Please mark your calendar for our next meeting.
Next Meeting
December 10-13, 2024 – Honolulu
[ORRT related events
in bold. You are encouraged to also participate in the LEPC and SERC
meetings]
The Wednesday and Thursday training and ORRT meeting will
take place at the Homer Maxey Center, 521 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI
96813.
Wednesday
Thursday
- 0800-1000 Lithium Ion Battery Refresher and New
Training Module on Lithium Ion Battery Transport and Disposal
- 1015-1130 Public Environmental Health Assessment
Unit Case Study and Training
- 1300-1600 ORRT Meeting
- Registration Link: Fill out in Google Forms
Please do not hesitate to contact Bill Jones (jones.bill@epa.gov) or Jesse Harms (Jesse.B.Harms@uscg.mil) with questions, comments and/or suggested content (e.g., docs, links, calendar items).
BACKGROUND
The Oceania Regional Response Team (ORRT) is responsible for regional planning and preparedness activities before response actions, and for providing advice and support to Federal On Scene Coordinators or Remedial Project Managers when activated, usually during an incident or response.
Oceania RRT membership consists of designated representatives from each federal agency participating in the National Response Team (NRT) together with state, territory, commonwealth or local government agencies - providing them with the opportunity to participate in response and preparedness activities related to pollution incidents.
The ORRT is led by US EPA Region 9 and USCG District 14, and its Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) and other Pacific Island territories and nations as requested.