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EPA is actively involved in preparedness planning to respond to an avian flu outbreak. As requested by the White House Homeland Security Council, EPA was a partner of the interagency effort conducted by USDA, HHS, DHS and DoD to complete the “Federal Food and Agriculture Decontamination and Disposal Roles and Responsibilities” (PDF, 113 pp, 1.22M, November 2005) document. This first-of-its-kind planning document describes the federal departmental roles, responsibilities and capabilities for responding to contamination of animals, food and crops.
Specifically, EPA’s responsibilities are:
- A support role to USDA and the Department of the Interior in the event of an avian flu outbreak in the poultry industry or among wild bird populations;
- A support role to HHS in the event of a human pandemic; and
- As the Sector-Specific Agency for the water sector, a support role to DHS and HHS in preparing the nation’s drinking water and wastewater critical infrastructure for an avian or pandemic flu outbreak..
EPA is prepared to support our partners as the nation readies itself for an avian and a potential human pandemic flu outbreak.
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