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From page 24... ... 24 3.1 Overview Restoring, rebuilding, and revitalizing the areas impacted by a hazardous materials transportation incident like that shown in Figure 3-1 can require the commitment of substantial resources. An array of federal, non-profit, and private-sector resources exist in whole and/or in part to support these efforts. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 25 complying with those standards; detail the financial agreements in relation to financial assurances and reimbursement of costs; and address liability issues with respect to indemnification and insurance, covenants not to sue, and re-openers. If settlements are not achieved, two enforcement options are available to EPA as follows: • Unilateral Administrative Orders (UAOs) Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 26 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned • Non-Binding Allocations of Responsibility (NBARs) -- These are allocations of the costs for response among the potentially responsible parties at a facility and are based primarily on the volume of hazardous substances contributed by the potentially responsible parties, although other factors, (e.g., toxicity and mobility of the hazardous substances and relative treatment costs) Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 27 icals. Should the case exist where a responsible party cannot be identified or the responsible party cannot pay the cleanup costs, EPA can reimburse local governments for costs through the Trust Fund up to $2 million per year per incident. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned • The spill or threatened spill must be oil (includes petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil) and it cannot include any substance listed or designated as a hazardous substance under CERCLA; and • The maximum amount from the OSLTF is $1 billion per incident or the balance in the OSLTF, whichever is less. Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 29 first file with British Petroleum before they file through OSLTF (although states may continue to file directly with NPFC) Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned to the state through its county. It is assumed that local communities understand what additional resources are available to them through mutual aid within their state and, therefore, these are not specifically discussed in this report. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 31 Resource Description NRF Emergency Support Functions ESF #3 – Public Works and Engineering : Coordinating Agency – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Pre- and post-incident assessments of public works and infrastructure; • Executing emergency contract support for life-saving and life-sustaining services; • Providing technical assistance to in clude engineering expertise, construction management, and contracting and real estate services; and • Providing emergency repair of damaged public in frastructure and critical facilities. Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... 32 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned ESF #10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials Response: Coordinating Agency – Environmental Protection Agency • Actions to prevent, minimize, or mitigate a release; • Efforts to detect and assess the extent of contamination (including sampling and analysis and environmental monitoring) ; • Actions to stabilize the release and prevent the spread of contamination; • Analysis of options for environmental cleanup and waste disposal; • Implementation of environmental cleanup; and • Storage, treatment, and disposal of oil and hazardous materials. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 33 EMAC complements the federal disaster response system by providing timely and cost-effective relief to requesting states from assisting states who understand the needs of communities struggling to preserve life, the economy, and the environment. EMAC can be used for traditional emergency management assistance for incident management either in lieu of federal assistance, or in conjunction with it, and provides another source of assistance. Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... 34 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned FEMA maintains a listing of successful models for public-private partnerships on their website. Table 3-2 highlights some of the examples provided on that site. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 35 Model Description of the Partnership County Level Miami-Dade, FL Business Recovery Program (BRP) Background: The Miami-Dade County BRP is a public-private collaboration designed to ensure privatesector emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Read the entire page →
From page 36... ... 36 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned private-sector organizations. The goal is to "seek new and innovative opportunities for government and non-profit, private-sector organizations to work together to reduce vulnerability to, and losses from, natural hazards in communities across the nation." • The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Read the entire page →
From page 37... ... Resources Available to Support Community Recovery 37 Developing public-private partnerships is a proven approach to improving disaster resilience for both the community and private-sector businesses. An example of one city's deliberate efforts to proactively cultivate this type of relationship follows in the next section. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... 38 A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned • Responsible Party – The responsible party needs to be involved in the operations immediately after the incident. They become a part of the unified command and have access to technical expertise on the product(s) Read the entire page →

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... 24 3.1 Overview Restoring, rebuilding, and revitalizing the areas impacted by a hazardous materials transportation incident like that shown in Figure 3-1 can require the commitment of substantial resources. An array of federal, non-profit, and private-sector resources exist in whole and/or in part to support these efforts.