USDOT Emergency Response
Activities
AASHTO Standing Committee on
Highway Transport
David Schilling
National Response Program Deputy Manager
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response
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USDOT Organizational Chart
SECRETARY
DEPUTY SECRETARY
Office of the
Secretary
Maritime
Administration
Federal Transit
Administration
Office of Intelligence,
Security and
Emergency Response
Multiple Others
Federal Aviation
Administration
Federal Highway
Administration
Research and
Innovative Technology
Administration
National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration
Federal Motor Carrier
Administration
Federal Railroad
Administration
Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development
Corporation
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National Response Framework
 Guide to how the Nation responds
to all types of disasters and
emergencies
 Scalable, flexible, and adaptable
concepts identified in the National
Incident Management System
(NIMS)
 Describes specific authorities and
best practices for managing allhazard incidents
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Emergency Support Function 1
(ESF – 1) - Transportation
 Monitor and report status of and
damage to the transportation system
and infrastructure
 Identify temporary alternative
transportation solutions that can be
implemented by others
 Perform activities conducted under
the direct authority of DOT elements
 Coordinate the restoration and
recovery of the transportation system
and infrastructure
 Coordinate and support prevention,
preparedness, response, recovery,
and mitigation activities among
transportation stakeholders
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ESF – 1: Personnel
Interagency Partners
U.S. Department of Transportation
Emergency Response Organization
Emergency Response Team
National Response Program
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National Response Program (NRP)
Regional Responsibilities
Regional Emergency
Transportation
Coordinator (RETCO)
• Secretary’s
executive-level
regional
representative
• Ensure effective
regional
transportation
emergency
programs
Regional Emergency
Transportation
Representative (RETREP)
• Coordinate Federal,
State, Local, and
Private Sector
disaster planning
• Develop a regional
ESF-1 response
team
• Conduct training and
exercises
• Lead ESF-1
operations in the
RRCC/JFO
Regional Emergency
Transportation
Cadre (RET-C)
• Support ESF-1
mission in variety of
locations
• Members of various
Operating
Administrations
• Collateral Duty
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NRP Personnel
DOT HQ, Washington, DC
NRPM: Jeremy Greenberg
Deputy NRPM: David Schilling
Planner: Jeffrey Van Ness
Region X, Seattle
RETCO: David Suomi
(FAA)
RETREP: David Ochs
(FAA)
X
Region AK, Anchorage
RETCO: David Suomi
(FAA)
RETREP: Cindy
Hansen-Sacks (FAA)
Region IX, Oakland, CA
RETCO: David Suomi (FAA)
RETREP–N: Bob Brown (FHWA)
RETREP–S: Judy Babbitt (FMCSA)
Northern
Marianna
Islands
VIII
Region V, Chicago
RETCO: Jan Brown (FHWA)
RETREP: Jeff McSpaden (FHWA)
VI
American
Samoa
Region I, Boston
RETCO: Mary Beth Mello (FTA)
RETREP: Terry Sheehan (RITA)
II
V
I
III
IX
Hawaii
Guam
Region VIII, Denver
RETCO: Rick Suarez
(FHWA)
RETREP: Ron Williams
(FHWA)
IV
Region II, New York
RETCO: Diane Crean
(FAA)
RETREP: Jim Robinson
(FAA)
Region III, Philadelphia
RETCO: Pearlis Johnson (FAA)
RETREP: David Schilling,
Acting (OST)
Puerto Rico
Region IV, Atlanta
RETCO: Pearlis Johnson
(FAA)
RETREP: Leah Russell
(FAA)
Region VI, Fort Worth
RETCO: Michael O’Harra
(FAA)
RETREP: Gary Barber
(FAA)
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Puerto Rico
U.S.
U.S.
Virgin
Virgin
Islands
Islands
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DOT and ESF - 1
Regulatory
Relief
Technical
and Direct
Assistance
USDOT
Assets and
Capabilities
ESF - 1
Capabilities
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Technical Assistance
 National Response Program Personnel
 Lead ESF-1 operations at the National Response
Coordination Center
 Deploy to State DOT and FEMA Regional Response
Coordination Centers
 Coordinate USDOT field response
 Evacuation Liaison Team - provide technical assistance to
State and local jurisdictions regarding evacuations
 FAA – Temporary Flight Restrictions to support response
operations
 Emergency Relief Funding through FHWA and FTA
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Regulatory Relief
 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration “One-Stop Shop”
 Hours of Service – USDOT regulated
 Oversize/Overweight – State regulated
 Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration
 24 hour availability to issue Emergency Special Permits
for transport of hazardous material
 Federal Railroad Administration
 Emergency Relief Docket
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Assets and Capabilities
 MARAD Ready Reserve Force
 Operation SafeStor: Storage of emergency response
vehicles
 Housing and feeding emergency responders
 FAA Washington Flight Program
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Discussion
 USDOT’s Oversize/Overweight Standard Operating
Procedure
 State DOT Permitting Emergency Contact Database
 USDOT/State DOT/AASHTO roles and responsibilities
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NRP Contact Information
Jeremy Greenberg
National Response Program Manager
Cell: (202) 591-6592
24hrs: (202) 366-1863
Email: jeremy.greenberg@dot.gov
David Schilling
National Response Program Deputy Manager
Cell: (202) 740-5434
Email: david.schilling@dot.gov
Jeffrey Van Ness
Response Operations Planner
Desk: (202) 366-0737
Email: jeffrey.vanness@dot.gov
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Back-Up Slides
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