Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Sam Borries, EPA Region 5
	Debra Flagg, EPA HQ
	Chris Hartnett, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
	Jim Mullins, EPA Region 6
	Thomas Spargo, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc.

Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual is a new 4-hour course that addresses the need for a national health and safety program at EPA. As underscored by the responses to 9/11, the anthrax attacks, and the Columbia Shuttle incident, there is a need for a national EPA approach to critical emergency response operations. The course introduces a new tool designed to ensure that EPA’s regional offices have nationally consistent and effective health and safety programs and that OSCs have the information, contacts, and support infrastructure they need to produce and implement comprehensive, effective, and legally compliant safety plans for incidents of any type and size in any EPA region.

An overview of all chapters of the manual that have been completed to date will be provided, along with a problem-solving demonstration of the searchable web-based version of the manual. Students can “test drive” the manual’s design features, which allow it to be used effectively to answer small questions quickly or to link to source documents for comprehensive research. (Whether you have 2 minutes, 2 hours, or 2 days, this manual is particularly useful.)

The format for the course is lecture and interactive group discussion with demonstrations and exercises interspersed throughout, including opportunities to use a working version of the online manual to solve practical problems.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Claudia Armstrong, EPA HQ
	Gloria Kane, EPA HQ
	Richard Messimer, EPA Region 3
	Raoul Scott, EPA HQ
	Art Wing, EPA Region 1

Getting the Job Done: A Workshop on Acquisition and Emergency Response Contract Management is a 3.5-hour intermediate-level course that focuses on procurement issues relevant to OSCs and others working in the emergency response community. By attending this course, participants develop an understanding of the importance of contract management in emergency responses and removals. Topics covered are from the OSC Tool Box, and the instructors will incorporate examples and scenarios to illustrate uses of these topics.

In addition, new tools and resources used in EPA’s regional offices also will also be discussed. Interaction between the instructor and participants is encouraged.

Warranted OSCs will receive 3.5 hours of training toward the continuing contracting education requirements of the Clinger-Cohen Act (the Maloney Bill requirement). This course is recommended for new OSCs.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	John Caffin, U.S. Department of Agriculture
	Phil Campagna, EPA ERT
	Leigh DeHaven, EPA HQ
	Carl Lautenberger, EPA Region 10
	Amy Merten, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
	Ann Whelan, EPA Region 5

Inland In Situ Burning of Oil Spills is a 4-hour course that provides an introduction to the scientific approach of inland in situ burning (ISB) of oil spills. As an alternative countermeasure for oil spill response, ISB is not the answer for all inland oil spills. This course will give OSCs valuable resources that will highlight educated decision making for in situ burning situations.

Topics in the course include:

• Regional Response Teams ISB Guidelines and Plans.
• Oil burning characteristics.
• Case Studies.
• Favorable and unfavorable conditions to conduct ISB.
• Air quality and air monitoring issues.
• Communication chain, public relations, and public education.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Robert Cibulskis, EPA ERT
	Sherry Fielding, EPA HQ
	Don Lininger, EPA Region 7
	Mary Matthews, EPA Region 10

Knowing and Using the REOC, a 4-hour course, focuses on how members of the Response Support Corps (RSC) will provide support to various venues outside of the “hot zone.” By taking the course, participants will achieve the following objectives:

• Learn what the various Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) do during a response. This topic will cover both regional and headquarters EOCs. Attendees will hear about the typical positions to be filled as well as the standard operating procedures for EOCs. The course will discuss the proposal for standardizing the regional EOCs (REOC).
• Explore differences in the functioning of the Area Command versus Incident Command and how the differences affect you as an RSC member. The course will identify a Joint Information Center (JIC) and discuss the roles the RSC members might play.
• Understand the various reports that are produced: pollution reports (POLREP) and Situation Reports. Hear an update on the standardization of reporting.
• View some of the tools used in EOCs for everyday operations as well as for large incidents, including webEOC, epaosc.net, and portals with regional and headquarters information.
• Hear case studies from experienced members of the RSCs who have worked in EOC venues during disasters.

The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture and case studies. The target audience for this course is members of the RSC.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
	Thursday, February 7, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Glenn Adams, EPA Region 4
	Mark Durno, EPA Region 5
	Mark Johnson, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
	Steve Renninger, EPA Region 5

Mercury Response is a 4-hour course that provides OSCs guidance to be used to deal with issues associated with regulations, response, monitoring, health concerns, toxicology, and cleanup pertinent to sites contaminated with mercury. The workshop focuses primarily on complex residential contamination sites. Participants receive a detailed guidebook and checklist that will assist them through all phases of a cleanup at a residential site contaminated with mercury, from initial notification through final restoration. A number of case studies and multi-media demonstrations that document the complexities of issues associated with mercury cleanups are presented, as well as difficulties OSCs have encountered and successes they have achieved. Additionally, the course offers guidance and an example on how to craft a mercury outreach program to better educate responders, health professionals, and the public.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Richard Franklin, EPA Region 6
	Chris Ruhl, EPA Region 6
	Warren Zehner, EPA Region 6

Oil Field Removal Actions is a 4-hour course geared toward OSCs and other personnel of all levels of experience. By taking this course, participants will achieve the following objectives:

• Obtain a brief introduction to oil field removal, with a discussion of how current funding, policy, and guidance issues may affect oil field removal actions.
• Learn through case studies about federal removal responses at abandoned oil production facilities and the technical issues related to oil field removal actions.
• Understand the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 90 removal project plan that is specific to federal removal responses at abandoned oil production facilities.
• Learn about naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and its implications for oil field removal actions.
• Understand how OSCs can meet the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) requirements and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) expectations for identifying the responsible party.
• Obtain a brief introduction to plugging wells, followed by case study presentations on oil field removal actions at abandoned oil production facilities.

The course is taught by senior OSCs with a great deal of experience in oil field removal actions. The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture and case studies. The target audience for this course is OSCs who are likely to be involved in future oil field removal actions.

Date and Time:	Monday, February 4, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Gregory Fife, EPA Region 6
	Paul Peronard, EPA Region 8
	Curtis Snook, EPA NDT
	Michael Towle, EPA Region 3

Stranded Waste is a 4-hour course that examines management of wastes when treatment, storage, or disposal options are limited because of extreme hazardousness or stringent regulatory requirements. This category includes waste with limited management options and wastes that pose unique difficulties during site investigations and cleanups. The topics covered by this course include:

• Definition of a stranded waste: factors and attributes of stranded wastes.
• Difficulties stranded wastes pose during site investigation and characterization and waste delineation.
• 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 options available for treating and disposing of stranded wastes.

The course includes lecture and three case studies that illustrate how stranded wastes, such as radioactive, certain Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous and biological wastes have been managed during removal actions. The course provides OSCs with practical recommendations for managing stranded wastes.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Myles Bartos, EPA Region 3
	Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10
	Mike Nalipinski, EPA Region 1
	Carlos Pachon, EPA HQ
	Jeffry Rodin, EPA Region 10

Case Studies Part I, a 3.5-hour course, describes sites where OSCs have worked. Response projects include, but are not limited to, 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 are fast-paced and incorporate audience interaction. This course is of great value to new OSCs as well as those with substantial experience. This course will feature the following case studies:

Jeffry Rodin
Swift Creek - Naturally Occurring Asbestos Site, Whatcom County, Washington

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10 has been investigating the presence of naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) at the Swift Creek Asbestos Site in Whatcom County, Washington, in coordination with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Northwest Clean Air Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Washington State Department of Ecology; Washington State Department of Health; Whatcom County Health Department; and Whatcom County Public Works.

EPA performed three phases of field work at the site in 2006 (site recon, integrated assessment, and activity-based sampling) to characterize the nature and extent of the asbestos contamination in stockpiled sediments, and to determine the potential health risks to local residents and site visitors. Based on the results, EPA recommended that dredged materials no longer be removed from the site without personal protection. In addition, it was recommended that dredged material not be taken to other sites where further exposure is possible. EPA continues to work with other federal, state, and local agencies to evaluate potential health risks and to develop short- and long-term strategies to address flooding and sediment control in Swift Creek.

Mike Nalipinski and Neil Norrell
Danbury Anthrax Response, Danbury, Connecticut

In 2007, EPA responded to a Danbury, Connecticut, incident involving naturally occurring anthrax, which required coordination between the FBI, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH), National Homeland Security Research Center, National Decontamination Team, Connecticut Department of Public Health, and others. This response was complicated by the varying objectives and competing interests of these organizations.

This presentation will discuss the broad coordination issues and will not focus on the technical details associated with decontamination techniques that can be used for anthrax contamination.

The presentation will make recommendations for future EPA involvement at naturally occurring anthrax incidents.

Myles Bartos, Region 3, and Carlos Pachon, EPA OSRTI
Crozet Township Arsenic Site, Crozet, Virginia

The Crozet Site is a former orchard area that has been developed into residential properties. During the operation of the orchards, a variety of pesticides were applied, many illegal since the 1970s. In many areas, these chemicals are still present and pose an unacceptable risk to human health. EPA conducted a removal action at the site based on an "unconventional" action level analysis. Traditional hog and haul was utilized to mitigate the threat, along with phytoremediation, an alternative technology. The irrigation system used for this alternative technology was consistent with EPA HQ "green remediation" initiatives.

Earl Liverman
Conjecture Mine Site, Bonner County, Idaho

The Conjecture Mine and Mill site is an inactive, mixed ownership site located in north Idaho. This case study will address the unique issues associated with cleanup of the site, including approaching site cleanup considering the mine's role within a watershed, interagency funding and coordination, conduct of cleanup actions at remote locations, design and construction of the mine waste repository, and environmental restoration.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Don Bussey, EPA ERT
	Richard Fetzer, EPA Region 3
	Gary Newhart, EPA ERT
	Greg Powell, EPA ERT

Contaminant Hydrogeology focuses on technical hydrogeologic issues that OSCs may have to address when assessing or mitigating oil spills and hazardous material releases to the subsurface. This 3.5-hour course provides information on the basics of groundwater flow and contaminant transport, subsurface investigation methods, nonaqueous phase liquids, and vapor intrusion. By taking the course, participants will achieve the following objectives:

• Review the fundamentals of hydrogeology.
• Explore the fundamental concepts of groundwater flow and contaminant fate and transport.
• Discuss the interactions of surface water and groundwater.
• Discuss 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.
• Discuss the possibility of preferential flow of contaminants in the subsurface.
• Discuss the interaction between subsurface contamination and indoor air vapor intrusion.
• Discuss source removal, product recovery, de-watering, and groundwater treatment techniques.
• Benefit from presentations of case histories of sites that illustrate innovative subsurface investigation techniques and removal alternatives.

The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture, case histories, and open discussions. The target audience for this course is OSCs interested in reviewing the basics of hydrogeology, field investigations, and removal options for subsurface contamination.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Benjamin Franco, EPA Region 4
	Mike Solecki, EPA Region 2
	Catherine Young, EPA Region 1

Field Documentation for the RSC is a 3.5-hour training course focusing on the technical and regulatory requirements that specify documentation for Response Support Corps (RSC) members when they respond to a regional or national emergency. The training will address the following topics:

• Regulatory requirements: Ensuring compliance with the National Contingency Plan and other relevant, response-related regulations;
• Enforcement-appropriate documentation: Ensuring that your documentation supports any subsequent enforcement actions related to specific response actions;
• The role of the RSC in support of the OSC: Reviewing the role of the OSC during a response and the OSC’s support teams and contractors that are already on scene when the RSC arrives;
• Incident Command System (ICS) Required Documentation: Addressing documentation requirements during regional and national emergency responses. Specific instruction on the documentation required of positions filled by the RSC, both within the field and within the Incident Command Post, will be emphasized. The training will examine 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 will include case studies to enhance the information presented. The target audience for this course is members of the RSC who need information on the documentation requirements during regional and national emergency responses.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Gary Boley, InterSpec, LLC
	Mark Howard, EPA HQ

Inspection and Integrity Testing of Tanks and Piping is geared to personnel involved in assessments of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans and Facility Response Plans (FRP) at various facilities. This course may also be of use to OSCs who conduct site work associated with the petroleum sectors (upstream and downstream). By taking this 3.5-hour course, participants will receive overviews of:

• Tank types, components, and associated construction standards.
• Applicable industry standards for inspecting and testing aboveground, shop-built, and field-erected tanks (including American Petroleum Institute [API] 653, API RP 12 R1, and STI SP001) and piping (aboveground and buried).
• Inspecting and testing buried and partially buried tanks are discussed, as well as corrosion issues.
• Additional concepts such as "hybrid" testing methodologies, tank baselining, and re-rating tank capacity.
• Specific items 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 is taught by a certified tank inspector. The course is recommended for OSCs or any person who conduct SPCC inspections or for OSCs involved with response actions associated with the petroleum sector.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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 Rapid Assessment Tools (RAT) are developed to aid OSCs and other support personnel in real-time continuous field data collection and assessment. The tools combine integrated data retrieval, global positioning system (GPS), geographic information systems (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. In addition, 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 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 two-dimensional 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 this 4-hour course, participants achieve the following objectives:

• Learn the basics of how RAT has been used at various Superfund removal, remedial, and emergency response sites.
• Gain hands-on experience using RAT with GPS for:
  • Integration of real-time field sampling equipment, including Multi-RAEs, Multi-warns, Ludlum radiation monitors, Datarams, and X-ray fluorescence
  • Sample design generation and navigation
  • Single-point and multiple-point data collection
  • Data contouring
  • Data export to SCRIBE and ESRI GIS packages.
• Learn the basics of wireless hardware and software configurations for data sharing, exporting, and remote desktop sharing applications.

The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture, case studies, and group exercises. A hands-on, in-field practicum is emphasized in this training. The target audience for this course is OSCs and others who plan, direct, or implement in-field sampling using real-time data collection sensors.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
	Wednesday, February 6, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Doug Ferguson, EPA Region 7
	Randy Schademann, EPA Region 7

Advanced Hazard Categorization and Identification, a 1-day advanced course, focuses on specific techniques that OSCs can use when they respond to incidents that involve abandoned containers or other materials of unknown composition. Participants are expected to be proficient at field chemical identification techniques before they enroll in this course. By taking the course, participants achieve the following objectives:

• Develop an understanding of major chemical families, their properties, and the techniques used to identify them.
• Apply a step-by-step approach to categorize the major hazards of wastes typically encountered at EPA responses. This process helps participants decide whether and what type of further analysis of the material may be needed and to evaluate whether bulking the wastes is possible.
• Use wet chemical and electronic instrumentation to identify many materials of unknown composition or apply basic hazard categorization to determine the general chemical family these materials are a part of (such as alcohol, ketone, acid, base, and hydrocarbon).
• Explore practical applications for advanced field identification of chemicals by reviewing a variety of case studies that successfully applied the methods. A discussion is 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 includes lecture, case studies, and group exercises.

Participation is not recommended for individuals with chemical sensitivities because numerous materials are tested in this course.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
	Wednesday, February 6, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Pamela Avery, Bozell, LLC
	Dominic Frederico, Bozell, LLC
	Kevin Matheis, EPA Region 2

Be Prepared: Know What to Say and How to Say It is a media and spokesperson training workshop for OSCs. What you say and how you say it are critical to getting information out to the news media, community groups, the public, and other organizations. This 8-hour course is designed to give participants the confidence they need to explain their work and to talk about tough issues. Participants will learn how the news media operate; how to prepare for interviews or public speaking engagements; how to craft organizational messages; and how to deliver those messages effectively—even during a crisis. This highly interactive course features customized scenarios relevant to each participant’s programs or projects; one-on-one videotaped sessions with professional interviewers; a group training exercise, and case studies that demonstrate how to win at interviews. Each participant will receive a media and spokesperson training manual at the conclusion of the course.

Each course is limited to 15 participants, who must commit to attend the workshop at the 2008 OSC Readiness Training. Participants will need to forward information about their jobs and projects to the trainer 3 weeks in advance of the workshop. (A reminder e-mail will be sent to each participant.)

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Phyllis Flaherty, EPA HQ
	Timothy Gouger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
	Nancy Jones, EPA Region 6
	Fran Kremer, EPA HQ
	James Michael, EPA HQ
	Mazzie Talley, EPA Region 7

Debris Management Issues during a Natural Disaster, a 1 day course, will cover how overall debris management during a natural disaster is incorporated into various responsibilities assigned in the Emergency Support Function (ESF) Annexes to the National Response Plan (NRP), including ESF-10 and ESF-3. The course also includes specific recommendations on best management practices for collection, transportation, segregation, and disposal options. Participants will also receive an update on debris management at a national level that may affect future responses, roll out of the new Planning for Natural Disasters Debris Guide, development of landfill specialty teams, disaster debris recovery networking, and a waste minimization pilot project. There will also be a discussion on the applicability of the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations to debris management activities.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Gregg Dempsey, EPA HQ
	Scott Hudson, EPA NDT
	Colby Stanton, EPA HQ
	Ed Tupin, EPA HQ

Air Monitoring at Radiological Emergency Responses will be developed and taught by a team of representatives from the three EPA Special Teams - the Environmental Response Team (ERT), the National Decontamination Team (NDT), and the Radiological Emergency Response Team (RERT).

The first hour is devoted to a review of EPA's "national buy" radiation survey and air monitoring equipment and focuses on extending the OSCs' understanding of the potential limitations of the equipment. The instructors review the uses of the equipment, including situations when the equipment should and should not be used. The instructors also review the differences between the radiological equipment and typical chemical air monitoring or sampling equipment.

The second hour includes a review of the strategy for and terminology of air monitoring, including a discussion on how to convert from typical equipment outputs-for example, converting counts per minute (cpm) versus disintegrations per minute (dpm) to the units more typically of interest in assessing potential health impacts. (These units are roentgen [R] versus roentgen equivalent man [rem] versus total effective dose equivalent [TEDE] versus committed effective dose equivalent [CEDE].) This section of the course primarily focuses on air monitoring plans and implementation, and the use of plume modeling outputs (such as Inter-Agency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center [IMAAC]) to develop an effective response strategy and monitoring plan. The instructors also review air monitoring "jargon," such as annual limits on intake (ALI) and derived air concentrations (DAC) that OSCs may use to communicate with radiological experts and contractors and more effectively manage radiation emergency responses and removal sites. Most importantly, the instructors review the results OSCs can expect and how long it will take to receive data, depending on the type of incident.

Finally, the course includes an exercise that requires OSCs to apply what they have 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 4-hour course is designed as an advanced radiation course. Prerequisites include ERT's basic course on the national buy radiological equipment and EPA's basic radiation safety training.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Jeff Catanzarita, EPA ERT
	Terrence Johnson, EPA ERT
	Mia Pasquerella, EPA Region 1
	Alex Sherrin, EPA Region 1

Characterization and Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Sites: Managing chlorinated solvent sites (contaminated by chlorinated volatile organic compounds, or CVOCs) presents specific challenges for investigators and remediation experts. The physical properties and recalcitrant nature of these compounds often result in widespread contamination that can be difficult to find and remediate. Pools of dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) in the subsurface can serve as a long-term source for plumes of dissolved contaminants at many contamination sites.

This 4-hour course will focus on CVOCs in their three commonly found phases or media: vadose soil; source areas in groundwater (nonaqueous phase liquid [NAPL]); and in the dissolved phase in groundwater. The first section will review site characterization methods and will describe innovative tools that go beyond commonly used soil, soil-gas, and groundwater sampling. Geophysical methods such as ground-penetrating radar, seismic refraction, and other innovative geophysical tools and methods can play an essential role in locating low areas in bedrock where DNAPL pools may exist.

The second section will review recent advances in remediation technologies that provide more options for OSCs to manage sites. Technologies such as excavation, soil vapor extraction, in situ chemical oxidation, bioremediation, and zero valence iron have all been used successfully at CVOC sites.

This course will provide OSCs with an overview of the latest investigation and remediation tools from experienced OSCs who have successfully implemented them in the field. Case studies will be used to demonstrate the use of these technologies.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Thanne Cox, EPA Region 9
	Earl Liverman, EPA Region 10
	Paul Peronard, EPA Region 8

Knowing and Using the National Contingency Plan is designed to help OSCs understand their authorities under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) during removal actions, and especially during emergency response actions. This 4-hour course also informs OSCs how to conduct themselves within state and local incident command structures. The course focuses on legal duties and responsibilities of OSCs through presentations and interactive exercises. Topics include the National Response System (NRS), operational implementation of the NCP, and legal questions related to OSCs’ provision of direction during a response action. This year’s course will include a discussion of the Palermo Wellfield case, focusing on the judicial ruling on the administrative record for the site and the associated lessons learned.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Patricia Fleming, EPA HQ
	Mark Howard, EPA HQ

New and Improved…the 2006 SPCC Rule Amendments is a 4-hour course geared to personnel involved in spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC) inspections or who provide outreach related to the SPCC rule. The SPCC rule (Title 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. In December 2006, EPA amended the SPCC requirements and will propose and finalize additional rules in 2008 in several areas; these changes 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 will achieve the following objectives:

• Obtain a brief introduction to the SPCC rule, including a tour of its 30-year history, leading up to the December 2006 amendments.
• Learn what provisions were modified or added to the SPCC rule in the 2006 final rule amendments, and why.
• Understand how these changes may affect the regulated community.
• Understand the complex implications of compliance date extensions on enforcement.
• Obtain an overview of the proposed 2007 SPCC rule amendments that may be finalized in 2008.
• Learn what outreach materials are being made available for the regulated community, including a plan template for qualified facilities.

The course is taught by technical staff from EPA’s Office of Emergency Management who drafted the final rule action. The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture and case scenarios for group analysis. The target audience for this course is OSCs, SPCC inspectors, and other staff who need to understand the December 2006 SPCC rule amendments and how they relate to implementation.

Date and Time:	Tuesday, February 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Instructors:	Don Lininger, EPA Region 7
	Mark Sells, EPA HQ
	Steven Way, EPA Region 8

Operations for the Non-Ops, a 4-hour course, was developed specifically for members of the Response Support Corps (RSC) whose main function during a response will be in Incident Command positions other than the Operations Section. By taking the course, participants will achieve the following objectives:

• Learn about the functions of the Operations Section by receiving an overview of typical activities and objectives during a response.
• Be exposed to some of the equipment OSCs use, in both daily operations and also in the event of a widespread disaster. This topic will include information on the Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT), Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA), and Mobile Command Posts. Wherever possible, attendees will have hands-on demonstrations from the Tech Zone.
• Discover the steps that are taken before “cleanup.”
• Discuss with experienced OSCs and RSC members how knowledge of the Operations Section can assist them in providing the best support possible.

The instructional methodology for this course includes lecture, case studies, and demonstrations. The target audience for this course is members of the RSC.