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Emergency Response:
Authorities
(Defining EPA's Emergency Response Roles)
Emergency Preparedness
and Response
The authority for EPA's radiological emergency preparedness and response activities comes from many sources, such as laws and orders from the president.
Other documents, such as federal emergency response plans and regulations, further define the Agency's role during federal responses. In addition, EPA works with other countries to plan its role in responding to a foreign radiological incident that may affect the United States.
Each of the sources below, helps define EPA's authority and responsibilities during peacetime radiation emergencies:
- Laws
lists the primary statutes that assign emergency response authority and responsibility to EPA
- Regulations
describes the federal regulations that govern EPA's emergency response activities
- Federal Emergency Response Plans
lists and links to description of the various federal plans that define and coordinate responsibilities of responding agencies - EPA and Executive Orders
describe the way emergency response activities at EPA are shaped by Agency and Presidential orders - Presidential Decision Directives
desribes the provisions of each of the Presidential directives on emergency response issues - Homeland Security Presidential Directives
describe the provisions of Presidential directives that focus on emergency response activities related to homeland security - International Plans and Conventions
describe the agreements reached with other countries that coordinate international response to radiological emergencies
