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United States - Canada Border Program

The EPA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) administers programs jointly with Canada to prepare for and prevent environmental emergencies along the northern border of the United States.

 
Group Description

International Joint Advisory Team (IJAT)

 OEM's Director serves as the EPA chair of the U.S. National Response Team, and OEM's Deputy Director serves as the U.S. Co-chair for the International Joint Advisory Team. The IJAT is a policy and advisory body with overall responsibility for the maintenance, promotion, and coordination of the United States-Canada Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan. It consists of representatives from all appropriate federal agencies in both countries that are responsible for environmental emergency prevention, preparedness, and response.
Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) The EPA Regions head their geographically corresponding U.S. Regional Response Teams, which are required to supply a representative to each Regional Joint Response Team. The RJRTs are responsible for the development, maintenance, and effective implementation of the respective Regional Annexes to the United States-Canada Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan.

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Canada - United States Joint Contingency Plan

The Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan provides for an international coordination mechanism to ensure appropriate and effective cooperative preparedness, reporting, and response measures between Canada and the United States when an oil release or hazardous substances emergency occurs along the shared inland boundaries.

One feature of the Canada-U.S. Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan is the development of Regional Annexes that include, among other matters, the definition of the jurisdiction, roles, and response procedures of regulatory and support agencies within specific regions of each country. The Regional Annexes and the geographic areas they cover are listed below. The Regional Annexes will be posted as they are signed.

  • Annex I - CANUSWEST (1998) -- includes the combined border of the Yukon Territory and British Columbia with U.S. EPA Regions 8 and 10 (Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska)
  • Annex II - CANUSPLAIN (PDF, 2001) (37 pp, 196K) -- includes the combined border of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with U.S. EPA Regions 5 and 8 (Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota)
  • Annex IV - CANUSQUE (in draft) -- includes the inland boundary of Quebec with U.S. EPA Regions 1 and 2 (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and New York)

 


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