£EPA
              United States
              Environmental Protection
              Agency
           Office of
           Solid Waste and
           Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
9360.2-03
               TITLE: Interim Final Report of the EPA On-Scene
                   Coordinator Readiness Task Force
                   (OSWER Directive 9360.2-03)

               APPROVAL DATE:    December 18, 1989

               EFFECTIVE DATE:    December 18, 1989

               ORIGINATING OFFICE: superfund

               ® FINAL

               D DRAFT

                STATUS:



               REFERENCE (other documents):
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                      Jed States tnwwui?tnuiProt»cTonAaencv
                          Weshington, DC 2WQ
           QSWER Directive initiation Request
                                                             1. Qirecove Number

                                                              9360.2-03
                               2. Originator Information
     Man* ol Contact Person
       B.  VanEpps/ SDC
                           Mail Cod*
                            OS-240
Office
 OERR,  0PM/ MSD§
Telephone Codt
  475-8864
     3.TiUe
       Interim Final Report of  the  EPA  On-Scene Coordinator Readiness Task
       Force (OSWER Directive 9360.2-03)
     4. Summary ol Directive (include bnel statement ol purpose)
      The purpose of the EPA On-Scene  Coordinator (OSC) Readiness Task Force
      was to assess EPA's capability to  respond to major discharges of oil
      or releases of hazardous  substances  and to make recommendations on
      improving EPA's readiness to promptly and effecitively respond to
      catastrophic incidents.	
     5. Ktywordi
     6*. DOM This Directive Supersede Previous Oirtctive(s)?
      b. OOM It Supplement Previous DirectJve(s)?
                                        No
                                        No
                                           Yes   What directive (number, tide)
                                           Yes   What directive (number. Me)
7. Draft level
    A-StgnedbyAA/DAA
                            B - Signed by Office Director
      C-For Review 4 Comment   [  j D - fci PevdopmetU
8. Document to be distributed to States by Headquarters? 1 1 Yt»
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This Request M»«U OSWER Directives System Format Standards.
9. Signature ol Uead Office Directives Coordinator
Betti VanEpps/ Superfund Document Coordinator
10. Name and Title ol Approving Official
Henry L. Longest II / Director
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Date
December 18 ,
DM
December 18,
1989
1989
     EPA Form 1315-17 (Rev. S-17) Previous editions are obsolete.
  OSWER          OSWER              OSWER              O
VE     DIRECTIVE         DIRECTIVE       DIRECTIVE

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      3        UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
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IMPLEMENTATION:

     The attached interim Final Report of the EPA On-Scene Coordinator
Readiness Task Force (OSWER Directive 9360.2-03) is being submitted to the
Assistant Administrator, OSWER, for review and consideration.   As the next
step, upon your approval, we will issue the Final Report of the EPA On-Scene
Coordinator Readiness Task Force and are planning to develop an implementation
plan for the first 15 recommendations by February 2, 1990,

Attachment
cc:  Christian Holmes, OSWER
     Mary Gade, OSWER
     Walt Kovalick, OSWER
     Bruce Diamond, OWPE
     Tim Fields, OERR
     Jira Makris, CEPPO
     Hans Crump, OERR
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