserved only for them or “Brand New OSCs” with NO ICS 

experience. There should be 1 or 2 RSC representatives on the Training Board to develop the 

courses and serve as the buddies for the courses in the RSC tract. It is important that it be 

combined with the OSC Readiness for the networking alone! 

• Bigger is not always better! Reduce the number of invites. Some is okay. Less than 40-50 

percent of OSCs in a class can be a distraction or pull the class in a direction that is not an OSC 

concern. Good Job!! 

• A lot of good new topics. Enjoyed it. 

• Acknowledge 3 groups of OSCs at opening plenary — if any OSC has passed away dedicate 

Readiness to that person. Then list statistics of names of OSCs that have retired; then those who 

have left being an OSC and then name numbers of new OSCs that have come into the program - 

all by region. 

• Again, as a presenter, thanks for the support and welcome you gave me. I look forward to 

working with you in the future. 

• Amanda Fairley was extremely helpful to me as a first-time attendee. She truly understood 

customer service, taking the necessary actions to make my attendance worthwhile. 

• Another successful training event. Wireless internet did not work from most rooms but ERT’s 

computers were a great addition. 

• Avian flu was interesting, as was Infectious Disease, even though some information was 

repetitive in both. Question and answer was great. Air monitoring at RAD sites had too much 

nomenclature with equipment units-emphasize on what OSC and responders would need to know 

would be useful. A few more sessions on WMD responses would be good. 

• Best OSC training of the year. 

• Do the hot sites first on Monday morning. They are interesting and useful, unlike all the speeches 

that we had to sit though in that frigid room. That was boring and uncomfortable and made 

everyone in a sour mood. 

• Every course should have an OSC as one of the speakers. In the ISB course (other than 

ERT????) I do not think anyone teaching had actually done any burning????? 

• Excellent training, thank you. 

• For future meetings, it would be a good idea to have a ride-share bulletin board for folks going to 

the airport. 

• Gary does a great job with this each year. The Training reaches more and more non-OSCs. 

Three-fourths of attendees were not OSCs. We need to make sure that the courses are applicable 

to the broader audience. 

• Good job to the organizers! 

• Great job as usual! 

• Great job!! Could Gumbo be moved to earlier in the week? 

• Otherwise, a great conference and I plan to attend next year! 

• I want to thank the Readiness Board for keeping oil classes on the roster for so many years! It is 

important to keep the roots of Office of Emergency and Remedial Response/ER/NCP alive. 

Newer staff need to learn the basics! Thanks a lot for 10 years! 

• I am ORD and the options for where you are from and what EPA organization you are in are not 

there. I am just listed as Headquarters representative. They should add a category for ORD. 



• I enjoyed re-acquainting with personnel that I worked with in the Katrina response. I also met 

people that I have spoken to on the phone concerning issues in their region and the approach to 

use in Region 6. 

• I enjoyed this training event. Very impressive. 

• I know it is difficult and you cannot please everyone, but the venue is important. 

• I very much appreciate the opportunity to attend OSC Readiness. I have had ICS training and 

work well with our Region 1 OSC staff, but it is great and useful to have the continued 

opportunity to meet other OSCs and become more familiar with the people and scope of work. 

• I was concerned that over 500 participants and the inclusion of the RSC personnel would dilute 

the training, but this was not the case. Everything worked fine. 

• I would like to see the training begin earlier in the day (6 or 7 a.m.) so that attendees have a 

chance to relax and attend activities in the local area at the end of the day. 

• I would need to have attended another OSC conference in order to compare. In general — classes 

might be a bit too long — field trips would be nice and informative (really!). 

• In general, all the training I attended was informative. I would suggest starting all training at 8 

a.m. versus 9 a.m., especially for those commuting in the Miami area. The hour later makes a 

longer commute. On the other end, 5:30 p.m. also makes a long commute. I like the binders and 

will take all applicable information back to my unit to share. Thanks for the invite. 

• Jen Grund did a great job, made Gary look good. 

• On the who do you work for, you have everyone except RERT. It is a slight that continues every 

year. We had several occasional or non-EPA contractors snooping around looking for work 

during this conference. I noticed them bothering many. I totally disagree with that. Cheryl 

Weaver of Docimo Associates attended our RadNET training and was disruptive. She eventually 

left, but should not have been in there in the first place. 

• Outstanding week. It is a great time to be an OSC. 

• Overall a useful training opportunity. One suggestion that I would make for any conference is to 

run one or two days long so that there can be a half-day. That way folks can get out and enjoy 

some of the tourist opportunities. 

• People, Relationships, and Interaction with Incident Management - I strongly recommend not 

bringing this class back. To put OSCs into groups is unnecessary. Some of these OSCs will be 

bosses some day and believe it or not the divisions will follow a person. 

• Perhaps add a session for RSC folks to get together. 

• Presentations in the dark are difficult to focus on. Is there a way to encourage a ‘standard’ back 

for PowerPoint presentation that would be better seen with the lights on? 

• Thank you for inviting me and for allowing me to present. It was professionally done and very 

informative. Again, state representatives could benefit from future training, as well as our federal 

partners. 

• Thanks a bunch for the opportunity to network and train with fellow responders. OSC Readiness 

goes a long way towards removing barriers to effective response/site management as well as 

building bridges between EPA/state/local responders for more efficient response/site 

management. 

• The class length seemed a bit long — maybe have 2 breaks instead of one during a session. And 

ALWAYS have coffee available. ALWAYS. 

• The conference was great and I would have more of the conference turned into either CDs or 

DVD formats so that it would be easier to take the information home. 



• The group/team support at the laptop area was EXCELLENT!!! Those ladies were very gracious, 

helpful, and just lovely people. Please thank them for the excellent support they provided. 

• OSC Readiness is well planned and executed. 

• The Readiness Training should get back to what it was started for, “Training OSCs by OSCs.” 

We had more non-OSCs at this meeting than ever and half of them went to the beach to play 

instead of working. 

• The sampling course and response contracts courses were less useful that I had hoped for. I 

strongly recommend recruiting field personnel to supplement the Headquarters instructors. Any 

contracting course should be taught by at least one REGIONAL COR, and any 

Assessment/Removal course by a FIELD scientist/engineer. 

• This was a great training opportunity and I am looking forward to future sessions. 

• Was glad to see we did not have the parade of vehicles, tents, Mobile Command Posts this year! 

• WELL DONE 

• While it was useful having the RSC present, I am concerned about diluting the OSC experience 

exchange (130 OSCs out of 500 attendees). 

• This was the best Readiness Training EVER! 

• The session was better organized, but some audio-visual problems with slides did occur. 

• Always grateful to be allowed to attend! 



APPENDIX C 

Comments about Individual Training Courses 

This section of the report summarizes information collected from the evaluation forms that were 

distributed to participants during each course they attended during the 10 th Annual OSC Readiness 

Training Program, Then and Now. Participants were asked to respond to a series of questions about the 

course by selecting from the following choices: 

• Strongly Agree 

• Agree 

• Disagree 

• Strongly Disagree 

The bar graphs illustrate the responses to the series of questions. In addition, participants were asked to 

submit written comments about various elements of the course, including content, relevance and 

appropriateness of case studies, and instructional methods. The following pages present the information 

collected from the evaluation forms submitted for each course. This attachment also provides pie charts 

that show the percentages of participants for each course by job title. 

2007 Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and Emergency Response Contract 

Management ..........................................................................................................................................C-3 

Advanced Hazard Identification and Categorization.................................................................................C-6 

Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses ............................................................................C-9 

Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills ............................................................................................C-13 

Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to Indoor Air..................................................C-16 

Avian Influenza .......................................................................................................................................C-19 

Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling Design ...................................................................C-22 

Beyond Hydro-Seeding: Ecological Restoration for Your Site..............................................................C-26 

Biothreats Response ................................................................................................................................C-29 

Case Studies ............................................................................................................................................C-32 

Contaminant Hydrogeology Course........................................................................................................C-35 

Daily Implementation of ICS ..................................................................................................................C-38 

Disposal Decision Making ......................................................................................................................C-42 

Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents ............................................................C-46 

ESF-10 — From No Mission to Mission ................................................................................................C-50 

Field Documentation ...............................................................................................................................C-53 

How to Be Nice and Play Well With Others in the Contracts Environment...........................................C-57 

Infectious Diseases: The Threat to the U.S. Population and Agriculture from Plant, Animal, and 

Human Pathogens................................................................................................................................C-60 

Inland In Situ Burning for Oil Spills .......................................................................................................C-65 

Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping.............................................................................C-69 

Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan...............................................................................C-73 

Mercury Response...................................................................................................................................C-77 

New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments....................................................................C-80 

People, Relationships, and Interaction within Incident Management .....................................................C-83 

Practical Applications of GPS.................................................................................................................C-86 

C-1 Comments about Individual Training Courses


Preparation for and Participation in Cost Recovery and Enforcement Litigation...................................C-89 

PRP Response Workshop........................................................................................................................C-91 

RadNET Deployables..............................................................................................................................C-95 

Response Contracts Basics......................................................................................................................C-97 

Risk and Crisis Communication............................................................................................................C-100 

Stranded Waste......................................................................................................................................C-103 

Temporary Relocation: What You Need to Know ...............................................................................C-106 

The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT).....................................................................................................C-109 

Water System Response ........................................................................................................................C-114 

Working Toward Effective Disaster Response .....................................................................................C-117 

You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes ................................C-120 



2007 Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and Emergency 

Response Contract Management 

Instructors: Gloria Kane, EPA Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) 

Richard Messimer, EPA Region 3 

Sandra Rivera, EPA OAM 

Art Wing, EPA Region 1 

This 3.5-hour intermediate-level course focused on procurement issues relevant to OSCs and others 

working in the emergency response community. By attending this course, attendees developed an 

understanding of the importance of contract management in emergency responses and removals. Topics 

covered were from the OSC Tool Box, and the instructors incorporated examples and scenarios to 

illustrate the uses of these topics. 

In addition, the new clauses implemented in the ERRS III follow-on contracts and Form 1900-55 were 

reviewed. Discussion of new tools and resources used in EPA’s regional offices also occurred. 

Warranted OSCs received 3.5 hours of training toward the continuing contracting education requirements 

of the Clinger-Cohen Act (Maloney Bill requirement). 

This course was recommended for new OSCs. 

Participation and Average Grade 

Number of Participants Who 

Pre-registered 


Signed Course Roster 

Number of Evaluation 

Forms Submitted 

Average 

Grade 

57 58 35 4* 

* The grade displayed is the average of the grades provided on the evaluation forms, 

where 1 = Poor, 2 = Fair, 3 = Good, 4 = Very Good, and 5 = Excellent. 

Summary of Evaluation Results 

100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 

Overall, the presentation 

of the course was 

appropriate for my level 

of experience. 

The content of the 

course is relevant to my 

job responsibilities. 

The course had a good 

balance of lecture 

material, visual aids, 

case studies, and 

discussion time. 

The handout materials 

were clear, legible, and 

helpful. 

The course materials will 

be useful as a reference 

for my job. 

This course should 

continue to be offered at 

future training programs. 

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A 

The pie chart below illustrates the percentages of students for the training course by job title. EPA OSCs 

and other regional removal and emergency response support staff represented 75 percent of the students. 

Ten members of the Response Support Corps (RSC) attended this course. 



Participants by Job Title 



EPA NDT, 2% (1) 


7% (4) 





12% (7) 

Summarized below are the written comments provided on the evaluation forms. Similar observations 

have been combined and paraphrased. 

Comments on course relevance to job responsibilities 

• Very helpful handouts. 

• The field accounting material is of particular help. (Two responses) 

Comments on course content 

• Great material. 

• Case studies would help to illustrate the dos and don’ts in unusual or unique situations. 

• Would be great to break Removal Cost Management System (RCMS) out as a separate class. 

• Could have more new material to increase knowledge. 

• The course can definitely be upgraded to tougher material. 

• Topics to be shortened: streamline new procurement initiatives. 

• Topics to be lengthened: performance-based contracts; “Field Experienced” speakers; 

performance-based service contracting (PBSC) discussion - use this forum to get input from 

OSCs; RCMS - cost accounting. 

• Topics to be omitted: Headquarters’ discussion on performance contracts; RCMS overview. 

• Topics to be added: how to manage contractors’ hours; module for dealing with contractors and 

ICS system; information relating to actual sites of constructing issues. 

Comments on instructional methods and materials 

• Rick and Art were excellent! (Two responses) 

• Good mix of Headquarters and regional presenters. 

• Discussion was very involved and helpful. 



• The materials are good and very well prepared. (Two responses) 

• Always need a refresher for contracts. 

• Know that your audience is OSCs and direct presentation to them. Present a separate session for 

those that support OSCs and then go into more detail. 

• Red text in PowerPoint is difficult to see. 

• Get a regional contracting officer (CO) to discuss emergency response contract strategies. 

• Needed better time management on section covering national initiatives. 

• More time should be scheduled for questions. (Three responses) 

• Class could be an 8 hour acquisition process course. 

• Include PowerPoint slides from RCMS section in course materials. 

• Handout on the “Expanding the Industry Base” Blanket Purchase Agreement areas of expertise 

should be full page or separate handout. 

• Many national level issues unresolved. These issues need to be resolved by management prior to 

next year’s training. The contracting world and the OSC operational world still have significant 

culture differences. Regions need to be mandated to invest full-time employees (FTE) in the field 

accountant position to facilitate bridging this gap! 

Comments on course name and abstract expectations 

• Very applicable. 

• It was accurate. 

• This has nothing to do with emergency response contracts. I was expecting an intense version of 

warrant training contract mechanisms. 

Comments on recommending course to colleagues 

• Yes, but course needs modification. 

• Would recommend for OSCs only. 

• Yes, helpful to have OSCs and support OSCs in the room to hear these issues. 

• Yes, because we need acquisition training. 

• Yes, because it had some useful information and provides 4 credits for contract training. (Four 

responses) 

• Would recommend only for a new OSC or for RSC who was unfamiliar with the ERRS and 

START contracts. 



Advanced Hazard Identification and Categorization 

Instructors: Doug Ferguson, EPA Region 7 

Randy Schademann, EPA Region 7 

This 1-day advanced course focused on specific techniques that OSCs can use when responding to 

incidents involving abandoned containers or other materials of unknown composition. Participants were 

expected to be proficient at field chemical identification techniques before they took this course. By 

taking the course, participants achieved the following objectives: 

• Developed an understanding of major chemical families, their properties, and the techniques used 

to identify them. 

• Applied a step-by-step approach to categorize the major hazards of wastes typically encountered 

at EPA responses. This process helped participants decide whether and what type of further 

analysis of the material was needed, and to determine whether bulking the wastes was possible. 

• Used wet chemical and electronic instrumentation to identify many materials of unknown 

composition, or applied basic hazard categorization to determine the general chemical family to 

which these materials belong (such as alcohol, ketone, acid, base, and hydrocarbon). 

• Explored practical applications for advanced field chemical identification by reviewing a variety 

of case studies that had successfully applied the methods. A discussion was included about 

potential cost savings as a result of using reduced analytical services and a decrease in time spent 

on tasks. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lecture, case studies, and group exercises. 








Average 

Grade 

37 35 22 5* 

* The grade displayed is the average of the grades provided on the evaluation forms, where 

1 = Poor, 2 = Fair, 3 = Good, 4 = Very Good, and 5 = Excellent. 




100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















helpful. 



for my job. 







Two members of the RSC attended this course. 


EPA NDT, 9% (3) 

State Representatives, 3% (1) 

EPA ERT, 3% (1) 





• Provided insight into the profiling performed by ERRS and START. 


• A very useful and good refresher course. (Two responses) 



• Information presented was too basic. 

• Excellent course — well organized and presented. 

• Great hands-on course! Getting to the “hands-on” portion quickly was a great idea. (Two 

responses) 

• Liked the way the instructors went step-by-step and explained the anticipated reactions after first 

giving the students a chance to learn. 

• Include more information on WMD. (Two responses) 

• Students should be tested. 


• The instructors were articulate, knowledgeable and very professional. They provided great 

insight and knowledge. (Two responses) 

• Doug’s humor made the course fun, which could have been dry. 

• A third experienced instructor could be helpful during the hands-on activities. 

• Some HAZCAT references were more helpful than others. 

• Course could be longer. (Two responses) 


• The abstract should have reflected the need to be familiar with HAZCAT. 


• I would recommend the course to OSCs because they need to maintain technical competence. 

• A very useful and practical course for my colleagues. (Two responses) 



Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses 

Instructors: John Cardarelli, EPA National Decontamination Team (NDT) 

Gregg Dempsey, EPA ORIA 

Anthony Honnellio, EPA Region 1 

Scott Hudson, EPA NDT 

Dave Kappelman, EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) 

Colby Stanton, EPA ORIA 

This course was team taught by representatives of the three EPA Special Teams — the ERT, the NDT, 

and the RERT. 

The first hour was devoted to a review of EPA’s “national buy” radiation survey and air monitoring 

equipment and focused on extending the OSC’s understanding of the potential limitations of the 

equipment. The instructors reviewed the uses of the equipment, including situations when the equipment 

should and should not be used. The instructors also reviewed the differences between the radiological 

equipment and typical chemical air monitoring or sampling equipment. 

The second hour included a review of the strategy and terminology of air monitoring. This hour included 

a discussion of how to convert from typical equipment outputs — for example, converting counts per 

minute versus disintegrations per minute to the units more typically of interest in assessing potential 

health impacts (roentgen [R] versus Roentgen equivalent: man [rem] versus total effective dose 

equivalent versus committed effective dose equivalent). This section of the course primarily focused on 

air monitoring plans and implementation and the use of plume modeling outputs to develop an effective 

response strategy and monitoring plan. The instructors also reviewed air monitoring “jargon,” such as 

annual limits on intake and derived air concentrations that OSCs may use to communicate with 

radiological experts and contractors to more effectively manage radiation emergency responses and 

removal sites. Most importantly, the instructors reviewed the results OSCs can expect and how long it 

will take to receive data, depending on the type of incident. 

Finally, the course included an exercise that required the OSCs to apply what they had learned using 

preliminary data (provided by the instructors) and air modeling output to develop an air monitoring plan 

for a fictional site using the “national buy” equipment and other available tools. 

This course was designed as an advanced radiation course. Prerequisites were the ERT’s basic course on 

the national buy radiological equipment and EPA’s basic radiation safety training. 








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for my job. 







Seven members of the RSC attended this course. 





EPA NDT, 7% (4) 

EPA ERT, 2% (1) 





16% (9) 




• Very applicable to general site work and emergency responses. 




• Overall - well done! 

• This is the best course that I have taken in several trips to Readiness Training. 

• Interagency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center (IMAAC) needs to be better defined 

and explained and with less slides. (Three responses) 

• Too heavy on physics and organizations, need more practical applications. 

• Incorporation of RAT and aspects would be helpful and would allow us to get more data quickly. 

• More information on sampling techniques. Instructor indicated that it would be possible to use 

other samplers. 

• Incorporate demonstrations of detectors to show shortcomings and issues to be aware of when 

using. It would be helpful if we could try the detectors ourselves. 

• Health Physics (HP) terminology - as useful as some terms were, others were not useful. 

• Focus on critical criteria and incorporate into scenario. (Two responses) 


• Great flow of material, equipment, and application. (Two responses) 

• Excellent student/instructor interaction. (Three responses) 

• Exercise was a very good way to summarize the course material. (Six responses) 

• The instructors were extremely knowledgeable! 

• The exercise and information leading up to it helped me better understand how to develop a 

sampling plan/staff. 

• More visual presentations and demonstrations needed. (Five responses) 

• The pace was both too fast and too slow. Too much information in too short of time; only some 

were able to keep up. (Two responses) 

• Shorten PowerPoints. 

• More online IMAAC exercises. 

• Put two IMAAC modules together. 

• Provide a quick reference guide (wallet size) on HP terminology. 

• It would be nice to have a copy of the RAD playbook and when discussing the equipment go 

through some identification through a HAZCAT process diagram. 

• Micro-charts were not relevant. 

• EPA should consider limiting the size of the class to allow for hands-on training. 


• You might stress this as something an OSC would be expected to do in the first instances of a 

dirty bomb incident. 




• For me, this was a good refresher. This would be EXCELLENT for a new OSC. 

• Very good instructors, appropriate topics. 

• Yes, if some modifications are made. (Two responses) 

Attendee’s suggestions for future course offerings 

• Topics to shorten: 

- IMAAC dose equivalent units 

• Topics to lengthen: 

- HP terminology and scenario 

- Practical considerations 

- Practical exercises 

- Real response plots/maps 

• Topics to omit: 

- H-50 

- Rad-dose terms 

- Decay chain 

• Topics to add: 

- PPE for samplers/responders 

- Talk about how real data can be used in conjunction with National Atmospheric Release 

Advisory Center (NARAC) data to make model more accurate. 



Alternative Countermeasures for Oil Spills 

Instructors: Tom Condon, EPA Region 1 

Nick Nichols, EPA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 

William Robberson, EPA Region 9 

Albert Venosa, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) 

This course focused on alternative (non-mechanical) oil spill response methods that have gained 

popularity and acceptance among industry, federal responders and trustees, state agencies, members of 

Congress, and the entire oil spill response community. OSCs play a vital role in planning and using 

alternative countermeasures (ACMs) through participation in Regional Response Teams (RRT) and as 

responders to inland spills. RRT representatives may be called on more often to concur with ISB, 

chemical, and biological countermeasures for marine and inland spills. The use of these methods, such as 

ISB, dispersants, surface washing agents, chemical sorbents, and other technologies, has sparked 

controversy and confusion in all of EPA’s regional offices and areas. Research about these tools has 

helped resolve issues about toxicity, efficacy, and proper use of these tools, but conflicts and questions 

about their use still exist. 

RRTs have been tasked with designating pre-approved or expedited ACM application zones for ISB and 

dispersants. Other federal agencies, industry representatives, and product manufacturers continue to 

expand the application of dispersant use. RRTs are re-evaluating their regions’ pre-approval areas along 

with these efforts. 

OSCs, area planners, and RRT representatives were presented case studies and provided updates on the 

efforts of RRTs to expand the knowledge of OSCs beyond what is on the National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Product Schedule. Efforts are under way to document how to use 

the products more appropriately. Participants were updated on ongoing research by EPA’s ORD to 

support NCP Subpart J rulemaking efforts, including the new wave tank for dispersant testing. 

Bioremediation success at oil spill sites in EPA Region 3 was profiled, the use of surface washing agents 

in EPA Regions 1 and 5 was reviewed, and some dispersants were discussed. Instructors also provided an 

update on the ACM research EPA has conducted and EPA’s plans for the future. All participants were 

encouraged to discuss their use of ACMs and lessons learned. 

This course was recommended for new OSCs and RSC staff. 








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Ten members of the RSC attended this course. 






6% (3) 






2% (1) 


20% (10) 

EPA ERT, 4% (2) 




• In an attempt to obtain FOSC quality, this is very informative. 

• In the event of a major spill it is great to have this information to contact other federal 

organizations for spill. 




• Great overall job — good material and resources. (Three responses) 

• Good, basic descriptions of alternatives and how they work. 


• Presenters were knowledgeable in their field. 

• A lot of material for the short amount of class time. (Three responses) 

• Location of PowerPoint presentation should have been pointed out by presenters for students to 

follow along. (Two responses) 

• A table of contents with locations of slides would be helpful instead of blue partitions. 


• The abstract described the course well. 

• Good overview with specific information. 


• Good course for coastal response folks. 



- Microorganisms lecture was a bit too in-depth although very interesting 


- Phytoremediation and dispersants 



Assessing Vapor Intrusion from Ground Water and Soil to Indoor Air 

Instructors: Helen Dawson, EPA Region 8 

Kerry Guy, EPA Region 8 

David Mickunas, EPA ERT 

This 4-hour advanced course focused on the technical issues that OSCs should consider when evaluating 

whether vapors from a subsurface contaminant source intrude into inhabited buildings and pose an 

unacceptable risk to human health. The course included the following topics: 

• An overview of the vapor intrusion conceptual model. 

• A presentation on national issues that impact vapor intrusion assessment. 

• Case studies in which OSCs have evaluated the vapor intrusion pathway. 

• A detailed discussion of sampling issues and available assessment tools. 

• Mitigation options for vapor intrusion. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lectures, case studies, and question and answer 

sessions. 








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Eight members of the RSC attended this course. 





EPA NDT, 4% (2) 






13% (8) 

EPA ERT, 12% (7) 



2% (1) 


2% (1) 






• Very valuable. 

• We have had a number of vapor intrusion sites lately, so I imagine this will be quite germane in 

the near future. 

• Not a practical approach for OSCs. Research is interesting, but creates more questions than 

answers. 


• Very good technical level. 

• Too many technical notes in the presentation. 

• Would have liked to have seen more in-depth and recent case studies. (Seven responses) 

• Use a case study to show how vapor intrusion above screening levels can qualify as a removal 

action. Showing the steps, including assessment, analyzing the data and mitigation. 

• Including community relations aspects would have been a worthwhile and relevant addition. 

• Cover the full range of indoor air intrusion and sampling issues. 

• Course would have benefited from a toxicologist or risk manager to weigh in on frequently asked 

questions about how to interpret the data. 

• The utility of soil gas as a screening tool should be emphasized. 


• Overall well done. 

• Speakers were competent and experienced. 



• Decent balance of lecture, case studies, and exercises. 

• Use more removal case studies earlier in the training. 

• Too much information to digest in 4 hours and too much lecture. (Three responses) 

• Pace could have been increased a little bit as we ran behind. 

• Although presentations had good information, they were very dry and slow. (Two responses) 

• Too many visual aides and graphs to digest at the pace of the lecture. 

• Charts and graphs in handouts need improvement: larger print and colors that match the 

presentation slides. (Five responses) 

• Hand out EPA Guidance (when final) and the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council 

guidance (on disc). 


• Yes, for someone with no background in soil vapor sampling. 


• Yes, but there should be more emphasis on guidance and recommendations, less on temporal 

variability. 

• Would recommend as more of an update. 



- Vapor intrusion issues 

- Sample techniques could be condensed 

- Parts 1 and 4 


- Case studies 

- Field analytics 

- Mitigation options 


- More mitigation options 

- Overall future outlook perspective on EPA policy and regional issues 

- What does an OSC do if a house is heavily contaminated? 



Avian Influenza 

Instructors: Erica Canzler, EPA OEM 

Daniel Harpster, USDA 

Jeff Kempter, EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) 

James Michael, EPA Office of Solid Waste 

Curtis Snook, EPA NDT 

Michelle Watters, ATSDR 

This course was designed for OSCs to prepare them for their potential role in the Disposal Unit per the 

NRP should a large outbreak of avian influenza occur or in the event of a flu pandemic. The official 

USDA guidance on preparedness and response for avian influenza, including a document from the OSHA 

that USDA relies on for choosing PPE, was presented. USDA also discussed in detail the available 

means of carcass disposal and their advantages and disadvantages. EPA’s role in avian influenza 

incidents, environmental persistence, and methods of decontamination were reviewed, and an overview 

on pandemic flu was provided. The course also reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services 

guidance on worker health and safety in the event of a flu pandemic. Finally, OSCs had the opportunity 

to ask questions pertinent to these responses to authorities from these lead agencies in addition to a 

subject matter expert from EPA. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lectures and case studies. 








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Six members of the RSC attended this course. 







EPA NDT, 3% (2) 


13% (8) 

EPA ERT, 3% (2) 





13% (8) 




• Potentially, all OSCs should know this, but there is only a possibility that the EPA will be a big 

part of this response. 


• Good review and history of Avian Influenza. (Two responses) 

• Good discussion and process review of OSC’s roles and interaction. 

• Very good for the carcass disposal module. 

• Course should provide Web site information for National Wildlife Research Center in Denver 

that would show H5N1 testing results of migratory birds. Preparedness documents/considerations 

need to be prepared for all levels. 

• USDA could field questions better and add information on the expected role of EPA. (Four 

responses) 

• Add representatives from EPA Water and Air offices to discuss relevant issues with regard to 

disposal options, roles and responsibilities of the OSC, and technical and contracting issues. 



• Excellent course, knowledgeable instructors. (Three responses) 

• Real good mix of basics and then some. 

• Would have been useful to have had more time for discussion/question and answer time. (Four 

responses) 

• More time needed to cover all information. (Two responses) 



• Some slides are difficult to read and redundant. (Two responses) 

• Need more time devoted to disposal. (Three responses) 

• Too much material and too many slides skipped over. (Two responses) 


• More of a review of already available information than abstract suggested. 


• Yes, with revisions and better coordination between speakers. 

• With updated information/examples as they become available. 


• Add this material to a plenary session. 


- Ground water monitoring wells with carcasses 

- ATSDR 

- Disinfectants 


- Burial discussion 

- USDA 

- Coordination of EPA responders and USDA 

- EPA policy issues 

- EPA role in carcass disposal 

- EPA response role 


- Solid waste (ground water issues — landfill siting) 

- Commercial farming practices 

- Section on bird depopulation methods 

- Connection/relationship of Avian and Pandemic Influenza planning and response 

- Need an OW person to talk about disposal issues 

- More on EPA policy and guidance. 



Best Management Practices for Efficient Sampling Design 

Instructors: Ted Bazenas, EPA Region 1 

Deana Crumbling, EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation 

(OSRTI) 

Steven Faryan, EPA Region 5 

Robert Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory 

Jim Mack, Tetra Tech 

Kevin Turner, EPA Region 5 

This course discussed the difficulty of generating data from heterogeneous environmental media, and how 

newer, best practices can perform better than older strategies. Data sets from actual sites were used to 

illustrate the problems of older practices, such as: 

• Contaminant heterogeneity easily degrades data quality if countermeasures are not taken. 

• Variability in contaminant concentrations can produce misleading data and faulty decisions. 

• The nature of environmental contamination conflicts with many statistical assumptions, so 

statistics may give misleading information. 

• When the project calls for the use of statistics, non-traditional types (especially spatially based 

statistical models such as geostatistics) usually work better than traditional statistics. 

Statistical sampling strategies were discussed at a conceptual level without the usual pain of statistics 

instruction. The goal was for participants to understand the assumptions that underlie statistical models. 

Tools that support cost-effective sampling designs were reviewed: 

• Conceptual site models (CSM), which are the decision maker’s mental picture of how 

contamination originated, where it is going, how evenly it is distributed, who might be exposed, 

and what might be done about it. Each of these components of the CSM is important to proper 

sampling designs and statistics, when statistics are used. 

• Affordable high-density sampling and analytic tools, such as direct-push sensors, and how to 

exploit them to get maximum benefit. 

• Data management and mapping tools for processing data in real time to support a real-time 

adaptive field strategy. 

The course provided an overview of the Triad framework for applying these tools and techniques to 

complete projects more rapidly, at less cost, and with “bullet-proof” evidence of success. OSCs already 

use many aspects of Triad. The Triad framework provides structure to the thought process of applying 

best practices for maximizing project success. The Triad approach: 

• Is a tested and proven package of best practices that saves resources while ensuring high-quality 

projects. 

• Is a graded approach tailored to project-specific needs. 

• Relies on the tools and strategies listed above. 

• Emphasizes iterative testing and refinement of the CSM in real time to the extent possible. 

• Uses the CSM as the technical basis for selecting and applying statistics. 

• Uses the concept of “collaborative data sets” to qualitatively and quantitatively use field- and 

fixed-laboratory data together to improve data quality and reliability. 

Case studies were presented by OSCs who have used the Triad approach at a site in EPA Region 5, and 

handouts were provided. 










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Nine members of the RSC attended this course. 



EPA RPM, 5% (3) 





18% (10) 

EPA ERT, 7% (4) 




7% (4) 






• I do a lot of field sampling and the material will certainly help with my job. (Two responses) 

• I found the final presentation on more efficient data collection design to be very informative and 

expect it to help me to do a better job. 

• More applicable to remediations and long-term removal actions than emergencies. 


• Case studies were valuable. (Two responses) 

• Course would benefit from more case studies and removal driven talks. 

• Course was over analytical and needs more practical application. 

• Course was too heavy on statistics. (Three responses) 

• Good course for preliminary assessment/site inspection, remedial investigation/feasibility study, 

but not for the OSC. 

• Information should be more practical and applicable to field sampling used by OSCs. (Two 

responses) 


• Pace was good. Outlines and wrap-up are always a great strategy. 

• Cut down on number of slides. 

• Too much information for amount of class time. (Four responses) 

• Handouts were unorganized, did not follow the presentations, and some slides were missing. 

(Seventeen responses) 

• Presentation was unorganized and difficult to follow. (Four responses) 

• Phone lecture was difficult to hear and understand. (Four responses) 

• Course was heavy on lecture. More teaching methods need to be employed. (Two responses) 

• Course should be longer than one day. (Three responses) 


• Yes, if modifications are made. (Three responses) 

• Yes, to ones who are more experienced in sampling. 

• Yes, to a new RPM maybe. Course not useful in emergency response context. 

• Good course for an RPM. 



- Statistics, especially the USP model 


- How the Triad approach can be used in removals 




- Use historical aerial photos to develop sampling locations 

- How sampling up-front relates to disposal options/decisions at sites with Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

- Overview/review of statistics 

- Listed wastes and RCRA characteristic waste 

- More case studies 



Beyond Hydro-Seeding: Ecological Restoration for Your Site 

Instructors: Sally Brown, University of Washington 

Harry Compton, EPA ERT 

Steven Handel, Green Shield Ecology, Inc. 

Paul Peronard, EPA Region 8 

Ellen Rubin, EPA OSRTI 

This course provided information that encourages OSCs to consider restoration options early in planning 

removal actions to enhance the ecological structure and services of the site. OSCs have compelling 

reasons to consider the ecological value of sites to support EPA’s initiatives for revitalization and 

beneficial reuse; moreover, ecological considerations could also help OSCs incorporate reasonable and 

realistic activities into site work that would not adversely affect the budget. Rather than thinking only 

about how the site would look after the “heavy lifting,” OSCs could start early to promote ecological 

restoration. The OSC could leave a natural legacy, and the local community will be thankful. Students 

learned more than the importance of hydro-seeding. They learned the importance of native plants and 

habitats, management of invasive species, and the executive orders that promote this approach. A case 

study of a large ecological restoration on a remediated site in southern California was cited to illustrate 

opportunities to restore the American landscape as part of EPA’s mission. 









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Twenty-two members of the RSC attended this course. 









EPA ERT, 5% (3) 


2% (1) 







• For my experience and education, this content was relevant. 

• Very valuable for the OSC audience. 

• I think the materials of this course would be very useful to RPMs. 

• Important for our work. 

• Not really relevant for me — but I found it very interesting and am glad I sat in. 


• Course was excellent!!! 

• Excellent case studies. 

• Good presentations by everyone. 

• The “hands-on” content was very good: Biosolid was the Porone River Case Study. 

• The course was too basic. 

• Offer more details in different regions. Maybe make it a three-day class. 


• Excellent. (Four responses) 

• Each of the presenters were animated and knowledgeable, which helped to keep me (and the rest 

of the attendees) interested. 



• There was a good balance of material. 

• Materials are helpful for many positions related to ecological restoration. (Three responses) 

• Good information and good examples in a short amount of time. 

• This class was informative and enjoyable. Steve Handel was the best part of this class; he 

reminded me why I want to do this work. He is a valuable instructor, use him again. 

• Dr. Handel — exceptional presentation and delivery. 

• Great idea to have the mixing of soil as a demo — good break from presentation. 

• Handouts were too dark and photos did not copy well. (Two responses) 


• Class was much better than advertised. 

• The course exceeded my expectations. 

• It did not lead me to know that there would be the hands-on demonstration of soils; ‘Beyond 

Hydro-seeding’ just sounds boring. 


• Should be part of all OSC training. 

• Everyone should take this course. 

• This session was informative and inspiring. 

• I would recommend it, but feel this topic is more appropriate for RPMs than OSCs. 


• More time for this course would have been good. An advanced, follow-up course would be 

useful with protocols, or a technical course. 


- Additional techniques available 

- Another case study 



Biothreats Response 

Instructors: Aubrey Miller, EPA Region 8 


Fred Stroud, EPA ERT 

This course prepared OSCs for response to incidents that involve biothreat agents such as anthrax, ricin, 

botulism, plague, and others. The discussions included the OSC’s need to be familiar with emerging 

infectious diseases such as avian flu and methicillin-resistant Staph. aureus. To accomplish the objectives 

of this session, the following aspects of a bioagent response were discussed, in addition to the OSC’s role 

in bioagent response under the NRP: 

• Overview of bioagent fundamentals. 

• Overview of sampling, analytical, and laboratory approaches. 

• Interpretation of results: for example, environmental sample results related to health risks. 

• Health and safety concerns, including PPE. 

• Agent-specific options for decontamination, disinfection, and disposal. 

• Existing resources and documents and those in development to assist the OSC. 








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Eleven members of the RSC attended this course. 






EPA NDT, 3% (3) 




10% (9) 


EPA ERT, 4% (4) 


1% (1) 




10% (9) 




• These issues will become more and more relevant as terroristic behavior becomes more 

sophisticated and intrusive upon American soil. All OSCs should be prepared and trained. 


• It is excellent that the information is general. 

• Good level of detail. 

• Need more detail — how do we respond in detail. (Three responses) 

• Course was too basic. (Five responses) 

• Purpose of course needs to be refocused. 

• First section of course was too basic, dull and slow. (Eight responses) 

• Information on Biothreat Response and Infectious Disease was well presented and very informative. 

• Course needs to be updated with more current information and resources. 

• Infectious diseases section was too dense – slides were packed with words. 


• Good information and presentation. (Three responses) 

• Would like to see more variation in instruction; actual materials, sampling methods, etc. (Three 

responses) 

• Encourage more questions/answers and discussion. (Two responses) 




• This was a comprehensive overview of biological response issues. 

• It offered the basics of Biothreats. 

• May need to rename course “Basics of Biothreats.” 

• Expected more recommendations/procedures — more of a “how-to.” 

• Very little actual information about response — except bleach. 


• Yes, if course is updated/improved. (Two responses) 

• Yes, with a clarified focus/outline/cohesion. 



- First lecture (needs updating) 

- Avian influenza 

- OSC role 

- The introduction and overview 


- Aubrey’s lecture 

- Miller’s Biothreat Response (could be 2/3 of course) 

- Infectious dose/transmission routes (What is known? What research is going on?) 


- Information regarding rizin 

- Agent-specific summary 


- Sampling methods 

- Hands-on equipment 



Case Studies 

Instructors: Greg Ham, EPA Region 3 

Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10 

Michelle Rogow, EPA Region 9 

Heath Smith, EPA Region 7 

Greg Weigel, EPA Region 10 

David Williams, EPA Region 7 

This course described sites where OSCs have worked. Response projects included an abandoned 

chemical manufacturing plant, a landfill fire, a major pesticide release, an illegal hazardous materials 

disposal site, a train derailment, and an oil spill response. Presentations were fast-paced and incorporated 

audience interaction. These cases were of great value to new OSCs as well as those with substantial 

experience. 

This course was recommended for RSC staff. 








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12% (6) 

EPA ERT, 2% (1) 






8% (4) 




• It is useful and inspirational. In terms of if we need it, we will need to build on it. 

• It is what we do. 

• Good contacts for future work. 

• It gives exposure to other types of sites one would see. 

• Material was good for the general OSC population, but they are many now prepared for a more 

advanced discussion. 


• It provides practical experience examples and the ability to ask questions for new OSCs. 

• It was interesting to see examples of response and remediation work. (Two responses) 

• Continue case studies at every conference, as it is useful and course content always “changes.” 

• Upgrade with a more advanced level of information. 


• Articulate presenters; good amount of information. (Two responses) 

• Perfect timing. 

• Good mix of sites. 

• Terrific course. (Four responses) 

• Enjoyed the topics presented and the format which they were presented. I believe the best 

training comes from field experience. Thank you. 

• A limited handout would help with some of the figures. 



• Some slides difficult to see. 

• Some of the presentations could be shortened and a few more added. 


• It is quite valuable to new OSCs who will need to address oil and/or mercury releases in their 

duties. 

• We need to do this every OSC Readiness Training. 

• Great networking opportunity for OSCs in attendance. 


• Consider two case study courses per conference. We have 250 OSCs; should not be too hard. 



Contaminant Hydrogeology Course 

Instructors: Don Bussey, EPA ERT 

Richard Fetzer, EPA Region 3 

Edward J. Gilbert, EPA ERT 

Gary Newhart, EPA ERT 

Greg Powell, EPA ERT 

This course focused on technical hydrogeologic issues that OSCs may have to address when they assess 

and address oil and hazardous material releases to the subsurface. The course provided information on 

the basics of ground water flow and contaminant transport, subsurface investigation methods, nonaqueous 

phase liquids, and vapor intrusion. By taking the course, participants achieved the following 

objectives: 

• Reviewed the fundamentals of hydrogeology. 

• Explored the fundamental concepts of ground water flow and contaminant fate and transport. 

• Discussed surface water and ground water interactions. 

• Discussed innovative field techniques, including direct-push technology, geophysical methods, 

soil gas sampling, soil and hard rock coring techniques, and investigative approaches to 

evaluating discrete zone bedrock contamination. 

• Discussed the possibility of preferential flow of contaminants in the subsurface. 

• Discussed the interaction between subsurface contamination and indoor air vapor intrusion. 

• Discussed source removal, product recovery, de-watering, and ground water treatment 

techniques. 

• Gained insight from presentations of case histories of sites that illustrate innovative subsurface 

investigation techniques and removal alternatives. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lecture, case histories, and open discussions. The 

target audience for this course was for OSCs interested in reviewing the basics of hydrogeology, field 

investigation, and removal options for subsurface contamination. 








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Five members of the RSC attended this course. 






13% (4) 


EPA ERT, 22% (7) 



3% (1) 






• Information was pertinent to current site work. 

• Geology/Hydrology is the heart of many investigations. 

• It was a good review for folks who have had a hydrology course in college. 




• Nice videos. 

• Nice overview and mix of groundwater and case studies. (Two responses) 

• The first presentation had too much information. It should be reduced to a summary version. 

• Might want to simplify for future classes. 

• Need more real life and practical examples throughout the presentation. 

• There was too much technical information at one time, so it was difficult to absorb. 

• Introductory material necessary, but very dry. 

• Use new case studies each year. (Four responses) 

• I would like to know practical solutions, given the limited technology I have in working for the 

state. 

• Pace was a little fast for an introduction to hydrology. 


• Case studies were a very effective teaching mechanism and very helpful. (Four responses) 

• Good balance of science, seriousness, and humor. 

• Module One should be shortened and more pictures added. (Two responses) 

• Some slides had too many words. 


• I would recommend it only if you get new case studies every year. 


• Good idea and reference material for future work. 



Daily Implementation of ICS 

Instructors: JoAnn Eskelsen, EPA ERT 

Carl Lautenberger, EPA Region 10 

John Martin, EPA Region 6 

Janis Thompson, EPA Region 7 

Michael Towle, EPA Region 3 

This course provided an opportunity for OSCs and RSC members to share information and learn how the 

ICS has been applied in EPA-specific situations. The course was taught by OSCs and RSC members 

using case studies to illustrate how ICS has been used; what worked and what did not work; and to 

recommend future actions. The case studies included an EPA removal action, a RSC deployment, and an 

emergency response with responsible party involvement. Through a panel and question-and-answer 

session, the course provided an opportunity to share information and “ground-truth” the system as EPA 

continues to develop the Agency’s ICS implementation policies and plans. The course included an 

exercise that enabled the students to practice ICS in an unfolding emergency scenario. The target 

audience for this course was: (1) OSCs who have completed the advanced ICS 300 and 400 level 

courses, and (2) RSCs. 









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EPA ERT, 3% (2) 



EPA RPMs, 10% (6) 



13% (8) 



5% (3) 






• Great course for OSCs and RSCs. 

• This course is very relevant to the emergency response community both inside and outside of the 

Agency. 

• A good fit for a person who works at Headquarters and does not work sites regularly and only 

works on policy coordination with ICS in mind. 

• I now have a better understanding of what OSCs do. 

• Tailored toward RSC due to class participants, but very good overview of ICS. 

• As an RSC member this is relevant, as an EPA employee it is not. 


• Good information. 

• Excellent start to getting RSCs more involved and supported. 

• Scenario was very informative. (Two responses) 

• It was great to see different ideas on how to implement ICS for different removal scenarios. 

• Put additional case studies on the OSC Web site for access. 

• Need an upfront overview of the directive to bring ICS into the removal process. 

• Make sure to give a brief explanation of what ICS is and how it works. Do not assume everyone 

knows. 

• Please add more examples of ICS to answer what worked, what did not, and lessons learned. 



• There should be discussion for RSC members about how to get the resources we need for 

deployment if we are not personnel assigned them (e.g., computers, cell phones, global 

positioning system (GPS) units, etc.). 

• Suggest going over the Incident Action Plan examples in a little bit more detail — especially 

form ICS 215. 

• Would like more examples of how ICS is set up from very small to a very large response. 

• I would like job aides discussed, especially “Go Kits.” 


• It was good to have several presenters – gave a good balance of perspectives and experience. 

• Mike Towle was a great facilitator of a great depth of knowledge. 

• It was smart to limit PowerPoints to 20 minute stints. 

• Forms and maps were good. 

• Examples of Incident Action Plans can be referenced in the future. 

• The exercise was very cool — we had a good time and it livened up the afternoon. 

• It was helpful during the group exercise to have an experienced OSC at our table to help answer 

our questions. 

• Handouts of the narrative would have been very useful to take away. 

• It would be nice to have an actual OSC assisting in the exercise. (Three responses) 

• Groups that work together on exercise should be of mixed levels and experiences. 

• Consider bringing in other agency representatives to share in the instructor roles and help instruct 

from an “all hazards” approach. 

• Next time — bring in others (besides OSC) on how they implement/participate in ICS, and how 

they use ICS 201, etc. to do their job (e.g., logistics/finance). 

• Some of the slides and handouts are too small to read easily and effectively. 

• Provide CD or link to forms used in ICS. An Incident Action Plan template that is fill-able would 

also be useful. 


• Perfect fit for the materials presented. 

• ICS seems more practical to implement in some areas with EPA than others on a daily basis. 


• A good course for entry level OSC or RSC not familiar with ICS. (Five responses) 

• Re-evaluate appropriateness for RSC. 

• Yes, to keep the Agency’s ICS/(NIMS implementation going. We cannot be at 100 percent yet. 

• All RSC should take this course to understand the field applicability of ICS. 





- Resource unit presentation 

- Less time spent on scenarios (Three responses) 


- Scenario exercise 

- Provide an additional example of how ICS is used on removal actions 


- ICS exercise (Two responses) 



- An ICS review 



Disposal Decision Making 

Instructors: Erica Canzler, EPA OEM 

Kathy Clayton, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

James Daloia, EPA Region 2 

Eric Daly, EPA Region 2 

Michael James, EPA Office of Solid Waste 

Paul Lemieux, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

Neil Norrell, EPA Region 2 

Alan Woodard, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 

This course provided OSCs the ability to plan for disposal of residues produced during restoration 

operations. During the course, participants evaluated cost tradeoffs between decontamination and 

disposal early in the process of restoring a contaminated facility. This information could be incorporated 

into the detailed waste profiles needed to negotiate contracts with disposal facilities and transportation 

companies and could be used to develop disposal plans. 

Topics covered in the course included: 

• Vital decision making related to treatment or disposal options. 

• How decontamination decisions impact disposal options, and vice-versa. 

• Regulatory framework for disposal decisions. 

• The role of the OSC in animal carcass disposal. 

• Disposal stakeholders and their roles. 

• Selection of the appropriate disposal facility. 

• Packaging and storing of residues. 

• Transport of materials to the disposal site. 

• Worker safety. 

• Risk communication and disposal. 

• Online Disposal Decision Support Tool. 

Along with instruction, the course included a panel discussion to explore the recent New York City 

anthrax contamination event. The panel focused on the issues related to decontamination and disposal 

and on the disposal decision making process. 

Additionally, participants received a course book to assist in disposal of residues from cleanup of 

contaminated buildings, water systems, and agricultural incidents (such as carcass disposal). The course 

book and other tools provided the information needed to select an appropriate disposal facility, including 

regulatory requirements, facility contact, and permit information. 








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EPA NDT, 5% (2) 






EPA ERT, 7% (3) 


2% (1) 




19% (8) 




• If the event occurs, it will be very relevant. 




• Great job! Summarized an event and identified gaps. 

• Enjoyed case studies, please add more. (Two responses) 

• Anthrax case was helpful. 

• I would be interested in a disposal study on Katrina. 

• Course was too basic. 

• For the Disposal Decision Making class — there was an awful lot of information on 

decontamination and not on disposal. It repeated information provided in two other courses. 


• Excellent job done by presenters. (Three responses) 

• This course is a great follow-up to the Avian Influenza course, specifically disposal. 

• Nice panel discussion. 

• Good, short talks. 

• There could be more visual aides/slides/short videos to carry out message. 

• Many slides were difficult to read: too much text; poor color choices. (Two responses) 

• Presentations were not well coordinated. Content was too redundant among speakers. (Three 

responses) 

• Focus was too narrow and there were too many presenters. (Two responses) 

• Dry material presented in an even drier manner. 


• I had no idea that this was a biology related course...but it was interesting anyways. 

• Title did not indicate that the course would consider disposal of biological-waste only. (Two 

responses) 

• Be clearer about the fact that concentration of materials in the event of an INS — changes the 

course completely. 

• No decision making was taught in the course. (Two responses) 


• Would recommend if course changes were made. (Three responses) 


• Consider a future course linked with risk assessment. 


- Disposal stakeholders role and responsibilities 

- The presentations that were offered in other classes 


- Building relations with stakeholders 




- ESF-10/agroterrorism/avian flu and emerging technologies 

- Panel discussion 


- Cooperation with the USCG and other federal agencies during events of national 

significances 

- Have USDA talk about agricultural disposal training modules 



Emerging Response Tools for Chemical and Biological Agents 

Instructors: Steve Allgeier, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water 

Kathy Clayton, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

Mark Durno, EPA Region 5 

Kevin Garrahan, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

Deborah McKean, EPA NDT 

Tonya Nichols, EPA ORD, NHSRC 


Cindy Sonich-Mullin, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

Oba Vincent, EPA ORD, NHSRC 

This course provided information and tools to help OSCs respond quickly and efficiently to WMD 

incidents. This class combined the decision-making processes of emergency response and risk 

assessment with the tools and techniques that provide for rapid communication and informed risk 

management of chemicals and biological agents. An emergency consequence assessment tool was used 

to demonstrate consequence assessment during an emergency. Topics included: 

• Process toward validated sampling and analysis of WMDs for clearance sampling, remediation, 

and restoration. 

• Biodetection: screening technologies and an introduction to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 

and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). 

• Support for Environmental Rapid Risk Assessment database and the Data Dictionary: rapid 

access to agent-specific information. 

• Knowing your numbers: Health-based criteria and provisional advisory levels. 

• How clean is clean?: State of current policy. 

• Emergency consequence assessment for water systems. 

• What can we do for you?: Introduction to the TRIO Workgroup. 








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EPA ERT, 1% (1) 


4% (4) 




14% (13) 




• In a real scenario if we are waiting 2-3 days for a culture and suspect contamination “shut down 

the water system!” 




• Case studies were good. 

• Great inventory and summary of the various tools and initiatives. 

• Great opportunity to communicate NHSRC, ORD, and OW tools and initiative to response 

community. 

• Add more case studies. (Two responses) 

• More information on emergency response tools for chemical and biological agents is needed. 

• Add information on DoD detection equipment in development and pilot studies. 

• Present more detail and break the course into multiple courses each with more case studies and 

hands-on activities. (Six responses) 

• There was not enough chemical response information. 


• Good instructors — well spoken and knowledgeable. 

• Good way of reaching different levels of experience or knowledge. Benefited from multiple 

presenters. 

• Kept interest by changing topics and speakers. 

• Items like the quick reference guides located on the Web site and site assessment managers will 

greatly be used. 

• Handouts and reference to contacts and Web sites will be very helpful (many of which I was not 

aware of). 

• CD/ROMs are always nice to accompany binders. 

• Have the Web sites set up at the ERT Internet cafe and allow participants to practice using the 

Web sites. 

• Too much information for class time; some presentations were rushed. (Nineteen responses) 

• Not enough time for discussion. (Two responses) 

• Too many Web sites provided; a centralized response site with application tools is needed. 

• Update course as tools evolve. 

• Lecture materials sometimes did not match the presenter’s slides. (Three responses) 

• Some slides were difficult to read (small font, poor color choices, etc.). (Three responses) 

• The microbiology slides need to be reviewed for ease of reading. 


• Yes, it was a good overview. 

• No, it was limited by focus on example. 

• Should be re-named given the water focus. 



Comments on recommending course to colleague 

• More RSC (ERT, NDT, or RERT should attend). 

• Strongly recommend to new OSCs. 

• Agree as a refresher or advanced course for next time with new material. 

• Yes, for OSCs on Preparedness Readiness Team. 

• Would recommend as long as participant is water focused. 


• Consider making this an 8-hour course. 

• Consider advanced course for next training. 

• Consider breaking into multiple, more focused courses. 


- OW related topics; rapid access to agent information 

- Bio-detection 

- Emergency Consequence Assessment Tool (ECAT) 

- Response protocol toolbox 


- Entire course (Five responses) 

- “How clean is clean” (Four Responses) 

- PCR/ELISA 

- ECAT 

- ECAD 

- Standardizing of analytical materials (follow 1Chem, 1Bio, 1Rad through the methods) 


- Water security 

- Clearance sampling 


- Real sampling 

- A brief discussion of how clearance was performed during the 2001 anthrax incidents 

- Address the following questions: Should something happen soon, would we likely go back to 

that method? Why or why not? 

- ORD’s research on building decontamination 



ESF-10 — From No Mission to Mission 

Instructor: Stephen Mason, EPA Region 6 

This course was designed for OSCs who are not experienced in working under the Stafford Act process, 

or who still have questions about the process. The Road to Mission Assignments is paved with good 

intentions, but you cannot spend what you do not have. Never has this been truer than when dealing with 

disasters, Stafford Act funding, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operations. 

By taking the course, participants gained insights into the following: 

• The Mission Assignment process. 

• A presidential declaration after a disaster occurs. 

• Activation of ESF-10. 

• Action Request Forms, Mission Assignments, task orders, and closeouts. 

Through presentations and question and answer sessions, OSCs and other attendees gained additional 

knowledge to assist in work during a disaster. 

We learned that OSCs who responded to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were better prepared to do their jobs 

when they understood the basics of the funding process. 









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EPA ERT, 4% (2) 


4% (2) 



4% (2) 






• I have a better knowledge of mission assignments. 


• Excellent lecture application to Katrina. 

• Would be useful to emphasize point made on whether or not to agree to mission assignment. 


• Course was excellent and very useful. 

• Excellent instructor — great job Steve! (Five responses) 

• Very well presented, using real life experience from Hurricane Katrina response. 

• Could be whole-day course! Very good. 

• Instructor did a wonderful job of linking lecture material to “in field” situations with examples. 

• Several OSCs from each region should have a more in depth class in the ESF process. 


• It was a great overview of what mission assignments are and how they work. 




• Should be mandatory training for OSC. 

• Excellent for RSC. 

• Absolutely. 

• It was very informative. 

• Very good perspective. 



- Discuss the OSC’s NCP authority and the interrelationship with the Stafford Act 



Field Documentation 

Instructors: Lori Muller, EPA Region 1 

Mike Solecki, EPA Region 2 

Catherine Young, EPA Region 1 

This half-day training course focused on the technical and regulatory issues regarding documentation by 

OSCs during emergency responses and incidents of national significance. The training addressed the 

following topics: 

• Regulatory requirements: ensuring compliance with the NCP and other relevant, response-related 

regulations. 

• Enforcement-appropriate documentation: ensuring that documentation supports any subsequent 

enforcement actions related to specific response actions. 

• Required emergency response documentation: information and instruction on the information 

that must be documented, and exposure to different methods for properly documenting response 

actions. 

• ICS — Required Documentation: differences between documentation during an INS and 

documentation during an emergency response. 

Specific instruction on the documentation required of OSCs during a national incident was emphasized. 

The training examined the flow of data within the Incident Command Structure and the importance of 

proper documentation in producing an accurate and useable Incident Action Plan. 

The training included lecture and incorporated case studies to enhance the information presented. The 

target audience for this course was OSCs who needed a refresher in documentation or who were 

interested in obtaining information about documentation during large-scale responses. 









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Twenty-eight members of the RSC attended this course. 








11% (5) 








• This is a great class for someone still learning the basics of the RSC program. 

• Course is appropriate for RSC, but maybe too basic for OSCs. 

• Great for EPA records management of any kind in any EPA job. 

• Very applicable for OSC, but maybe not as applicable for the RSC. 




• Great link to real events. 

• Great case studies. (Two responses) 

• Application and how the forms come into play was the most useful. 

• Really liked the explosion/ink site as case study. It helped to illustrate documentation at a real 

incident. (Two responses) 

• Very good orientation on the type and importance of documentation. 

• Examples of real removals were helpful. 

• Examples are great; a flowchart/chronology of the Danvers response would be an interesting 

addition. 

• Under “why is documentation important,” insert a slide on what drives documentation for FEMAlead 

NRP responses. 

• It may be helpful and interesting to hear from an attorney about cost recovery documentation 

issues. 


• Great course. (Two responses) 

• Presenters made the topic interesting by incorporating “real life” scenarios. 

• Good audience participation – instructors engaged group. (Two responses) 

• Good format allowing questions/discussion during the presentation. 

• It was a good review to run through each of the different forms. 

• Copies of the forms on the wall were a good idea. 

• Need more hands-on activities. 

• The handout slides did not match the presentation slides, they were hard to read and they had too 

much detail. (Four responses) 

• Handouts should include examples of all the types of documents mentioned for removal actions. 

• Discussions sometimes strayed away from documentation discussions into other areas. (Two 

responses) 

• Add full-sized Incident Action Plan to class handouts — slides are too hard to read in book. 

• Pace was varied. There was not enough time for Ms. Young to cover ICS Documents/Forms. 


• Would recommend for RSCs, but not for OSCs. 

• Would recommend especially for new OSCs. 

• Senior directors should “encourage” OSC attendance as primary technical response group kickoff. 





- ICS forms 

- Removal actions 

- OSC-specific requirements 


- More information on documentation that RSC member would use at an INS 

- ICS forms 


- USCG instructions with Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 90 

- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 


- Safeguarding documentation/information release 



How to Be Nice and Play Well With Others in the Contracts Environment 

Instructors: Gregory Fife, EPA Region 6 

Althea Foster, EPA Region 6 

Pat Hammack, EPA Region 6 

John Martin, EPA Region 6 

Stephen Mason, EPA Region 6 

Gary Moore, EPA Region 6 

Warren Zehner, EPA Region 6 

This new 4-hour analogical, role-playing course focused on contract and site management. During the 

course, participants were assigned to play various roles on teams to fulfill team and individual goals. The 

roles played by the participants bear remarkable similarities to those found on a typical site, such as 

OSCs, the START members, the ERRS response managers, and others. Although some good-natured 

competition among the teams occurred, the objective of the exercise was to reach the goal within the time 

frame of the course. The students carefully went through the process of gaining approval (the Action 

Memorandum), tasking the contractor, providing oversight and approving work, documenting costs, 

addressing applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements, and more — with all these steps assessed 

from the perspectives of different roles and goals. 

Participants of this course who were warranted OSCs and CO’s Technical Representatives received 4 

hours of training toward the contract training requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act (Maloney Bill). 








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19% (6) 




• I am a contract officer and this gave me a direct insight into what an OSC does. 


• Excellent. 

• A new, very informative course. 

• Great team effort! (Three responses) 

• Good exercise. (Six responses) 

• The scenario was well designed and all the materials, which were extensive, were provided. Well 

done! 

• Best four hours towards the Malony Bill I ever got! (Two responses) 

• Course puts things into perspective, especially because I am not an OSC. 

• Course dealt more with the process an OSC goes through than just contracting. 


• Facilitators did an excellent job providing injections to repeatedly stress the team. (Two 

responses) 

• John Martin was a great instructor. 

• Very informative, lots of interaction, and lots of communication. 



• Time allotment was right. 

• A flowchart of OSC responsibilities during a response would be helpful. 

• Give more time to review the documentation. 

• Suggest making this an all day course. 


• Abstract should state that this course is designed largely for newer OSCs or RSC. (Five 

responses) 


• I would definitely recommend this course, or another team building course, to a colleague. 

(Three responses) 



Infectious Diseases: The Threat to the U.S. Population and Agriculture from 

Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens 

Instructors: Barry Erlick, BJE Associates, Auburn University and Kansas State University 

Don Huber, Purdue University 

Richard Pilch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 

Serguei Popov, George Mason University 

Rich Rupert, EPA Region 3 

This course provided participants an advanced level of knowledge on biological agents, particularly 

agents likely to be encountered in a biological terrorism incident. This course also provided participants 

with an understanding of historical and emerging threats posed by biological agents. Speakers conducted 

lectures and discussions about the history and current risks posed by biological agents, as well as 

development and use of biological agents as weapons. The course focused on agents most likely to be 

used in an act of bioterrorism. A broad overview of plant, animal, and human pathogens was provided, 

and case studies were used to illustrate how an outbreak can begin and progress, and how to manage the 

outbreak. Participants accomplished the following: 

• Became familiar with historical efforts to develop plant, animal, and human pathogens as 

biological weapons. The instructors shared more than 150 years of collective experience in 

biological study, research, and application. 

• Learned about the current threat posed to the U.S. population and agriculture by natural- and 

anthropogenic-derived outbreaks. The risk and consequence posed by pathogens current on the 

global scene were examined. 

• Learned strategies to safely and effectively respond to pathogenic outbreaks. The course 

provided opportunities to evaluate various response approaches through case studies. 








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Seventeen members of the RSC attended this course 





EPA NDT, 1% (1) 





EPA ERT, 2% (2) 


3% (3) 




10% (9) 




• Half of the information presented was relevant to my job. (Two responses) 




• Excellent Course! (Three responses) 

• Good overview of infectious diseases. (Two responses) 

• Good information presented. (Twelve responses) 

• This course presented valid ecological and economical needs for preparedness that are not often 

mentioned. 

• Case studies were excellent. (Two responses) 

• Dr. Popov’s lecture was informative and had a good balance between the science and the threat 

potential of pathogens. 

• Dr. Huber’s segment was particularly useful. (Two responses) 

• Please explain each disease (e.g., Glanders) before discussing them. 

• Rich Rupert did an excellent job compiling subject matter experts on threats. 

• Make the information more relevant to OSCs and first responders. (Ten responses) 

• Focus the animal diseases section on EPA’s roles. (Three responses) 

• Too advanced for audience, especially the anti-crop section. (Two responses) 

• Material presented was basic. 

• Would like Rich’s presentation to be more advanced. 

• The anti-crop bioterrorism section should be shortened unless the instructor ties it to EPA 

responsibilities and shows relationship to terrorism. (Twelve responses) 


• This was a very interesting course that would be beneficial regardless of one’s job. 

• Amazing group of expert instructors. (Eleven responses) 

• Pilich and Rupert were the most dynamic speakers. (Three responses) 

• Dr. Popov was a very good instructor. 

• The manual will be a good future reference. (Seven responses) 

• Speakers need to keep to the schedule to avoid rushing later presentations. (Two responses) 

• Include more interaction with the audience. (Four responses) 

• The slides were great. 

• Visual aides were poor for several presenters. Too many bullets on a slide, small text and poor 

choice of color for background and text. (Nine responses) 

• Pictures in introduction need to be larger. 

• Include Web sites if they are available as references. 

• Dr. Huber’s notes were different from his handouts and his lecture was difficult to follow. 

• The course needs to be restructured. (Three responses) 

• Build course around Rich Rupert’s presentation. 



• Include more case studies. 

• Too much repetition for some material. 

• Course was a bit fast. (Two responses) 

• Too much lecture and too many details. (Six responses) 

• Pace was too slow sometimes. 

• Need to lengthen course to include all information presented. (Three responses) 

• Lengthen this course to 2-3 days and bring it to the regions. 

• Include more discussion and question and answer time. (Nine responses) 

• Keep breaks short and prompt. 

• Include more breaks. (Two responses) 

• Course should be shortened to a half-day course. (Five responses) 

• Information will not be useful in the future. 


• More information was presented than expected. (Two responses) 

• I do not think the objectives of the course were met because I expected more information relating 

to responders, such as what do I need for a response? What should I do to prepare? (Two 

responses) 


• Would recommend course to a person with a life sciences background. I would be hesitant to 

recommend it to a colleague with an engineering background. 

• Good course if student wants to hear experts speak rather than have interaction. 

• No, because it is too specific for my fellow co-workers. 


• Review the four biology related courses presented at this Readiness Training and create new 

courses or combine the courses into one course. (Two responses) 

• Next course should be “Response Plans for Infectious Diseases” so OSCs know what to do in the 

event of a suspected or confirmed infectious disease attack. (Two responses) 


- Information on plant pathogens 

- Presentation on smallpox 

- Information about the historical and emerging bioweapons threats 

- The information on different regulations; the response section for each course. The response 

section includes information on disease recognition and planning activities to prepare for a 

response. 




- Time allotted for and the presentation for Biothreats and Awareness done by Rich Pilch 

(Twelve responses) 

- More information on PPE selection (Two responses) 

- More information on how to delegate the extent of release and how to clean up the release 

(Nine responses) 

- Non-carcass disposal 



Inland In Situ Burning for Oil Spills 

Instructors: Harry L. Allen, III, EPA ERT 

John Caffin, Department of Agriculture 

Leigh DeHaven, EPA OEM 

Amy Merten, NOAA 

Ann Whelan, EPA Region 5 

This new 4-hour advanced course introduced the scientific approach to inland ISB of oil spills. As an 

alternative countermeasure for oil spill response, ISB is not the answer for all inland oil spills. This 

course provided OSCs valuable resources that highlight educated decision making for IBS. 

Topics in the course included: 

• Oil burning characteristics. 

• Favorable and unfavorable conditions to conduct ISB. 

• Air quality and air monitoring issues. 

• Area planning and ISB. 

• Relationships of RRT and ISB. 

• ICS and ISB. 

• Relationships with local fire chiefs, U.S. Forest Service, and Fire Service. 

• Communication chain, public relations, and public education. 

Featured case studies included a post-Katrina in situ burn in an intermediate marsh in Empire, Louisiana; 

an in situ burn in Cohasset, Minnesota; and remotely operated vehicle video footage of a water column 

during an oil test burn off the coast of Newfoundland. 








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EPA ERT, 7% (3) 



2% (1) 




4% (2) 






• I have not yet encountered a spill where this tool would be appropriate, but I could in future. 


• We oversee oil cleanups so the course is very relevant to my job. 

• Our region has a burn every few years so the course is relevant to my job. 


• Excellent course. 

• Past and current event use was very effective. 

• Case studies were good but most focused on the coastal zone. 

• There is a good mix of science, policy, methods, case studies, and multi-media. 

• Course was ok. 

• Material was dated. (Three responses) 

• More emphasis on emergency response methods and less information on pre-planning. 


• Speakers have a lot of experience in their topic area. 

• Great job putting everything together. 

• Presenting the reference material in CD form is very helpful. 

• Balance was ok. 

• Switch order of presentations to have policy issues first, then modeling. 

• I suggest breaking the course into two main sections: inland/ocean spills. 

• Break the course up into modules. (Two responses) 

• More hands-on exercises would be good. 

• An agenda and materials relevant to the discussion would help the afternoon session. 

• Material could be tabbed/organized better. 

• Include Web site addresses in PowerPoint presentation. 

• Print out the PowerPoint slides as a handout for participants to take notes on. (Two responses) 

• Not sure all the PowerPoint slides are on the CD, such as the speakers’ presentation material. 


• Ask instructors to combine their presentation into one PowerPoint and avoid switching between 

many different PowerPoint presentations. (Two responses) 

• Too many slides of graphs and the numbers are too specific to a single site. 

• Handouts were not used during the class. (Four responses) 

• Reference material is good. 

• Add the EPA/RRT guidance on IBS for a reference. 



• Need an additional break. (Two responses) 

• Might want to include a U.S. Department of the Interior representative next time. 

• The volume of material is high and the pace was rapid to fit in all four presentations. 

• While the course was informative, I think it should be a Hot Site, not a class, because the 

information does not lend itself to be presented in an instructive manner. 


• I do not believe course met the designation of “advanced course,” as stated on abstract. 

• I expected more information on the planning activities with scenarios exercises. 

• I thought there would be more information about the operations setup, permitting, and local 

coordination of resources and less discussion about modeling. 

• The course was more complex than the abstract suggested and more interesting. 

• Abstract covered the course topics. 

• The course barely matched the abstract. 


• I would recommend it to my co-workers because the course has informational value, a 

management perspective and technical aspects that can be put to use. 

• The course highlights many great points necessary in evaluating whether or not to burn. 

• I believe many OSCs do not know much about In-Situ Burning as a response tool and this course 

is a good way for them to learn about this option. (Two responses) 

• I suggest getting the latest information about this issue from Al Allen, Merv Fingas, and Kevin 

McGratten (NIST). I would also survey RRT for the most advanced ISB guidelines. 

• We oversee oil cleanups and others who work with me could benefit from the course. 


• Please present a course on inland chemical agents. 


- Section on modeling (Two responses) 

- The discussion of off-shore spill management 


- Discussion of the dos and don’ts of burning and how and when to get approval (Four 

responses) 

- Information on the operational setup for burning 

- Oil or emergency responses from the experts 

- Discussion on the decision making process and pros and cons of a particular decision (Two 

responses) 

- Basic planning information and exercises (Three responses) 



Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping 

Instructors: Gary Boley, InterSpec, LLC 

Mark Howard, EPA OEM 

This course was geared toward personnel conducting SPCC and Facility Response Plan inspections. The 

course also was of use to OSCs who conduct site work associated with the petroleum sectors (upstream 

and downstream). By taking this course, participants achieved the following objectives: 

• Obtained a summary of tank types, components, and associated construction standards. 

• Obtained an overview of the applicable industry standards for inspection and testing of 

aboveground, shop-built, and field-erected tanks (including API 653, API RP 12 R1, and STI 

SP001); and piping (aboveground and buried). Inspection and testing of buried and partially 

buried tanks are discussed, as well as corrosion issues. 

• Gained an understanding of additional concepts such as “hybrid” testing methodologies, tank 

baselining, and re-rating of tank capacity. 

• Explored specific items for which SPCC inspectors should look for during an SPCC inspection to 

evaluate whether a facility meets inspection and integrity testing requirements — for example, 

correct documentation and record keeping plus verification of up-to-date inspections according to 

a regular schedule as described in the SPCC plan. 

The course was taught by a certified tank inspector. The course was recommended for OSCs or any 

person who conducts SPCC inspections or for OSCs involved with response actions associated with the 

petroleum sector. 








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• This course did not specifically relate to my current job but gave me a better understanding of the 

start to finish process of tank removal. 

• Generally most OSCs do not perform SPCC inspections, but they may get involved with them on 

occasion. That was my main reason for taking this class. (Two responses) 


• Great course! 

• Good overview of information. (Three responses) 

• Maybe have an OSC provide a case example or explain how he/she gets involved in this work. 

• Course was heavily geared to the type of inspection unlikely to be conducted by an OSC with 

limited SPCC involvement. (Two responses) 

• Consider looking at actual inspection reports to find issues we would want to follow up on as 

EPA inspectors. (Two responses) 

• It would be interesting if a mini tank could be brought in and a mock inspection completed. 

• This material was presented at a more advanced level than I expected. (Three responses) 

• Include more case studies. (Six responses) 

• Too many numeric standard references. 

• The information presented was too EPA specific. (Two responses) 



• I became lost in the multiple standards, checklists, etc. 

• Could not figure out what types of tanks need to be and are required to be inspected for American 

Petroleum Institute (API) 653. 

• Too much information was presented on tanks, especially the different types of tanks and the 

frequency of tank inspections. (Seven responses) 


• The presenter is very knowledgeable. 

• Training assistant was outstanding! 

• The presenters seemed to have a good balance of materials. 

• Supplemental notes on the bottom of the page were helpful. (Two responses) 

• The handouts seem very helpful. 

• Include more visual information for scenarios. (Two responses) 

• Many of the slides repeated the same information. 

• Many of the slides did not relate to the course. 

• Add a check sheet to keep track of the different standards and for which tank. 

• Include a syllabus for the course. 

• Speed up the pace of the course. (Two responses) 

• Reduce the amount of lecture. (Two responses) 

• The course was too detailed. 

• Too much information for a half-day training course. (Three responses) 

• Make the course a full day with an afternoon field component looking at tanks, bulk oil facility or 

refinery. 

• The “What to look for” section will be very helpful in deciphering integrity/inspection reports. 

• Unfortunately, the material will not be a great reference because the tank inspection standards 

differ greatly between the EPA and USCG. 

• Mark could be more involved to make things more relevant to OSC and SPCC work. 


• Yes, it met my expectations. (Two responses) 

• This material was presented at a more advanced level than I expected. (Three responses) 

• I expected much more coverage on pipe considerations. 

• I was mistaken to think standards were the same between land and marine tanks. 


• I would recommend this course to special inspectors and employees with SPCC involvement. 




• I would not recommend this course to most of my colleagues because they are OSCs and have 

limited SPCC involvement. 

• The course should be offered again to colleagues, but should not occur at every OSC Readiness 

Training Program. 



- Non-destructive testing of piping and tanks 

- Piping standards and how to inspect piping (Two responses) 

- More detail about the different industry inspection standards and how they relate to EPA 

SPCC regulations (Two responses) 

- SPCC inspections and exercises 


- API 653 Inspection qualifications (pages 60, 125, 125) 



Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan 

Instructors: Thanne Cox, EPA Region 9 


This course was designed to help OSCs understand their authorities under the NCP during removal 

actions, and especially during emergency response actions. The course also informed OSCs how to 

conduct themselves within state and local incident command structures. The course focused on legal 

duties and responsibilities of OSCs through presentations and interactive exercises. Topics included the 

National Response System, operational implementation of the NCP, and legal questions related to OSCs’ 

provision of direction during a response action. 








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EPA NDT, 1% (1) 





EPA ERT, 3% (2) 


4% (3) 




9% (7) 




• The content of this course is my job and I need to hear it again and again. (Three responses) 

• This course clearly explained the responsibilities and roles of each agency in relation to the NCP. 

• I am in public affairs and it always helps to have a deeper understanding of the work completed 

within EPA. 

• I work in 311 enforcement. 


• Good introduction to the NCP. (Two responses) 

• Comprehensive, complete, short! 

• Good information for decision making. 

• Good use of case studies. (Two responses) 

• Since I am not an OSC, more information on the NCP would have been helpful, but I found the 

course very interesting and useful. (Two responses) 

• Course will eventually need a module that attempts to reconcile the NCP with ICS. 

• Add more case studies. (Four responses) 

• Simplify course by providing examples of what you can and cannot do for many situations. Then 

discuss the NCP. 

• The repetition of some material could be shortened, such as national trustees and health and 

safety requirements. 

• Course did not go into enough detail. 



• Be careful about suggesting that the regions are in violation of the law or NCP. 

• The permit issue needs to be flushed out more. 

• Case study examples could have been used to answer the question and answer session questions. 

• Answers at the end should not have been provided immediately in order to initiate discussion. 

• Add a section that clarifies what authorities an OSC responds under, the NCP or Stafford Act, and 

if the authority makes a difference. This topic has created many questions and has not been 

resolved. 


• All instructors were fantastic! (Nine responses) 

• Paul is a fantastic instructor who speaks clearly and is enthusiastic and engaging. (Five 

responses) 

• I enjoyed the tactfulness of the instructors when presenting the information. 

• Handouts and question and answer/frequently asked questions are a great way of presenting the 

material. (Three responses) 

• Good to put law log, etc. in one place. 

• Excellent to have updated copies of laws and regulations. 

• Paul drove home the point to read the regulations. 

• Sections should be divided with more breaks to help students absorb the information. (Three 

responses) 

• A CD to listen to discussing the course lecture would be beneficial. (Two responses) 

• Binder is missing State Requirements - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

and Liability Act (CERCLA) 128b and a few other documents. (Two responses) 

• Too much material for the time allotted. 

• Do not let discussion sessions go too long. 

• Rushed thru the slides and then dragged on during the question and answer exercise, consider 

restructuring the question and answer session. (Three responses) 

• End was too fast. 

• Good end time. (Two responses) 

• Course should be a full day. (Two responses) 


• Name was very clear. (Two responses) 

• The class was more interesting than it sounded from the description. (Two responses) 

• The course did not include much information about integrating ICS within state and local 

agencies as stated in the course description. 




• This course should be provided to EPA management. 

• Course is important to all OSCs, but especially entry level OSCs. (Eight responses) 

• This course is a must and I hope it continues to be offered at future OSC Readiness Training 

Programs. 

• Great refresher for anyone working in the emergency response program. 

• The USCG pollution investigators should attend. 

• Anyone new to ICS should take this course. 

• Understanding NCP is critical to acting in substantial compliance, and this course is necessary for 

all state and federal representatives. 

• Good for anyone who needs an overview of OSC responsibilities under NCP. 


• Paul should give a class on non-time critical removal actions. 

• This course should be modified to be a two-hour course for attorneys. 

• Have an advanced and beginner course on key parts of the NCP and interpretations of those parts. 

This course pointed out the sections of NCP, said why it is important and then said “go read it.” I 

would like more interpretation and discussion. 


- The question and answer section 

- The quiz section of “Who wants to be an OSC?” 


- Please add information about the Stafford Act (Two responses) 

- Go through a few law suits 

- Case studies where errors were committed and review the respective consequences 



Mercury Response 

Instructors: Glenn Adams, EPA Region 4 

Mark Durno, EPA Region 5 

Greg Harper, Weston Solutions, Inc. 

Mark Johnson, ATSDR 

Steve Renninger, EPA Region 5 

This 4-hour course provided OSCs with guidance to use when dealing with issues associated with 

regulations, response, monitoring, health concerns, toxicology, and cleanup pertinent to sites 

contaminated with mercury. The workshop focused primarily on complex residential contamination sites. 

Participants received a detailed guidebook and checklist that will assist them through all phases of 

cleanup at a residential site contaminated with mercury, from initial notification through final restoration. 

A number of case studies and multi-media demonstrations that documented the complexities of issues 

associated with mercury cleanups were presented, as well as the difficulties OSCs have encountered and 

the successes they have achieved. Additionally, the course offered guidance and an example on how to 

craft a mercury outreach program to better educate responders, health professionals, and the public. 








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EPA ERT, 2% (1) 







• Course was very relevant to my job because Region 4 has a lot of mercury spills. 

• Course was based on real experience and lessons learned, which lends credibility to the 

information and makes it pertinent to my job. 


• One of the best courses this week. 

• Informative. (Two responses) 

• Case studies were great. (Two responses) 

• As you continue to offer the course, refresh the material and add recent case studies and lessons 

learned. 


• Excellent! (Eight responses) 

• Presentations and materials useful. 

• Presenters spoke well and the audience was engaged. (Four responses) 

• ATSDR was great. 

• CD/DVD was excellent and will be helpful for sharing with co-workers. (Three responses) 

• Some slides were not included in handbook and it would have been nice to have them in class for 

note taking. 

• Pace of course was a little fast. 

• Make it a day long course with more case studies. 




• Abstract completely covered the content of the course. (Two responses) 



- Toxicology (because it included organic mercury, not just elemental mercury) 


- Case study section 


- A case study that has PRP involvement, if this ever happens 

- A case study that examines the impacts to soil and groundwater and the respective 

investigations and clean-ups 

- More information on larger clean-ups, such as case studies that involve demolition, long term 

relocations, and buyouts 



New and Improved . . . the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments 

Instructors: Patricia Fleming, EPA OEM 

Mark Howard, EPA OEM 

This course was geared to personnel conducting SPCC inspections or providing outreach related to the 

SPCC rule. The SPCC rule (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 112) has been a controversial 

regulation, the focus of significant public comment, and the subject of major litigation. EPA has recently 

amended the SPCC requirements in several areas; these amendments will dramatically alter both the type 

and content of plans developed in accordance with 40 CFR Part 112 and what OSCs will see in the field 

during SPCC inspections. By taking this course, participants achieved the following objectives: 

• Obtained a brief introduction to the SPCC rule, including a tour of its 30-plus year history, 

leading up to the fall 2006 amendments. 

• Learned what provisions were modified or added to the SPCC rule in the 2006 final rule 

amendments, and why. 

• Enhanced understanding of how these changes may affect the regulated community. 

• Better understand the complex implications of compliance date extensions on enforcement. 

• Learned what outreach materials are being made available for the regulated community, including 

a plan template for qualified facilities. 

• Obtained a “sneak preview” of the issues that EPA is considering to address in a future SPCC 

rule revision. 

The course was taught by technical staff from EPA’s OEM who drafted the final rule action. The 

instructional methodology for this course included lecture and case scenarios for group analysis. The 

target audience for this course was OSCs, SPCC inspectors, and other staff who need to understand the 

fall 2006 SPCC rule amendments and how they relate to implementation. 








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13% (3) 


4% (1) 


9% (2) 






• Course gave me a broader perspective of my role in the enforcement of water issues and how we 

interact with EPA counterparts. 




• Very good course which made a “dry” subject interesting. (Five responses) 

• Have a more advanced focus on amendments. 

• Integrate new amendments into the original regulations more. 

• The exercises were good to apply the regulatory relief. 

• Game was too slow. 


• Good, lively instructors who were very knowledgeable. (Three responses) 


• Would recommend course to colleagues, but the information needs to be continuously revised as 

the regulations change. 

• I would not recommend it for everyone, but it is a useful course. 



People, Relationships, and Interaction within Incident Management 

Instructors: Gregory DeAngelis, EPA Region 2 

Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10 

Neal Wagman, Personality Resources International 

Russell Wagner-Bark, Personality Resources International 

This 8-hour interactive, participant-centered course was designed to help OSCs develop communication 

and interpersonal skills necessary for enhancing and encouraging full participation within incident 

management. By taking the course, participants learned how to communicate more effectively and lead 

so that others will follow and to work with and manage people with greater ease during demanding and 

stressful situations. The course was taught by a team of instructors, and the instructional methodology 

included lectures, small group activities, and exercises. The target audience for this course was new and 

experienced OSCs. 

This course was also recommended for RSC staff. 








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EPA ERT, 4% (2) 


EPA CICs, 10% (5) 




8% (4) 




• Understanding people and learning how to successfully relate/work together is essential for all 

positions. (Three responses) 

• Very helpful for future involvement with interagency activities. 

• As a Community Involvement Coordinator, communication skills are very important. 


• Terrific class; interesting and informative. (Nine responses) 

• Excellent mix. (Five responses) 

• Very professional. 

• Very interactive. 

• I liked that this course was very different than Myers-Briggs. 

• I liked the discussion on the group and the perspective sharing. (Two responses) 

• I liked the ICS activity and how the course tied into the different ICS roles. (Two responses) 

• More time should be spent on the ways and tools to use to work with people in different groups. 

(Three responses) 

• Provide a group that does not have a strong leaning to one style. 

• The course did not go beyond recognizing the different types. 

• Too many exercises. 

• Delete or shorten exercise on ICS chart. (Seven responses) 

• Ask folks to identify what roles they would fill in ICS. 



• Include more specific guidance in dealing with ICS structure and communication problems with 

that structure. 

• This class is too elementary for most of the people at this conference. 


• Excellent facilitator! (Two responses) 

• Too much instructor interaction with one group. 

• Very good slides and lecture material. 

• Liked the inclusion of the Personality Resources International Web link, 

www.personalityresources.com. (Two responses) 

• Good hands on exercises and fun toys. 

• Book will be useful as a reference. (Three responses) 

• Cards were excellent. 

• Have the building exercise with all four groups represented in a team. (Three responses) 

• Distribute personality questionnaires a week before the class so participants can have them 

completed and scored before they arrive. This would allow the scores to be used as an 

introduction to the course and act as a resource for the “self-categorization” activity at the 

beginning of the course. 

• Course did not rely strongly on the handout materials. 

• Include guidelines on how to appeal to another group or method to communicate with another 

group. 

• Course should be shortened. (Three responses) 


• Course went into more than I expected, which was good. (Two responses) 


• Should be mandatory for management. (Five responses) 

• Yes, it is helpful for understanding human relationships and interactions. (Five responses) 

• Yes, if they were new to the work environment. 

• Require course for ICS. 

• Good course for OSCs on how people interact. 

• Incident Management Teams should take this course together. 


• Please provide advanced training using this as a prerequisite. 


- The section that describes other colors (Three responses) 

- Exercises on how each group perceives the other (Two responses) 


- The exercise where a group comes up with words for other groups 



Practical Applications of GPS 

Instructors: John Bing-Canar, EPA Region 5 

Brian Cooper, EPA Region 5 

Patrick Hamblin, EPA Region 5 

Charles Roth, EPA Region 5 

This course provided OSCs practical information about GPS methods and sample design development. 

The course included an overview of GPS technology, including expected accuracies and limitations of 

various GPS units. GPS units and data collection software currently used by EPA were discussed, 

including pocket navigation units, sub-meter accuracy and survey-grade GPS, Trimble Terrasync, and 

Field Environmental Decision Support (FIELDS) RAT data recorders. Instructors also reviewed sample 

design software (VSP and FIELDS) developed by EPA and provided a methodology for selecting an 

appropriate sample design for removal sites and nationally significant incidents. By taking the course, 

participants achieved the following objectives: 

• Learned the basics of how GPS works to understand the limitations of the technology. 

• Were provided with a basic understanding of spatial sample design development. 

• Assessed what level of GPS accuracy is needed for GPS applications. 

• Gained hands-on experience in acquiring GPS coordinates and integrating locational information 

with other data (chemistry, in-field measures, and remote sensing data). 

The instructional methodology for this course included lecture, case studies, and group exercises. A 

hands-on, in-field practicum was emphasized in this training. The target audience for this course was 

OSCs and others who plan, direct, or implement in-field sampling. 









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EPA NDT, 3% (1) 


EPA ERT, 5% (2) 


3% (1) 





7% (3) 




• More appropriate for RPMs given course examples, but good for responders who misunderstand 

GPS. 




• Course was a good introduction to GPS. 

• GPS is a great tool for volume estimates, especially for preparation of cost estimates in an action 

memoranda based on volume. 

• Include more information about the practical applications of GIS, such as on a removal site, a 

remedial site, an emergency response, and an assessment. (Three responses) 


• The instructors have a depth of knowledge about the subject. 

• Slides could have followed presentations better. (Five responses) 

• Could use more informational inserts. 

• Missing section of slides with Web URLs, but instructors wrote links in class. 

• The material in the first part of the course was presented quickly. 

• Some redundancy in material. (Two responses) 

• Have exercises designed differently in case weather does not cooperate. (Two responses) 

• Link older data with a common reference, but no latitude or longitude. 


• I took it literally and it delivered! 

• The practical applications of GPS were not discussed as much as the abstract suggested. 


• I would recommend the course to colleagues looking for a basic understanding of GPS. (Four 

responses) 

• I would recommend it to colleagues who want to understand the limits and capabilities of GPS. 

• I would recommend it for anyone looking to expand the application of GPS onsite. 


• Make the GIS section presented in this course its own course. 


- Case studies (Two responses) 


- Discussion on how to select/design data collection strategies 

- Instrument description 

- The first part of the course 

- GIS section 

- The GPS benchmarks section 

- The examples 



Preparation for and Participation in Cost Recovery and Enforcement Litigation 

Instructors: John Beling, EPA Region 1 

Tina Hennessy, EPA Region 1 

AmyJean McKeown, EPA Region 1 

This 4-hour advanced interactive course focused on legal issues that OSCs should understand to assist 

staff at EPA and the Department of Justice during cost recovery efforts and the litigation process. By 

taking the course, participants achieved the following objectives: 

• Learned to identify and document evidence. 

• Gained an understanding of how to assist in the preparation of written discovery and responses. 

• Prepared for depositions and testifying in court. 

The instructional methodology for this interactive course included lectures, case studies, and mock trial 

participation. The target audience for this course was OSCs of all levels, enforcement coordinators, and 

other support staff involved in cost recovery efforts. 








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10% (2) 








• Might have touched on the importance of documentation, including financial aspects. 

• Good use of exercise (determining what documents are withheld), deposition, final arrangements. 

• Great examples. 

• More information on witness preparation would be good for OSCs going on START. 

• The second parts and regulation section could be lengthened. 


• Presented and put together well. (Two responses) 

• Liked the approach. 

• Good interaction in the exercise. 

• Add more handouts/references such as what can and cannot be admitted, tips, information about 

the process, EPA guidance and policy documents for future reference, etc. (Four responses) 

• Include more time to study case documents. 

• The course needs more time. To reduce length of course, you could do part of the action, make 

the case simpler, or reduce the amount of information covered. (Two responses) 


• I thought it would discuss the EPA enforcement policy more. 


• Offer the course at National Association of Remedial Project Managers. 



PRP Response Workshop 

Instructors: Sharon Fennelly, EPA Region 1 

Frank Gardner, EPA Region 1 

Therese Gioia, Tetra Tech 

Jon Gulch, EPA Region 5 

Michelle Jaster, EPA Region 5 

Jack Kelly, EPA Region 3 

This new course provided practical information and guidance for effectively overseeing PRP removal 

actions under the CERCLA or OPA. Using real-world case studies and OSC experiences, participants 

examined how to: (1) establish a good foundation for the work to be performed; (2) identify and review 

critical elements of PRP work plans; (3) adapt the work to changing field conditions; (4) identify and 

address technical and health and safety issues while considering and balancing site- and PRP-specific 

factors; (5) tailor the level of on-site oversight activities to PRP track record and experience; (6) establish 

communications among the OSC, EPA’s oversight contractor, the PRP contractor, and the PRP 

representative; and (7) close out the removal action. After taking this course, the participants are able to 

identify practical steps they can take to more effectively plan for and oversee PRP-lead removal actions. 

This 4-hour workshop was intended for OSCs with 1 to 4 years experience and for more experienced 

OSCs who have not had the opportunity to manage a PRP response. 








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Five members of the RSC attended this course 





EPA ERT, 3% (1) 





13% (5) 




• Very relevant for USCG FOSC; it gives the USCG knowledge of what an EPA OSC is looking 

for. (Three responses) 

• The content of the course is currently relevant and will become more relevant in the future due to 

my job responsibilities. (Five responses) 

• Not applicable to my job. (Two responses) 

• I have assisted on PRP lead-sites, but have never had one. Former Enforcement OSCs tend to 

still handle these sites. 

• Excellent for my “toolbox.” 


• Overall excellent course material. (Five responses) 

• Course breaks down and explains the main issues in a PRP response; this is very valuable. (Three 

responses) 

• Great case reviews. (Six responses) 

• The balance was good. Cut down on some scenarios. 

• I walked away with the idea that we routinely take over PRP actions when things are not going 

well. I do not think the EPA budget allows for that. (Two responses) 

• It would be more helpful to focus on removals rather than emergency responses. (Two responses) 



• I experienced some confusion differentiating between OPA and CERCLA authorities and 

programs. The material seemed to switch back and forth. 

• Include a broader range of examples to stimulate discussion. 

• Examples of “good” and “poor” case studies are judgmental and this is a situation where an 

OSC’s preferences could end up highlighting EPA’s arbitrary nature. 

• Include more discussion on problem areas associated with PRP change of attitude during 

response activities. (Two responses) 

• Do not need to describe the type of PRP. The personality of the PRP is irrelevant; OSC should 

only worry about PRP’s technical and financial viability. 

• I think we should go through all of the modules again and identify necessary changes/deletions, 

etc. 

• Topics to be shortened: case examples, HASP, and modules One, Two and Four. 


• Excellent instructors. (Six responses) 

• Knowledge and expertise of instructors was obvious. 

• The way information on PRP lead removal actions was spelled out was very helpful. 

• Practical exercises are not needed. 

• Liked the course notes in the manual. (Four responses) 

• The course manual is excellent for reference material. (Five responses) 

• Include a slide in Module One that goes into the actual authorities by which the OSC can act 

under 311c and 106, and the NCP. Perhaps provide the appropriate statute and NCP language 

sections as an appendix. 

• If manual is meant to be a reference, it needs to be beefed up. 

• Hard to find some of the reference materials in the handout. (Two responses) 

• Include a list of acronyms with definitions. (Two responses) 

• Improve the numbering and organization of the amendments. (Two responses) 

• Add slides on what OSC files are needed on PRP- versus Fund-lead sites. 

• Add a slide about why “Enforcement First” is the policy and link it to CERCLA/OPA citations or 

law. (Two responses) 

• Add an example of “Work to Be Performed”/Statement of Word (SOW) from an Administrative 

Order of Consent (AOC)/Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO). 

• Add more on field interactions with the PRP. 

• Video of pathway site would have been a good introduction to this case study. 

• I like the interaction with the audience. Is there a way to increase this? 

• Encourage a broader discussion about Regional differences. 

• Too much class discussion. (Two responses) 



• Ensure we have an attorney willing to participate in the course even if attorney is in the audience. 

• Make an all-day course and include cost-recovery modules and PRP search process. (Two 

responses) 

• Need to move faster – do not worry so much about audience participation. 


• Describe as a primer for new OSCs and as a refresher for experienced OSCs or OSCs unfamiliar 

with PRP responses. 


• Course should be mandatory. (Two responses) 

• This course should be taken by new OSCs and as a refresher for experienced or unfamiliar OSCs. 

(Five responses) 

• It is obvious that the budget is not getting bigger for fund-lead sites, so PRP sites will become 

increasingly important (or at least there will be more pressure to find PRPs). 

• Due to the course material, it would not suit my colleagues. 

• Yes, because it basically gives one insight on how OSCs address PRPs. 

General Comments 

• Add a N/A option to evaluation form for those whose jobs do not apply to this work. 

• This would be a great addition to OSC 201. 

• The “Iron Fist” was excellent. 



- Presentation on safety issues, real versus potential issues that should stop work, and the 

authority that identifies the need to stop work (Two responses) 

- When EPA should take over work at a site 

- Oversight costs 

- Headquarter guidance 

- Information about field interactions with the PRP 

- When an OSC should to get help from another OSC 

- The need to work with those who think like you so as to show a uniform approach 


- More information about a communication plan 

- Example of “Work to be Performed”/SOW from an AOC/UAO 

- Discussion on community relations 

- Information about completing PRP searches during site assessments 

- Linking stop work issues to real threat, not potential threat 

- Linking “Enforcement First” to CERCLA/OPA citations or law 



RadNET Deployables 

Instructors: Dan Askren, EPA National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

Michael Messer, EPA ORIA 

This basic 4-hour training course focused on the use and requirements for deploying RadNET, a 

nationwide environmental radiation monitoring system, during or after a radiological event. RadNET, 

previously called Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System, supports the Agency’s role in 

assessing the impacts of a radiological incident and focuses on monitoring potential impacts on 

populations and public health. “Fixed” stations routinely sample drinking water, precipitation, and milk; 

and provide continuous air monitoring. “Deployable” stations may be used after an emergency to 

improve air monitoring coverage over large areas. 

The hands-on training covered placement, setup, operation, and disassembly of the RadNet Deployable 

air monitoring units. Participants received training in the following areas: 

• Overview of how and where deployables will be used during an emergency. 

• Health and safety considerations for personnel deploying the monitors. 

• Basics of radiation detection. 

• Overview of siting and placement criteria. 

The instructional methodology for this course consisted of lecture and a hands-on exercise. The target 

audience for this course was RSC staff with little or no radiological experience and who are willing and 

able to undertake field work. 








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for my job. 











EPA RPMs, 12% (3) 





20% (5) 






• As an OSC, this is not my regular job. 


• Very good course. 

• Great hands on class! (Two responses) 

• Believe the course material was overly simplified. 

• Material is relevant for air monitoring RSC only. (Three responses) 


• Hard to read screen shot copies. 

• Consolidate operation material. 


• Course abstract should state the course focuses on setting up and putting together the equipment. 

• Abstract should indicate that it is appropriate for RSC. 


• This course needs to be done at future OSC training programs. 



Response Contracts Basics 

Instructors: Don Lininger, EPA Region 7 

John Phillips, EPA Region 7 

This 3.5-hour course was intended for members of the RSC and new OSCs who may be mobilized to 

support the response to a major incident or an INS. The objective of the course was to provide 

participants with basic information about various response contracts and about the capabilities of EPA’s 

other response resources, such as the Strike Teams, RRT, and the National Response Team. Participants 

in the course reviewed: (1) the capabilities and scopes of work for the response contracts, (2) the various 

contractors available in each regional office, (3) how contractor costs are documented, (4) the type of 

direction EPA can give the contractors, (5) responsibilities for providing direction to contractors, and (6) 

capabilities of EPA’s governmental response resources. After taking this course, the participants were 

able to more effectively interact with EPA’s response contractors and response teams when mobilized to a 

major incident. 









Average 

Grade 

58 41 26 3* 




100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















helpful. 



for my job. 







Seventeen members of the RSC attended this course. 




EPA NDT, 3% (1) 

EPA RPMs, 13% (5) 

EPA ERT, 5% (2) 





5% (2) 




• Good overview of contract basics. (Six responses) 

• Good balance of conversation, materials and scenarios. (Six responses) 

• The course is too basic. 

• If meant for RSC members, focus should be on how each piece of the contracts process used in a 

response applies to an RSC; have a greater focus on RSC issues and dos and don’ts. (Five 

responses) 

• Add more scenarios and a case study to break up the course lecture. (Four responses) 

• Have less time spent on regional OSC issues if course is meant for RSC. 

• Course includes good information but overall idea of course is covered in many other courses. 


• Instructors were very experienced with contracts and contract procedures. 

• I like the slide notes. 

• The materials package is useful. (Four responses) 

• Have the toolbox manual available. 

• Materials were disorganized. (Two responses) 

• The appendices should be tabbed or paginated better. (Four responses) 

• The manual needs to be edited. 

• Have a CO available who handles the START and ERRS contracts for participant questions. 




• Have more discussion in course. 

• Allow less discussion in course. (Two responses) 

• Course was disorganized. (Two responses) 



Risk and Crisis Communication 

Instructors: Vincent Covello, Center for Risk Communication 

Joi Ross, APEX Direct, Inc. 

This intermediate course was designed primarily for OSCs. The course provided a framework and basic 

principles for effectively communicating with local residents and other stakeholders during emergency 

response and crisis situations. One of the most difficult tasks an OSC must undertake is to clearly 

communicate the risk associated with a response. An OSC’s audience for risk communication varies 

from concerned citizens and elected officials to the news media and business entities, and the type of risk 

to be communicated varies across the wide spectrum of responses made by OSCs. 

Through a combination of slide presentations, videos, and class exercises, participants learned the 

principles and rationale behind risk communication techniques, and their importance. Participants also 

had the opportunity to examine the critical role of key messages and, through interactive examples, and so 

learned how to develop key messages for use in a variety of situations. 

The course included response scenario exercises and role-plays when OSCs applied the principles of risk 

and crisis communication to specific situations. Scenarios were developed specifically for this course and 

were based on information from actual projects involving situations that OSCs encounter regularly. 

Through the scenario exercises and role-plays, participants learned how to effectively prepare for public 

interactions and avoid miscommunications and pitfalls. 








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for my job. 
















EPA ERT, 3% (1) 



3% (1) 




17% (6) 




• I do a lot of public meetings and this course is immediately applicable to my work. (Three 

responses) 

• My job can be high stress and this course gives me excellent tools to use. 

• Course material is not an immediate relevance to job, but material will help me overall in my 

professional and personal communications. (Two responses) 


• Best course this OSC Readiness Training. (Three responses) 

• Excellent! (Five responses) 

• Course helped me understand how to communicate effectively in high stress situations. 

• Course helped me learn how to design prepared answers to questions. 

• Case studies, examples and exercises were great. (Three responses) 

• The visual clips were entertaining and reinforced the material. (Four responses) 

• More practice would have been ideal but the course definitely got the brain working. 

• The role playing part of the course could have been shortened. 

• Would like more discussion of current case studies or examples of what worked and what did not. 

• Would like more information on how to change the message maps. 

• Course had some repetition on the slides and it was confusing when bouncing between slides and 

other handout materials. 




• The instructor had an excellent command of the subject. 

• Great presentation and reference materials. Both will help me become an effective 

communicator. (Six responses) 

• Good balance of examples, lectures, and role play. 

• Role playing was very helpful. 

• Very well organized. 

• Shorten the instructor introduction. 

• Make into a day and a half training session. (Four responses) 


• The course benefits an OSC when dealing with the public. (Three responses) 

• Should be mandatory for all EPA management. (Two responses) 

• As many people as possible should take this course! (Three responses) 



Stranded Waste 



Michael Towle, EPA Region 3 

This course examined he management of wastes when treatment, storage, or disposal options are limited 

because of their extreme hazardousness or very stringent regulatory requirements. Examples included 

greater than Class C radioactive waste with limited management options and wastes that pose unique 

difficulties during site investigations and cleanups. The topics covered by this course included: 

• Definition of a stranded waste: factors and attributes of stranded wastes. 

• Difficulties that stranded wastes pose during site investigation and characterization and waste 

determination; and specific health and safety issues that must be addressed during removal 

actions that involve stranded wastes. 

• On-site and off-site management of stranded waste: regulatory requirements, special handling 

procedures, and available options for treating and disposing of stranded wastes. 

The course included lecture and case studies to illustrate how stranded wastes have been managed during 

removal actions. The course provided OSCs with practical recommendations for managing stranded 

wastes. 








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helpful. 



for my job. 









One member of the RSC attended this course 


EPA CICs, 5% (1) State Representatives, 5% (1) 




9% (2) 





• The course describes an interesting situation for site clean-ups that is becoming more relevant in 

today’s world. (Two responses) 

• Course is related to job peripherally, but it provides interesting background information. (Two 

responses) 

• The course makes an OSC consider the possibility of having stranded waste on their site. 


• Include more contact numbers and Web sites in the manual for support. 

• Loved the discussion of the case studies. 


• Excellent book with handouts and notes — a great example for us when providing training. 

• Minor updates are necessary for the manual. (Two responses) 

• Some slides had dark text on dark background and consequently were hard to read. 

• Probably will not use the manual in the future as a reference. 

• I will use the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Office of International Affairs and 

DOT/Department of Homeland Security references. 




• Identify the case studies in the abstract because all of these have previously been “Hot Sites” at 

OSC Readiness. 



Temporary Relocation: What You Need to Know 


Daniel Heister, EPA Region 10 

Terri Johnson, EPA OSRTI 

Kevin Mould, EPA OEM 

Pat Seppi, EPA Region 2 

This course provided information on what to do in an emergency when residents must be temporarily 

relocated. The course was presented as a seminar, with a panel of experts that included OSCs who have 

dealt with the issue. Participants were able to share experiences and ask questions of experienced 

instructors. 

The objectives of the course were to help participants understand the basics of temporary relocation 

during emergency responses, recognize the complexities involved, and learn what to do and what not to 

do. Among the topics addressed were: 

• Making the decision — is temporary relocation a viable option at your site? 

• Guiding principles from the Uniform Relocation Act. 

• Overview of Superfund guidance as it relates to emergencies. 

• Working with affected residents. 

• The types of assistance that are available. 

• Dealing with stress and disruption. 

• Replacing demolished structures. 

The course was designed to encourage site-specific discussions and included a case study that illustrated 

common issues in implementing temporary relocation. The target audience for this course was OSCs who 

may have to deal with this issue. 








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for my job. 










EPA CICs, 15% (5) 





9% (3) 




• Class discussion participation was excellent. (Four responses) 

• Case studies were good. 

• We need a guidance on “Replacement of personal goods, items, and restoration of residence.” 




• Great instructors. (Two responses) 

• The handout materials were clear, legible and helpful. (Three responses) 

• Too much discussion was occurring for the time available. I wish we had covered the material in 

more detail. Perhaps make the class longer. (Three responses) 

• Course could have moved along more quickly. 

• Try to incorporate more visual/video imagery or photos to break up the presentation. 


• I assumed the course was geared toward immediate and emergency mass evacuations. 


• I would recommend the course to all OSCs, Support Corps, and COs. (Two responses) 



The Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) 

Instructors: John Bing-Canar, EPA Region 5 

Abbey Brake, EPA Region 5 

Brian Cooper, EPA Region 5 

Patrick Hamblin, EPA Region 5 

James Mitchell, EPA Region 5 

Charles Roth, EPA Region 5 

The RAT were developed to aid OSCs, RPM, and other support personnel in real-time continuous field 

data collection and assessment. The tools have integrated data retrieval, GPS, GIS, mapping, and analysis 

through an elementary but powerful and robust interface that requires no post-processing of GPS and GIS 

data. All data produced from the system can be exported and used in most other GIS mapping 

applications and database packages. All screen outputs can be printed or saved to a standard output file 

type. This system is unique because it has been developed in-house by EPA, is stand-alone, and requires 

no software licensing or purchasing. RAT also allows for mapping and recording of continuous streams 

of external data merged with GPS locations. The data streams are processed internally, saved directly to a 

database-compatible format such as SCRIBE, and can be used in many other modeling applications. 

RAT was developed for Superfund-contaminated site assessment using spatial data analysis and 2D 

visualization. RAT focuses on tools needed for rapid assessment and mapping in the field. More 

complex modeling can be achieved and easily exported to another GIS software tool. RAT includes 

modules for spatial data retrieval, data collection and storage, sample designs, data contouring, real-time 

data visualization, and non-GPS trend monitoring. By taking the course, participants achieved the 

following objectives: 

• Learned the basics of how RAT has been used at various Superfund removal, remedial, and 

emergency response sites. 

• Gained hands-on experience using RAT with GPS for: 

o Integration of real-time field sampling equipment, including Multi-RAEs, Multi-warns, 

Ludlum radiation monitors, Datarams, and X-ray fluorescence. 

o Sample design generation and navigation. 

o Single point and multiple point data collection. 

o Data contouring. 

o Data export to SCRIBE and ESRI GIS packages. 

• Learned the basics of wireless hardware and software configurations for data sharing, export, and 

remote desktop sharing applications. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lecture, case studies, and group exercises. A 

hands-on, in-field practicum was emphasized in this training. The target audience for this course was 

OSCs, RPMs, and others who plan, direct, or implement in-field sampling using real-time data collection 

sensors. 

This course was offered twice and evaluation comments from each course offering are presented 

separately. 




February 13, 9:00 a.m. 







Average 

Grade 

31 28 17 4* 

February 13, 1:30 p.m. 







Average 

Grade 

36 23 13 4* 




(February 13, 9:00 a.m.) 

100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















helpful. 



for my job. 








(February 13, 1:30 p.m.) 

100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















helpful. 



for my job. 





The pie chart below illustrates the percentages of students for the morning offering of the training course 

by job title. EPA OSCs and other regional removal and emergency response support staff represented 57 

percent of the students. Four members of the RSC attended this course. 


(February 13, 9:00 a.m.) 



EPA RPMs, 4% (1) EPA NDT, 4% (1) 



EPA ERT, 4% (1) 


7% (2) 


11% (3) 



The pie chart below illustrates the percentages of students for the afternoon offering of the training course 

by job title. EPA OSCs and other regional removal and emergency response support staff represented 61 

percent of the students. Eight members of the RSC attended this course. 




(February 13, 1:30 p.m.) 

EPA NDT, 4% (1) 







13% (3) 



Summarized below are the written comments provided on the evaluation forms for both sessions. Similar 

observations have been combined and paraphrased. 


• Course was very relevant to my work. 

• Course was relevant to my work but tool may be difficult to implement because of mobilization 

and cost issues at Leaking Underground Storage Tank sites. 


• Very useful information for a basic understanding of this useful tool. (Three responses) 

• Excellent! 

• Add how many FTEs are required in Region 5 to continue work on this project. 

• Include geophysics data which would be useful for site assessment field investigation work. 

• Consider adding meteorological station information to RAT. This would be useful to confirm 

and modify the IMAAC/NARAC model. 


• Make this an 8 hour course. (Five responses) 

• Great outdoor activities. (Two responses) 

• Have more hands-on activities; one option would be to have students on laptops running a few of 

exercises. (Two responses) 

• Add slides on broadband/wireless information. 

• A little confusing on where we were in lecture versus the manual. 




• All OSCs should take this course to give them an understanding of what technology can do for 

them. 

• RAT on a similar system should be mandatory for all regions for consistency on response. 


• Develop an exercise based course for outside OSC Readiness and take it to the regions. Be sure 

to involve START and OSCs in the course. 



Water System Response 

Instructors: Steve Allgeier, EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water 

Michael Boykin, EPA Region 10 

Janice Kroone, EPA Region 7 

Debbie Newberry, EPA OW 

Chris Ruhl, EPA Region 6 

This course focused on identifying tools, expertise, and resources that OSCs and RSC personnel can use 

during an emergency response to a contamination incident that involves a drinking water system. By 

participating in this course, students achieved the following objectives: 

• Learned about the mission and organization of EPA’s WSD and points of coordination and 

collaboration in planning, preparedness, and response to water contamination incidents. 

• Developed awareness of emerging issues for drinking water infrastructure under ESF-3 and 

additional information and tools recently developed by WSD (Mutual Aid/WARNs, Water Lab 

Alliance, Seattle/King County Community Case Study Pilot). 

• Discovered practical approaches and tools for response as outlined in water contamination 

response kits assembled by EPA Regions 6 and 10. 

• Through case study presentations, gained insights about what to anticipate when responding to a 

potential drinking water contamination incident. 

• Learned about potential water system vulnerabilities, threat assessment, the Water Contaminant 

Information Tool, and how OSCs can provide technical assistance at a drinking water 

contamination incident. 

• Participated in a table-top exercise that allowed OSCs and RSC personnel to use what they 

learned during the day. 

The instructional methodology for this course included lectures, computer presentations, case studies, and 

group exercises. The target audience for this course was OSCs and RSC personnel of any experience 

level. 








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for my job. 













12% (7) 

EPA ERT, 3% (2) 





14% (8) 




• I think OSCs and other responders need to understand the importance of water and the impacts 

the “lack of it” has on communities. (Two responses) 




• The information provided was very helpful. (Two responses) 

• I liked seeing the decision tree and its utility in responding to drinking water incidents. 

• Enjoyed the variety found in the response information. 

• Exercise was helpful and let participants apply knowledge learned in course. (Three responses) 

• Case studies were very good. (Two responses) 

• Include more specifics about an actual response. 

• WSD portion needs more relevance to OSCs and RSCs and the WSD needs to establish a better 

interface with OSCs. 

• Leave more variety in case studies. 

• Include more time for the exercise. (Two responses) 

• Did not like the table-top exercises. 


• Presenters were articulate and knowledgeable. (Five responses) 

• Very helpful materials and appendices – Region 10 decision tree, other Region 10 guidances and 

tools, water testing flow chart/sampling materials. (Eight responses) 

• Appreciated candid discussions by OSCs. 

• Put a case study first. (Two responses) 

• Put Chris’ presentation before Ms. Newberry’s. It will make the WSD information more 

relevant. 

• The WSD and OEM module could be shortened to a 20-30 minute discussion. 

• In some places, the course was slow. 

• The first presentation should have more information on the slides. 



Working Toward Effective Disaster Response 

Instructors: Timothy Gouger, USACE 

Roberta Runge, EPA OEM 

Jean Schumann, EPA OEM 

Terry Stilman, EPA Region 4 

This 4-hour advanced course focused on key interagency coordination issues among federal agencies 

involved in a response of national significance. By taking the course, participants achieved the following 

objectives: 

• Learned about coordination methods between EPA and the USACE in dealing with household 

hazardous waste and the Debris Removal Program Management developed during the responses 

to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

• Explored the newest updates to the NRP and its application to INS. 

• Learned the new FEMA Hurricane Consolidated Operations (Con-ops) Plan and how field 

implementation affects EPA. 

• Discovered the status of the NIMS Implementation Plan and the new Incident Management 

Handbook and ICS position-specific job aides. 

• Learned coordination issues between EPA and USACE in dealing with drinking water systems in 

support of ESF-3 and development of interagency workgroups to deal with similar issues. 








Average 

Grade 

82 56 28 4* 




100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















helpful. 



for my job. 









Ten members of the RSC attended this course. 




EPA ERT, 2% (1) 




2% (1) 





13% (7) 




• Great delivery of the statutes of upcoming changes to NCP implementation. 

• USACE and NIMS were the most interesting and informative presentations. 

• First section was beyond my technical competence. 

• Course was slightly above my experience level (6 months as an OSC). 

• Include a quick review of the NRP, or at least an outline of the ESFs. 

• Include more detail, such as a panel on FEMA. 

• Shorten the NRP section; information is dry. 

• Course will need to be revised and adjusted based on the current state of our involvement and 

changes in federal response plans and organization. (Two responses) 


• Add a panel discussion for a particular parish and specific ideas of what worked, what did not, 

suggestions and quick remedies. 

• Not enough discussions, case studies or visual aides to break up the lecture; because of this, the 

lecture dragged on. (Three responses) 

• Go through the standard information quicker. 

• Handouts were not helpful or had poor choices in font size and color. (Two responses) 



• Not all of the handouts were in the book. (Three responses) 

• The information online will be more helpful than the course materials. 


• I thought it would be more interactive and discuss how to apply skills to an OSC’s job. 

• I do not feel that the course had a lot of ‘meat’ and much of the information presented was 

cursory. 

• Course did not meet its advanced designation. (Two responses) 



You Mean There is More than Superfund ... ? Basics of Environmental Statutes 

Instructors: Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10 

Stephen Mason, EPA Region 6 

This course provided a basic history and major provisions of statutes that EPA implements, such as the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, CERCLA, Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and Toxic Substances Control Act that are 

implemented by EPA. Students were provided with the basics on how statutes and regulations are 

developed. The course provided an overview of U.S. environmental regulations that have been created to 

control, manage, or modify activities; and the effects of these regulations on the health of human beings 

and the natural environment. 

Additionally, the course covered the history of environmental laws, the origins of EPA, and the history of 

the removal program. This course was of great value to new and more senior OSCs who needed to 

understand how environmental statutes, regulations, and policies are formulated and implemented. 









Average 

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50 36 31 5* 




100% 

75% 

50% 

25% 

0% 















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for my job. 











EPA NDT, 6% (2) 






11% (4) 


14% (5) 

EPA ERT, 3% (1) 







• A good introduction to EPA regulations. 


• Instructor did an excellent job of making the topic interesting and kept participants’ attention. 

(Eleven responses) 

• Reference CD is an excellent resource. (Four responses) 

• Please do not assume that we are OSCs. Some of us are RSC, so our knowledge may or may not 

be limited. 

• Too many undefined abbreviations (e.g., EHS). 

• Missing well-classification slide (SDWA) and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards table 

slide. 

• Pace of the course was a little too fast. 


• Excellent. (Three responses) 


• A great course for all EPA employees because it is a good review of regulations. (Three 

responses) 

• I would recommend the course to a pollution investigation trainee. 

• This course must be offered next year for future OSC Readiness attendees. 



APPENDIX D 

Detailed Recommendations 

This section of the report presents the detailed recommendations identified by members of the OSC RTB 

and Tetra Tech. 

Recommendations from the RTB............................................................................................................. D-2 

Recommendations from Tetra Tech ......................................................................................................... D-4 

D-1 Detailed Recommendations


Recommendations from the RTB 

Recommendations from members of the OSC RTB were identified during a “hot wash” session held on 

Friday, February 16, 2007, after the closing plenary session. The session was used to solicit immediate 

feedback, impressions, and recommendations. The RTB offered feedback on the success and lessons 

learned from the week-long program during the “hot wash” session. The following recommendations 

were made during the session: 

Comments Related to the Plenary Sessions: 

• The members of the RTB understand and recognize the importance of soliciting speakers from 

EPA Headquarters to present remarks during the opening plenary session. They recommend 

shortening the general opening plenary session on Monday morning to 2 hours and then 

scheduling “Hot Site” presentations for the remainder of the morning. 

• A suggestion was made to better “brief” plenary speakers about the OSC Readiness Training and 

the primary audience. 

• A recommendation was made to offer more “Hot Site” presentations on Monday morning. 

• All members of the RTB appreciated the presentation by Tom Dunne, Associate Administrator, 

EPA Office of Homeland Security. 

• Friday’s plenary session received many positive remarks; however, members expressed concern 

about the continued low attendance. Members will discuss options during the April 2007 face-toface 

meeting. 

Comments Related to Training Courses and Instructors: 

• When data collected from the course evaluation forms are reviewed, recommend analyzing the 

demographic data of the individual course to identify the source of feedback. 

• Continue to improve collection of course materials in a timely manner. 

• A recommendation was made that all instructors selected understand the role and responsibilities 

of OSCs to ensure that content delivered applies to an OSC’s job. 

• A strong recommendation was made to offer two sessions on case studies. 

• Members expressed concern about the large course size for some sessions. 

• When courses are selected for 2008, need to focus less on emergency response and more on the 

“roots” of the removal program. 

• A suggestion was made to address OSCs’ liabilities either through a course or during a plenary 

session. 

• Ensure a higher caliber of instructors for the 8-hour courses. 

• Members expressed appreciation to the Tetra Tech facilitators provided in each session. All 

members noted an improvement from previous years. 

General Comments: 

• Recommend conducting an orientation conference call for new members of the RTB before the 

next face-to-face meeting to be prepared and understand the roles and responsibilities of the RTB. 

• The members of the RTB expressed concern about losing the focus and purpose of the OSC 

Readiness Training Program, “training by OSCs for OSCs.” The RTB understands the 

importance of providing training for members of the RSC; however, training courses should be 

identified as either for members of the RSC or for OSCs. Members explained that it was a 



challenge to develop courses for both audiences; recommend that a track of courses be offered 

only for members of the RSC. 

• A suggestion was made to send a targeted e-mail to solicit new course ideas for the 2008 OSC 

Readiness Training Program. 

• A recommendation was made to set aside time on the agenda for the April face-to-face meeting to 

discuss the following issues related to inviting the members of the RSC: 

o How many is too many members of the RSC 

o Identify expectations of the RSC 

• Continue to develop removal manager briefing packages. 



Recommendations from Tetra Tech 

Tetra Tech developed recommendations for improving the OSC Readiness Training Program for 2008 

based on observations made during the week and discussions among members of the Tetra Tech team 

who supported preparations for the conference and provided on-site support. 

Comments about Courses: 

• Recommend that the RTB members set guidelines about the number of instructors appropriate for 

each training course. 

• Adhere to a “drop dead date” for canceling courses if it is determined that progress is not 

satisfactory in developing the course or confirming the instructors. 

• Consider how to encourage all instructors to bring an adequate number of copies of handout 

materials. In many instances, copies of presentations and handout materials were not available to 

all participants, and they had to be copied on site. 

Comments about On-site Logistics: 

• Continue to conduct a “hot wash” session with the RTB members immediately after the end of 

the training conference. 

• Prepare a “cheat sheet” for each course to be used by instructors or Tetra Tech facilitators to 

identify the location of emergency exits and restrooms, confirm the break times, remind 

participants to sign the attendance sheet, and complete an evaluation form. These administrative 

remarks would also clarify the role of the Tetra Tech facilitator. 

• Continue to use ribbons for name tags to identify RTB members, instructors, state and local 

agency representatives, and Tetra Tech staff. 

Comments about the OSC Planning Site: 

• Continue to develop one central Instructor Page to post deadlines, administrative information, and 

details about standard audiovisual equipment to be provided, as well as additional audiovisual 

equipment that may be requested. Links to the individual Instructor Report pages would be 

available from this page, similar to the pages used for the 2006 training program. 

• Continue to make available the online Instructor Report pages as soon as the developing 

milestones are established and the development teams are identified. Include general tips to 

develop presentations that are legible and easily read; these tips may help address the comments 

submitted by participants about materials that were difficult to read. 



APPENDIX E 

List of Participants Sorted by Last Name 

Andrea Abat 

Senior Special Agent 


Office of Criminal Enforcement, 

Forensics, and Training 

1919 Smith Street 

Suite 925 

Houston, TX 77002 

Phone: (713) 209-4910 

Fax: (713) 209-4899 

E-mail: abat.andrea@epa.gov 

Bill Adams 

EPA RPM 


Region 10 

1200 Sixth Avenue 

Seattle, WA 98101 

Phone: (206) 553-2806 

Fax: Not provided 

E-mail: adams.bill@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Glenn Adams 

EPA OSC 


Region 4 

Emergency Response and Removal 

Branch 

61 Forsyth Street, SW 

11th Floor 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Phone: (404) 562-8771 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: adams.glenn@epa.gov 

Curtis Ainsley 


Gulf Strike Team 

8501 Tanner Williams Road 

Mobile, AL 36601 

Phone: (251) 680-8020 


E-mail: curtis.m.ainsley@uscg.mil 

Paul Albertson 

Executive Officer 


Marine Safety Unit 

800 David Drive 

Morgan City, LA 70380 

Phone: (985) 380-5305 


E-mail: paul.albertson@uscg.mil 

William Albrecht 

ERT Member 



4220 South Maryland Parkway 

Building D, Suite 800 

Las Vegas, NV 89119 

Phone: (702) 784-8021 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: albrecht.william@epa.gov 

Arian Alfonso 


Port of Miami Field Office 

100 MacArthur Causeway 

Miami Beach, FL 33139 

Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: arian.alfonso@uscg.mil 

Harry L. Allen, III 

ERT Member 



2890 Woodbridge Avenue 

Building 18 

MS-101 

Edison, NJ 08837 

Phone: (609) 865-4422 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: allen.harry@epa.gov 

Steve Allgeier 

HQ Representative 


Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water 

26 West Martin Luther King Drive 

MS-140 

Cincinnati, OH 45268 

Phone: (513) 569-7131 

Fax: (513) 569-7191 

E-mail: allgeier.steve@epa.gov 

Richard Almond 


Tennessee Valley Authority Reservation 

Road 

ERC - CTR 2L 

Muscle Shoals, AL 35662 

Phone: (256) 386-3030 

Fax: (256) 386-3799 

E-mail: raalmond@tva.gov 

Dave Anderson 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

National Park Service 

1201 Eye Street, NW, Room 1146 

MS 2310 

Washington, DC 20005 

Phone: (202) 513-7186 

Fax: (202) 371-1900 

E-mail: D_L_Anderson@nps.gov 

Gina Andrews 



Region 8 

1595 Wynkoop Street 

8EPR-SA 

Denver, CO 80202 

Phone: (303) 312-6688 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: andrews.gina@epa.gov 

David Apanian 

Water Security Consultant 


Region 4 


11th Floor 

GWDW 


Phone: (404) 562-9477 

Fax: (404) 562-9439 

E-mail: apanian.david@epa.gov 

Joseph Arena 



Region 3 

Hazardous Site Cleanup Division 

1650 Arch Street 

3HS31 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Phone: (215) 814-3278 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: arena.joseph@epa.gov 

Claudia Armstrong 

Contracting Officer 



1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Ariel Rios Building 

3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-6679 

Fax: (202) 565-2558 

E-mail: armstrong.claudia@epa.gov 

E-1 List of Participants Sorted by Last Name


Dan Askren 

Anthony Barber 

Physical Scientist 

Removal Manager 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

National Air and Radiation Environmental Region 10 

Laboratory 


540 South Morris Avenue 

ECL-116 

Montgomery, AL 36115 


Phone: (334) 270-3422 

Phone: (206) 553-2136 

Fax: (334) 270-3454 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: askren.dan@epa.gov 

E-mail: barber.anthony@epa.gov 

Jim Augustyn 



Region 5 

Emergency Response Branch 

25089 Center Ridge Road 

ME-W 

Westlake, OH 44145 

Phone: (440) 250-1742 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: augustyn.james@epa.gov 

Chris Baggot 

Consultant 

Tetra Tech NUS, Inc. 

2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Building 209 


Phone: (732) 548-2197 


E-mail: chris.baggot@ttnus.com 

Vergie Bain 

Compliance Assistance Specialist 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

8040 Peters Road, Suite H-100 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 

Phone: (954) 424-0242 

Fax: (954) 424-3073 

E-mail: bain.vergie@dol.gov 

Kate Balasa 

Life Scientist/Enforcement Officer 


Region 5 

Water Enforcement and Compliance 

Assurance 

77 West Jackson Boulevard 

WC-15J 

Chicago, IL 60604 

Phone: (312) 886-6027 

Fax: (312) 886-0168 

E-mail: balasa.kate@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jeff Barnes 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Environmental Protection Division 

6555 Abercorn Street, Suite 130 

Savannah, GA 31405 

Phone: (912) 351-3525 

Fax: (912) 353-3234 

E-mail: jeff_barnes@dnr.state.ga.us 

Jay Bassin 

Consultant 

Environmental Management Support, Inc. 

8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 500 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 

Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: jay.bassin@emsus.com 

Ted Bazenas 



Region 1 

Emergency Planning and Response 

Branch 

1 Congress Street 

Suite 1100 

HBR 

Boston, MA 02114 

Phone: (617) 918-1230 

Fax: (617) 918-0230 

E-mail: bazenas.ted@epa.gov 

Lynn Beasley 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1965 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: beasley.lynn@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

John Beling 

Regional Attorney 


Region 1 


Suite 1100 

SES 


Phone: (617) 918-1712 

Fax: (617) 918-0712 

E-mail: beling.john@epa.gov 

Brad Benggio 

Scientific Support Coordinator 

National Oceanic Atmospheric 


909 SE First Avenue 

Miami, FL 33131 

Phone: (305) 530-7931 


E-mail: brad.benggio@noaa.gov 

Carolyn Bernota 



Region 3 


3WC32 


Phone: (215) 814-2169 

Fax: (215) 814-3113 

E-mail: bernota.carolyn@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Judith Binegar 

Enforcement Specialist 


Region 8 

Superfund Technical Enforcement, 

Compliance, and Environmental Justice 


8ENF-RC 


Phone: (303) 312-6606 

Fax: (303) 312-6409 

E-mail: binegar.judith@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

John Bing-Canar 

Environmental Scientist 


Region 5 



SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6182 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: bing-canar.john@epa.gov 



Ed Bock 

Lieutenant Commander 




Phone: (251) 441-6614 

Fax: (251) 441-6610 

E-mail: edward.l.bock@uscg.mil 

Susan Bodine 

Assistant Administrator 


Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response 



5101T 


Phone: (202) 566-0200 


E-mail: bodine.susan@epa.gov 

Bill Bolen 



Region 5 


SR-6J 


Phone: (312) 353-6316 


E-mail: bolen.bill@epa.gov 

Gary Boley 

Consultant 

InterSpec, LLC 

312 West 24th Street 

Norfolk, VA 23517 

Phone: (757) 622-6299 

Fax: (757) 622-9103 

E-mail: boleyg@interspecllc.net 

Sam Borries 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-8360 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: borries.samuel@epa.gov 

Martha Bosworth 

Environmental Protection Specialist 


Region 1 

Office of Site Remediation and 

Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBS 


Phone: (617) 918-1407 

Fax: (617) 918-0407 

E-mail: bosworth.martha@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Michael Boykin 



Region 10 

Emergency Response Unit 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-6362 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: boykin.michael@epa.gov 

Abbey Brake 

Research Associate 


Region 5 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-2838 


E-mail: brake.abbey@epa.gov 

Ann Breslin 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3311 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: breslin.ann@epa.gov 

Anthony Brewer 

Consultant 

Tetra Tech EM Inc. 

8030 Flint Street 

Lenexa, KS 66214 

Phone: (913) 495-3905 

Fax: (913) 894-6295 

E-mail: anthony.brewer@ttemi.com 

Richard Brophy 

Consultant 


1930 Radcliff Drive 


Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: dick.brophy@ttnus.com 

Alicia Brown 

Program Manager 


Region 5 

Ground Water and Drinking Water 

Branch 


WG-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4443 


E-mail: brown.alicia@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Cindy Brown 

Removal Enforcement Coordinator 


Region 6 

1445 Ross Avenue 

Suite 1200 

6SF-TE 

Dallas, TX 75202 

Phone: (214) 665-7480 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: brown.cynthia@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jessica Brown 

Natural Resource Specialist 

Broward County Environmental 

Protection Department 

Environmental Monitoring Division 

3211 College Avenue 

Davie, FL 33312 

Phone: (954) 519-1242 

Fax: (954) 519-1492 

E-mail: jebrown@broward.org 

Jessica E. Brown 

Consultant 


1881 Campus Commons Drive, Suite 200 

Reston, VA 20191 

Phone: (703) 390-0624 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: jessica.brown@ttemi.com 



Sally Brown 

Professor 

University of Washington 

203 Bloedel Hall 

Box 352100 


Phone: (206) 616-1299 

Fax: (206) 685-3091 

E-mail: slb@u.washington.edu 

Ragan Broyles 

Branch Chief 


Region 6 

Prevention and Response Branch 

Superfund Division 


Suite 1200 

6SFR 


Phone: (214) 789-1488 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: broyles.ragan@epa.gov 

George Brozowski 

Regional Health Physicist 


Region 6 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division 


Suite 1200 

6-PDT 


Phone: (214) 665-8541 

Fax: (214) 665-6762 

E-mail: brozowski.george@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Nick Brubaker 

Consultant 

SRA International, Inc. 

2425 Wilson Boulevard, 4th Floor 

Arlington, VA 22201 

Phone: (703) 292-5954 

Fax: (703) 526-9826 

E-mail: nick_brubaker@sra.com 

Melissa Bryant 

Consultant 

General Dynamics 


MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6642 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: bryant.melissa@epa.gov 

Kenneth Buchholz 

Branch Chief 


Region 7 

Enforcement/Fund-Lead Removal Branch 

901 North Fifth Street 

SUPR/EFLR 

Kansas City, KS 66101 

Phone: (913) 551-7473 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: buchholz.kenneth@epa.gov 

Ben Budka 

Lab Project Manager 

King County 

322 West Ewling Street 


Phone: (206) 423-7834 


E-mail: ben.budka@metrokc.gov 

Karen Buerki 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8747 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: buerki.karen@epa.gov 

Don Bussey 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8016 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: bussey.don@epa.gov 

R. Morgan Button 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5040 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: morgan.button@ttnus.com 

Terrence Byrd 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8755 


E-mail: byrd.terrence@epa.gov 

Joseph Byron 



Region 8 

Preparedness, Assessment, and 

Emergency Response 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6496 

Fax: (303) 312-7039 

E-mail: byron.joseph@epa.gov 

John Caffin 

Operations Specialist 


Fire and Aviation Management 

1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Suite 710N 


Phone: (404) 347-4814 


E-mail: jcaffin@fs.fed.us 

Steve Calanog 



Region 9 

Emergency Response Section 

75 Hawthorne Street 

SFD-9-2 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Phone: (415) 972-3075 


E-mail: calanog.steve@epa.gov 

Thomas Campbell 

State of Rhode Island Department of 

Environmental Management 

Office of Emergency Response 

235 Promenade Street, Suite 220 

Providence, RI 02908 

Phone: (401) 222-1360 

Fax: (401) 222-3811 

E-mail: campbell@dem.state.ri.us 



Erica Canzler 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-2359 


E-mail: canzler.erica@epa.gov 

Sherryl Carbonaro 

Community Involvement Coordinator 


Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8611 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: carbonaro.sherryl@epa.gov 

John Cardarelli 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2423 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: cardarelli.john@epa.gov 

Jeff Carlson 

Petty Officer 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: jeffrey.d.carlson@uscg.mil 

Dennis Carney 



Region 3 



3HS30 


Phone: (215) 814-3241 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: carney.dennis@epa.gov 

Hernaldo Carpio 






Phone: (954) 424-0242 

Fax: (954) 424-3073 

E-mail: carpio.hernaldo@dol.gov 

Matthew Carr 



Region 10 


222 West Seventh Avenue, #19 

AOO 

Anchorage, AK 99513 

Phone: (907) 271-3616 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: carr.matthew@epa.gov 

Carolyn Casey 


Facility Manager 


Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBT 


Phone: (617) 918-1368 

Fax: (617) 918-0368 

E-mail: casey.carolyn@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jeff Catanzarita 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6929 


E-mail: catanzarita.jeff@epa.gov 

Leonardo Ceron 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9129 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: ceron.leonardo@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Frank Cesario 


Contingency Planning 



Phone: (305) 535-8757 


E-mail: frank.v.cesario@uscg.mil 

Stephanie Cheaney 

Project Officer 


Region 5 

Air and Radiation Division, State, and 

Tribal Planning Section 


AR-18J 


Phone: (312) 886-3509 

Fax: (312) 886-5824 

E-mail: cheaney.stephanie@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Margaret Chong 



Region 2 

Emergency and Remedial Response 

Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6904 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: chong.margaret@epa.gov 



Monika Chrzaszcz 

Environmental Engineer 


Region 5 

Chemical Emergency Preparedness Plan 

Section 


SC-6J 


Phone: (312) 886-0181 

Fax: (312) 886-6064 

E-mail: chrzaszcz.monika@epa.gov 

TJ Ciaffone 

Kansas Department of Health and 

Environment 

Bureau of Environment Remediation 

Response Unit 

1000 Southwest Jackson Street, Suite 410 

Topeka, KS 66612 

Phone: (785) 368-7301 

Fax: (785) 286-4823 

E-mail: tciaffone@kdhe.state.ks.us 

Kathy Clayton 



National Homeland Security Research 

Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7046 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: clayton.kathy-ci@epa.gov 

Wilda Cobb 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9530 

Fax: (404) 562-9486 

E-mail: cobb.wilda@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Harry Compton 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6751 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: compton.harry@epa.gov 

Tom Condon 



Region 1 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1206 


E-mail: condon.tom@epa.gov 

Guy Cooley 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5034 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: guy.cooley@ttnus.com 

Brian Cooper 

Fields Program Manager 


Region 5 


SF-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-8651 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: cooper.brian@epa.gov 

Joseph Cosentino 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6983 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: cosentino.joseph@epa.gov 

Jon Cotton 

Chief 





Phone: (251) 680-8246 


E-mail: jon.n.cotton@uscg.mil 

Vincent Covello 

Consultant 

Center for Risk Communication 

29 Washington Square West, Suite 2A 

New York, NY 10011 

Phone: (646) 654-1679 

Fax: (212) 749-3590 

E-mail: vincentcovello@ix.netcom.com 

Thanne Cox 



Region 9 


SFD-7-5 


Phone: (415) 972-3908 


E-mail: cox.elizabeth@epa.gov 

Lori Crawford 

Consultant 


7 Creek Parkway, Suite 700 

Boothwyn, PA 19061 

Phone: (610) 364-2150 

Fax: (610) 485-8587 

E-mail: lori.crawford@ttemi.com 

Mike Crickard 

Logistic Management Specialist 


NSFCC 

2511 Red Gate Drive 

Elizabeth City, NC 27909 

Phone: (252) 331-6000 

Fax: (252) 331-6012 

E-mail: alvin.m.crickard@uscg.mil 

George Cronon 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5049 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: george.cronon@ttnus.com 

Ronnie Crossland 

Associate Director for Disaster 

Preparedness 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-DD 


Phone: (214) 329-8309 


E-mail: crossland.ronnie@epa.gov 



Jeff Crowley 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8773 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: crowley.jeffery@epa.gov 

Deana Crumbling 



Office of Superfund Remediation and 

Technology Innovation 



5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-0643 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: crumbling.deana@epa.gov 

Rita Culp 



Region 5 


Assurance 


WC-15J 


Phone: (312) 886-7454 

Fax: (312) 886-0168 

E-mail: culp.rita@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

James Daloia 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6907 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: daloia.james@epa.gov 

Eric Daly 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4350 


E-mail: daly.eric@epa.gov 

Jeffery Davidson 


Member 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8237 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: davidson.jeffery@epa.gov 

Amie Davis 

Safety Officer and Training Coordinator 

Miami-Dade County Department of 

Environment 

Department of Environmental Resources 

Management 

33 SW Second Avenue, Suite 1000 


Phone: (305) 372-6779 

Fax: (305) 372-6542 

E-mail: davisa@miamidade.gov 

Anita Davis 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8844 


E-mail: davis.anita@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Joe Davis 



Region 7 

Hazardous Substance and Oil Spill 

Response 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7909 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: davis.joe@epa.gov 

Helen Dawson 

Hydrogeologist 


Region 8 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7841 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: dawson.helen@epa.gov 

Eduardo de Aragon 

Environmental Specialist Supervisor 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 256-0810 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: dearae@miamidade.gov 

Gregory DeAngelis 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6874 


E-mail: deangelis.gregory@epa.gov 



Sara DeCair 






6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9713 

Fax: (202) 343-2304 

E-mail: decair.sara@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

David Deegan 

Public Affairs 


Region 1 

Office of Public Affairs 


Suite 1100 

RAA 


Phone: (617) 918-1017 

Fax: (617) 918-0017 

E-mail: deegan.dave@epa.gov 

Leigh DeHaven 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1974 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: dehaven.leigh@epa.gov 

Carrie Deitzel 



Region 3 

Office of Brownfields and Outreach 


3HS52 


Phone: (215) 814-5525 

Fax: (215) 814-3015 

E-mail: deitzel.carrie@epa.gov 

Gregg Dempsey 

Senior Scientific Advisor 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8232 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: dempsey.gregg@epa.gov 

Mark DeWein 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: mark.r.dewein@uscg.mil 

Debbie Dietrich 

Director 





5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8600 

Fax: (202) 564-8222 

E-mail: dietrich.debbie@epa.gov 

Louis DiGuardia 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6927 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: diguardia.lou@epa.gov 

Frank Docimo 

Consultant 

Docimo & Associates, LLC 

65 High Ridge Road 

Stamford, CT 06905 

Phone: (203) 964-0656 


E-mail: fdhzmats@aol.com 

Ralph Dollhopf 



Region 5 

9311 Groh Road 

SE-GI 

Grosse Ile, MI 48138 

Phone: (231) 264-8713 


E-mail: dollhopf.ralph@epa.gov 

Cris D'Onofrio 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (908) 420-4475 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: donofrio.cris@epa.gov 

Sara Downard 

Environmental Programs Specialist 

Oklahoma Department of Environmental 

Quality 

Land Protection Division 

707 North Robinson 

P.O. Box 1677 

Oklahoma City, OK 73101 

Phone: (405) 702-5126 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: sara.downard@deq.state.ok.us 

Patrick Drayer 

Lieutenant Junior Grade 





Phone: (786) 229-6964 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: patrick.a.drayer@uscg.mil 

Kevin Dressman 

Branch Chief 


Office of Administration and Resource 

Management 



3207A 


Phone: (202) 564-1652 

Fax: (202) 564-0215 

E-mail: dressman.kevin@epa.gov 

Tiffany Duffy 

Assistant Supervisor 


Port Everglades Field Office 

7000 North Ocean Drive 

Dania Beach, FL 33004 

Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: tiffany.a.duffy@uscg.mil 



Tom Dunkelman 



Region 9 


9001 South Stewart Street 

Carson City, NV 89701 

Phone: (775) 687-9480 

Fax: (775) 687-8335 

E-mail: dunkelman.tom@epa.gov 

Tom Dunne 

Associate Administrator 


Office of Homeland Security 



1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-2844 


E-mail: dunne.tom@epa.gov 

Mark Durno 



Region 5 



ME-W 


Phone: (440) 250-1743 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: durno.mark@epa.gov 

Jason El-Zein 



Region 5 

Emergency Response Section 1 


SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7661 

Fax: (734) 692-7677 

E-mail: el-zein.jason@epa.gov 

Christina Engemann 

Consultant 




Phone: (913) 495-3927 


E-mail: christina.engemann@ttemi.com 

Barry Erlick 

Consultant 

BJE Associates, Auburn University & 

Kansas State University 

5269 Winterview Drive 

Alexandria, VA 22312 

Phone: (703) 370-8828 

Fax: (703) 997-3250 

E-mail: bje@wans.net 

JoAnn Eskelsen 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8006 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: eskelsen.joann@epa.gov 

Luis Estrada 

Pollution Control Inspector 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 372-6955 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: estral@miamidade.gov 

Amanda Fairley 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0656 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: amanda.fairley@ttemi.com 

Tim Farris 

Director 





3803R 


Phone: (202) 564-4759 

Fax: (202) 565-2560 

E-mail: farris.tim@epa.gov 

Steven Faryan 



Region 5 

Emergency Response Team 


SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-9351 


E-mail: faryan.steven@epa.gov 

Sharon Fennelly 

Enforcement Coordinator 


Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1263 

Fax: (617) 918-0263 

E-mail: fennelly.sharon@epa.gov 

Doug Ferguson 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7221 


E-mail: ferguson.doug@epa.gov 

Michael Ferriola 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4342 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: ferriola.mike@epa.gov 



Richard Fetzer 



Region 3 


4530 Bath Pike 

3HW31 

Bethlehem, PA 18017 

Phone: (215) 341-6307 


E-mail: fetzer.richard@epa.gov 

Chris Field 



Region 10 



Phone: (206) 553-1674 


E-mail: field.chris@epa.gov 

Sherry Fielding 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-6174 


E-mail: fielding.sherry@epa.gov 

Gregory Fife 



Region 6 

Response and Prevention Branch 


Suite 1200 

6SF-RR 


Phone: (214) 665-6773 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: fife.greg@epa.gov 

Jennifer Fitchorn 

Enforcement Officer 


Region 10 

Office of Compliance and Enforcement 


OCE-126 


Phone: (206) 553-2710 

Fax: (206) 553-8509 

E-mail: fitchorn.jennifer@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Charles Fitzsimmons 



Region 3 

Office of Preparedness and Response 

701 Mapes Road 

3HS31 

Fort Meade, MD 20755 

Phone: (410) 305-3027 

Fax: (410) 305-3096 

E-mail: fitzsimmons.charlie@epa.gov 

Debra Flagg 




Management 



3207A 


Phone: (202) 564-2982 

Fax: (202) 564-0215 

E-mail: flagg.debra@epa.gov 

Patricia Fleming 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1972 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: fleming.patricia@epa.gov 

Barry Forsythe 

Fish and Wildlife Service Liaison 


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 


Suite 1200 

6SF-10 


Phone: (214) 665-8467 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: Barry_Forsythe@fws.gov 

Althea Foster 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-RR 


Phone: (214) 665-2268 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: foster.althea@epa.gov 

Jackie Fowler 



Environmental Engineering Services 

2741 Sims Road 

Shelbyville, TN 37160 

Phone: (931) 685-0854 


E-mail: jafowler2@tva.gov 

Danny France 

Section Chief 


Region 4 

Air and Superfund Section 

980 College Station Road 

Athens, GA 30605 

Phone: (706) 355-8738 

Fax: (706) 355-8744 

E-mail: france.danny@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Leo Francendese 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 606-2223 


E-mail: francendese.leo@epa.gov 

Benjamin Franco 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8758 


E-mail: franco.benjamin@epa.gov 

Scott Fredericks 

ERT Member 





5202P 


Phone: (703) 603-8771 


E-mail: fredericks.scott@epa.gov 



Joe Fredle 



Region 5 



ME-W 


Phone: (440) 250-1740 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: fredle.joseph@epa.gov 

Awilda Fuentes 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7996 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: fuentes.awilda@epa.gov 

Mary Gade 

Regional Administrator 


Region 5 


R-19J 


Phone: (312) 886-3000 


E-mail: gade.mary@epa.gov 

Frank Gardner 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1278 

Fax: (617) 918-0278 

E-mail: gardner.frank@epa.gov 

Kevin Garrahan 




Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-3336 


E-mail: garrahan.kevin@epa.gov 

Geoffrey Garrison 



Region 2 

Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division 

1492 Ponce de Leon Avenue 

Centro Europa Building, Suite 417 

CEPD/RRB 

San Juan, PR 00907 

Phone: (787) 977-5820 

Fax: (787) 289-7104 

E-mail: garrison.geoffrey@epa.gov 

Joey Gawarzewski 

Consultant 




Phone: (610) 364-2135 


E-mail: joseph.gawarzewski@ttemi.com 

Thomas Geishecker 



Region 5 



HSE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0755 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: geishecker.thomas@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Michael Gibbons 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: michael.gibbons@ttnus.com 

Edward J. Gilbert 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8018 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: gilbert.edward@epa.gov 

Therese Gioia 

Consultant 


1 South Wacker Drive 


Phone: (312) 201-7431 

Fax: (312) 938-0118 

E-mail: therese.gioia@ttemi.com 

Lessa Givens 

NDT Member 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2433 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: givens.lessa@epa.gov 

Keith Glenn 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4454 

Fax: (732) 321-4426 

E-mail: glenn.keith@epa.gov 

Jada Goodwin 

Emergency Planner 


Region 3 



3HS33 


Phone: (215) 814-5381 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: goodwin.jada@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Mary Goolie 

Alaska Area Planner 


Region 10 



AOO/A 


Phone: (907) 271-3414 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: goolie.mary@epa.gov 

RSC Member 



Timothy Gouger 


Omaha District Rapid Response Program 

P.O. Box 13287 

Offutt AFB, NE 68113 

Phone: (402) 216-4252 

Fax: (402) 291-8177 

E-mail: 

timothy.p.gouger@usace.army.mil 

Don Graham 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4345 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: graham.don@epa.gov 

Rita Graham 

Pollution Control Inspector 2 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 297-2583 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: grahar@miamidade.gov 

Robert Grandinetti 

Compliance Officer 


Region 10 


309 Bradley Boulevard 

Richland, WA 99352 

Phone: (509) 376-3748 

Fax: (509) 376-2396 

E-mail: grandinetti.robert@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Dan Gravatt 

EPA RPM 


Region 7 

Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act 


ARTD/RCAP 


Phone: (913) 551-7324 

Fax: (913) 551-7947 

E-mail: gravatt.dan@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Leah Graziano 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry 


Building 209, Bay B 


Phone: (732) 906-6932 

Fax: (732) 321-4365 

E-mail: escobar.leah@epa.gov 

Barbara Grimm-Crawford 






1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-2893 


E-mail: grimmcrawford.barbara@epa.gov 

Hays Griswold 



Region 8 



8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6809 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: griswold.hays@epa.gov 

Jen Grund 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0667 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: jen.grund@ttemi.com 

Kurt Grunert 

Special Agent 






2231A 


Phone: (202) 373-4911 


E-mail: grunert.kurt@epa.gov 

Bob Guarni 



Region 3 



3HS32 


Phone: (215) 814-3269 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: guarni.bob@epa.gov 

Jon Gulch 



Region 5 



SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7686 

Fax: (734) 692-7661 

E-mail: gulch.jon@epa.gov 

Kerry Guy 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-7288 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: guy.kerry@epa.gov 

Constance Haaser 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8028 


E-mail: haaser.constance@epa.gov 

Gregory Ham 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (410) 305-2776 

Fax: (410) 305-3093 

E-mail: ham.greg@epa.gov 



Patrick Hamblin 



Region 5 

Advanced Analysis and Decision Support 

Section, Innovative Systems and 

Technology Branch 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6312 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: hamblin.patrick@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Pat Hammack 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PR 


Phone: (214) 665-2214 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: hammack.patrick@epa.gov 

Steven Handel 

Consultant 

Green Shield Ecology, Inc. 

703 Carlene Drive 

Bridgewater, NJ 08807 

Phone: (908) 526-5884 


E-mail: handel@aesop.rutgers.edu 

Greg Harper 

Consultant 

Weston Solutions, Inc. 

5430 Metric Place 

Norcross, GA 30092 

Phone: (770) 325-7972 

Fax: (770) 325-7950 

E-mail: 

greg.harper@westonsolutions.com 

Daniel Harpster 

Area Emergency Coordinator 


Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

26685 Focht Road 

Waynesfield, OH 45896 

Phone: (419) 568-7909 

Fax: (419) 568-7909 

E-mail: daniel.e.harpster@aphis.usda.gov 

Mike Harris 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0760 


E-mail: harris.michael@epa.gov 

Jed Harrison 

Director 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8220 


E-mail: harrison.jed@epa.gov 

Pamela Harting-Barrat 

Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress 

Management Team 


Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HIO 


Phone: (617) 918-1318 

Fax: (617) 918-0318 

E-mail: harting-barrat.pamela@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Kurt Hartman 

Team Leader 





Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: kurt.w.hartman@uscg.mil 

Andrew Hass 



Region 3 

Air Protection Division 


3AP22 


Phone: (215) 814-2049 

Fax: (215) 814-2049 

E-mail: hass.andrew@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Steve Hawthorn 

Director 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2420 


E-mail: hawthorn.steve@epa.gov 

Scott Hayes 



Region 7 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7670 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: hayes.scott@epa.gov 

John Haynes 

Medical Director 

West Texas Regional Poison Center 

4801 Alberta Avenue, B3200 

El Paso, TX 79905 

Phone: (915) 545-7333 

Fax: (915) 545-7338 

E-mail: john.haynes@ttuhsc.edu 

Tom Heim 

Consultant 




Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: thomas.heim@emsus.com 

Andrew Hendrickson 

Facilities Specialist 


Region 10 

Office of Management Programs 


IOU-144 


Phone: (206) 553-0302 

Fax: (206) 553-6337 

E-mail: hendrickson.andrew@epa.gov 

RSC Member 



Tina Hennessy 



Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1216 

Fax: (617) 918-0216 

E-mail: hennessy.tina@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jonathan Herrmann 

Director 



Center 


163 


Phone: (513) 569-7839 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: herrmann.jonathan@epa.gov 

John Higgins 

Section Chief 


Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6194 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: higgins.john@epa.gov 

Franklin Hill 

Division Director 


Region 4 

Immediate Office of the Superfund 

Division 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8846 

Fax: (404) 562-8628 

E-mail: hill.franklin@epa.gov 

Beckie Himes 



Region 7 

Office of External Programs 


RAOEP 


Phone: (913) 551-7253 

Fax: (913) 551-9253 

E-mail: himes.beckie@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Rebecca Hindin 

Contract Specialist 





3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-1266 

Fax: (202) 565-2557 

E-mail: hindin.rebecca@epa.gov 

Ric Hines 

EPA Superfund Program Manager 


510 South 157th Circle 

CENWO-HX-S 

Omaha, NE 68118 

Phone: (402) 697-2624 

Fax: (402) 697-2613 

E-mail: eric.d.hines@usace.army.mil 

Steven Hirsh 

EPA RPM 


Region 3 

Office of Federal Facilities Remediation 

and Site Assessment 


3HS12 


Phone: (215) 814-3352 

Fax: (215) 814-3051 

E-mail: hirsh.steven@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Shane Hitchcock 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8718 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: hitchcock.shane@epa.gov 

David Hoefer 



Region 7 

Office of Regional Counsel 


CNSL/SPFD 


Phone: (913) 551-7503 

Fax: (913) 551-9503 

E-mail: hoefer.david@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Anthony Honnellio 

Radiation Program Manager/Health & 

Safety Coordinator 


Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1456 


E-mail: honnellio.anthony@epa.gov 

Charles Hooper 

Radiation Safety Officer 


Region 7 

Air Planning and Development Branch 


ARTDRALI 


Phone: (913) 551-7271 

Fax: (913) 551-7065 

E-mail: hooper.charlesa@epa.gov 

Mark Howard 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1964 


E-mail: howard.markw@epa.gov 



Kathy Howatt 

Project Manager 

Maine Department of Environmental 

Protection 

Bureau of Remediation and Waste 

Management Division 

17 State House Station 

Augusta, ME 04333 

Phone: (207) 287-4861 

Fax: (207) 287-7826 

E-mail: kathy.howatt@maine.gov 

Don Huber 

Consultant 

Purdue University 

Botany & Plant Pathology 

915 West State Street 

West Lafayette, IN 47907 

Phone: (765) 494-4652 

Fax: (765) 494-0363 

E-mail: huberd@purdue.edu 

Scott Hudson 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2427 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: hudson.scott@epa.gov 

Alyssa Hughes 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8743 

Fax: (404) 562-5699 

E-mail: hughes.alyssa@epa.gov 

Alan Humphrey 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6748 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: humphrey.alan@epa.gov 

Kelly Huynh 

Risk Management Program Coordinator 


Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1679 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: huynh.kelly@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Matthew Huyser 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8934 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: huyser.matthew@epa.gov 

Gilberto Irizarry 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7982 

Fax: (202) 564-8729 

E-mail: irizarry.gilberto@epa.gov 

Dawn Ison 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

WQ-SD 


Phone: (214) 665-2162 

Fax: (214) 665-2191 

E-mail: ison.dawn@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Larry Izzo 

Consultant 


1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 200 

Reno, NV 89502 

Phone: (775) 333-8461 

Fax: (775) 322-3987 

E-mail: larry.izzo@ttemi.com 

Elise Jakabhazy 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR/RAA 


Phone: (617) 918-1228 

Fax: (617) 918-0228 

E-mail: jakabhazy.elise@epa.gov 

Rick Jardine 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8764 


E-mail: jardine.richard@epa.gov 

Michelle Jaster 



Region 5 



SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7683 

Fax: (734) 692-7677 

E-mail: jaster.michelle@epa.gov 

Arthur Johnson 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1251 

Fax: (617) 918-0251 

E-mail: johnson.arthur@epa.gov 



Mark Johnson 


Registry 

Division of Regional Operations-Region 5 


ATSD-4J 


Phone: (312) 354-3436 

Fax: (312) 886-6066 

E-mail: mdjohnson@cdc.gov 

Stephen L. Johnson 

Administrator 


Office of the Administrator 



1101A 


Phone: (202) 564-4700 


E-mail: johnson.stephen@epa.gov 

Terrence Johnson 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8022 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: johnson.terrence@epa.gov 

Terri Johnson 







5204P 


Phone: (703) 603-8718 


E-mail: johnson.terri@epa.gov 

Jeremy Johnstone 

IMT - Environmental/Situation Unit 

Leader 


Region 9 


WTR-7 


Phone: (415) 972-3499 


E-mail: johnstone.jeremy@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Kathleen Jones 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8600 

Fax: (202) 564-8211 

E-mail: jones.kathy@epa.gov 

Nancy Jones 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRE 


Phone: (214) 665-8041 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: jones.nancy@epa.gov 

Peter Jutro 

Director 



Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-3331 

Fax: (202) 564-1614 

E-mail: jutro.peter@epa.gov 

Larry Kaelin 

NDT Member 



4900 Olympic Boulevard 

MS-271 

Erlanger, KY 41018 

Phone: (513) 487-2432 

Fax: (513) 487-2102 

E-mail: kaelin.lawrence@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Gloria Kane 






3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-4437 

Fax: (202) 564-2558 

E-mail: kane.gloria@epa.gov 

Dave Kappelman 






Phone: (334) 270-7064 


E-mail: kappelman.david@epa.gov 

Sylvia Kawabata 

Unit Manager 


Region 10 

Office of Environmental Cleanup 


ECL-115 


Phone: (206) 553-1078 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: kawabata.sylvia@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jonathan Kaye 

American Association for the 

Advancement of Science Fellow 



Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-0372 

Fax: (202) 565-2911 

E-mail: kaye.jonathan@epa.gov 

Jarrett Keck 



Quality 



P.O. Box 1677 


Phone: (405) 702-5107 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: jarrett.keck@deq.state.ok.us 

Jack Kelly 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3112 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: kelly.jack@epa.gov 



Jeff Kempter 



Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and 

Toxic Substances 



7510P 


Phone: (703) 305-5448 


E-mail: kempter.carlton@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

William Killingsworth 

D.C. Air National Guard 

Bioenvironmental Engineering 

3282 West Perimeter Road 

Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762 

Phone: (240) 857-6657 

Fax: (240) 857-6177 

E-mail: 

william.killingsworth@dcandr.ang.af.mil 

Tanya King 




Administrative Division-Enforcement 

1 University Drive, Suite 307 

Plantation, FL 33324 

Phone: (954) 519-1262 

Fax: (954) 519-1493 

E-mail: tking@broward.org 

Carl Kitz 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1671 

Fax: (206) 553-0125 

E-mail: kitz.carl@epa.gov 

Jim Knoy 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6838 


E-mail: knoy.jim@epa.gov 

Natalie Koch 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2422 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: koch.natalie@epa.gov 

Rita Kottke 

Environmental Programs Manager 


Quality 



P.O. Box 1677 


Phone: (405) 702-5127 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: rita.kottke@deq.state.ok.us 

Janice Kroone 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7005 

Fax: (913) 551-7151 

E-mail: kroone.janice@epa.gov 

Paul Kudarauskas 




55 Broadway 

RTV-4E 

Cambridge, MA 02142 

Phone: (617) 645-3524 

Fax: (617) 494-3854 

E-mail: kudarauskas.paul@epa.gov 

Brownie Kuk 

Hazmat Officer 


Atlantic Strike Team 

Building 5614 Doughboy Loop 

Fort Dix, NJ 08640 

Phone: (609) 724-0008 

Fax: (609) 724-0232 

E-mail: brownie.j.kuk@uscg.mil 

Mick Kulik 

Deputy Office Director 


Region 3 

Office of Public and Government Affairs 


3CG00 


Phone: (215) 814-5337 

Fax: (215) 814-2783 

E-mail: kulik.michael@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Al Lange 



Region 8 



8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6987 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: lange.al@epa.gov 

Carl Lautenberger 



Region 10 




Phone: (907) 257-1342 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: lautenberger.carl@epa.gov 

Eugene Lee 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7988 

Fax: (202) 564-8444 

E-mail: lee.eugene@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Paul Lemieux 




Center 

109 T. W. Alexander Drive 

E343-06 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

Phone: (919) 541-0962 

Fax: (919) 541-0496 

E-mail: lemieux.paul@epa.gov 



John Leo 

Rhode Island Department of 





Phone: (401) 222-1360 

Fax: (401) 222-3811 

E-mail: john.leo@dem.ri.gov 

Valmichael Leos 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PE 


Phone: (214) 665-2283 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: leos.valmichael@epa.gov 

Jerry Liner 

Manager 


Office of Business Development 

1101 Market Street 

SP 5D-C 

Chattanooga, TN 37402 

Phone: (423) 751-4100 

Fax: (423) 751-8560 

E-mail: jeliner@tva.gov 

Don Lininger 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7724 


E-mail: lininger.don@epa.gov 

Ted Linnert 

Information Officer 


Region 8 


8OC 


Phone: (303) 312-6119 


E-mail: linnert.ted@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Gary Lipson 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1274 

Fax: (617) 918-0274 

E-mail: lipson.gary@epa.gov 

Joseph Little 

Emergency Response Coordinator 


Registry 

Prevention, Response, and Environmental 

Medicine Branch 

1600 Clifton Road, NE 

F32 


Phone: (770) 488-3339 

Fax: (770) 488-4178 

E-mail: jdl0@cdc.gov 

Earl Liverman 



Region 10 

Environmental Cleanup 

1910 Northwest Boulevard 

Suite 208 

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 

Phone: (208) 664-4858 

Fax: (208) 664-5829 

E-mail: liverman.earl@epa.gov 

Darryl Luce 

EPA RPM 


Region 1 


Suite 1100 

HBO 


Phone: (617) 918-1336 

Fax: (617) 918-1291 

E-mail: luce.darryl@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jim Mack 

Consultant 

Tetra Tech Inc. 

138 Warren Street 

Newark, NJ 07102 

Phone: (973) 596-5857 


E-mail: jim.mack@ttemi.com 

Stephanie Mairs 



Region 10 


ORC-158 


Phone: (206) 553-7359 

Fax: (206) 553-0163 

E-mail: mairs.stephanie@epa.gov 

Parvez Mallick 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8594 


E-mail: mallick.parvez@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jan Malone 

Texas Commission on Environmental 

Quality 

Dallas/Fort Worth Region 4 

2309 Gravel Drive 

Fort Worth, TX 76118 

Phone: (817) 588-5872 

Fax: (817) 588-5701 

E-mail: jmalone@tceq.state.tx.us 

Ellen Manges 




Response 



5101T 


Phone: (202) 566-0195 


E-mail: manges.ellen@epa.gov 

TJ Mangoni 

District Response Team Leader 


1240 East Ninth Street 

DRM 

Cleveland, OH 44199 

Phone: (216) 902-6053 

Fax: (216) 902-6121 

E-mail: anthony.j.mangoni@uscg.mil 



Karl Markiewicz 

Senior Toxicologist 


Registry 


3HS00 


Phone: (215) 814-3149 

Fax: (215) 814-3003 

E-mail: markiewicz.karl@epa.gov 

Brad Martin 




Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7023 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: martin.brad@epa.gov 

John Martin 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRE 


Phone: (214) 665-6748 

Fax: (214) 665-9718 

E-mail: martin.john@epa.gov 

J. Raul Martinez 

Safety Officer 

Miami Dade County 

Safety Office 

275 NW Second Street 


Phone: (305) 755-7813 

Fax: (305) 755-7962 

E-mail: jraulm@miamidade.gov 

Jeanelle Martinez 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2428 


E-mail: martinez.jeanelle@epa.gov 

Jeff Martinez 

Special Agent 




Denver Federal Center 

Building 25 


Phone: (303) 434-2637 


E-mail: martinez.jeffrey@epa.gov 

Stephen Mason 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PE 


Phone: (214) 665-2276 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: mason.steve@epa.gov 

Kevin Matheis 



Region 2 


Division 

18C Exchange Street 

Buffalo, NY 14204 

Phone: 716-551-5946 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: matheis.kevin@epa.gov 

Mary Matthews 

Incident Management Team 


Region 10 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-0249 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: matthews.mary@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Richard Mayer 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6PD-F 


Phone: (214) 665-7442 

Fax: (214) 665-7263 

E-mail: mayer.richard@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Benjamin Mazyck 

Military Officer 





Phone: (786) 295-9068 

Fax: (786) 777-0775 

E-mail: bmazyck@msomiami.uscg.mil 

Mike McAteer 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-LP 


Phone: (214) 665-7157 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: mcateer.mike@epa.gov 

Martin McComb 

Data Manager 


Region 8 



8EPR-PS 


Phone: (303) 312-6963 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: mccomb.martin@epa.gov 

Nancy McGee 

Hazardous Substances Scientist 

California Department of Toxic 

Substances Control 

Emergency Response Program 

8800 Cal Center Drive 

Sacramento, CA 95826 

Phone: (916) 255-6585 

Fax: (916) 255-6621 

E-mail: nmcgee@dtsc.ca.gov 

Jim McGuire 



Region 4 


11th Floor 

ERRB 


Phone: (404) 562-8911 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: mcguire.jim@epa.gov 



Deborah McKean 

NDT Member 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2435 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: mckean.deborah@epa.gov 

William McKenty 



Region 3 

Hazardous Waste Cleanup Division 


3HS41 


Phone: (215) 814-3331 

Fax: (215) 814-3015 

E-mail: mckenty.william@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

AmyJean McKeown 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1248 

Fax: (617) 918-0248 

E-mail: mckeown.amyjean@epa.gov 

Don McLaughlin 



Region 3 



3HS32 


Phone: (215) 814-5323 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: mclaughlin.don@epa.gov 

Latarsha McQueen 

Hazmat Policy Officer 


Office of Incident Management and 

Preparedness, Oil & Hazmat Division 

2100 Second Street, SW, Room 2100 


Phone: (200) 372-2248 


E-mail: latarsha.s.mcqueen@uscg.mil 

Anthony Meadows 

Public Water System Supervision Team 

Leader 


Region 3 

Water Protection Division 


3WP21 


Phone: (215) 814-5442 

Fax: (215) 814-2318 

E-mail: meadows.anthony@epa.gov 

Luis Medina 

Pollution Investigator 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 


E-mail: luis.a.medina@uscg.mil 

Daniel Meer 



Region 9 



SFD-9 


Phone: (415) 972-3132 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: meer.daniel@epa.gov 

Uday Mehta 

Project Engineer 

U.S. Army 

Edgewood Chemical and Biological 

Center 

Building E-3942 

Gunpowder, MD 21010 

Phone: (410) 436-2843 


E-mail: uday.mehta@us.army.mil 

Ramon Mendoza 



Region 5 

Waste, Pesticides, and Toxics Division 


DW-8J 


Phone: (312) 886-4314 


E-mail: mendoza.ramon@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Zeita Merchant 

Supervisor 





Phone: (786) 777-0369 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: zeita.merchant@uscg.mil 

Amy Merten 

Spill Response Specialist 



Office of Response and 

Restoration/Coastal Response Research 

Center 

7600 Sandpoint Way, NE, Building 3 

N/ORR 1 


Phone: (206) 526-6829 

Fax: (206) 526-6329 

E-mail: amy.merten@noaa.gov 

Michael Messer 


Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8242 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: messer.michael@epa.gov 

Richard Messimer 

Site Administrative Officer 


Region 3 


1060 Chapline Street 

Suite 303 

3HS33 

Wheeling, WV 26003 

Phone: (304) 234-0239 

Fax: (304) 234-0259 

E-mail: messimer.richard@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Leroy Mickelsen 

NDT Member 




E 343-06 


Phone: (919) 541-1356 

Fax: (919) 541-4537 

E-mail: mickelsen.leroy@epa.gov 



David Mickunas 

ERT Member 




E343-04 


Phone: (919) 541-4191 

Fax: (919) 541-0359 

E-mail: mickunas.dave@epa.gov 

Katy Miley 



Region 7 



SUPREFLR 


Phone: (913) 551-7916 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: miley.katy@epa.gov 

Aubrey Miller 

Senior Medical Officer & Toxicologist 


Region 8 

Program Support/Superfund Technical 

Assistance 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7023 


E-mail: miller.aubrey@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Gary Miller 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6PD-F 


Phone: (214) 665-8306 

Fax: (214) 665-7263 

E-mail: miller.gary@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jim Miller 

Senior Financial Resources Manager 


Region 4 



11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8845 

Fax: (404) 562-8628 

E-mail: miller.jim@epa.gov 

Joe Miller 

Exercise Director 

Chemical Materials Agency 

5183 Blackhawk Road 

Building E1946 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 

Phone: (410) 436-2949 

Fax: (410) 436-3179 

E-mail: joe.e.miller@us.army.mil 

Johanna Miller 



Region 8 




8EPR-ER 


Phone: (303) 312-6804 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: miller.johanna@epa.gov 

Mark Mimick 


12565 West Center Road 

CENWO-HX-M 


Phone: (402) 697-2558 


E-mail: 

Mark.L.Mimick@nwd02.usace.army.mil 

Kenneth Mioduski 



U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion 

and Preventive Medicine 




Phone: (410) 436-5226 

Fax: (410) 436-5237 

E-mail: kenneth.mioduski@us.army.mil 

James Mitchell 



Region 5 


SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-9537 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: mitchell.james@epa.gov 

Nelson Mix 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7951 

Fax: (202) 564-8721 

E-mail: mix.nelson@epa.gov 

Mark Mjoness 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1976 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: mjoness.mark@epa.gov 

Gary Moore 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SFRR 


Phone: (214) 665-6609 


E-mail: moore.gary@epa.gov 

Melanie Morash 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1298 

Fax: (617) 918-0298 

E-mail: morash.melanie@epa.gov 



Eric Mosher 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-6656 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: mosher.eric@epa.gov 

Kevin Mould 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-2525 

Fax: (202) 564-8333 

E-mail: mould.kevin@epa.gov 

Bret Moxley 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3114 


E-mail: moxley.bret@epa.gov 

Martin Mueller 



909 SE First Avenue, Room 876 


Phone: (305) 415-7138 

Fax: (305) 588-6969 

E-mail: martin.j.mueller@uscg.mil 

Kurt Muenchow 

Regional Response Team Representative 


U.S. Forest Service 

740 Simms Street 

Rocky Mountain Region 

ENG 

Golden, CO 80401 

Phone: (303) 275-5201 

Fax: (303) 275-5170 

E-mail: kmuenchow@fs.fed.us 

Lori Muller 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1511 

Fax: (617) 918-0511 

E-mail: muller.lori@epa.gov 

Jim Mullins 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SFRO 


Phone: (214) 665-2273 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: mullins.james@epa.gov 

Sara Mullins 

Consultant 


2615 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 

G148 

Mandeville, LA 70471 

Phone: (703) 424-4322 


E-mail: sara_mullins@sra.com 

Jason Musante 



Region 9 


2250 Obispo Avenue 

Suite 101 

SFD-9-2 

Signal Hill, CA 90755 

Phone: (213) 479-2120 

Fax: (562) 986-6139 

E-mail: musante.jason@epa.gov 

Craig Myers 



Region 8 




8EPR-ER 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7067 


E-mail: myers.craig@epa.gov 

Linda Nachowicz 

Branch Chief 


Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6337 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: nachowicz.linda@epa.gov 

Mike Nalipinski 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1268 


E-mail: nalipinski.mike@epa.gov 

Randy Nattis 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8757 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: nattis.randy@epa.gov 

Kingsley Ndi 

Massachusetts Department of 

Environmental Protection 

Northeast Regional Office 

205B Lowell Street 

Wilmington, MA 01887 

Phone: (978) 694-3379 

Fax: (978) 694-3496 

E-mail: kingsley.ndi@state.ma.us 

Timothy Neal 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8796 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: neal.timothy@epa.gov 



Jose Negron 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8754 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: negron.jose@epa.gov 

Debbie Newberry 

Branch Chief 



Water 



4601M 


Phone: (202) 564-1415 


E-mail: newberry.debbie@epa.gov 

Gary Newhart 

ERT Member 




G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7661 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: newhart.gary@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Duc Nguyen 



Region 8 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6509 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: nguyen.duc@epa.gov 

Tien Nguyen 



Region 8 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6820 


E-mail: nguyen.tien@epa.gov 

Nick Nichols 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1970 


E-mail: nichols.nick@epa.gov 

Tonya Nichols 

Microbiologist 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7805 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: nichols.tonya@epa.gov 

Sharon Nickels 



Region 10 

Environmental Response Unit 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-6644 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: nickels.sharon@epa.gov 

Rich Nickle 


Registry 


F32 


Phone: (770) 488-7100 


E-mail: ran2@cdc.gov 

Walter Nied 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4466 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: nied.walter@epa.gov 

Norman Niedergang 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-9910 


E-mail: niedergang.norman@epa.gov 

Carl Norman 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-5495 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: norman.carl@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Neil Norrell 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4357 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: norrell.neil@epa.gov 

Steven Novick 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1271 


E-mail: novick.steve@epa.gov 



Nicholas Olmstead 

Marine Science Technician 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: nicholas.c.olmstead@uscg.mil 

David Ostrander 



Region 8 


EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6827 


E-mail: ostrander.david@epa.gov 

Leif Palmer 



Region 4 



AFC 13th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9542 

Fax: (404) 562-9486 

E-mail: palmer.leif@epa.gov 

Jimmy Palmer, Jr. 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8357 


E-mail: palmer.jimmy@epa.gov 

Kathy Parker 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-0062 


E-mail: parker.kathy@epa.gov 

Mia Pasquerella 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1120 

Fax: (617) 918-0120 

E-mail: pasquerella.mia@epa.gov 

Subash Patel 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9217 


E-mail: patel.subash@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Janice Pearson 

Team Leader 


Region 8 

Office of Partnerships and Regulatory 

Assistance 


8P-W-GW 


Phone: (303) 312-6354 


E-mail: pearson.janice@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Carl Pellegrino 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-6794 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: pellegrino.carl@epa.gov 

Latasha Pennant 

Operations Officer 




Phone: (202) 372-2430 

Fax: (202) 267-2399 

E-mail: Latasha.E.Pennant@uscg.mil 

Paul Peronard 



Region 8 


EPR-ER 


Phone: (303) 312-6808 

Fax: (303) 312-6963 

E-mail: peronard.paul@epa.gov 

Kate Perry 

Senior Policy Advisor 





1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-4059 

Fax: (202) 501-0026 

E-mail: perry.kate@epa.gov 

Dave Phillips 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0642 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: dave.phillips@ttemi.com 

John Phillips 



Region 7 

Office of Policy and Management 


PLMG/RFMB 


Phone: (913) 551-7014 

Fax: (913) 551-9014 

E-mail: phillips.john@epa.gov 

RSC Member 



Richard Pilch 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases 

3621 39th Street, NW 

323 


Phone: (202) 236-5317 


E-mail: pilchr@niaid.nih.gov 

Serguei Popov 

George Mason University 

National Center for Biodefense and 


10900 University Boulevard 

MSN 1H8 

Manassas, VA 20110 

Phone: (703) 993-4713 


E-mail: spopov@gmu.edu 

Dan Powell 

Branch Chief 






5203P 


Phone: (403) 603-7196 


E-mail: powell.dan@epa.gov 

Greg Powell 

ERT Member 




G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7533 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: powell.greg@epa.gov 

Marty Powell 



Region 3 

Office of Preparation and Response 


3HS33 


Phone: (304) 234-0252 

Fax: (304) 234-0259 

E-mail: powell.martin@epa.gov 

Caroline Previ 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7777 


E-mail: previ.caroline@epa.gov 

Vince Priddle 

Kentucky Department for Environmental 

Protection 


130 Eagle Nest Drive 

Paducah, KY 42003 

Phone: (270) 898-8468 

Fax: (270) 898-8640 

E-mail: vince.priddle@ky.gov 

David Rees 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1808 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: rees.david@epa.gov 

Jon Reid 



Quality 

Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup 



Phone: (405) 702-5121 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: jon.reid@deq.state.ok.us 

Chris Reiner 

Civil Investigator 


Region 9 



SFD-9-4 


Phone: (415) 972-3414 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: reiner.chris@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Alan Remick 



National Nuclear Security Administration 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

GH-060 


Phone: (202) 586-8312 

Fax: (202) 586-3904 

E-mail: alan.remick@nnsa.doe.gov 

Steve Renninger 



Region 5 



Room G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7539 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: renninger.steven@epa.gov 

Jim Reynolds 

Florida Department of Environmental 

Protection 

Bureau of Emergency Response 

3900 Commonwealth Boulevard 

MS-659 

Tallahassee, FL 32399 

Phone: (850) 245-2871 

Fax: (850) 245-2882 

E-mail: james.reynolds@dep.state.fl.us 

Aaron Rice 


1000 McArthur Causway 


Phone: (786) 777-0775 


E-mail: aaron.m.rice@uscg.mil 

James Rice 

South Carolina Department of Health and 

Environmental Control 

2600 Bull Street 

LWM-ERS 

Columbia, SC 29201 

Phone: (803) 896-4114 

Fax: (803) 896-4102 

E-mail: ricejr@dhec.sc.gov 



Randy Rice 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1212 

Fax: (617) 918-1269 

E-mail: rice.randy@epa.gov 

Lance Richman 

TOPOFF 4 Coordinator 


Region 9 



SFD 9-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3022 

Fax: (415) 947-3520 

E-mail: richman.lance@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Jon Rinehart 

Site Assessment Manager 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-TS 


Phone: (214) 665-6789 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: rinehart.jon@epa.gov 

Sandra Rivera 






3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-1054 

Fax: (202) 565-2327 

E-mail: rivera.sandra@epa.gov 

William Robberson 

IMT Liaison Officer 


Region 9 

Response, Preparedness, and Assessment 

Branch 


SFD-9 


Phone: (415) 972-3072 

Fax: (415) 947-3520 

E-mail: robberson.bill@epa.gov 

Dana Robinson 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8353 

Fax: (202) 564-8233 

E-mail: robinson.dana@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Angel C. Rodriguez 



Region 2 


Division 



CEPD/RRB 


Phone: (787) 671-8093 

Fax: (787) 289-7104 

E-mail: rodriguez.angel@epa.gov 

Norman Rodriguez 

Life Scientist 


Region 7 

Environmental Services 

Division/Immediate Office 


ENSVEMWC 


Phone: (913) 551-7216 

Fax: (913) 551-9216 

E-mail: rodriguez.norman@epa.gov 

Michelle Rogow 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3082 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: rogow.michelle@epa.gov 

David Romero 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6572 


E-mail: romero.david@epa.gov 

Vicki Rosen 



Region 9 


SFD-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3244 


E-mail: rosen.vicki@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

David Rosoff 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6879 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: rosoff.david@epa.gov 

Charles Roth 

Technical Support 


Region 5 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0242 


E-mail: roth.charles@epa.gov 



Eduardo Rovira 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3436 


E-mail: rovira.eduardo@epa.gov 

Ellen Rubin 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-0141 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: rubin.ellen@epa.gov 

Chris Ruhl 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-RO 


Phone: (214) 665-7356 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: ruhl.christopher@epa.gov 

Roberta Runge 

National Information Management 

System Coordinator 





5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1973 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: runge.roberta@epa.gov 

Rich Rupert 



Region 3 




Phone: (410) 305-2611 

Fax: (410) 305-3093 

E-mail: rupert.richard@epa.gov 

Robert Safay 


Registry 

Division of Regional Operations 

61 Forsyth Street, SW, 11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-1782 

Fax: (404) 562-1790 

E-mail: safay.robert@epa.gov 

Brian Schlieger 

John Sager 


Wisconsin Department of Natural U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Resources 

Region 5 

Remediation and Redevelopment Program Emergency Response Branch 

107 Sutliff Avenue 


Rhinelander, WI 54501 

SE-GI 

Phone: (715) 365-8959 


Fax: (715) 365-8932 

Phone: (734) 692-7681 

E-mail: john.sager@wisconsin.gov Fax: (734) 742-7677 

E-mail: schlieger.brian@epa.gov 

Gregory Sayles 

Associate Director 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7607 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: sayles.gregory@epa.gov 

Randy Schademann 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7331 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: schademann.randy@epa.gov 

Joe Schaefer 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6920 


E-mail: schaefer.joe@epa.gov 

Jackie Scheben 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: jackie.scheben@ttnus.com 

Manuel Schmaedick 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7449 


E-mail: schmaedick.manuel@epa.gov 

Jean Schumann 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1977 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: schumann.jean@epa.gov 

Raoul Scott 

Acting Director 



Management 



3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-5752 

Fax: (202) 565-2556 

E-mail: scott.raoul@epa.gov 

RSC Member 



Tony Selle 

Data Team Leader 


Region 8 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-6774 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: selle.tony@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Pat Seppi 



Region 2 

290 Broadway 

26th Floor 


Phone: (212) 637-3679 

Fax: (212) 637-4445 

E-mail: seppi.pat@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Michael Sibley II 



Region 10 

Environmental Cleanup Office 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1886 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: sibley.michael@epa.gov 

Heidi Sieg 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0615 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: heidi.sieg@ttemi.com 

Erin Silvestri 



Region 5 


Center 



Phone: (513) 569-7619 


E-mail: silvestri.erin@epa.gov 

Albe Simenas 



Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup 

1 Winter Street 


Phone: (617) 292-5507 

Fax: (617) 292-5530 

E-mail: 

albe.v.simenas@massmail.state.ma.us 

Angela Singh 







Phone: (916) 255-6616 

Fax: (916) 255-6519 

E-mail: asingh@dtsc.ca.gov 

DeAndre Singletary 

EPA RPM 


Region 7 



SUPRIANE 


Phone: (913) 551-7373 

Fax: (913) 551-9373 

E-mail: singletary.deandre@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Mary Smiley 



7 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Room 

643 


Phone: (404) 656-6905 

Fax: (404) 657-7893 

E-mail: 

mary_smiley@mail.dnr.state.ga.us 

Allen Smith 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8019 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: smith.williama@epa.gov 

Brian Smith 

BRSC 


Region 9 



WTR-6 


Phone: (415) 972-3580 

Fax: (415) 947-3549 

E-mail: smith.brian@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Heath Smith 



Region 7 


Branch 

212 Little Bussen Road 

Fenton, MO 63026 

Phone: (636) 326-4726 

Fax: (636) 326-4722 

E-mail: smith.heath@epa.gov 

Jeffery Smith 

Regional Hazmat Coordinator 


Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado 

River Region 

P.O. Box 61470 

LC-2640 

Boulder City, NV 89006 

Phone: (702) 293-8060 

Fax: (702) 293-8418 

E-mail: jbsmith1@lc.usbr.gov 

Corky Snipes 

Manager 


Business Development 

P.O. Box 1010 

CTR 1F-M 


Phone: (256) 386-2306 

Fax: (256) 386-2520 

E-mail: cwsnipes@tva.gov 

Curtis Snook 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2434 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: snook.curtis@epa.gov 



Mike Solecki 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6918 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: solecki.michael@epa.gov 

Cindy Sonich-Mullin 




Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7923 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: sonich-mullin.cynthia@epa.gov 

Kimberly Staiger 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 452-6415 

Fax: (732) 906-6865 

E-mail: staiger.kimberly@epa.gov 

Colby Stanton 

Center Director 





6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9448 

Fax: (202) 343-2302 

E-mail: stanton.colby@epa.gov 

Mary Ellen Stanton 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1256 

Fax: (617) 918-0256 

E-mail: stanton.maryellen@epa.gov 

Walter Sternke 






Phone: (404) 347-3369 


E-mail: wsternke@fs.fed.us 

Terry Stilman 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8748 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: stilman.terry@epa.gov 

Eric Streett 



Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 372-6955 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: streee@miamidade.gov 

Fred Stroud 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8007 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: stroud.fred@epa.gov 

Daniel Suter 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3050 

Fax: (415) 947-8111 

E-mail: suter.daniel@epa.gov 

Susan Sweet 



Region 7 



SUPREFLR 


Phone: (913) 551-7919 

Fax: (913) 551-9919 

E-mail: sweet.susan@epa.gov 

Keith Takata 



Region 9 



SFD-1 


Phone: (415) 947-8709 


E-mail: takata.keith@epa.gov 

Kevin Taylor 



Region 4 

Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management 

Division 


12th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9134 

Fax: (404) 562-9164 

E-mail: taylor.kevin@epa.gov 

RSC Member 



Matt Taylor 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8759 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: taylor.matt@epa.gov 

Neil Taylor 

State Emergency Response Coordinator 

Utah Department of Environmental 

Quality 

Division of Environmental Response and 

Remediation 

168 North 1950 West 

Salt Lake City, UT 84116 

Phone: (801) 536-4102 

Fax: (801) 536-4242 

E-mail: nbtaylor@utah.gov 

George Ten Eyck 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: george.teneyck@ttnus.com 

Calvin Terada 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-4141 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: terada.calvin@epa.gov 

Richard Terrell 

Federal On Scene Coordinator 





Phone: (786) 295-9061 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: richard.d.terrell@uscg.mil 

Craig Thomas 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-5907 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: thomas.craig@epa.gov 

Janis Thompson 

RSC Member 


Region 7 

Environmental Services Division 


ENSV 


Phone: (913) 551-7342 

Fax: (913) 551-9342 

E-mail: Thompson.Janis@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Stephen Threet 

Emergency Response Manager 


Protection 


7251 West Palmetto Park Road, Suite 201 

FDEP-DLE-BER 

Boca Raton, FL 33433 

Phone: (561) 393-5877 

Fax: (561) 393-5868 

E-mail: stephen.threet@dep.state.fl.us 

Rebecca Tirrell 

Consultant 

Computer Sciences Corporation 

Environmental Programs Group 

6101 Stevenson Avenue 


Phone: (703) 461-2321 

Fax: (703) 461-2020 

E-mail: rtirrell2@csc.com 

Michael Towle 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3272 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: towle.michael@epa.gov 

Jerri Town 

Consultant 




Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: jerri.town@emsus.com 

Rodney Tucker 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources 


401 Southwest Seventh Street, Suite I 

Des Moines, IA 50309 

Phone: (515) 725-0387 

Fax: (515) 725-0218 

E-mail: rodney.tucker@dnr.state.ia.us 

Ed Tupin 






6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9383 


E-mail: tupin.edward@epa.gov 

Gary Turner 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-9902 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: turner.gary@epa.gov 

Kevin Turner 



Region 5 


8588 Route 148 

Marion, IL 62959 

Phone: (618) 997-0115 


E-mail: turner.kevin@epa.gov 



Keith Tyler 


Bureau of Land Management 

1849 C Street, NW 

850 LS 


Phone: (202) 557-3589 

Fax: (202) 452-5046 

E-mail: keith_tyler@blm.gov 

Patti Tyler 

Science Advisor 


Region 8 

Office of the Regional Administrator 


8RA 


Phone: (303) 312-6081 


E-mail: tyler.patti@epa.gov 

Dean Ullock 



Region 4 


Branch 

c/o USCG-Gulf Strike Team 



Phone: (251) 441-5913 

Fax: (251) 441-6610 

E-mail: ullock.dean@epa.gov 

Nancy Ur 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6745 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: ur.nancy@epa.gov 

Lester Vahsholtz 

Visual Information Specialist 


Region 7 


PLMGIRMB 


Phone: (913) 551-7243 

Fax: (913) 551-9243 

E-mail: vahsholtz.les@epa.gov 

Dennisses Valdes 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8003 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: valdes.dennisses@epa.gov 

Debbie Vaughn-Wright 

EPA RPM 


Region 4 



11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8539 

Fax: (404) 562-8518 

E-mail: vaughn-wright.debbie@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Sonia Vega 



Region 5 


520 Lafayette Road, North 

Saint Paul, MN 55155 

Phone: (651) 296-7361 

Fax: (651) 296-7485 

E-mail: vega.sonia@epa.gov 

Albert Venosa 

Senior Research Scientist 




489 


Phone: (513) 569-7668 

Fax: (513) 569-7105 

E-mail: venosa.albert@epa.gov 

Oba Vincent 

Team Leader 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7456 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: vincent.oba@epa.gov 

Roberta Vogel-Leutung 

Ecologist 


Region 7 


ENSVDISO 


Phone: (913) 551-7072 


E-mail: vogel-leutung.roberta@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Lauren Volpini 

Disaster Preparedness Coordinator 


Region 9 

Response, Planning, and Preparedness 


SFD-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3076 


E-mail: volpini.lauren@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Leigh Vorreuter 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8768 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: vorreuter.leigh@epa.gov 

Neal Wagman 

Consultant 

Personality Resources International 

8 Symmes Court 

Cranbury, NJ 08512 

Phone: (609) 662-0667 


E-mail: lee@personalityresources.com 

Ray Wagner 





Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: raymond.w.wagner@uscg.mil 



Russell Wagner-Bark 

Consultant 


13821 Jefferson Park Drive, Apartment 

5108 

Herndon, VA 20171 

Phone: (405) 308-7220 


E-mail: rbwb@sbcglobal.net 

Dan Wainberg 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1283 

Fax: (617) 918-0283 

E-mail: wainberg.daniel@epa.gov 

Arthur Wake 

Property Manager 


Region 8 

16194 West 45th Drive 

8TMS-L 


Phone: (303) 888-7051 


E-mail: wake.arthur@epa.gov 

Alicia Walls 



Region 3 

Community Involvement and Outreach 

Branch 


3HS52 


Phone: (215) 814-3135 


E-mail: walls.alicia@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Michelle Watters 

Medical Officer 


Registry 



Room 413 

ATSD-4J 


Phone: (312) 353-2979 

Fax: (312) 886-6066 

E-mail: watters.michelle@epa.gov 

Karen Way 



Region 1 

Office of Environmental Measurement 

and Evaluation 

11 Technology Drive 

ECA 

North Chelmsford, MA 01863 

Phone: (617) 918-8655 

Fax: (617) 918-8417 

E-mail: way.karen@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Cheryl Weaver 

Consultant 


24 North Morris Street 

Shippensburg, CT 17257 

Phone: (717) 477-8106 


E-mail: docimo@pa.net 

Chris Weden 



Region 9 



SDF9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3041 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: weden.christopher@epa.gov 

Paul Weeden 



Radiation and Indoor Environments 

National Laboratory 


Building C 


Phone: (702) 798-2301 


E-mail: weeden.paul@epa.gov 

Greg Weigel 



Region 10 


1435 North Orchard Street 

Boise, ID 83706 

Phone: (208) 378-5773 

Fax: (208) 378-5744 

E-mail: weigel.greg@epa.gov 

Richard Weisman 




Water 



4601M 


Phone: (202) 564-2822 


E-mail: weisman.richard@epa.gov 

Tracy Weston 

Environmental Specialist Project Manager 


Protection 

Bureau of Remediation 



Phone: (207) 287-4862 

Fax: (207) 287-7826 

E-mail: tracy.weston@maine.gov 

Ann Whelan 

Program Analyst 


Region 5 

Oil Planning and Response Section 


SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-7258 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: whelan.ann@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Darrel Wieland 




MST 2 Wieland 


Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: darrel.d.wieland@uscg.mil 

Beth Williams 

Consultant 




Phone: (610) 485-6410 


E-mail: beth.williams@ttemi.com 



David Williams 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7625 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: williams.dave@epa.gov 

Carter Williamson 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8742 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: williamson.carter@epa.gov 

Butch Willoughby 


Pacific Strike Team 

Hangar 2, Hamilton Field 

Novato, CA 94949 

Phone: (415) 798-4533 


E-mail: robert.m.willoughby@uscg.mil 

Katie Wilson 

NRC Duty Officer 


National Response Center 



Phone: (202) 372-2430 

Fax: (202) 267-2399 

E-mail: Katie.L.Wilson@uscg.mil 

Art Wing 



Region 1 

Contracts Management Section 


Suite 1100 

HBS 


Phone: (617) 918-1347 

Fax: (617) 918-0347 

E-mail: wing.art@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Ron Wofford 

Connecticut Department of 

Environmental Protection Emergency 

Response 

State Emergency Response Unit 

79 Elm Street 

Hartford, CT 06106 

Phone: (860) 982-7089 

Fax: (860) 424-4062 

E-mail: davlam35@sbcglobal.net 

Alan Woodard 

Environmental Program Specialist 

New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation 

Division of Solid and Hazardous 

Materials 

625 Broadway 

Albany, NY 12233 

Phone: (518) 402-8706 

Fax: (518) 402-8681 

E-mail: agwoodar@gw.dec.state.ny.us 

Richard Wooster 



Region 6 

Office of External Affairs 


Suite 1200 

6XA-CI 


Phone: (214) 665-6473 

Fax: (214) 665-2118 

E-mail: wooster.richard@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

David Wright 

Director 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6740 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: wright.dave@epa.gov 

Jerry Wright 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: jerry.wright@ttnus.com 

Scott Wright 


Registry 

Division of Toxicology and 

Environmental Medicine Emergency 

Response Team 

4770 Buford Highway, NE, Room 3217 

F29 


Phone: (770) 488-3343 

Fax: (770) 488-4178 

E-mail: svw3@cdc.gov 

Charlena Yoder 

Emergency Response Technician 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7648 

Fax: (513) 487-2503 

E-mail: yoder.charlena@epa.gov 

Catherine Young 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1217 

Fax: (617) 918-0217 

E-mail: young.catherine@epa.gov 

Patrick Young 

Regional Representative 


Registry 


1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

6-ST 


Phone: (214) 577-3506 

Fax: (214) 665-8562 

E-mail: young.patrick@epa.gov 

Wai Yuen 

Consultant 



MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6923 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: yuen.wai@epa.gov 



Paul Zanter 

Data Management Group Leader 


Region 5 



SM-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-7181 

Fax: (312) 886-0753 

E-mail: zanter.paul@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Warren Zehner 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRR 


Phone: (337) 232-3190 

Fax: (337) 269-4729 

E-mail: zehner.warren@epa.gov 

Dea Zimmerman 

Team Leader 


Region 5 



DT-8J 


Phone: (312) 353-6344 

Fax: (312) 353-4788 

E-mail: zimmerman.dea@epa.gov 

RSC Member 

Len Zintak 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4246 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: zintak.leonard@epa.gov 

Donn Zuroski 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3035 


E-mail: zuroski.donn@epa.gov 



APPENDIX F 

List of Participants Sorted by Affiliation 

EPA REGION 1 

Ted Bazenas 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1230 

Fax: (617) 918-0230 

E-mail: bazenas.ted@epa.gov 

John Beling 



Region 1 


Suite 1100 

SES 


Phone: (617) 918-1712 

Fax: (617) 918-0712 

E-mail: beling.john@epa.gov 

Martha Bosworth 



Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBS 


Phone: (617) 918-1407 

Fax: (617) 918-0407 

E-mail: bosworth.martha@epa.gov 

Carolyn Casey 


Facility Manager 


Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBT 


Phone: (617) 918-1368 

Fax: (617) 918-0368 

E-mail: casey.carolyn@epa.gov 

Tom Condon 



Region 1 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1206 


E-mail: condon.tom@epa.gov 

David Deegan 

Public Affairs 


Region 1 

Office of Public Affairs 


Suite 1100 

RAA 


Phone: (617) 918-1017 

Fax: (617) 918-0017 

E-mail: deegan.dave@epa.gov 

Sharon Fennelly 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1263 

Fax: (617) 918-0263 

E-mail: fennelly.sharon@epa.gov 

Frank Gardner 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1278 

Fax: (617) 918-0278 

E-mail: gardner.frank@epa.gov 

Pamela Harting-Barrat 

Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress 

Management Team 


Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HIO 


Phone: (617) 918-1318 

Fax: (617) 918-0318 

E-mail: harting-barrat.pamela@epa.gov 

Tina Hennessy 



Region 1 


Restoration 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1216 

Fax: (617) 918-0216 

E-mail: hennessy.tina@epa.gov 

Anthony Honnellio 

Radiation Program Manager/Health & 

Safety Coordinator 


Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1456 


E-mail: honnellio.anthony@epa.gov 

Elise Jakabhazy 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR/RAA 


Phone: (617) 918-1228 

Fax: (617) 918-0228 

E-mail: jakabhazy.elise@epa.gov 

F-1 List of Participants Sorted by Affiliation


Arthur Johnson 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1251 

Fax: (617) 918-0251 

E-mail: johnson.arthur@epa.gov 

Gary Lipson 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1274 

Fax: (617) 918-0274 

E-mail: lipson.gary@epa.gov 

Darryl Luce 

EPA RPM 


Region 1 


Suite 1100 

HBO 


Phone: (617) 918-1336 

Fax: (617) 918-1291 

E-mail: luce.darryl@epa.gov 

AmyJean McKeown 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1248 

Fax: (617) 918-0248 

E-mail: mckeown.amyjean@epa.gov 

Melanie Morash 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1298 

Fax: (617) 918-0298 

E-mail: morash.melanie@epa.gov 

Lori Muller 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1511 

Fax: (617) 918-0511 

E-mail: muller.lori@epa.gov 

Mike Nalipinski 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1268 


E-mail: nalipinski.mike@epa.gov 

Steven Novick 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1271 


E-mail: novick.steve@epa.gov 

Mia Pasquerella 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1120 

Fax: (617) 918-0120 

E-mail: pasquerella.mia@epa.gov 

Randy Rice 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1212 

Fax: (617) 918-1269 

E-mail: rice.randy@epa.gov 

Mary Ellen Stanton 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1256 

Fax: (617) 918-0256 

E-mail: stanton.maryellen@epa.gov 

Dan Wainberg 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1283 

Fax: (617) 918-0283 

E-mail: wainberg.daniel@epa.gov 



Karen Way 



Region 1 

Office of Environmental Measurement 

and Evaluation 

11 Technology Drive 

ECA 

North Chelmsford, MA 01863 

Phone: (617) 918-8655 

Fax: (617) 918-8417 

E-mail: way.karen@epa.gov 

Art Wing 



Region 1 

Contracts Management Section 


Suite 1100 

HBS 


Phone: (617) 918-1347 

Fax: (617) 918-0347 

E-mail: wing.art@epa.gov 

Catherine Young 



Region 1 


Branch 


Suite 1100 

HBR 


Phone: (617) 918-1217 

Fax: (617) 918-0217 

E-mail: young.catherine@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 2 

Margaret Chong 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6904 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: chong.margaret@epa.gov 

Joseph Cosentino 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6983 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: cosentino.joseph@epa.gov 

James Daloia 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6907 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: daloia.james@epa.gov 

Eric Daly 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4350 


E-mail: daly.eric@epa.gov 

Gregory DeAngelis 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6874 


E-mail: deangelis.gregory@epa.gov 

Louis DiGuardia 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6927 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: diguardia.lou@epa.gov 

Cris D'Onofrio 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (908) 420-4475 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: donofrio.cris@epa.gov 

Michael Ferriola 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4342 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: ferriola.mike@epa.gov 

Geoffrey Garrison 



Region 2 


Division 



CEPD/RRB 


Phone: (787) 977-5820 

Fax: (787) 289-7104 

E-mail: garrison.geoffrey@epa.gov 



Keith Glenn 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4454 

Fax: (732) 321-4426 

E-mail: glenn.keith@epa.gov 

Don Graham 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4345 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: graham.don@epa.gov 

John Higgins 

Section Chief 


Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6194 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: higgins.john@epa.gov 

Kevin Matheis 



Region 2 


Division 

18C Exchange Street 

Buffalo, NY 14204 

Phone: 716-551-5946 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: matheis.kevin@epa.gov 

Eric Mosher 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-6656 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: mosher.eric@epa.gov 

Neil Norrell 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-4357 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: norrell.neil@epa.gov 

Carl Pellegrino 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 321-6794 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: pellegrino.carl@epa.gov 

Angel C. Rodriguez 



Region 2 


Division 



CEPD/RRB 


Phone: (787) 671-8093 

Fax: (787) 289-7104 

E-mail: rodriguez.angel@epa.gov 

David Rosoff 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6879 

Fax: (732) 906-6182 

E-mail: rosoff.david@epa.gov 

Pat Seppi 



Region 2 

290 Broadway 

26th Floor 


Phone: (212) 637-3679 

Fax: (212) 637-4445 

E-mail: seppi.pat@epa.gov 

Mike Solecki 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 906-6918 

Fax: (732) 321-4425 

E-mail: solecki.michael@epa.gov 

Kimberly Staiger 



Region 2 


Division 


Building 209 

MS-211 


Phone: (732) 452-6415 

Fax: (732) 906-6865 

E-mail: staiger.kimberly@epa.gov 



EPA REGION 3 

Joseph Arena 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3278 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: arena.joseph@epa.gov 

Carolyn Bernota 



Region 3 


3WC32 


Phone: (215) 814-2169 

Fax: (215) 814-3113 

E-mail: bernota.carolyn@epa.gov 

Ann Breslin 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3311 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: breslin.ann@epa.gov 

Dennis Carney 



Region 3 



3HS30 


Phone: (215) 814-3241 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: carney.dennis@epa.gov 

Carrie Deitzel 



Region 3 

Office of Brownfields and Outreach 


3HS52 


Phone: (215) 814-5525 

Fax: (215) 814-3015 

E-mail: deitzel.carrie@epa.gov 

Richard Fetzer 



Region 3 


4530 Bath Pike 

3HW31 

Bethlehem, PA 18017 

Phone: (215) 341-6307 


E-mail: fetzer.richard@epa.gov 

Charles Fitzsimmons 



Region 3 

Office of Preparedness and Response 


3HS31 


Phone: (410) 305-3027 

Fax: (410) 305-3096 

E-mail: fitzsimmons.charlie@epa.gov 

Jada Goodwin 

Emergency Planner 


Region 3 



3HS33 


Phone: (215) 814-5381 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: goodwin.jada@epa.gov 

Bob Guarni 



Region 3 



3HS32 


Phone: (215) 814-3269 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: guarni.bob@epa.gov 

Gregory Ham 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (410) 305-2776 

Fax: (410) 305-3093 

E-mail: ham.greg@epa.gov 

Andrew Hass 



Region 3 

Air Protection Division 


3AP22 


Phone: (215) 814-2049 

Fax: (215) 814-2049 

E-mail: hass.andrew@epa.gov 

Steven Hirsh 

EPA RPM 


Region 3 

Office of Federal Facilities Remediation 

and Site Assessment 


3HS12 


Phone: (215) 814-3352 

Fax: (215) 814-3051 

E-mail: hirsh.steven@epa.gov 

Jack Kelly 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3112 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: kelly.jack@epa.gov 

Mick Kulik 

Deputy Office Director 


Region 3 

Office of Public and Government Affairs 


3CG00 


Phone: (215) 814-5337 

Fax: (215) 814-2783 

E-mail: kulik.michael@epa.gov 

William McKenty 



Region 3 

Hazardous Waste Cleanup Division 


3HS41 


Phone: (215) 814-3331 

Fax: (215) 814-3015 

E-mail: mckenty.william@epa.gov 



Don McLaughlin 



Region 3 



3HS32 


Phone: (215) 814-5323 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: mclaughlin.don@epa.gov 

Anthony Meadows 

Public Water System Supervision Team 

Leader 


Region 3 

Water Protection Division 


3WP21 


Phone: (215) 814-5442 

Fax: (215) 814-2318 

E-mail: meadows.anthony@epa.gov 

Richard Messimer 

Site Administrative Officer 


Region 3 



Suite 303 

3HS33 


Phone: (304) 234-0239 

Fax: (304) 234-0259 

E-mail: messimer.richard@epa.gov 

Marty Powell 



Region 3 

Office of Preparation and Response 


3HS33 


Phone: (304) 234-0252 

Fax: (304) 234-0259 

E-mail: powell.martin@epa.gov 

Eduardo Rovira 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3436 


E-mail: rovira.eduardo@epa.gov 

Rich Rupert 



Region 3 




Phone: (410) 305-2611 

Fax: (410) 305-3093 

E-mail: rupert.richard@epa.gov 

Michael Towle 



Region 3 



3HS31 


Phone: (215) 814-3272 

Fax: (215) 814-3254 

E-mail: towle.michael@epa.gov 

Alicia Walls 



Region 3 

Community Involvement and Outreach 

Branch 


3HS52 


Phone: (215) 814-3135 


E-mail: walls.alicia@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 4 

Glenn Adams 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8771 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: adams.glenn@epa.gov 

David Apanian 

Water Security Consultant 


Region 4 


11th Floor 

GWDW 


Phone: (404) 562-9477 

Fax: (404) 562-9439 

E-mail: apanian.david@epa.gov 

Karen Buerki 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8747 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: buerki.karen@epa.gov 

Terrence Byrd 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8755 


E-mail: byrd.terrence@epa.gov 

Sherryl Carbonaro 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8611 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: carbonaro.sherryl@epa.gov 

Leonardo Ceron 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9129 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: ceron.leonardo@epa.gov 

Wilda Cobb 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9530 

Fax: (404) 562-9486 

E-mail: cobb.wilda@epa.gov 



Jeff Crowley 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8773 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: crowley.jeffery@epa.gov 

Anita Davis 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8844 


E-mail: davis.anita@epa.gov 

Danny France 

Section Chief 


Region 4 

Air and Superfund Section 

980 College Station Road 

Athens, GA 30605 

Phone: (706) 355-8738 

Fax: (706) 355-8744 

E-mail: france.danny@epa.gov 

Leo Francendese 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 606-2223 


E-mail: francendese.leo@epa.gov 

Benjamin Franco 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8758 


E-mail: franco.benjamin@epa.gov 

Franklin Hill 



Region 4 

Immediate Office of the Superfund 

Division 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8846 

Fax: (404) 562-8628 

E-mail: hill.franklin@epa.gov 

Shane Hitchcock 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8718 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: hitchcock.shane@epa.gov 

Alyssa Hughes 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8743 

Fax: (404) 562-5699 

E-mail: hughes.alyssa@epa.gov 

Matthew Huyser 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8934 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: huyser.matthew@epa.gov 

Rick Jardine 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8764 


E-mail: jardine.richard@epa.gov 

Parvez Mallick 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8594 


E-mail: mallick.parvez@epa.gov 

Jim McGuire 



Region 4 


11th Floor 

ERRB 


Phone: (404) 562-8911 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: mcguire.jim@epa.gov 

Jim Miller 

Senior Financial Resources Manager 


Region 4 



11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8845 

Fax: (404) 562-8628 

E-mail: miller.jim@epa.gov 

Randy Nattis 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8757 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: nattis.randy@epa.gov 

Timothy Neal 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8796 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: neal.timothy@epa.gov 



Jose Negron 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8754 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: negron.jose@epa.gov 

Leif Palmer 



Region 4 



AFC 13th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9542 

Fax: (404) 562-9486 

E-mail: palmer.leif@epa.gov 

Jimmy Palmer, Jr. 



Region 4 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8357 


E-mail: palmer.jimmy@epa.gov 

Subash Patel 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9217 


E-mail: patel.subash@epa.gov 

Terry Stilman 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8748 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: stilman.terry@epa.gov 

Kevin Taylor 



Region 4 

Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management 

Division 


12th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-9134 

Fax: (404) 562-9164 

E-mail: taylor.kevin@epa.gov 

Matt Taylor 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8759 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: taylor.matt@epa.gov 

Dean Ullock 



Region 4 


Branch 

c/o USCG-Gulf Strike Team 



Phone: (251) 441-5913 

Fax: (251) 441-6610 

E-mail: ullock.dean@epa.gov 

Debbie Vaughn-Wright 

EPA RPM 


Region 4 



11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8539 

Fax: (404) 562-8518 

E-mail: vaughn-wright.debbie@epa.gov 

Leigh Vorreuter 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8768 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: vorreuter.leigh@epa.gov 

Carter Williamson 



Region 4 


Branch 


11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-8742 

Fax: (404) 562-8699 

E-mail: williamson.carter@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 5 

Jim Augustyn 



Region 5 



ME-W 


Phone: (440) 250-1742 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: augustyn.james@epa.gov 

Kate Balasa 



Region 5 


Assurance 


WC-15J 


Phone: (312) 886-6027 

Fax: (312) 886-0168 

E-mail: balasa.kate@epa.gov 

John Bing-Canar 



Region 5 



SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6182 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: bing-canar.john@epa.gov 

Bill Bolen 



Region 5 


SR-6J 


Phone: (312) 353-6316 


E-mail: bolen.bill@epa.gov 



Sam Borries 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-8360 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: borries.samuel@epa.gov 

Abbey Brake 

Research Associate 


Region 5 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-2838 


E-mail: brake.abbey@epa.gov 

Alicia Brown 



Region 5 

Ground Water and Drinking Water 

Branch 


WG-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4443 


E-mail: brown.alicia@epa.gov 

Stephanie Cheaney 



Region 5 

Air and Radiation Division, State, and 

Tribal Planning Section 


AR-18J 


Phone: (312) 886-3509 

Fax: (312) 886-5824 

E-mail: cheaney.stephanie@epa.gov 

Monika Chrzaszcz 



Region 5 

Chemical Emergency Preparedness Plan 

Section 


SC-6J 


Phone: (312) 886-0181 

Fax: (312) 886-6064 

E-mail: chrzaszcz.monika@epa.gov 

Brian Cooper 

Fields Program Manager 


Region 5 


SF-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-8651 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: cooper.brian@epa.gov 

Rita Culp 



Region 5 


Assurance 


WC-15J 


Phone: (312) 886-7454 

Fax: (312) 886-0168 

E-mail: culp.rita@epa.gov 

Ralph Dollhopf 



Region 5 


SE-GI 


Phone: (231) 264-8713 


E-mail: dollhopf.ralph@epa.gov 

Mark Durno 



Region 5 



ME-W 


Phone: (440) 250-1743 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: durno.mark@epa.gov 

Jason El-Zein 



Region 5 

Emergency Response Section 1 


SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7661 

Fax: (734) 692-7677 

E-mail: el-zein.jason@epa.gov 

Steven Faryan 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-9351 


E-mail: faryan.steven@epa.gov 

Joe Fredle 



Region 5 



ME-W 


Phone: (440) 250-1740 

Fax: (440) 250-1750 

E-mail: fredle.joseph@epa.gov 

Mary Gade 



Region 5 


R-19J 


Phone: (312) 886-3000 


E-mail: gade.mary@epa.gov 

Thomas Geishecker 



Region 5 



HSE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0755 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: geishecker.thomas@epa.gov 

Jon Gulch 



Region 5 



SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7686 

Fax: (734) 692-7661 

E-mail: gulch.jon@epa.gov 



Patrick Hamblin 



Region 5 

Advanced Analysis and Decision Support 

Section, Innovative Systems and 

Technology Branch 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6312 

Fax: (312) 886-7191 

E-mail: hamblin.patrick@epa.gov 

Mike Harris 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0760 


E-mail: harris.michael@epa.gov 

Michelle Jaster 



Region 5 



SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7683 

Fax: (734) 692-7677 

E-mail: jaster.michelle@epa.gov 

Ramon Mendoza 



Region 5 



DW-8J 


Phone: (312) 886-4314 


E-mail: mendoza.ramon@epa.gov 

James Mitchell 



Region 5 


SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 353-9537 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: mitchell.james@epa.gov 

Linda Nachowicz 

Branch Chief 


Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-6337 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: nachowicz.linda@epa.gov 

Walter Nied 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4466 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: nied.walter@epa.gov 

Carl Norman 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-5495 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: norman.carl@epa.gov 

Steve Renninger 



Region 5 



Room G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7539 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: renninger.steven@epa.gov 

Charles Roth 

Technical Support 


Region 5 


SRF-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-0242 


E-mail: roth.charles@epa.gov 

Brian Schlieger 



Region 5 



SE-GI 


Phone: (734) 692-7681 

Fax: (734) 742-7677 

E-mail: schlieger.brian@epa.gov 

Craig Thomas 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-5907 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: thomas.craig@epa.gov 

Kevin Turner 



Region 5 


8588 Route 148 

Marion, IL 62959 

Phone: (618) 997-0115 


E-mail: turner.kevin@epa.gov 

Sonia Vega 



Region 5 


520 Lafayette Road, North 

Saint Paul, MN 55155 

Phone: (651) 296-7361 

Fax: (651) 296-7485 

E-mail: vega.sonia@epa.gov 

Ann Whelan 

Program Analyst 


Region 5 

Oil Planning and Response Section 


SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-7258 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: whelan.ann@epa.gov 



Paul Zanter 

Data Management Group Leader 


Region 5 



SM-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-7181 

Fax: (312) 886-0753 

E-mail: zanter.paul@epa.gov 

Dea Zimmerman 

Team Leader 


Region 5 



DT-8J 


Phone: (312) 353-6344 

Fax: (312) 353-4788 

E-mail: zimmerman.dea@epa.gov 

Len Zintak 



Region 5 



SE-5J 


Phone: (312) 886-4246 

Fax: (312) 353-9176 

E-mail: zintak.leonard@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 6 

Cindy Brown 

Removal Enforcement Coordinator 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-TE 


Phone: (214) 665-7480 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: brown.cynthia@epa.gov 

Ragan Broyles 

Branch Chief 


Region 6 

Prevention and Response 

BranchSuperfund Division 


Suite 1200 

6SFR 


Phone: (214) 789-1488 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: broyles.ragan@epa.gov 

George Brozowski 

Regional Health Physicist 


Region 6 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division 


Suite 1200 

6-PDT 


Phone: (214) 665-8541 

Fax: (214) 665-6762 

E-mail: brozowski.george@epa.gov 

Ronnie Crossland 

Associate Director for Disaster 

Preparedness 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-DD 


Phone: (214) 329-8309 


E-mail: crossland.ronnie@epa.gov 

Gregory Fife 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-RR 


Phone: (214) 665-6773 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: fife.greg@epa.gov 

Althea Foster 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-RR 


Phone: (214) 665-2268 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: foster.althea@epa.gov 

Pat Hammack 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PR 


Phone: (214) 665-2214 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: hammack.patrick@epa.gov 

Dawn Ison 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

WQ-SD 


Phone: (214) 665-2162 

Fax: (214) 665-2191 

E-mail: ison.dawn@epa.gov 

Nancy Jones 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRE 


Phone: (214) 665-8041 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: jones.nancy@epa.gov 

Valmichael Leos 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PE 


Phone: (214) 665-2283 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: leos.valmichael@epa.gov 

John Martin 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRE 


Phone: (214) 665-6748 

Fax: (214) 665-9718 

E-mail: martin.john@epa.gov 



Stephen Mason 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-PE 


Phone: (214) 665-2276 

Fax: (214) 665-2278 

E-mail: mason.steve@epa.gov 

Richard Mayer 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6PD-F 


Phone: (214) 665-7442 

Fax: (214) 665-7263 

E-mail: mayer.richard@epa.gov 

Mike McAteer 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SF-LP 


Phone: (214) 665-7157 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: mcateer.mike@epa.gov 

Gary Miller 

EPA RPM 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6PD-F 


Phone: (214) 665-8306 

Fax: (214) 665-7263 

E-mail: miller.gary@epa.gov 

Gary Moore 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SFRR 


Phone: (214) 665-6609 


E-mail: moore.gary@epa.gov 

Jim Mullins 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SFRO 


Phone: (214) 665-2273 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: mullins.james@epa.gov 

Jon Rinehart 

Site Assessment Manager 


Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-TS 


Phone: (214) 665-6789 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: rinehart.jon@epa.gov 

Chris Ruhl 



Region 6 


Suite 1200 

6SF-RO 


Phone: (214) 665-7356 

Fax: (214) 665-7447 

E-mail: ruhl.christopher@epa.gov 

Richard Wooster 



Region 6 

Office of External Affairs 


Suite 1200 

6XA-CI 


Phone: (214) 665-6473 

Fax: (214) 665-2118 

E-mail: wooster.richard@epa.gov 

Warren Zehner 



Region 6 



Suite 1200 

6SFRR 


Phone: (337) 232-3190 

Fax: (337) 269-4729 

E-mail: zehner.warren@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 7 

Kenneth Buchholz 

Branch Chief 


Region 7 



SUPR/EFLR 


Phone: (913) 551-7473 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: buchholz.kenneth@epa.gov 

Joe Davis 



Region 7 

Hazardous Substance and Oil Spill 

Response 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7909 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: davis.joe@epa.gov 

Doug Ferguson 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPR/ER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7221 


E-mail: ferguson.doug@epa.gov 

Dan Gravatt 

EPA RPM 


Region 7 

Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act 


ARTD/RCAP 


Phone: (913) 551-7324 

Fax: (913) 551-7947 

E-mail: gravatt.dan@epa.gov 

Scott Hayes 



Region 7 


SUPR/ER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7670 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: hayes.scott@epa.gov 



Beckie Himes 



Region 7 

Office of External Programs 


RAOEP 


Phone: (913) 551-7253 

Fax: (913) 551-9253 

E-mail: himes.beckie@epa.gov 

David Hoefer 



Region 7 



CNSL/SPFD 


Phone: (913) 551-7503 

Fax: (913) 551-9503 

E-mail: hoefer.david@epa.gov 

Charles Hooper 

Radiation Safety Officer 


Region 7 

Air Planning and Development Branch 


ARTDRALI 


Phone: (913) 551-7271 

Fax: (913) 551-7065 

E-mail: hooper.charlesa@epa.gov 

Janice Kroone 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPRER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7005 

Fax: (913) 551-7151 

E-mail: kroone.janice@epa.gov 

Don Lininger 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPR/ER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7724 


E-mail: lininger.don@epa.gov 

Katy Miley 



Region 7 



SUPR/EFLR 


Phone: (913) 551-7916 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: miley.katy@epa.gov 

John Phillips 



Region 7 

Office of Policy and Management 


PLMG/RFMB 


Phone: (913) 551-7014 

Fax: (913) 551-9014 

E-mail: phillips.john@epa.gov 

Norman Rodriguez 

Life Scientist 


Region 7 

Environmental Services 

Division/Immediate Office 


ENSVEMWC 


Phone: (913) 551-7216 

Fax: (913) 551-9216 

E-mail: rodriguez.norman@epa.gov 

Randy Schademann 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPR/ER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7331 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: schademann.randy@epa.gov 

Manuel Schmaedick 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPR/ERR 


Phone: (913) 551-7449 


E-mail: schmaedick.manuel@epa.gov 

DeAndre Singletary 

EPA RPM 


Region 7 



SUPRIANE 


Phone: (913) 551-7373 

Fax: (913) 551-9373 

E-mail: singletary.deandre@epa.gov 

Heath Smith 



Region 7 


Branch 

212 Little Bussen Road 

Fenton, MO 63026 

Phone: (636) 326-4726 

Fax: (636) 326-4722 

E-mail: smith.heath@epa.gov 

Susan Sweet 



Region 7 



SUPREFLR 


Phone: (913) 551-7919 

Fax: (913) 551-9919 

E-mail: sweet.susan@epa.gov 

Janis Thompson 

RSC Member 


Region 7 

Environmental Services Division 


ENSV 


Phone: (913) 551-7342 

Fax: (913) 551-9342 

E-mail: Thompson.Janis@epa.gov 

Lester Vahsholtz 

Visual Information Specialist 


Region 7 


PLMGIRMB 


Phone: (913) 551-7243 

Fax: (913) 551-9243 

E-mail: vahsholtz.les@epa.gov 



Roberta Vogel-Leutung 

Ecologist 


Region 7 



Phone: (913) 551-7072 


E-mail: vogel-leutung.roberta@epa.gov 

David Williams 



Region 7 


Branch 


SUPR/ER&R 


Phone: (913) 551-7625 

Fax: (913) 551-7948 

E-mail: williams.dave@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 8 

Gina Andrews 



Region 8 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6688 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: andrews.gina@epa.gov 

Judith Binegar 

Enforcement Specialist 


Region 8 

Superfund Technical Enforcement, 

Compliance, and Environmental Justice 


8ENF-RC 


Phone: (303) 312-6606 

Fax: (303) 312-6409 

E-mail: binegar.judith@epa.gov 

Joseph Byron 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6496 

Fax: (303) 312-7039 

E-mail: byron.joseph@epa.gov 

Helen Dawson 



Region 8 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7841 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: dawson.helen@epa.gov 

Hays Griswold 



Region 8 



8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6809 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: griswold.hays@epa.gov 

Kerry Guy 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-7288 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: guy.kerry@epa.gov 

Jim Knoy 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6838 


E-mail: knoy.jim@epa.gov 

Al Lange 



Region 8 



8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6987 

Fax: (303) 312-6071 

E-mail: lange.al@epa.gov 

Ted Linnert 

Information Officer 


Region 8 


8OC 


Phone: (303) 312-6119 


E-mail: linnert.ted@epa.gov 

Martin McComb 

Data Manager 


Region 8 



8EPR-PS 


Phone: (303) 312-6963 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: mccomb.martin@epa.gov 

Aubrey Miller 

Senior Medical Officer & Toxicologist 


Region 8 

Program Support/Superfund Technical 

Assistance 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7023 


E-mail: miller.aubrey@epa.gov 

Johanna Miller 



Region 8 




8EPR-ER 


Phone: (303) 312-6804 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: miller.johanna@epa.gov 

Craig Myers 



Region 8 




8EPR-ER 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-7067 


E-mail: myers.craig@epa.gov 



Duc Nguyen 



Region 8 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6509 

Fax: (303) 312-6962 

E-mail: nguyen.duc@epa.gov 

Tien Nguyen 



Region 8 


8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6820 


E-mail: nguyen.tien@epa.gov 

David Ostrander 



Region 8 


EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6827 


E-mail: ostrander.david@epa.gov 

Janice Pearson 

Team Leader 


Region 8 

Office of Partnerships and Regulatory 

Assistance 


8P-W-GW 


Phone: (303) 312-6354 


E-mail: pearson.janice@epa.gov 

Paul Peronard 



Region 8 


EPR-ER 


Phone: (303) 312-6808 

Fax: (303) 312-6963 

E-mail: peronard.paul@epa.gov 

David Romero 



Region 8 




8EPR-SA 


Phone: (303) 312-6572 


E-mail: romero.david@epa.gov 

Tony Selle 

Data Team Leader 


Region 8 


8EPR-PS 

Denver, CO 80202-1129 

Phone: (303) 312-6774 

Fax: (303) 312-6065 

E-mail: selle.tony@epa.gov 

Patti Tyler 

Science Advisor 


Region 8 

Office of the Regional Administrator 


8RA 


Phone: (303) 312-6081 


E-mail: tyler.patti@epa.gov 

Arthur Wake 

Property Manager 


Region 8 

16194 West 45th Drive 

8TMS-L 


Phone: (303) 888-7051 


E-mail: wake.arthur@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 9 

Steve Calanog 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3075 


E-mail: calanog.steve@epa.gov 

Thanne Cox 



Region 9 


SFD-7-5 


Phone: (415) 972-3908 


E-mail: cox.elizabeth@epa.gov 

Tom Dunkelman 



Region 9 


9001 South Stewart Street 

Carson City, NV 89701 

Phone: (775) 687-9480 

Fax: (775) 687-8335 

E-mail: dunkelman.tom@epa.gov 

Jeremy Johnstone 

IMT - Environmental/Situation Unit 

Leader 


Region 9 


WTR-7 


Phone: (415) 972-3499 


E-mail: johnstone.jeremy@epa.gov 

Daniel Meer 



Region 9 



SFD-9 


Phone: (415) 972-3132 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: meer.daniel@epa.gov 

Bret Moxley 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3114 


E-mail: moxley.bret@epa.gov 



Jason Musante 



Region 9 


2250 Obispo Avenue 

Suite 101 

SFD-9-2 

Signal Hill, CA 90755 

Phone: (213) 479-2120 

Fax: (562) 986-6139 

E-mail: musante.jason@epa.gov 

Chris Reiner 

Civil Investigator 


Region 9 



SFD-9-4 


Phone: (415) 972-3414 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: reiner.chris@epa.gov 

Lance Richman 

TOPOFF 4 Coordinator 


Region 9 



SFD 9-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3022 

Fax: (415) 947-3520 

E-mail: richman.lance@epa.gov 

William Robberson 

IMT Liaison Officer 


Region 9 

Response, Preparedness, and Assessment 

Branch 


SFD-9 


Phone: (415) 972-3072 

Fax: (415) 947-3520 

E-mail: robberson.bill@epa.gov 

Michelle Rogow 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3082 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: rogow.michelle@epa.gov 

Vicki Rosen 



Region 9 


SFD-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3244 


E-mail: rosen.vicki@epa.gov 

Brian Smith 

BRSC 


Region 9 


75 Hawthrone Street 

WTR-6 


Phone: (415) 972-3580 

Fax: (415) 947-3549 

E-mail: smith.brian@epa.gov 

Daniel Suter 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3050 

Fax: (415) 947-8111 

E-mail: suter.daniel@epa.gov 

Keith Takata 



Region 9 



SFD-1 


Phone: (415) 947-8709 


E-mail: takata.keith@epa.gov 

Lauren Volpini 

Disaster Preparedness Coordinator 


Region 9 

Response, Planning, and Preparedness 


SFD-3 


Phone: (415) 972-3076 


E-mail: volpini.lauren@epa.gov 

Chris Weden 



Region 9 



SDF9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3041 

Fax: (415) 947-3518 

E-mail: weden.christopher@epa.gov 

Donn Zuroski 



Region 9 



SFD-9-2 


Phone: (415) 972-3035 


E-mail: zuroski.donn@epa.gov 

EPA REGION 10 

Bill Adams 

EPA RPM 


Region 10 



Phone: (206) 553-2806 


E-mail: adams.bill@epa.gov 

Anthony Barber 



Region 10 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-2136 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: barber.anthony@epa.gov 

Michael Boykin 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-6362 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: boykin.michael@epa.gov 



Matthew Carr 



Region 10 



AOO 


Phone: (907) 271-3616 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: carr.matthew@epa.gov 

Chris Field 



Region 10 



Phone: (206) 553-1674 


E-mail: field.chris@epa.gov 

Jennifer Fitchorn 

Enforcement Officer 


Region 10 



OCE-126 


Phone: (206) 553-2710 

Fax: (206) 553-8509 

E-mail: fitchorn.jennifer@epa.gov 

Mary Goolie 

Alaska Area Planner 


Region 10 



AOO/A 


Phone: (907) 271-3414 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: goolie.mary@epa.gov 

Robert Grandinetti 

Compliance Officer 


Region 10 


309 Bradley Boulevard 

Richland, WA 99352 

Phone: (509) 376-3748 

Fax: (509) 376-2396 

E-mail: grandinetti.robert@epa.gov 

Andrew Hendrickson 

Facilities Specialist 


Region 10 

Office of Management Programs 


IOU-144 


Phone: (206) 553-0302 

Fax: (206) 553-6337 

E-mail: hendrickson.andrew@epa.gov 

Kelly Huynh 

Risk Management Program Coordinator 


Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1679 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: huynh.kelly@epa.gov 

Sylvia Kawabata 

Unit Manager 


Region 10 

Office of Environmental Cleanup 


ECL-115 


Phone: (206) 553-1078 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: kawabata.sylvia@epa.gov 

Carl Kitz 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1671 

Fax: (206) 553-0125 

E-mail: kitz.carl@epa.gov 

Carl Lautenberger 



Region 10 




Phone: (907) 257-1342 

Fax: (907) 271-3424 

E-mail: lautenberger.carl@epa.gov 

Earl Liverman 



Region 10 

Environmental Cleanup 

1910 Northwest Boulevard 

Suite 208 

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 

Phone: (208) 664-4858 

Fax: (208) 664-5829 

E-mail: liverman.earl@epa.gov 

Stephanie Mairs 



Region 10 


ORC-158 


Phone: (206) 553-7359 

Fax: (206) 553-0163 

E-mail: mairs.stephanie@epa.gov 

Mary Matthews 

Incident Management Team 


Region 10 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-0249 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: matthews.mary@epa.gov 

Sharon Nickels 



Region 10 

Environmental Response Unit 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-6644 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: nickels.sharon@epa.gov 

Kathy Parker 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-0062 


E-mail: parker.kathy@epa.gov 



David Rees 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1808 

Fax: (206) 553-0124 

E-mail: rees.david@epa.gov 

Michael Sibley II 



Region 10 

Environmental Cleanup Office 


ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-1886 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: sibley.michael@epa.gov 

Calvin Terada 



Region 10 



ECL-116 


Phone: (206) 553-4141 

Fax: (206) 553-0175 

E-mail: terada.calvin@epa.gov 

Greg Weigel 



Region 10 


1435 North Orchard Street 

Boise, ID 83706 

Phone: (208) 378-5773 

Fax: (208) 378-5744 

E-mail: weigel.greg@epa.gov 

EPA HQ 

Andrea Abat 

Senior Special Agent 




1919 Smith Street 

Suite 925 

Houston, TX 77002 

Phone: (713) 209-4910 

Fax: (713) 209-4899 

E-mail: abat.andrea@epa.gov 

Steve Allgeier 




Water 


MS-140 


Phone: (513) 569-7131 

Fax: (513) 569-7191 

E-mail: allgeier.steve@epa.gov 

Claudia Armstrong 



Office of Aquisition Management 



3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-6679 

Fax: (202) 565-2558 

E-mail: armstrong.claudia@epa.gov 

Dan Askren 



National Air and Radiation Environmental 

Laboratory 



Phone: (334) 270-3422 

Fax: (334) 270-3454 

E-mail: askren.dan@epa.gov 

Lynn Beasley 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1965 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: beasley.lynn@epa.gov 

Susan Bodine 

Assistant Administrator 



Response 



5101T 


Phone: (202) 566-0200 


E-mail: bodine.susan@epa.gov 

Erica Canzler 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-2359 


E-mail: canzler.erica@epa.gov 

Kathy Clayton 




Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7046 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: clayton.kathy-ci@epa.gov 

Deana Crumbling 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-0643 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: crumbling.deana@epa.gov 

Jeffery Davidson 


Member 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8237 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: davidson.jeffery@epa.gov 

Sara DeCair 






6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9713 

Fax: (202) 343-2304 

E-mail: decair.sara@epa.gov 



Leigh DeHaven 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1974 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: dehaven.leigh@epa.gov 

Gregg Dempsey 

Senior Scientific Advisor 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8232 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: dempsey.gregg@epa.gov 

Debbie Dietrich 

Director 





5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8600 

Fax: (202) 564-8222 

E-mail: dietrich.debbie@epa.gov 

Kevin Dressman 

Branch Chief 



Management 



3207A 


Phone: (202) 564-1652 

Fax: (202) 564-0215 

E-mail: dressman.kevin@epa.gov 

Tom Dunne 

Associate Administrator 





1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-2844 


E-mail: dunne.tom@epa.gov 

Tim Farris 

Director 


Office of Aquisition Management 



3803R 


Phone: (202) 564-4759 

Fax: (202) 565-2560 

E-mail: farris.tim@epa.gov 

Sherry Fielding 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-6174 


E-mail: fielding.sherry@epa.gov 

Debra Flagg 




Management 



3207A 


Phone: (202) 564-2982 

Fax: (202) 564-0215 

E-mail: flagg.debra@epa.gov 

Patricia Fleming 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1972 

Fax: (202) 564-2625 

E-mail: fleming.patricia@epa.gov 

Awilda Fuentes 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7996 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: fuentes.awilda@epa.gov 

Kevin Garrahan 




Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-3336 


E-mail: garrahan.kevin@epa.gov 

Barbara Grimm-Crawford 






1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-2893 


E-mail: grimmcrawford.barbara@epa.gov 

Kurt Grunert 

Special Agent 






2231A 


Phone: (202) 373-4911 


E-mail: grunert.kurt@epa.gov 

Constance Haaser 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8028 


E-mail: haaser.constance@epa.gov 

Jed Harrison 

Director 




Building C 


Phone: (702) 784-8220 


E-mail: harrison.jed@epa.gov 



Jonathan Herrmann 

Director 



Center 


163 


Phone: (513) 569-7839 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: herrmann.jonathan@epa.gov 

Rebecca Hindin 






3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-1266 

Fax: (202) 565-2557 

E-mail: hindin.rebecca@epa.gov 

Mark Howard 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1964 


E-mail: howard.markw@epa.gov 

Gilberto Irizarry 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7982 

Fax: (202) 564-8729 

E-mail: irizarry.gilberto@epa.gov 

Stephen L. Johnson 

Administrator 


Office of the Administrator 



1101A 


Phone: (202) 564-4700 


E-mail: johnson.stephen@epa.gov 

Terri Johnson 







5204P 


Phone: (703) 603-8718 


E-mail: johnson.terri@epa.gov 

Kathleen Jones 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8600 

Fax: (202) 564-8211 

E-mail: jones.kathy@epa.gov 

Peter Jutro 

Director 



Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-3331 

Fax: (202) 564-1614 

E-mail: jutro.peter@epa.gov 

Gloria Kane 






3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-4437 

Fax: (202) 564-2558 

E-mail: kane.gloria@epa.gov 

Dave Kappelman 






Phone: (334) 270-7064 


E-mail: kappelman.david@epa.gov 

Jonathan Kaye 

American Association for the 

Advancement of Science Fellow 



Center 



8801R 


Phone: (202) 564-0372 

Fax: (202) 565-2911 

E-mail: kaye.jonathan@epa.gov 

Jeff Kempter 



Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and 

Toxic Substances 



7510P 


Phone: (703) 305-5448 


E-mail: kempter.carlton@epa.gov 

Eugene Lee 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7988 

Fax: (202) 564-8444 

E-mail: lee.eugene@epa.gov 

Paul Lemieux 




Center 


E343-06 


Phone: (919) 541-0962 

Fax: (919) 541-0496 

E-mail: lemieux.paul@epa.gov 

Ellen Manges 




Response 



5101T 


Phone: (202) 566-0195 


E-mail: manges.ellen@epa.gov 



Jeff Martinez 

Special Agent 




Denver Federal Center 

Buliding 25 


Phone: (303) 434-2637 


E-mail: martinez.jeffrey@epa.gov 

Michael Messer 


Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8242 

Fax: (702) 784-8231 

E-mail: messer.michael@epa.gov 

Nelson Mix 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7951 

Fax: (202) 564-8721 

E-mail: mix.nelson@epa.gov 

Mark Mjoness 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1976 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: mjoness.mark@epa.gov 

Kevin Mould 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-2525 

Fax: (202) 564-8333 

E-mail: mould.kevin@epa.gov 

Debbie Newberry 

Branch Chief 



Water 



4601M 

Washington , DC 20460 

Phone: (202) 564-1415 


E-mail: newberry.debbie@epa.gov 

Nick Nichols 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1970 


E-mail: nichols.nick@epa.gov 

Tonya Nichols 

Microbiologist 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7805 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: nichols.tonya@epa.gov 

Norman Niedergang 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-9910 


E-mail: niedergang.norman@epa.gov 

Kate Perry 

Senior Policy Advisor 





1109A 


Phone: (202) 564-4059 

Fax: (202) 501-0026 

E-mail: perry.kate@epa.gov 

Dan Powell 

Branch Chief 






5203P 


Phone: (403) 603-7196 


E-mail: powell.dan@epa.gov 

Caroline Previ 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-7777 


E-mail: previ.caroline@epa.gov 

Sandra Rivera 






3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-1054 

Fax: (202) 565-2327 

E-mail: rivera.sandra@epa.gov 

Dana Robinson 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-8353 

Fax: (202) 564-8233 

E-mail: robinson.dana@epa.gov 

Ellen Rubin 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-0141 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: rubin.ellen@epa.gov 



Roberta Runge 

National Information Management 

System Coordinator 





5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1973 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: runge.roberta@epa.gov 

Gregory Sayles 

Associate Director 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7607 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: sayles.gregory@epa.gov 

Jean Schumann 






5104A 


Phone: (202) 564-1977 

Fax: (202) 564-2620 

E-mail: schumann.jean@epa.gov 

Raoul Scott 

Acting Director 



Management 



3805R 


Phone: (202) 564-5752 

Fax: (202) 565-2556 

E-mail: scott.raoul@epa.gov 

Erin Silvestri 



Region 5 


Center 



Phone: (513) 569-7619 


E-mail: silvestri.erin@epa.gov 

Cindy Sonich-Mullin 




Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7923 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: sonich-mullin.cynthia@epa.gov 

Colby Stanton 

Center Director 





6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9448 

Fax: (202) 343-2302 

E-mail: stanton.colby@epa.gov 

Ed Tupin 






6608J 


Phone: (202) 343-9383 


E-mail: tupin.edward@epa.gov 

Gary Turner 







5203P 


Phone: (703) 603-9902 

Fax: (703) 603-9135 

E-mail: turner.gary@epa.gov 

Albert Venosa 

Senior Research Scientist 




489 


Phone: (513) 569-7668 

Fax: (513) 569-7105 

E-mail: venosa.albert@epa.gov 

Oba Vincent 

Team Leader 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7456 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: vincent.oba@epa.gov 

Paul Weeden 



Radiation and Indoor Environments 

National Laboratory 


Building C 


Phone: (702) 798-2301 


E-mail: weeden.paul@epa.gov 

Richard Weisman 




Water 




Phone: (202) 564-2822 


E-mail: weisman.richard@epa.gov 

Charlena Yoder 

Emergency Response Technician 



Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7648 

Fax: (513) 487-2503 

E-mail: yoder.charlena@epa.gov 

EPA ERT 

William Albrecht 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8021 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: albrecht.william@epa.gov 



Harry L. Allen, III 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (609) 865-4422 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: allen.harry@epa.gov 

Don Bussey 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8016 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: bussey.don@epa.gov 

Jeff Catanzarita 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6929 


E-mail: catanzarita.jeff@epa.gov 

Harry Compton 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6751 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: compton.harry@epa.gov 

JoAnn Eskelsen 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8006 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: eskelsen.joann@epa.gov 

Scott Fredericks 

ERT Member 





5202P 


Phone: (703) 603-8771 


E-mail: fredericks.scott@epa.gov 

Edward J. Gilbert 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8018 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: gilbert.edward@epa.gov 

Alan Humphrey 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6748 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: humphrey.alan@epa.gov 

Terrence Johnson 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8022 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: johnson.terrence@epa.gov 

David Mickunas 

ERT Member 




E343-04 


Phone: (919) 541-4191 

Fax: (919) 541-0359 

E-mail: mickunas.dave@epa.gov 

Gary Newhart 

ERT Member 




G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7661 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: newhart.gary@epa.gov 

Greg Powell 

ERT Member 




G-41 


Phone: (513) 569-7533 

Fax: (513) 569-7546 

E-mail: powell.greg@epa.gov 

Joe Schaefer 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6920 


E-mail: schaefer.joe@epa.gov 

Allen Smith 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8019 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: smith.williama@epa.gov 

Fred Stroud 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8007 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: stroud.fred@epa.gov 



Nancy Ur 

ERT Member 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6745 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: ur.nancy@epa.gov 

Dennisses Valdes 

ERT Member 






Phone: (702) 784-8003 

Fax: (702) 784-8001 

E-mail: valdes.dennisses@epa.gov 

David Wright 

Director 




Building 18 

MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6740 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: wright.dave@epa.gov 

EPA NDT 

John Cardarelli 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2423 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: cardarelli.john@epa.gov 

Lessa Givens 

NDT Member 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2433 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: givens.lessa@epa.gov 

Steve Hawthorn 

Director 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2420 


E-mail: hawthorn.steve@epa.gov 

Scott Hudson 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2427 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: hudson.scott@epa.gov 

Larry Kaelin 

NDT Member 



4900 Olympic Boulevard 

MS-271 

Erlanger, KY 41018 

Phone: (513) 487-2432 

Fax: (513) 487-2102 

E-mail: kaelin.lawrence@epa.gov 

Natalie Koch 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2422 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: koch.natalie@epa.gov 

Paul Kudarauskas 




55 Broadway 

RTV-4E 

Cambridge, MA 02142 

Phone: (617) 645-3524 

Fax: (617) 494-3854 

E-mail: kudarauskas.paul@epa.gov 

Jeanelle Martinez 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2428 


E-mail: martinez.jeanelle@epa.gov 

Deborah McKean 

NDT Member 




MS-271 


Phone: (513) 487-2435 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: mckean.deborah@epa.gov 

Leroy Mickelsen 

NDT Member 




E 343-06 


Phone: (919) 541-1356 

Fax: (919) 541-4537 

E-mail: mickelsen.leroy@epa.gov 

Curtis Snook 

NDT Member 




ERL 


Phone: (513) 487-2434 

Fax: (513) 487-2537 

E-mail: snook.curtis@epa.gov 

FEDERAL AGENCY 

Curtis Ainsley 





Phone: (251) 680-8020 


E-mail: curtis.m.ainsley@uscg.mil 

Paul Albertson 

Executive Officer 


Marine Safety Unit 

800 David Drive 

Morgan City, LA 70380 

Phone: (985) 380-5305 


E-mail: paul.albertson@uscg.mil 



Arian Alfonso 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: arian.alfonso@uscg.mil 

Richard Almond 


Tennesse Valley Authority Reservation 

Road 

ERC - CTR 2L 


Phone: (256) 386-3030 

Fax: (256) 386-3799 

E-mail: raalmond@tva.gov 

Dave Anderson 


National Park Service 

1201 Eye Street, NW, Room 1146 

MS 2310 


Phone: (202) 513-7186 

Fax: (202) 371-1900 

E-mail: D_L_Anderson@nps.gov 

Vergie Bain 

Compliance Assistance Specialist 






Phone: (954) 424-0242 

Fax: (954) 424-3073 

E-mail: bain.vergie@dol.gov 

Brad Benggio 

Scientific Support Coordinator 



909 SE First Avenue 


Phone: (305) 530-7931 


E-mail: brad.benggio@noaa.gov 

Ed Bock 





Phone: (251) 441-6614 

Fax: (251) 441-6610 

E-mail: edward.l.bock@uscg.mil 

John Caffin 

Operations Specialist 


Fire and Aviation Management 



Phone: (404) 347-4814 


E-mail: jcaffin@fs.fed.us 

Jeff Carlson 

Petty Officer 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: jeffrey.d.carlson@uscg.mil 

Hernaldo Carpio 






Phone: (954) 424-0242 

Fax: (954) 424-3073 

E-mail: carpio.hernaldo@dol.gov 

Frank Cesario 


Contingency Planning 



Phone: (305) 535-8757 


E-mail: frank.v.cesario@uscg.mil 

Jon Cotton 

Chief 





Phone: (251) 680-8246 


E-mail: jon.n.cotton@uscg.mil 

Mike Crickard 

Logistic Managment Specialist 

U.S. Coast Gaurd 

NSFCC 

2511 Red Gate Drive 

Elizabeth City, NC 27909 

Phone: (252) 331-6000 

Fax: (252) 331-6012 

E-mail: alvin.m.crickard@uscg.mil 

Mark DeWein 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: mark.r.dewein@uscg.mil 

Patrick Drayer 

Lieutenant Junior Grade 





Phone: (786) 229-6964 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: patrick.a.drayer@uscg.mil 

Tiffany Duffy 

Assistant Supervisor 





Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: tiffany.a.duffy@uscg.mil 

Barry Forsythe 

Fish and Wildlife Service Liaison 


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 


Suite 1200 

6SF-10 


Phone: (214) 665-8467 

Fax: (214) 665-6660 

E-mail: Barry_Forsythe@fws.gov 

Jackie Fowler 



Environmental Engineering Services 

2741 Sims Road 

Shelbyville, TN 37160 

Phone: (931) 685-0854 


E-mail: jafowler2@tva.gov 

Timothy Gouger 


Omaha District Rapid Response Program 

P.O. Box 13287 

Offutt AFB, NE 68113 

Phone: (402) 216-4252 

Fax: (402) 291-8177 

E-mail: 

timothy.p.gouger@usace.army.mil 



Leah Graziano 


Registry 


Building 209, Bay B 


Phone: (732) 906-6932 

Fax: (732) 321-4365 

E-mail: escobar.leah@epa.gov 

Daniel Harpster 

Area Emergency Coordinator 


Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

26685 Focht Road 

Waynesfield, OH 45896 

Phone: (419) 568-7909 

Fax: (419) 568-7909 

E-mail: daniel.e.harpster@aphis.usda.gov 

Kurt Hartman 

Team Leader 





Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: kurt.w.hartman@uscg.mil 

John Haynes 

Medical Director 

West Texas Regional Poison Center 

4801 Alberta Avenue, B3200 

El Paso, TX 79905 

Phone: (915) 545-7333 

Fax: (915) 545-7338 

E-mail: john.haynes@ttuhsc.edu 

Ric Hines 

EPA Superfund Program Manager 


510 South 157th Circle 

CENWO-HX-S 


Phone: (402) 697-2624 

Fax: (402) 697-2613 

E-mail: eric.d.hines@usace.army.mil 

Mark Johnson 


Registry 

Division of Regional Operations-Region 5 


ATSD-4J 


Phone: (312) 354-3436 

Fax: (312) 886-6066 

E-mail: mdjohnson@cdc.gov 

William Killingsworth 

D.C. Air National Guard 

Bioenvironmental Engineering 

3282 West Perimeter Road 

Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762 

Phone: (240) 857-6657 

Fax: (240) 857-6177 

E-mail: 

william.killingsworth@dcandr.ang.af.mil 

Brownie Kuk 

Hazmat Officer 


Atlantic Strike Team 

Building 5614 Doughboy Loop 

Fort Dix, NJ 08640 

Phone: (609) 724-0008 

Fax: (609) 724-0232 

E-mail: brownie.j.kuk@uscg.mil 

Jerry Liner 

Manager 


Office of Business Development 

1101 Market Street 

SP 5D-C 

Chattanooga, TN 37402 

Phone: (423) 751-4100 

Fax: (423) 751-8560 

E-mail: jeliner@tva.gov 

Joseph Little 

Emergency Response Coordinator 


Registry 

Prevention, Response, and Environmental 

Medicine Branch 


F32 


Phone: (770) 488-3339 

Fax: (770) 488-4178 

E-mail: jdl0@cdc.gov 

TJ Mangoni 

District Response Team Leader 


1240 East Ninth Street 

DRM 

Cleveland, OH 44199 

Phone: (216) 902-6053 

Fax: (216) 902-6121 

E-mail: anthony.j.mangoni@uscg.mil 

Karl Markiewicz 

Senior Toxicologist 


Registry 


3HS00 


Phone: (215) 814-3149 

Fax: (215) 814-3003 

E-mail: markiewicz.karl@epa.gov 

Brad Martin 




Center 


MS-163 


Phone: (513) 569-7023 

Fax: (513) 487-2555 

E-mail: martin.brad@epa.gov 

Benjamin Mazyck 

Military Officer 





Phone: (786) 295-9068 

Fax: (786) 777-0775 

E-mail: bmazyck@msomiami.uscg.mil 

Latarsha McQueen 

Hazmat Policy Officer 


Office of Incident Management and 

Preparedness, Oil & Hazmat Division 



Phone: (200) 372-2248 


E-mail: latarsha.s.mcqueen@uscg.mil 

Luis Medina 

Pollution Investigator 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 


E-mail: luis.a.medina@uscg.mil 

Uday Mehta 

Project Engineer 

U.S. Army 

Edgewood Chemical and Biological 

Center 

Building E-3942 

Gunpowder, MD 21010 

Phone: (410) 436-2843 


E-mail: uday.mehta@us.army.mil 

Zeita Merchant 

Supervisor 





Phone: (786) 777-0369 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: zeita.merchant@uscg.mil 



Amy Merten 

Spill Response Specialist 



Office of Response and 

Restoration/Coastal Response Research 

Center 

7600 Sandpoint Way, NE, Building 3 

N/ORR 1 


Phone: (206) 526-6829 

Fax: (206) 526-6329 

E-mail: amy.merten@noaa.gov 

Joe Miller 

Exercise Director 

Chemical Materials Agency 




Phone: (410) 436-2949 

Fax: (410) 436-3179 

E-mail: joe.e.miller@us.army.mil 

Mark Mimick 


12565 West Center Road 

CENWO-HX-M 


Phone: (402) 697-2558 


E-mail: 

Mark.L.Mimick@nwd02.usace.army.mil 

Kenneth Mioduski 



U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion 

and Preventive Medicine 




Phone: (410) 436-5226 

Fax: (410) 436-5237 

E-mail: kenneth.mioduski@us.army.mil 

Martin Mueller 



909 SE First Avenue, Room 876 


Phone: (305) 415-7138 

Fax: (305) 588-6969 

E-mail: martin.j.mueller@uscg.mil 

Kurt Muenchow 

Regional Response Team Representative 



740 Simms Street 

Rocky Mountain Region 

ENG 


Phone: (303) 275-5201 

Fax: (303) 275-5170 

E-mail: kmuenchow@fs.fed.us 

Rich Nickle 


Registry 


F32 


Phone: (770) 488-7100 


E-mail: ran2@cdc.gov 

Nicholas Olmstead 

Marine Science Technician 





Phone: (786) 777-0775 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: nicholas.c.olmstead@uscg.mil 

Latasha Pennant 

Operations Officer 




Phone: (202) 372-2430 

Fax: (202) 267-2399 

E-mail: Latasha.E.Pennant@uscg.mil 

Richard Pilch 

National Institute of Allergy and 


3621 39th Street, NW 

323 


Phone: (202) 236-5317 


E-mail: pilchr@niaid.nih.gov 

Alan Remick 



National Nuclear Security Administration 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

GH-060 


Phone: (202) 586-8312 

Fax: (202) 586-3904 

E-mail: alan.remick@nnsa.doe.gov 

Aaron Rice 


1000 McArthur Causway 


Phone: (786) 777-0775 


E-mail: aaron.m.rice@uscg.mil 

Robert Safay 


Registry 


61 Forsyth Street, SW, 11th Floor 


Phone: (404) 562-1782 

Fax: (404) 562-1790 

E-mail: safay.robert@epa.gov 

Jeffery Smith 

Regional Hazmat Coordinator 


Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado 

River Region 

P.O. Box 61470 

LC-2640 

Boulder City, NV 89006 

Phone: (702) 293-8060 

Fax: (702) 293-8418 

E-mail: jbsmith1@lc.usbr.gov 

Corky Snipes 

Manager 


Business Development 

P.O. Box 1010 

CTR 1F-M 


Phone: (256) 386-2306 

Fax: (256) 386-2520 

E-mail: cwsnipes@tva.gov 

Walter Sternke 






Phone: (404) 347-3369 


E-mail: wsternke@fs.fed.us 

Richard Terrell 

Federal On Scene Coordinator 





Phone: (786) 295-9061 

Fax: (786) 777-0791 

E-mail: richard.d.terrell@uscg.mil 



Keith Tyler 


Bureau of Land Management 

1849 C Street, NW 

850 LS 


Phone: (202) 557-3589 

Fax: (202) 452-5046 

E-mail: keith_tyler@blm.gov 

Ray Wagner 





Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: raymond.w.wagner@uscg.mil 

Michelle Watters 

Medical Officer 


Registry 



Room 413 

ATSD-4J 


Phone: (312) 353-2979 

Fax: (312) 886-6066 

E-mail: watters.michelle@epa.gov 

Darrel Wieland 




MST 2 Wieland 


Phone: (954) 920-3439 

Fax: (954) 920-1404 

E-mail: darrel.d.wieland@uscg.mil 

Butch Willoughby 


Pacific Strike Team 

Hangar 2, Hamilton Field 

Novato, CA 94949 

Phone: (415) 798-4533 


E-mail: robert.m.willoughby@uscg.mil 

Katie Wilson 

NRC Duty Officer 


National Response Center 



Phone: (202) 372-2430 

Fax: (202) 267-2399 

E-mail: Katie.L.Wilson@uscg.mil 

Scott Wright 


Registry 

Division of Toxicology and 

Environmental Medicine Emergency 

Response Team 

4770 Buford Highway, NE, Room 3217 

F29 


Phone: (770) 488-3343 

Fax: (770) 488-4178 

E-mail: svw3@cdc.gov 

Patrick Young 

Regional Representative 


Registry 


1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

6-ST 


Phone: (214) 577-3506 

Fax: (214) 665-8562 

E-mail: young.patrick@epa.gov 

STATE 

Jeff Barnes 



6555 Abercorn Street, Suite 130 

Savannah, GA 31405 

Phone: (912) 351-3525 

Fax: (912) 353-3234 

E-mail: jeff_barnes@dnr.state.ga.us 

Ben Budka 

Lab Project Manager 

King County 

322 West Ewling Street 


Phone: (206) 423-7834 


E-mail: ben.budka@metrokc.gov 

Thomas Campbell 

State of Rhode Island Department of 





Phone: (401) 222-1360 

Fax: (401) 222-3811 

E-mail: campbell@dem.state.ri.us 

TJ Ciaffone 

Kansas Department of Health and 

Environment 

Bureau of Environment 

RemediationResponse Unit 

1000 Southwest Jackson Street, Suite 410 

Topeka, KS 66612 

Phone: (785) 368-7301 

Fax: (785) 286-4823 

E-mail: tciaffone@kdhe.state.ks.us 

Sara Downard 



Quality 



P.O. Box 1677 


Phone: (405) 702-5126 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: sara.downard@deq.state.ok.us 

Kathy Howatt 

Project Manager 


Protection 

Bureau of Remediation and Waste 

Management Division 



Phone: (207) 287-4861 

Fax: (207) 287-7826 

E-mail: kathy.howatt@maine.gov 

Jarrett Keck 



Quality 



P.O. Box 1677 


Phone: (405) 702-5107 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: jarrett.keck@deq.state.ok.us 

Rita Kottke 

Environmental Programs Manager 


Quality 



P.O. Box 1677 


Phone: (405) 702-5127 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: rita.kottke@deq.state.ok.us 

John Leo 

Rhode Island Department of 





Phone: (401) 222-1360 

Fax: (401) 222-3811 

E-mail: john.leo@dem.ri.gov 



Jan Malone 

Texas Commission on Environmental 

Quality 

Dallas/Fort Worth Region 4 

2309 Gravel Drive 

Fort Worth, TX 76118 

Phone: (817) 588-5872 

Fax: (817) 588-5701 

E-mail: jmalone@tceq.state.tx.us 

Nancy McGee 




Emergency Response Program 



Phone: (916) 255-6585 

Fax: (916) 255-6621 

E-mail: nmcgee@dtsc.ca.gov 

Kingsley Ndi 



Northeast Regional Office 

205B Lowell Street 

Wilmington, MA 01887 

Phone: (978) 694-3379 

Fax: (978) 694-3496 

E-mail: kingsley.ndi@state.ma.us 

Vince Priddle 

Kentucky Department for Environmental 

Protection 


130 Eagle Nest Drive 

Paducah, KY 42003 

Phone: (270) 898-8468 

Fax: (270) 898-8640 

E-mail: vince.priddle@ky.gov 

Jon Reid 



Quality 

Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup 



Phone: (405) 702-5121 

Fax: (405) 702-5101 

E-mail: jon.reid@deq.state.ok.us 

Jim Reynolds 


Protection 


3900 Commonwealth Boulevard 

MS-659 

Tallahassee, FL 32399 

Phone: (850) 245-2871 

Fax: (850) 245-2882 

E-mail: james.reynolds@dep.state.fl.us 

James Rice 

South Carolina Department of Health and 

Environmental Control 

2600 Bull Street 

LWM-ERS 

Columbia, SC 29201 

Phone: (803) 896-4114 

Fax: (803) 896-4102 

E-mail: ricejr@dhec.sc.gov 

John Sager 

Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources 

Remediation and Redevelopment Program 

107 Sutliff Avenue 

Rhinelander, WI 54501 

Phone: (715) 365-8959 

Fax: (715) 365-8932 

E-mail: john.sager@wisconsin.gov 

Albe Simenas 



Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup 

1 Winter Street 


Phone: (617) 292-5507 

Fax: (617) 292-5530 

E-mail: 

albe.v.simenas@massmail.state.ma.us 

Angela Singh 







Phone: (916) 255-6616 

Fax: (916) 255-6519 

E-mail: asingh@dtsc.ca.gov 

Mary Smiley 



7 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Room 

643 


Phone: (404) 656-6905 

Fax: (404) 657-7893 

E-mail: 

mary_smiley@mail.dnr.state.ga.us 

Neil Taylor 

State Emergency Response Coordinator 

Utah Department of Environmental 

Quality 

Division of Environmental Response and 

Remediation 

168 North 1950 West 

Salt Lake City, UT 84116 

Phone: (801) 536-4102 

Fax: (801) 536-4242 

E-mail: nbtaylor@utah.gov 

Stephen Threet 

Emergency Response Manager 


Protection 


7251 West Palmetto Park Road, Suite 201 

FDEP-DLE-BER 

Boca Raton, FL 33433 

Phone: (561) 393-5877 

Fax: (561) 393-5868 

E-mail: stephen.threet@dep.state.fl.us 

Rodney Tucker 

Iowa Department of Natural Resources 


401 Southwest Seventh Street, Suite I 

Des Moines, IA 50309 

Phone: (515) 725-0387 

Fax: (515) 725-0218 

E-mail: rodney.tucker@dnr.state.ia.us 

Tracy Weston 

Environmental Specialist Project Manager 


Protection 

Bureau of Remediation 



Phone: (207) 287-4862 

Fax: (207) 287-7826 

E-mail: tracy.weston@maine.gov 

Ron Wofford 

Connecticut Department of 

Environmental Protection Emergency 

Response 

State Emergency Response Unit 

79 Elm Street 

Hartford, CT 06106 

Phone: (860) 982-7089 

Fax: (860) 424-4062 

E-mail: davlam35@sbcglobal.net 

Alan Woodard 

Environmental Program Specialist 

New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation 

Division of Solid and Hazardous 

Materials 

625 Broadway 

Albany, NY 12233 

Phone: (518) 402-8706 

Fax: (518) 402-8681 

E-mail: agwoodar@gw.dec.state.ny.us 



LOCAL RESPONDER 

Jessica Brown 




Environmental Monitoring Division 

3211 College Avenue 

Davie, FL 33312 

Phone: (954) 519-1242 

Fax: (954) 519-1492 

E-mail: jebrown@broward.org 

Amie Davis 

Safety Officer and Training Coordinator 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 372-6779 

Fax: (305) 372-6542 

E-mail: davisa@miamidade.gov 

Eduardo de Aragon 

Environmental Specialist Supervisor 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 256-0810 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: dearae@miamidade.gov 

Luis Estrada 



Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 372-6955 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: estral@miamidade.gov 

Rita Graham 

Pollution Control Inspector 2 


Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 297-2583 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: grahar@miamidade.gov 

Tanya King 




Administrative Division-Enforcement 

1 University Drive, Suite 307 

Plantation, FL 33324 

Phone: (954) 519-1262 

Fax: (954) 519-1493 

E-mail: tking@broward.org 

J. Raul Martinez 

Safety Officer 

Miami Dade County 

Safety Office 

275 NW Second Street 


Phone: (305) 755-7813 

Fax: (305) 755-7962 

E-mail: jraulm@miamidade.gov 

Eric Streett 



Environment 


Management 



Phone: (305) 372-6955 

Fax: (305) 372-6044 

E-mail: streee@miamidade.gov 

ACADEMIA 

Sally Brown 

Professor 

University of Washington 

203 Bloedel Hall 

Box 352100 


Phone: (206) 616-1299 

Fax: (206) 685-3091 

E-mail: slb@u.washington.edu 

Don Huber 

Consultant 

Purdue University 

Botany & Plant Pathology 

915 West State Street 

West Lafayette, IN 47907 

Phone: (765) 494-4652 

Fax: (765) 494-0363 

E-mail: huberd@purdue.edu 

Serguei Popov 

George Mason University 

National Center for Biodefense and 


10900 University Boulevard 

MSN 1H8 

Manassas, VA 20110 

Phone: (703) 993-4713 


E-mail: spopov@gmu.edu 

CONSULTANT 

Chris Baggot 

Consultant 




Phone: (732) 548-2197 


E-mail: chris.baggot@ttnus.com 

Jay Bassin 

Consultant 




Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: jay.bassin@emsus.com 

Gary Boley 

Consultant 

InterSpec, LLC 

312 West 24th Street 

Norfolk, VA 23517 

Phone: (757) 622-6299 

Fax: (757) 622-9103 

E-mail: boleyg@interspecllc.net 

Anthony Brewer 

Consultant 




Phone: (913) 495-3905 

Fax: (913) 894-6295 

E-mail: anthony.brewer@ttemi.com 

Richard Brophy 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: dick.brophy@ttnus.com 

Jessica E. Brown 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0624 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: jessica.brown@ttemi.com 

Nick Brubaker 

Consultant 


2425 Wilson Boulevard, 4th Floor 

Arlington, VA 22201 

Phone: (703) 292-5954 

Fax: (703) 526-9826 

E-mail: nick_brubaker@sra.com 



Melissa Bryant 

Consultant 



MS-101 


Phone: (732) 321-6642 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: bryant.melissa@epa.gov 

R. Morgan Button 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5040 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: morgan.button@ttnus.com 

Guy Cooley 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5034 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: guy.cooley@ttnus.com 

Vincent Covello 

Consultant 

Center for Risk Communication 

29 Washington Square West, Suite 2A 


Phone: (646) 654-1679 

Fax: (212) 749-3590 

E-mail: vincentcovello@ix.netcom.com 

Lori Crawford 

Consultant 




Phone: (610) 364-2150 

Fax: (610) 485-8587 

E-mail: lori.crawford@ttemi.com 

George Cronon 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 557-5049 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: george.cronon@ttnus.com 

Frank Docimo 

Consultant 


65 High Ridge Road 

Stamford, CT 06905 

Phone: (203) 964-0656 


E-mail: fdhzmats@aol.com 

Christina Engemann 

Consultant 




Phone: (913) 495-3927 


E-mail: christina.engemann@ttemi.com 

Barry Erlick 

Consultant 

BJE Associates, Auburn University & 

Kansas State University 

5269 Winterview Drive 


Phone: (703) 370-8828 

Fax: (703) 997-3250 

E-mail: bje@wans.net 

Amanda Fairley 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0656 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: amanda.fairley@ttemi.com 

Joey Gawarzewski 

Consultant 




Phone: (610) 364-2135 


E-mail: joseph.gawarzewski@ttemi.com 

Michael Gibbons 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: michael.gibbons@ttnus.com 

Therese Gioia 

Consultant 


1 South Wacker Drive 


Phone: (312) 201-7431 

Fax: (312) 938-0118 

E-mail: therese.gioia@ttemi.com 

Jen Grund 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0667 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: jen.grund@ttemi.com 

Steven Handel 

Consultant 

Green Shield Ecology, Inc. 

703 Carlene Drive 

Bridgewater, NJ 08807 

Phone: (908) 526-5884 


E-mail: handel@aesop.rutgers.edu 

Greg Harper 

Consultant 

Weston Solutions, Inc. 

5430 Metric Place 

Norcross, GA 30092 

Phone: (770) 325-7972 

Fax: (770) 325-7950 

E-mail: 

greg.harper@westonsolutions.com 

Tom Heim 

Consultant 




Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: thomas.heim@emsus.com 

Larry Izzo 

Consultant 


1325 Airmotive Way, Suite 200 

Reno, NV 89502 

Phone: (775) 333-8461 

Fax: (775) 322-3987 

E-mail: larry.izzo@ttemi.com 

Jim Mack 

Consultant 

Tetra Tech Inc. 

138 Warren Street 

Newark, NJ 07102 

Phone: (973) 596-5857 


E-mail: jim.mack@ttemi.com 

Sara Mullins 

Consultant 


2615 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 

G148 

Mandeville, LA 70471 

Phone: (703) 424-4322 


E-mail: sara_mullins@sra.com 

Dave Phillips 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0642 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: dave.phillips@ttemi.com 



Jackie Scheben 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: jackie.scheben@ttnus.com 

Heidi Sieg 

Consultant 




Phone: (703) 390-0615 

Fax: (703) 391-5876 

E-mail: heidi.sieg@ttemi.com 

George Ten Eyck 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: george.teneyck@ttnus.com 

Rebecca Tirrell 

Consultant 

Computer Sciences Corporation 

Environmental Programs Group 

6101 Stevenson Avenue 


Phone: (703) 461-2321 

Fax: (703) 461-2020 

E-mail: rtirrell2@csc.com 

Jerri Town 

Consultant 




Phone: (301) 589-5318 

Fax: (301) 589-8487 

E-mail: jerri.town@emsus.com 

Neal Wagman 

Consultant 


8 Symmes Court 

Cranbury, NJ 08512 

Phone: (609) 662-0667 


E-mail: lee@personalityresources.com 

Russell Wagner-Bark 

Consultant 


13821 Jefferson Park Drive, Apartment 

5108 

Herndon, VA 20171 

Phone: (405) 308-7220 


E-mail: rbwb@sbcglobal.net 

Cheryl Weaver 

Consultant 


24 North Morris Street 

Shippensburg, CT 17257 

Phone: (717) 477-8106 


E-mail: docimo@pa.net 

Beth Williams 

Consultant 




Phone: (610) 485-6410 


E-mail: beth.williams@ttemi.com 

Jerry Wright 

Consultant 




Phone: (513) 251-2730 

Fax: (513) 251-0200 

E-mail: jerry.wright@ttnus.com 

Wai Yuen 

Consultant 



MS-101 


Phone: (732) 906-6923 

Fax: (732) 321-6724 

E-mail: yuen.wai@epa.gov

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