MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Center Plaza
500 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20472
(202) 646-4542

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OSWER Preparedness Staff
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 475-8600
(479-2449 in Washington, DC, area)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OERR Emergency Response Division
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 475-8720

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Department of Health and Human Services
Chamblee Building 30S
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 452-4100

U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 252-5000

Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, DC 20013-6090
(703) 235-8019

Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Directorate of Field Operations
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 523-7741

U.S. Coast Guard (G-MER)
Marine Environmental Response Division
2100 2nd Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20593
(202) 267-2010

U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation
(Attention: DHM-50)
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-4000

Department of Justice
Environmental Enforcement Section
Room 7313
10th and Constitution, N.W.
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 633-3646

Department of the Interior
18th and C Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 343-3891

Department of Commerce
NOAA—Superfund Program Coordinator
11400 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-8465

Department of Defense
OASD (A+L)E
Room 3D 833
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-8000
(202) 695-7820

Department of State
Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs
Room 5801
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20520
(202) 647-3263

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555
(301) 492-7000

PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFORMATION CENTER

1-800-HMR-4922
1-800-467- 4922
(202) 366-4488 (Washington, DC)

PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) operates the Hazardous Materials Information Center (HMIC) for help on use of the Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Parts 100-185. The phone number is menu driven when calling from a touch tone phone. Non-touch tone phone callers must use the telephone number (202) 366-8553. Callers will be directed through an automated menu that provides options to:
  1. Obtain answers to questions on the Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Parts 100-185;
  2. Receive recent copies of Federal Register publications, copies of DOT exemptions or letters of interpretation
  3. Receive copies of training material, such as Chart 12 or information packages;
  4. Report violations of the HMR;
  5. Leave a voice mail message concerning a question on the HMR (messages will be returned within 24 hours).
  6. OHMS Fax On Demand. Now you can access Hazardous Materials Information quickly and easily! A menu of options lets you choose documents to be faxed to your machine (e.g., final rules, DOT forms, letters of clarification, safety notices and more). To reach the Fax On Demand system dial 1-800-467-4922 and select Option 2.

Callers needing assistance on questions relating to the HMR will be forwarded to the HMIC after selecting the correct menu item. Calls to the center are handled on a first call first answered manner through an automatic stacking system. The HMIC is open for direct calls from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, however you may leave a message at any time, or you may email your question to the HMIC. Or you may write to:

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards
U.S. DOT/PHMSA (DHM-10)
400 7th Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590-0001

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INSTITUTE

Transportation Safety Institute
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125-5050

Director's Office
Frank Tupper, Director - DTI-1: (405) 954-3153
E-Mail: Director@tsi.jccbi.gov
Linda Gulley, Associate Director - DTI-2: (405) 954-3153
E-Mail: AssociateDirector@tsi.jccbi.gov
Diana Lopez Story, Executive Officer - DTI-10: (405) 954-6441
E-mail: OperationSupport@tsi.jccbi.gov

Aviation Safety
Christine Lawrence, Manager - DTI-20: (405) 954-9740
E-Mail: AviationSafety@tsi.jccbi.gov

Special Programs
Dee Smith, Manager - DTI-100: (405) 949-0036 x367
E-Mail: SpecialPrograms@tsi.jccbi.gov

Hazardous Materials
Mike Nolan, Manager - DTI-30: (405) 954-4512
E-Mail: HazardousMaterials@tsi.jccbi.gov

Pipeline Safety
Richard Sanders, Manager - DTI-60: (405) 954-7219
E-Mail: PipelineSafety@tsi.jccbi.gov

Highway Safety
Mike Baldwin, Manager - DTI-70: (405) 954-3112
E-Mail: HighwaySafety@tsi.jccbi.gov

National Automotive Sampling System
Bob Romberg Team Coordinator: (405) 954-7212
E-Mail: NASS@tsi.jccbi.gov

Transit Safety & Security
Vacant, Manager - DTI-80: (405) 954-3682
E-Mail: Transit@tsi.jccbi.gov

Coast Guard Container Inspection Training and Assistance Team (CITAT)
Gerard Achenbach, Commander - DTI-120: (405) 954-8983
E-Mail: CITAT@tsi.jccbi.gov

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA Headquarters
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 272-0167, TTY (202) 272-0165

EPA Regional Offices

Region 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Environmental Protection Agency
1 Congress St. Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
http://www.epa.gov/region01/
Phone: (617) 918-1111
Fax: (617) 565-3660
Toll free within Region 1: (888) 372-7341

Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)
Environmental Protection Agency
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866
http://www.epa.gov/region02/
Phone: (212) 637-3000
Fax: (212) 637-3526

Region 3 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Environmental Protection Agency
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
http://www.epa.gov/region03/
Phone: (215) 814-5000
Fax: (215) 814-5103
Toll free: (800) 438-2474
Email: r3public@epa.gov

Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Environmental Protection Agency
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
http://www.epa.gov/region04/
Phone: (404) 562-9900
Fax: (404) 562-8174
Toll free: (800) 241-1754

Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
Environmental Protection Agency
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
http://www.epa.gov/region5/
Phone: (312) 353-2000
Fax: (312) 353-4135
Toll free: (800) 223-0425 toll free within Region 5: (800) 621-8431

Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Environmental Protection Agency
Fountain Place 12th Floor, Suite 1200
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
http://www.epa.gov/region06/
Phone: (214) 665-2200
Fax: (214) 665-7113
Toll free within Region 6: (800) 887-6063

Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Environmental Protection Agency
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
http://www.epa.gov/region07/
Phone: (913) 551-7003

Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
Environmental Protection Agency
999 18th Street Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2466
http://www.epa.gov/region08/
Phone: (303) 312-6312
Fax: (303) 312-6339
Toll free: (800) 227-8917
Email: r8eisc@epa.gov

Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
Environmental Protection Agency
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
http://www.epa.gov/region09/
Phone: (415) 947-8000
(866) EPA-WEST (toll free in Region 9)
Fax: (415) 947-3553
Email: r9.info@epa.gov

Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
http://www.epa.gov/region10/
Phone: (206) 553-1200
Fax: (206) 553-0149
Toll free: (800) 424-4372

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

IF YOU HAVE WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH RELATED QUESTIONS:

[By Phone]:
1-800-321-OSHA (6742) {Toll Free U.S.}

[Write To: (required for an Official Agency Response*)]

[DOMESTIC ONLY][INTERNATIONAL]
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20210		U.S. Department of Labor
OSHA Coordinator for International Affairs
Occupational Safety & Health Administration - Room N3641
200 Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20210

REGIONAL OFFICES

Region 1
JFK Federal Building, Room E340
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(617) 565-9860
(617) 565-9827 FAX

Region 3
U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA
The Curtis Center-Suite 740 West
170 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3309
TELE: (215) 861-4900
FAX: (215) 861-4904

Region 5
230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3244
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 353-2220
(312) 353-7774 FAX

Region 7
City Center Square
1100 Main Street, Suite 800
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(816) 426-5861
(816) 426-2750 FAX

Region 9
71 Stevenson Street, Room 420
San Francisco, California 94105
(800) 475-4019 (For Technical Assistance)
(800) 475-4020 (For Complaints - Accidents/Fatalities)
(800) 475-4022 (For Publication Requests)
(415) 975-4319 FAX

Region 2
201 Varick Street, Room 670
New York, New York 10014
(212) 337-2378
(212) 337-2371 FAX

Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 562-2300
(404) 562-2295 FAX

Region 6
525 Griffin Street, Room 602
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 767-4731
(214) 767-4693 FAX

Region 8
1999 Broadway, Suite 1690
P.O. Box 46550
Denver, Colorado 80201-6550
(303) 844-1600
(303) 844-1616 FAX

Region 10
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 715
Seattle, Washington 98101-3212
(206) 553-5930
(206) 553-6499 FAX

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

FEMA HEADQUARTERS
500 C Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20472
1-800-621-FEMA

Emergency Management InstituteNational Fire Academy

16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
Phone: 301-447-1000 • 800-238-3358
Fax: 301-447-1658 (Admissions)
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/emicourses/

16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
Phone: 301-447-1000 • 1-800-238-3358
Fax: 301-447-1441 (Admissions)
http://www.usfa.fema.gov

Regional Offices

Region I
99 High Street, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 956-7506
(617) 956-7550 (Training Office)
FSN: 551-9550
Fax: (617) 956-7519 or 956-7538

Region III
One Independence Mall Building
615 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-4404
(215) 931-5500
(215) 931-5569 (Training Office)
FSN: 553-5569
Fax: (215) 931-5714

Region V
536 South Clark Street, 6th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60605
(312) 408-5500
(312) 408-5377 (Training Office)
FSN: 555-5377
Fax: (312) 408-5222

Region VII
2323 Grand Boulevard, Suite 900
Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2670
(816) 283-7061
(816) 283-7093 (Training Office)
FSN: 537-7093
Fax: (816) 283-7093

Region IX
111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607-4052
(510) 627-7100
(510) 627-7106 (Training Office)
FSN: 539-7106
Fax: (510) 627-7126 or 627-7117

Region II
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1307
New York, New York 10278-0002
(212) 680-3609
(212) 225-7018 (Training Office)
Fax: (212) 680-3681

Region IV
3003 Chamblee Tucker Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30341
(770) 220-5200
(770) 220-5218 (Training Office)
FSN: 554-5218
Fax: (770) 220-5275

Region VI
Federal Regional Center
800 North Loop 288
Denton, Texas 76201-3698
(940) 898-5399
(940) 898-5457 (Training Office)
FSN: 536-5399
Fax: (940) 898-5263

Region VIII
Federal Regional Center
Building 710, Box 25267
Denver, Colorado 80225-0267
(303) 235-4800
(303) 235-4929 (Training Office)
FSN: 538-4929
Fax: (303) 235-4857

Region X
Federal Regional Center
130 228th Street SW
Bothell, Washington 98021-9796
(425) 487-4600
(425) 487-4603 (Training Office) or
(425) 487-4684
FSN: 530-4603
Fax: (425) 487-4777

NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER

National Response Center
c/o United States Coast Guard (G-OPF) - Room 2611
2100 2nd Street, Southwest
Washington, DC 20593-0001

Toll Free: 800-424-8802
Direct: 202-267-2675
FAX: 202-267-2165
TDD: 202-267-4477 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf)

TERRORISM/SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

TERRORISM: Any incident related to terrorism or possible terrorist activity requires telephonic notification to the National Response Center. DO NOT SEND AN ON-LINE REPORT! This would include bombings, bomb threats, suspicious letters or packages, and incidents related to the intentional release of chemical/biological/radioactive agents. Our Watch Standers have been trained to ask specific questions for such reports and will immediately pass the information to the proper agencies for response.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY: Any incident, activity or behavior that you deem to be activity of a suspicious nature should be reported to the NRC by calling 1-877-24-WATCH or 1-800-424-8802. Email reports are not an acceptable method for making suspicious activity reports. Examples of suspicious activity would be:

  • people appearing to be engaged in surveillance of any kind (picture taking, note taking, shooting video, asking strange questions, etc)
  • recovering or tossing items into the water
  • unattended vessels or vehicles in unusual locations
  • light signals between boats
  • unusual diving, night operations
  • operations in an area that usually does not have such activity
  • fishing or hunting in locations not typically used for those activities
  • anchoring in areas not typically used for anchoring
  • transfer of people or things between ships or shore that seems unusual
  • small planes flying over critical areas
  • people attempting to buy or rent fishing or recreational boats/vehicles with cash for short term, undefined use
  • anyone operating a vessel in an aggressive manner
  • missing fencing or lighting near sensitive locations

Remember-it is the activity or behavior that is suspicious, not a person’s ethnicity.

RECOMMENDED READING
  • Center for Environmental Toxicology, TOXICOLOGY FOR THE CITIZEN. Available from the Center for Environmental Toxicology, C-231 Holden Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, (517) 353-6469. Single copies free; inquire about quantity prices.
  • NIOSH/OSHA, POCKET GUIDE TO CHEMICAL HAZARDS (017-033-00426-9). Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202) 783-3238. Cost: $11.00.
  • U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. HOW TO PREPARE FOR WORKPLACE EMERGENCIES. (1988 Revised) OSHA 3088. Available from Occupational Safety and Health Administration Publications Office, Room N3101, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 523-9667.
  • Cohen, Gary, executive ed. THE CITIZENS TOXICS PROTECTION MANUAL. (1988). Available from the National Campaign Against Toxic Hazards, 29 Temple Place, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 482-1477. Cost: $30.00 for nonprofits, $50.00 for business, industry, and government.
  • U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION. (1988 Revised) OSHA 3084. Available from Occupational Safety and Health Administration Publications Office, Room N3101, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 523-9667.
  • Musselman, Victoria Cooper. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW: AN IMPLEMENTER’S GUIDE TO SARA TITLE III. (1988). Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. Available from Public Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code PM-21 1 B, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.
  • National Response Team. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLANNING GUIDE. (March 1987) NRT-1. Available from Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide, WH-562A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. CHEMICALS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. A GUIDE TO THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. (September 1988) OS-120. Available from Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information Service, OS-120, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460.
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT. SECTION 313 RELEASE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (February 1988) EPA 560/4-88-001. Available from Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information Service, OS-120, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460.
  • 2004 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK. U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Program Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Initiatives and Training (DHM-50) Washington, DC 20590-001.