Arizona Emergency Response Commission Jane Dee Hull, Governor 5636 East McDowell Road Phoenix AZ, 85008-3495 www.dem.state.az.us/azserc Michael P. Austin, Director Daniel Roe, Executive Director www.azserc.org GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER Volume I, Edition 2 May 1, 2001 Please keep us up to date on your contact information. Your comments and contributions are needed. Please let our editor in chief: Anthony Cox, Administrative Secretary I, know at CoxA@dem.state.az.us. Sincerely, Daniel Roe, Executive Director HOT - FIRE GRANT SUSPENSE DATE The suspense date for the USFA Grants is fast approaching. All applications must be received by the grants office by 5:00 PM EDT on May 2, 2001. That is 2:00 PM for most of Arizona. The entire application for the USFA Grants is now at their website www.usfa.fema.gov/grants. More information on the grant program is available from the toll free information line (866) 274-0960 or by sending email to usfagrants@fema.gov. Please note that this program has the complete interest and support of Mr. Michael P. Austin, Chair of the Commission and Director of Arizona Division of Emergency Management. It would be great to see Arizona score high on grants successes. Thanks for your efforts. Applications should be mailed to: USFA Grant Program Technical Assistance Center 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727-8998 Note: All nine digits of the zip code must be included to ensure proper routing. NATIONAL LEPC DATABASE The Environmental Protection Agency has web pages online now with click and find information on Local Emergency Committee’s throughout the United States. http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm EPA TRI TRAINING IN ARIZONA Free Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) (Form R) training is scheduled for Arizona. The Arizona Emergency Response Commission (AZSERC) will host the Environmental Protection Agency’s contract presentation in Tucson on May 9th, 2001 (one day workshop) and again in Phoenix on May 10th and 11th (two day workshop) The Tucson workshop will be held at 150 West Congress, Level B (Tucson-Pima County Emergency Operations Center) from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. The Phoenix workshop will be held at 5636 East McDowell Road, Building 101 – Russell Auditorium each day from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Please note that registration for the first day in Phoenix will be open at 7:30 AM. Got chemicals? Is this for you? • • • • • If you manufacture, import, process, blend, repackage and/or otherwise use chemicals and are unsure of reporting requirements to federal and state authorities…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! If you are subject to TRI and have to report annually on July 1st of each year for the previous calendar year…and want to know what’s new…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! If you have an interest in learning what facilities in your community must report on and how involved that process is…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! If you are a member of a Local Emergency Planning Committee or a member of the Emergency Response Commission and wish to further your knowledge of chemicals and facilities subject to Community Right to Know…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! If your agency or consultant group provides support to businesses in the community to assist them in understanding their environmental and emergency management requirements…THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE! AGATEKEEPER 2002" Reserve your seats now... AGATEKEEPER 2002" will be held on January 16-17, 2002. Russell Auditorium, Building 101 Papago Park Military Reservation Department of Emergency and Military Affairs 5636 East McDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona 85008 Let us know that you are interested... COMMUNITY RELEASE REPORTS: Oops! ARIZONA REPUBLIC ARIZONA REPUBLIC LET’S HEAR FROM YOU! Arizona Emergency Response Commission: Serving Community, Industry and Government... In Coordinating Hazardous Chemical Emergency Response, Planning, Training, Outreach, Exercising and Reporting