www.nrc.uscg.mil

1-800-424-8802

Background

40 CFR 300.12540 CFR 300.125• Established the NRC as the single Established the NRC as the single point of contact for reporting Pollution point of contact for reporting Pollution and Hazardous Material Incidentsand Hazardous Material Incidents

• Communications center for the Communications center for the National Response Team (NRT)National Response Team (NRT)

National Response Team

• EPA (Chair)• Department of Agriculture• Department of Defense• Department of Health &

Human Services• Department of Justice• Department of State• General Service

Administration• Department of Interior

• USCG (Vice-Chair)• Department of Commerce• Department of Energy• Department of Labor• Department of Transportation• Federal Emergency

Management Agency• Nuclear Reg. Committee• Department of Homeland

Security

Non-NRT Customers

• Federal Railroad Administration*

• National Transportation Safety Board

• Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

• Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration

• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Primary Functions

• Collection and Dissemination of :

*Oil & Hazardous Material Spills

*Radiological / Biological Releases

*Suspicious Activity & Security Breach Incidents (MTSA)

*Railroad Incidents

Methods of Notification

• Via telephone: 1-800-424-8802 (National Spill Hotline)

1-800-424-0201 (FRA Hotline)

1-877-24-WATCH (AWW Hotline)

• Via the NRC website:

www.nrc.uscg.milwww.nrc.uscg.mil

Information Flow

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Making a Report

• Description of Incident

• Location

• Material Released (if known)

• Suspected Responsible Party

• Reporting Party Can Remain Anonymous

• Average Time it Takes to Complete a Report is 4 ½ minutes

Notification & Action

• NOTIFICATION- The NRC will notify the appropriate Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) and other agencies who we have established agreements with of reported incidents.

• ACTION- Notified agencies will analyze the information and respond accordingly.

The NRC Does Not Deploy Resources

Services Available

• 24 hour conference call lines– 3 conference lines capable of connecting up to 30

people at a time

• Foreign Language Line– Ability to take reports from individuals who do not

speak English

• Recorded Calls– All reports received via the telephone

• Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) Phone

NRC Website

• Reporting requirements & procedures

• Spill & notification statistics from 1990 to present.

• Links to NRT, USCG and EPA

• Interactive web database that allows full query of non-privacy act incident data.

• Allows reporting of incidents online

• Customers may e-mail questions or concerns to the NRC staff and management

www.nrc.uscg.mil

NRC at a Quick Glance 01Mar07 - 29Feb08

• Call volume = 102,343

• Reports taken = 32,603

• Notifications made = 379,962

We’re here…

• 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!

• NRC Management Staff (1) Director, Civilian

(4) Coast Guard Active Duty

• NRC Watchstanders(18) 10 AD & 8 Civilian Contractors

• NRC Development Team(5) Civilian Contractors

One Call Does It All…

National Response Center

1 (800) 424-8802

www.nrc.uscg.mil