Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP)
| - Exercise is one of the primary mechanisms for validating plans and an integral part of preparedness. PREP is the guidebook as to how partner agencies do this.
- Co-owned by four agencies (USCG, EPA, Department of the Interior (DOI)/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), and Department of Transportation (DOT)/ Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) - PREP are the OPA exercise requirements and associated policies consolidated into one guidebook.
- The PREP Guidelines address two exercise domains: FRP and VRP plan holder exercises and area exercises to test ACPs.
- Under EPCRA, LEPCs are required to conduct exercises to test and validate their community response plans. Exercises are also a part of FEMA’s Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.
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