CANUSQUE
ANNEX IV TO THE
CANADAUNITED STATES
JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
2013
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Environment Environnement
Canada Canada
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CANUSQUE
IV TO THE
A Plan for to Polluting Incidents
Along the Inland Boundary between the Province of Quebec, Canada and
the of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York, United
of America
CANADA,
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY, 1 & 2
2013
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To obtain additional information:
In Canada In the United States
Environmental Emergencies Division U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Operations Directorate Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Environment Canada Office of Emergency Management
Place Vincent Massey, 16th Floor 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
351 St. Joseph Boulevard Washington, DC 20460
Gatineau, Quebec K1A OH3
E-mail:
ee-ue(g!ec.gc.ca
Web site: Web site:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ee-ue/ http: //www. epa. go v/oem/content/border.htm
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
LETTER OF PROMULGATION 3
100 INTRODUCTION 4
101 Purpose 4
102 Objectives 4
103 Geographical Scope 5
104 List of Acronyms 8
105 Definitions 9
200 RESPONSE ORGANIZATION 10
201 Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) 10
202 Environmental Emergencies Science Table - Canada 10
203 Regional Response Teams (RRTs) -United States 11
300 AGREEMENTS AND PLANS 13
301 Canadian Agreements and Plans 13
302 U.S. Agreements and Plans 13
303 Joint Agreements and Plans 13
400 CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION 14
401 Employment and Immigration Procedures for the Deployment
of Workers from Canada into the United States 14
402 Customs and Excise Procedures for the Deployment of
Equipment from Canada into the United States 15
403 Employment and Immigration Procedures for the Deployment
of Workers from the United States into Canada 16
404 Customs and Excise Procedures for the Deployment of
Equipment from the United States into Canada 16
500 HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING, SITE SAFETY PLANNING
AND WORKER COMPENSATION 19
501 Health and Safety Training- Canada and United States 19
502 Site Safety Plan Requirements 19
503 Worker Compensation - Government of Canada 19
504 Worker Compensation - Government of the United States 19
505 Worker Compensation - Province of Quebec 20
506 Worker Compensation - States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and
New York 20
507 Management of Volunteers - Canada and United States 20
600 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 21
601 Integrated Telecommunications Plan 21
602 Radio Networks 21
603 Canadian Networks 21
604 United States Networks 22
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700 DEMOBILIZATION 23
800 POST-INCIDENT REVIEW AND REPORT 24
900 PLAN DISTRIBUTION AND AMENDMENTS 25
901 Plan Distribution 25
902 Amendments 25
1000 LIST OF AMENDMENTS 26
1100 TABULATIONS 27
TAB A Emergency Telephone Numbers 27
TAB B Customs and Immigration Contacts 29
TAB C First Nations and Tribal Nations 33
TAB D Generic Post-Incident Debrief Format 34
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 CANUSQUE Geographical Area 5
FIGURE 2 CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Cities 6
FIGURE 3 CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Water Bodies 7
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LETTER OF PROMULGATION
The Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan (the "Inland Plan"), originally signed by the
Government of Canada's Minister of the Environment and the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
Administrator in July, 1994 and revised and signed in October 2009, sets forth cooperative measures for dealing
with a release of a pollutant along the inland boundary of a magnitude that causes, or may cause, damage to the
environment or constitutes a threat to public safety, security, health, welfare, or property.
The Inland Plan may also facilitate the provision of assistance in the event that only one country is affected, but the
polluting incident is of sufficient magnitude to justify a request for assistance from the other country.
The Inland Plan includes five Regional Annexes. This CANUSQUE Annex addresses the inland boundary between
the Province of Quebec and the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York.
A fundamental premise under which CANUSQUE operates is that the Responsible Party (RP) is to take the lead role
in a response and that the government is to assume the lead role only if the RP's response is inadequate or otherwise
deemed inappropriate. Further, the federal government's role is to be determined in accordance with the response
escalation, i.e., the response is to be led first at the local or community level, followed by the provincial, territorial or
state level, and finally the federal level, as additional resources and expertise are needed.
Consistent with the Inland Plan, CANUSQUE is not intended to supersede any statutory authorities held by either
Participants, to create any legally binding rights or obligations under domestic or international law with regard to
the Participants or any other entity, or to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by law
or equity against the Participants or any other entity. CANUSQUE recognizes that First Nations in Canada have
constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights and provides for their participation when their lands are
impacted or threatened. Similarly, CANUSQUE also recognizes the interests of U.S. Tribal Nations and provides for
their participation when their lands are impacted or threatened. CANUSQUE is to be reviewed periodically by EC's
Environmental Emergencies Program and U.S. EPA's Regions 1 and 2, and amended as required.
We, the undersigned, endorse the process described in CANUSQUE for the response to a release of a pollutant
which causes, or may cause, damage to the environment or constitutes a threat to public safety, security, health,
welfare, or property along the shared inland boundary between the Province of Quebec and the States of Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine and New York.
Signed, in duplicate, in the English and French languages
ierre Des Rosiers
sctor General
Environmental Protection
Operations Directorate
Environment Canada
Date: 7/18/2013
Curtis Spalding
Regional Administrator
Region 1
U.S. EPA
Date: 7/20/2013
Judith A. Enck
Regional Administrator
Region 2
U.S. EPA
Date: 7/22/2013
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100 INTRODUCTION
101 Purpose
The overall purpose of the CANUSQUE Annex is to provide details on jurisdictional roles and responsibilities as
well as on response procedures related to the implementation of the Inland Plan in EC's Quebec Region and EPA's
Regions 1 and 2.
102 Objectives
The objectives of the CANUSQUE Annex are to:
enable timely and accurate notification of federal, provincial/territorial/state, First and Tribal Nations,
and local authorities concerning polluting incidents that occur along the shared inland boundary
between the Province of Quebec and the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York that
are of a magnitude that causes, or may cause, damage to the environment or constitutes a threat to public
safety, security, health, welfare, or property;
establish effective preparedness and response cooperation mechanisms between Canada and the U.S. to
deal with such polluting incidents, when there is either the potential for cross-border impacts or when
only one country is likely to be impacted but the size of the incident might justify a request for assistance
from the other country;
comply with applicable health and safety standards of each country as part of any joint response effort;
enable the safe and timely movement of adequate resources including personnel, equipment and supplies
across the Canada-US, border to respond to a polluting incident; and
coordinate timely public information releases in both countries.
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100 INTRODUCTION
103 Geographical Scope
CANUSQUE applies to that portion of the Canada-U.S. inland boundary (an approximate 25 km or 15.5 mile zone
on each side of the border) between the Province of Quebec and the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and
New York, including the waters of Lake Champlain, as depicted in Figure 1 - CANUSQUE Geographical Area.
Figure 1: CANUSQUE Geographical Area
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Inland Zone Boundary
25 km Contingency Plan Zone
0 30 60
I Kilometers
120 180 240
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Figure 2: CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Cities
BiJten^'10
NEW YORK
VERMONT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Inland Zone Boundary
CANUSQUE Border Buffer
(All cities shown have populations of less than 15,000)
390 195 0 390 Kilometers
Figure 2 - CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Cities is a more detailed view of the CANUSQUE border area showing
population centers.
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Figure 3: CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Water Bodies
Fleuve St.
Laurent
Ottawa
River
ONTARIO
Riviere
Fleirve St.
-Laurent
St. Lawrence River
Riviere
Richelieu Lac Brome
Lac Champlain
Baie Missisquoi
NEW YORK
Lake Canni
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Lake Champlain
VERMONT
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Cnnecticut
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NEW
HAMPSHIRE
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Inland Zone Boundry
25 Kin Contingency
Plan Zone
Rivers and Lakes
390 Kilometers
Figure 3 - CANUSQUE Contingency Plan Zone Water Bodies shows shared water bodies, water bodies in or near the
CANUSQUE border area, and/or rivers flowing across the inland boundary or forming part of the international boundary.
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100 INTRODUCTION
104 List of Acronyms
ACP (U.S.) Area Contingency Plan
BOC (Canada) Border Operations Centre (CBSA)
CBP (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection
CBSA (Canada) Canada Border Services Agency
CERCLA (U.S.) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR (U. S.) Code of Federal Regulations
CSST (Canada) Commission de la Sante et de la Securite du Travail (du Quebec)
DHS (U. S.) Department of Homeland Security
EC (Canada) Environment Canada
EPA (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency
FCC (U.S.) Federal Communication Commission
FEMA (U.S.) Federal Emergency Management Agency
HRSDC (Canada) Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
HSPD-5 (U.S.) Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HSOC (U.S.) Homeland Security Operations Center
1C (Canada) Industry Canada
ICO (U.S.) International Coordinating Officer
ICS (Canada-US.) Incident Command System
ICSU (U.S.) Incident Communications Support Unit
INS (U.S.) Immigration and Naturalization Service
IRAC (U.S.) Inter-department Radio Advisory Committee
LNO (U.S.) Liaison Officer
MEDEP (U.S.) Maine Department of Environmental Protection
MOC (U.S.) Mobile Operations Center
MOU (Canada-U. S.) Memorandum of Understanding
NHDES (U. S.) New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
MFC (U.S.) National Interagency Fire Center
NRF (U.S.) National Response Framework
NRS (U.S.) National Response System
NTIA (U.S.) National Telecommunication & Information Administration
NYSDEC (U.S.) New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
OPA (U. S.) Oil Pollution Act
OSHA (U.S.) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSM (U.S.) Office of Spectrum Management
RCRA (U.S.) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RJRT (Canada-U.S.) Regional Joint Response Team
ROC (U.S.) Regional Off-Site Contact
RP (Canada-US.) Responsible Party
RRT (U.S.) Regional Response Team
SSC (U.S.) Scientific Support Coordinator
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Science Table (Canada) Environmental Emergencies Science Table
UC (U.S.) Unified Command
UCS (U.S.) Unified Command System
UHF Ultra High Frequency
U.S.A. United States of America
USDA (U.S.) United States Department of Agriculture
VHP Very High Frequency
VTDEC (U. S.) Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
WCB (Canada) Workers' Compensation Board
105 Definitions
The following terms are defined for the purpose of the CANUSQUE Annex:
105.1 Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) (U.S.). The HSOC serves as regional and national-level
multi-agency situational awareness and operational coordination center for the United States. The HSOC
is the primary national hub for domestic incident management, operational coordination, and situational
awareness. The HSOC is a standing, 24-hours-per-day/7-days-per-week interagency organization fusing
law enforcement, national intelligence, emergency response, and private sector reporting. The HSOC
facilitates homeland security information-sharing and operational coordination with other federal, state,
local, tribal, first nations, and non-governmental Emergency Operation Centers.
105.2 International Coordinating Officer (ICO) (U.S.). The ICO is the primary coordinating official between the
U.S Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) and the Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) and is the advisor
to the OSC on RJRT matters. The ICO, assigned to the Unified Command, communicates effectively
within the Incident Command structure of one country to transmit concerns and recommendations to the
Incident Commander/Unified Command of the other country and between the RJRT and the OSC.
105.3 Liaison Officer (LNO) (U.S.). The LNO is the liaison between the U.S Federal On-Scene Coordinator
(OSC) and the Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) and is the advisor to the OSC on RJRT matters. The
LNO, assigned to the Unified Command, facilitates the flow of information between the RJRT and the OSC.
105.4 Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) (U.S.). The SSC serves under the direction of the OSC during a
response to a polluting incident, and is responsible for providing scientific support for operational decisions
and for coordinating on-scene scientific activity.
105.5 Unified Command (UC) (U.S.). An incident command function that can be used in managing complex
responses. A UC, as part of an Incident Command System (ICS), brings together the "incident
commanders" from each organization involved in a response to allow key decision-makers to develop
consensus, coordination, and cooperation.
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20 7 Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT)
The composition of the Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) is to be established in accordance with the needs of
a specific incident. Organizations that may comprise the RJRT are those that are listed in Sections 202 and 203 as
members of Canada's Environmental Emergencies Science Table (Science Table) and the U.S. Regional Response
Teams (RRTs) respectively.
202 Environmental Emergencies Science Table (Science Table) Canada
The Environmental Emergencies Science Table (the "Science Table") builds upon, and replaces the former Regional
Environmental Emergencies Team (REET) model.
In the event of a significant polluting incident requiring a heightened level of response and multi-agency
cooperation, EC can convene the Science Table and provide consolidated, consensus-based environmental advice for
consideration by the On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) and for implementation by the RP.
The Science Table brings together scientific and technical specialists from federal, provincial/territorial and local
governments, First Nations, environmental non-government organizations, industry and academic institutions.
Science Table Members address environmental concerns, protection and clean-up priorities and strategies. Members
can adapt the scale of response to a particular polluting incident, and provide a forum for rapidly gathering,
coordinating and synthesizing environmental information into timely and practical advice. This contributes to
minimizing damage to human life or health, or the environment, while maximizing the use of limited response
resources and optimizing the environmental response.
During response to a significant polluting incident, the Science Table is to provide advice on a wide range of
scientific and technical issues, including but not limited to: resource protection and spill clean-up priorities, spill
behavior, environmental/human health impacts of hazardous substances, spill countermeasures and waste disposal.
In addition, Science Table Members are to carry out a number of important spill response functions, including but
not limited to: supplying environmental sensitivity information, monitoring of environmental impacts, providing
advice on the coordination of the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife, spill trajectory and dispersion modeling,
compilation of meteorological data and weather forecasts, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) advice, coordination of
shoreline cleanup assessment techniques, and documenting environmental damage.
The Science Table provides response advice but does not physically respond to the polluting incident.
The Science Table is chaired by EC.
Science Table Members
The following lists potential Member Agencies; other representatives may be requested to join the Science Table,
as appropriate:
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Canada Border Services Agency
Environment Canada (Chair)
First Nations
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Habitat Protection and Canadian Coast Guard)
Health Canada
Justice Canada
National Defense
Parks Canada
Public Safety Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks
Quebec Public Health and Social Services
Quebec Public Health Ministry
Quebec Public Safety
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Transport Canada
203 Regional Response Teams (RRTs) - United States
RRTs are composed of representatives from U.S. federal agencies, the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine,
New York, and/or Native American Tribes, as listed below. RRTs are primarily preparedness, planning and support
organizations. Their function is fully described in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan.
In the preparedness aspects of their responsibilities, RRTs promote training activities at all levels of government in
order to assure that the organizations that are to reach the scene of an incident first are to be knowledgeable regarding
appropriate safety, health, and response techniques.
The planning activities include preparing a plan for how a RRT is to function in the event of an emergency. RRTs
are also to promote the preparation of state, county and local response plans.
Although implied by its name, a RRT does not respond to an incident, but rather provides advice and support to the
OSC during an incident. The support can vary from legal interpretations of existing statutes to providing human
resources and equipment in response to an incident.
RRTs are to be co-chaired by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). During a polluting incident, the
U.S. EPA co-chair is to assume the RRT leadership position for inland incidents, and the USCG is to assume RRT
leadership for marine incidents. At no time is a RRT to direct the response actions of the Unified Command System
(UCS) or OSC. RRTs can draw on all of the experience and expertise of their member agencies to provide advice
and support to the Unified Command (UC) on both technical and scientific issues.
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RRT Members
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Food and Drug Administration
General Services Administration
Native American Tribe(s)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Region 2 RRT)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Region 1 RRT)
State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (Region 1 RRT)
State of Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (Region 1 RRT)
U.S. Coast Guard
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300 AGREEMENTS AND PLANS
301 Canadian Agreements and Plans
301.1 Federal Emergency Response Plan
301.2 Environmental Emergencies Response Operations Plan (2013)
301.3 Applicable provincial, regional and municipal emergency response plans
302 U.S. Agreements and Plans
302.1 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
302.2 Region 1 Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
302.3 Region 1 Inland Area Contingency Plan
302.4 New York/New Jersey Oil Discharge and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
302.5 Area Contingency Plan for Oil Discharges and Hazardous Releases for Inland Waters of New York
302.6 National Response Framework (NRF)
302.7 Applicable state and local emergency response plans
302.8 Lake Champlain Area Contingency Plan (includes Regions 1 and 2)
303 Joint Agreements and Plans
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding (2000)
Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States on Emergency
Management Cooperation (2009)
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Whether crossing the border for response activities from the Canadian side or the U.S. side, the basic process to
cross the border is similar. Before workers and their vehicles, equipment and supplies cross the border to respond
to a polluting incident, EC and/or U.S. EPA officials are to provide advance notification to both the Canadian and
U.S. border control agencies, using the contact coordinates for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) outlined in Tabs Bl and B2, respectively. The notification is to
provide information on the response, the fact that it is being conducted under the Inland Plan, the specific individuals
(including their name, date of birth, and passport number or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative compliant
document number), vehicles, equipment, and supplies involved in the response, and where and when the workers are
planning to cross the border. Tab Bl contains the telephone and facsimile numbers as well as the e-mail address to
be used to notify CBSA. Tab B2 contains a list of CBP offices and their telephone and facsimile numbers.
Two copies of information on equipment and supplies contained in each vehicle, including serial numbers and
declared values, should be in the possession of persons in the vehicles crossing the border. These copies should be
presented to both Canadian and U.S. officials at the border crossing, where they are to be stamped/certified. These
copies should be retained by the workers and presented again to Canadian and U.S. officials when the border is re-
crossed at the conclusion of response activities.
If work activities are to be conducted along the border but not at or requiring a border crossing, the nearest Canadian
and U.S. border crossing stations should be notified. In the case of the CBSA, such notifications are to be provided
to the CBSA Border Operations Centre (BOC) at the contact coordinates provided in Tab Bl. The BOC, in turn, is to
advise the CBSA port(s) of entry.
401 Employment and Immigration Procedures for the Deployment of Workers
from Canada into the United States
When there is a requirement for Canadian workers to enter the U.S. following activation of the Inland Plan, an
EPA official (typically the RRT Co-Chair or the EPA OSC) is to notify CBSA and U.S. CBP of this activation, and
that Canadian workers are to be entering the U.S. to assist in responding to a polluting incident. The telephone
notification is to be made to the appropriate CBSA BOC and U.S. CBP port of entry, and is to be confirmed in
writing to CBSA and CBP at the first opportunity following the telephone notification. The contact coordinates
for the CBSA BOC are included in Tab B1. CBP telephone and facsimile numbers, as well as a list of applicable
CBP offices and their telephone and facsimile numbers, are included in Tab B2. Please note that CBSA is to accept
confirmation of the telephone notification either by facsimile or by e-mail. In order to protect the information that is
requested by both Border Agencies, it is recommended that when the telephone notification is made, the preferred
method for secure information sharing be discussed.
The following procedures are to be respected to ensure compliance with U.S. CBP procedures (if possible, CBP
should be notified at least 24 hours in advance):
The EPA official is to verify, based upon the documentation provided by the Canadian responder(s), that they
are properly trained. This information is to be conveyed to CBP.
Response organizations are to complete a CBP Form 1-94 (a sample form is available at http://forms.cbp.gov/
pdf/arrival.pdf) for each response worker.
Response organizations are to provide safe transport for a CBP Officer to inspect response operations, as
needed.
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All personnel are to have proper identification with them. Non-Canadian citizens are to have a passport and
a valid visa in their possession, unless they are a citizen of a country eligible for the Visa Waiver Program.
Canadian citizens are to provide a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative compliant document, such as:
Passport, Enhanced Driver's License, Trusted Traveler Card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST), or Secure
Certificate of Indian Status. Please note that entry requirements are determined by the appropriate authorities
and are subject to change at any time.
Upon departing from the U.S., Canadian workers are to stop and report out through a CBP port of entry.
402 Customs and Excise Procedures for the Deployment of Equipment from
Canada into the United States
When there is a requirement for Canadian equipment to enter the U.S. following activation of the Inland Plan, an
EPA official (typically the RRT Co-Chair or the EPA OSC) is to notify CBSA and the U.S. CBP of this activation,
and that Canadian equipment is to be entering the U.S. to be used in responding to a polluting incident. The
telephone notification is to be made to CBSA's BOC and the appropriate U.S. CBP port of entry, and is to be
confirmed in writing to CBSA and CBP at the first opportunity following the telephone notification. The contact
coordinates for CBSA's BOC are included in Tab Bl. CBP telephone and facsimile numbers, as well as a list of
applicable CBP offices and their telephone and facsimile numbers, are included in Tab B2. Please note that CBSA
is to accept confirmation of the telephone notification either by facsimile or by e-mail. In order to protect the
information that is requested by both Border Agencies, it is recommended that when the telephone notification is
made, the preferred method for secure information sharing be discussed.
It is anticipated that the U.S. Customs Port Director may authorize or direct the following activities under the
authority of U.S. Customs and Immigration Regulations Section 13322(b), subsections 2.3 of Title 19, U.S. Code:
Incident-specific response equipment may be given expedited entry/clearance with no duty or other fees
imposed.
Upon arrival at the border crossing station, response personnel are to provide Canadian and U.S. officials with
a Certificate of Registration Form 4455 for each vehicle. This form is available at the following link: http://
forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_4455.pdf Additionally, all equipment and materials in each vehicle that is
mobilized are to be listed on an equipment list with its declared value. This equipment list is to be attached
to Form 4455; two copies of each Form 4455 and attached equipment list are to be made available for review/
use by both CBSA officers and U.S. CBP Officers.
Equipment that enters the U.S. from areas other than a port of entry (e.g., air or water) is to be reported to
U.S. CBP within 10 days.
Material, equipment or supplies dispatched from Canada are to remain under supervisory control of an
appropriate Canadian authority, and are to be brought back within 90 days unless an extension is granted or
other arrangements were made at the outset of the response.
Consumables need not be returned. An account of all equipment and materials is to be maintained during the
response efforts to explain any variance due to use or loss, including consumables. Both Border Agencies are
expected to question the discrepancy and what is the disposition of the equipment/materials (e.g., protective
suits used and disposed of on location of the polluting incident).
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Activities which would facilitate movement of equipment back to Canada after the incident would include:
identifying ports of entry and projected crossing times; and maintaining dispatches stamped by CBSA which list the
equipment in each vehicle, and which can be presented to U.S. CBP Officers upon crossing either back into or out of
Canada.
When the emergency requires the use of equipment that contains radioactive sources, border crossing of such
equipment is to be coordinated by the Science Table Chair and RRT Chair.
Canadian government owned vehicles travelling into U.S. territory (25 kilometers inland) to perform joint exercises,
discuss preparedness and response issues, as well as to assist in the response to a significant border incident, will
have the necessary third party automobile liability insurance coverage.
403 Employment and Immigration Procedures for the Deployment of Workers
from the United States into Canada
When there is a requirement for U.S. workers to enter Canada following activation of the Inland Plan, EC is to
notify CBSA and U.S. CBP of this activation, and that U.S. workers are to be entering Canada to assist in responding
to a polluting incident. The telephone notification is to be made to CBSA's BOC and the appropriate U.S. CBP
port of entry, and is to be confirmed in writing to CBSA and CBP at the first opportunity following the telephone
notification. Tab Bl contains the contact coordinates for CBSA's BOC. CBP telephone and facsimile numbers, as
well as a list of applicable CBP offices and their telephone and facsimile numbers, are included in Tab B2. Please
note that CBSA is to accept confirmation of the telephone notification either by facsimile or by e-mail. In order
to protect the information that is requested by both Border Agencies, it is recommended that when the telephone
notification is made, the preferred method for secure information sharing be discussed.
Response personnel are to provide to CBSA officers a valid passport or other Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative compliant document that guarantees re-entry into the U.S.
Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations section 186(t) allows a foreign national to work
in Canada without a work permit as a provider of emergency services, including medical services, for the
protection or preservation of life or property.
If possible, border crossings should be coordinated with EPA such that EPA and the contractors cross the
border as one group. If this is not possible, an EPA official should be present at the border crossing, or be in
contact with CBSA's BOC when the contractors arrive in order to facilitate crossing activities.
404 Customs and Excise Procedures for the Deployment of Equipment from the
United States into Canada
When there is a requirement for U.S. equipment to enter Canada following activation of the Inland Plan, EC is
to notify CBSA and U.S. CBP of this activation, and that U.S. equipment is to be entering Canada to be used in
responding to a polluting incident. The telephone notification is to be made to CBSA's BOC and the appropriate
U.S. CBP port of entry, and is to be confirmed in writing to CBSA and CBP at the first opportunity following the
telephone notification. Tab Bl contains the contact coordinates for CBSA's BOC. CBP telephone and facsimile
numbers, as well as a list of applicable CBP offices and their telephone and facsimile numbers, are included in Tab
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B2. Please note that CBSA is to accept confirmation of the telephone notification either by facsimile or by e-mail.
In order to protect the information that is requested by both Border Agencies, it is recommended that when the
telephone notification is made, the preferred method for secure information sharing be discussed.
CBSA Memorandum D8-1-1 provides the guidelines for temporary importation of emergency goods. Goods
imported for use in response to an emergency qualify under tariff item No. 9993.00.00, and the Goods and Services
Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax is fully relieved under the Goods for Emergency Use Remission Order (Order in
Council 73-2529). As the goods are required on site quickly, the inspecting CBSA officer is to try to expedite
the clearance of the goods. No security deposit is to be collected and, where the inspecting CBSA officer deems
it necessary, only a simple blotter record on a Form E29B is to be kept describing the goods in general terms.
Depending on the circumstances, a Form E29B can also be issued after the fact. This form is available at the
following link: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e29b.pdf
When goods imported under the Goods for Emergency Use Remission Order are consumed or destroyed in response
to the emergency, they cannot be exported. The Temporary Importation (Tariff Item No. 9993.00.00) Regulations
waive the requirement to provide proof of export for these goods. Where a Form E29B was completed at the time
of importation, a Form B3 should be completed for any goods that are not to be exported. Special authorization code
73-2529 is to be entered in field 26 and, where necessary, "9993" should be entered in field 28. A Form El 5 or a
statement signed by a responsible individual attesting to the consumption or destruction of the goods in Canada is
to accompany Form B3. Examples of the types of goods that qualify include, but are not limited to, fire suppressant
foams, neutralizing agents, dispersants, etc.
A "responsible individual" includes, but is not limited to, a chief of police, a fire chief, a municipal mayor, a
representative of the provincial/territorial government or another individual charged with responsibility for directing
the emergency countermeasures.
Upon arrival at the border, response personnel are to provide Canadian and U.S. border officials with a CBP Form
4455 Certificate of Registration for each vehicle. This form is available at the following link: http://forms.cbp.gov/
pdf/CBP_Form_4455.pdf Additionally, all equipment and materials in each vehicle that is mobilized are to be listed
on an equipment list with their declared value. This equipment list is to be attached to Form 4455; two copies of
each Form 4455 and attached equipment list are to be made available for review/use by both the CBSA officers and
CBP officers.
Drivers of U.S. government-owned vehicles are to coordinate with Canadian officials (e.g., Science Table Chair)
prior to entry of the vehicles(s) into Canada.
U.S. government owned vehicles travelling into Canadian territory (25 kilometers inland) to perform joint
exercises, discuss preparedness and response issues, as well as to assist in the response to a significant border
incident, will have the necessary third party automobile liability insurance coverage.
The driver of the vehicle transporting the goods into Canada is to carry two copies of the equipment list that
includes serial numbers and monetary values. It is advisable to have this list stamped by U.S. CBP to aid in
the re-entry procedure.
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All vehicles departing from Canada are to report to CBSA to have their E29B permits cancelled. Upon
completion of response activities in Canada and prior to re-entry into the U.S., responding personnel are to
notify the Plant Protection and Quarantine Office at the U.S. CBP office. Additionally, the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) requires that all of the response equipment be properly decontaminated and free of
debris prior to returning to the U.S.
Consumables need not be returned. An account of all equipment and materials is to be maintained during the
response efforts to explain any variance due to use or loss, including consumables. Both Border Agencies are
expected to request an explanation for the discrepancy and the disposition of the equipment/materials (e.g.,
protective suits used and disposed of on location of the polluting incident).
When the emergency requires the use of equipment that contains radioactive sources, border crossing of such
equipment is to be coordinated by the Science Table Chair and the RRT Chair.
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PLANNING AND WORKER COMPENSATION
501 Health and Safety Training Canada and United States
Emergency response personnel deployed from either Canada to the U.S. or from the U.S. to Canada under this Plan
are to be certified as having successfully completed the 40-hour HAZWOPER course, refreshed, at a minimum,
biennially. Additional health and safety training may also be stipulated based on requirements set forth in the Site
Specific Safety Plan for specific cross-border responses.
502 Site Safety Plan Requirements
A written site safety plan should be prepared for all cross-border responses prior to a response action that addresses
personnel monitoring, environmental monitoring, hazard identification, briefings, site security, decontamination
procedures and other related issues.
If separate plans have been prepared by Canadian and U.S. responders, the appointed Safety Officers representing
each country are to meet to exchange information, resolve any differences, and develop one Site Specific Safety
Plan. A written site safety plan should be prepared for all cross-border responses prior to a response action
that addresses personnel monitoring, environmental monitoring, hazard identification, briefings, site security,
decontamination procedures and other related issues.
503 Worker Compensation Government of Canada
The Canadian Federal Government provides benefits to all employees of the federal government and most Crown
Agencies, except members of the regular Forces of the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP), under the Government Employees Compensation Act, administered by Human Resources and
Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). Instead of establishing its own system for compensation and treatment, the
government uses the services already available through Provincial Workers' Compensation Boards (WCBs). As long
as employees are engaged in work for their department or agency at the time of the accident, they are covered by the
Act, wherever they may be working, in Canada or abroad.
504 Worker Compensation Government of the United States
Under the U.S. Federal Employee Compensation Act, U.S. Government Civil Service workers are covered in both
Canada and the U.S. if they are performing work pursuant to their government positions. The level and type of
coverage is dependent upon the type of injury and its duration. Because of the complexity of the law, a detailed
discussion of the specific provision is not provided herein.
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PLANNING AND WORKER COMPENSATION
505 Worker Compensation Province of Quebec
All workers whose employers maintain an establishment in Quebec are covered by the Act respecting industrial
accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., chapter A-3.001), which is administered in Quebec by the Commission
de la Sante et de la Securite du Travail du Quebec (CSST). This Act also applies to a worker who is the victim of
an industrial accident outside Quebec or who suffers from an occupational disease contracted outside Quebec if,
when the accident occurs or the disease is contracted, the worker has his domicile in Quebec and his employer has an
establishment in Quebec.
However, where the worker's domicile is not in Quebec, this Act applies where the worker had his domicile in
Quebec at the time of his assignment outside Quebec, the work outside Quebec is for a duration of not over five
years when the accident occurs or the disease is contracted, and his employer has an establishment in Quebec.
506 Worker Compensation States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and
New York
Non-federal U.S. workers in the U.S. obtain workers' compensation benefits through a combination of their
respective employers and their employers' insurance coverage, as overseen by designated state agencies. This U.S.-
based workers' compensation program provides coverage for non-federal U.S. workers on temporary assignment in
any Canadian province.
507 Management of Volunteers Canada and United States
In Canada, volunteers are the responsibility of the RP or its agent(s) and as such are to be afforded health and safety
training, tools and protective equipment in accordance with the requirements set forth in Quebec's Act Respecting
Occupational Health and Safety.
In the U.S., voluntary services are to be accepted in accordance with 31 US.C § 1342. The coordination and
training of volunteers in the U.S. is to be handled by the OSC. Volunteers are to be afforded the same level of
health and safety precautions and consideration as primary responders. Volunteers should be assigned to perform a
specific task/duty which coincides with their level of training and the needs of the response. All volunteers are to be
prepared to provide documentation of their training when reporting for deployment to the response.
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601 Integrated Telecommunications Plan
A telecommunications control center is to be operated at a safe location that provides UHF/VHF radio coverage
across the border corridor. Frequencies and equipment in use are to be integrated into the Telecommunications
Center without disruption of existing lines of communication at the incident scene.
Communications at the incident are to be managed through the use of a common telecommunications plan and an
incident-based communications center established solely for the use of tactical and support resources assigned to the
incident.
All communications among organizational elements at an incident should be in plain English. No codes should be
used, and all communications should be confined only to essential messages.
The Telecommunications Unit is to be responsible for all communications planning at the incident. This is to include
mission-specific radio networks, on-site telephone, public address, and off-incident telephone/microwave/radio
systems, as well as assigned and non-assigned cellular telephones, satellite telephones, facsimile machines, and
designated e-mail communications.
602 Radio Networks
Radio networks for large-scale incidents should normally be organized as follows:
Command and Control Net Frequency - This Net should link together the Incident Commander, key staff members,
Section Chiefs, Division and Group Supervisors.
Tactical Nets - There may be several Tactical Nets. They may be established around agencies, departments,
geographical areas or even specific functions. The determination of how Nets are set-up should be a joint Planning
and Operations responsibility. The Communications Unit Leader is to develop the plan.
Support Net - A Support Net is to be established, primarily to handle status changing for resources as well as for
support requests and certain other non-tactical or command traffic.
Ground-to-Air Net - A ground-to-air tactical frequency may be designated, or regular Tactical Nets may be used to
coordinate ground to air traffic.
Air-to-Air Nets - Air-to-Air Nets are normally to be pre-designated and assigned for aircraft in use at the incident
site.
603 Canadian Networks
In Canada, telecommunications issues are regulated by Industry Canada (1C). Specifically, the Spectrum
Management - Radio Licensing and Investigations Division of 1C is responsible for the licensing and allocation
of radio frequencies within Canada. If additional radio frequencies are needed for a cross border incident, EC is to
contact 1C for assistance.
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604 United States Networks
In the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), and the Inter-Department Radio Advisory Committee (IRAQ all play an important role in
the licensing, management and allocation of radio frequencies. The FCC regulates non-governmental interstate and
international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. NTIA (Office of Spectrum Management
(OSM)) is responsible for managing the federal government's use of the radio frequency spectrum. To achieve this,
OSM receives assistance and advice from the IRAC. If additional radio frequencies are needed for a cross border
incident, an application is to be made to NTIA (or the FCC for non-governmental organizations).
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an independent Agency of the federal government
under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that responds, upon request of state officials, to disasters and
significant incidents. FEMA may utilize a Mobile Operations Center (MOC) to replace failed telecommunication
systems or to provide a communication interface between agencies with incompatible telecommunication systems.
FEMA assistance can be activated through the OSC or RRT Chair.
The National Interagency Fire Center (MFC), located in Boise, Idaho includes the Incident Communications Support
Unit (ICSU), an interagency organization comprised of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
The ICSU is responsible for providing emergency communications to all-risk incidents. It is the largest cache of low
power, portable emergency communications equipment housed at a single location in the world. The ICSU of MFC
can be activated through the OSC.
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700 DEMOBILIZATION
ICS is to develop a demobilization plan to identify both short-term and long-term objectives and specific phase-down
procedures. It is possible that resource availability, applicable laws or regulations, or other factors may call for
one federal agency to cease further action at an incident. Such a decision by one federal agency is not to preclude
further action by the remaining agency or agencies. It is also possible that federal agencies may demobilize from
the site while First/Tribal Nations, provincial/territorial/state, and/or local responses continue. When demobilization
decisions are made, all relevant responding organizations are to be notified of the decision prior to the actual
demobilization in accordance with the demobilization plan.
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800 POST-INCIDENT REVIEW AND REPORT
EC and U.S. EPA are to conduct a Post Incident Debrief and prepare a report that documents the actions taken
and any operational problems. It is critical that all organizations participate in the review and work together on
developing the "Lessons Learned." The CANUSQUE Working Groups should review the Post Incident Debrief and
make changes to CANUSQUE to address any deficiencies discovered.
The Debrief Report should follow the format provided in TAB D - Generic Post Incident Debrief Format.
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900 PLAN DISTRIBUTION AND AMENDMENTS
901 Distribution
Copies of the Inland Plan, including the CANUSQUE Annex, are to be distributed to all levels of government and
organizations in the RJRT, other local governments, and some major private sector facilities. In addition, copies are
to be given to CBSA and U.S. CBP agencies for distribution to their respective customs/border officers.
It is also to be posted on the EPA Office of Emergency Management and EC Environmental Emergencies web sites:
http://www.epa. gov/oem/content/canada_border.html
http ://www. ec. gc. ca/ee-ue/default. asp?lang=en&n=OB A114FO
902 Amendments
EC and EPA are to conduct a periodic review of the CANUSQUE Annex and issue amendments, as needed or
otherwise appropriate. The review should be carried out in accordance with Appendix C of the Inland Plan -
Guidelines for the Revision of the Inland Plan Regional Annexes.
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1000 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
I
No. Date
1
2013
Page/
Section
I
Nature of Amendment/Comment
1st edition
Amended by
EC and EPA
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TAB A: Emergency Telephone Numbers
TAB A1 Canada
Environment Canada
National Environmental Emergencies Centre (NEEC)
Telephone number: 1-866-283-2333 (24 hour)
Facsimile number: 1-514-496-1157
E-mail address: cnue_neec@ec.gc.ca
TAB A2 United States
National Response Center
Telephone number (from within the U.S.): 1-800-424-8802 (24 hour)
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-202-267-2675 (24 hour)
Facsimile number (from either country): 1-202-267-2165
EPA Region 1 - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from either country): 1-617-723-8928 (24 hour)
Telephone number (from within U.S.): 1-800-424-8802 (NRC - 24 hour)
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-202-267-2675 (NRC - 24 hour)
Telephone number (from either country): 1-617-918-1236 (Duty Officer - business hours)
Facsimile number (from either country): 1-617-918-1269
EPA Region 2 - New York/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from within U.S.): 1-800-424-8802 (NRC - 24 hour)
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-202-267-2675 (NRC - 24 hour)
Telephone number (from either country): 1-732-906-6850 (Duty Officer - business hours)
Facsimile number (from either country): 1-732-906-6865
State of Maine - Maine/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from within ME): 1-800-482-0777 (24 hour)
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-207-657-3030 (24 hour)
Facsimile number (from either country): 1-207-287-7826
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State of New Hampshire - New Hampshire/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from within NH): 1-800-346-4009
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-603-271-3636
Facsimile number: 1-603-271-2181
State of Vermont - Vermont/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from within VT): 1-800-641-5005
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-802-244-8721
Facsimile number: 1-802-244-8655
State of New York - New York/Quebec Border
Telephone number (from within NY): 1-800-457-7362
Telephone number (from Canada): 1-518-457-7362
Facsimile number: 1-518-782-9128
Custom and Border Protection
Telephone number: 1- 877-227-5511
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TAB B: Customs and Immigration Contacts Canada
TAB B1 Canada's CBS A Telephone and Facsimile Numbers, and e-mail address
for notifications of cross-border responses under the Inland Plan
All notifications of impending cross-border responses under the Inland Plan should be provided to CBSA's
Border Operations Centre (BOC) located at CBS A headquarters in Ottawa. CBSA's BOC operates 24 hours per
day, 7 days per week. BOC is responsible for notifying the specific CBSA port(s) of entry where the responders
and their vehicles, equipment and supplies are to cross the Canada-U.S. border.
The contact coordinates for CBSA's BOC are as follows:
Telephone Numbers: (613) 960-6001 (English) and (613) 960-6002 (French)
Facsimile Number: (613) 948-4848
Secure Facsimile Number: (613) 957-8599
E-mail address: BOC-COF@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
The Directory of CBSA Offices on the CBSA Internet site provides a current list of CBSA offices in Quebec
and information about their hours and services. The links to the directory are: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/
do-rb/menu-eng.html and http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/do-rb/menu-fra.html. Please disregard the instructions in
the Directory of CBSA Offices about calling the Border Information Services (BIS) telephone number. For all
matters related to workers and their vehicles, equipment and supplies crossing the border under the Inland Plan,
please deal directly with the CBSA BOC at the contact coordinates provided above.
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TAB B: Customs and Immigration Contacts U.S.
TAB B2 United States Border Crossing Stations
U.S. Ports of Entry (Customs) and Telephone Numbers
All information obtained from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/
CBP Telephone numbers: (703) 526-4200 or (877) 227-5511
Telephone Fax
Hours of
Operation
New York
Champlain, NY
(Service Port)
Cannon's Corner,
NY
Champlain Cargo
Mooers, NY
Overton's Corner,
NY
Rouses Point, NY
Alexandria Bay, NY
(Service Port)
Cape Vincent, NY
Heart Island, NY
Trout River, NY
(Port of Entry)
Port of
Churubusco, NY
Chateaugay, NY
1
237 West Service Road,
Champlain, NY 12919
1295 Cannon Corners Rd.
Mooers, NY 12958
237 West Service Rd.
Champlain, NY 12919
1511 Route 22
Mooers, NY 12958
427 Hwy 276
Rouses Point, NY 1291 9
Hwy 9B
Rouses Point, NY 12979
46735 Interstate Route 81,
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
No physical address
No physical address
1701 3 State Rte 30,
Constable, NY 12926
121 9 State Rte 30
Churubusco, NY 12923
973 County Rte 52
Chateaugay, NY 12923
(518)298-8311
(518)236-5312
(518)298-8327
(518)236-7113
(518)298-3182
(518)297-2441
(315)482-226
(315)654-2781
(315)482-5539
(518)483-0821
(518)497-6491
(518)497-6633
(518)298-8395
(518)236-4961
(518)298-8315
(518)236-4008
(518)298-4944
(518)297-3632
(315)654-2485
(315)654-2485
(315)482-5427
(518)483-3717
(518)497-0028
(518)497-6639
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-1600hrs
11/01 To 04/30
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-2000hrs
05/01 To 10/31
1000hrs-1800hrs
05/09 To 10/20
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-2400hrs
05/01 To 10/31
0800hrs-1600hrs
11/01 To 04/30
0000hrs-2400hrs
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Hours of
^___^_ l^_^_l_
Fort Covington, NY
Jamieson Line, NY
Vermont
Beecher Falls, VT
(Port of Entry)
Derby Line, VT
(Port of Entry)
Beebe Plain
Station, VT
Derby Line
North Troy Station
Highgate Springs,
VT (Port of Entry)
Alburg Springs
Station, VT
Alburg Station, VT
Morses Line
Station, VT
Norton, VT
(Port of Entry)
Canaan Station, VT
Richford, VT
(Port of Entry)
East Richford, VT
Pinnacle Road
Station, VT
West Berkshire
Station, VT
St. Albans, VT
(Service Port)
183 Dundee Rd.
Fort Covington, NY
12937
1 003 County Rt. 29
Burke, NY 1291 7
(518)358-2444
(518)483-1009
(518)358-9290
(518)483-6433
Operation
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-1600hrs
Route 253 at the Border,
Beecher Falls, VT 05902
Interstate 91, Derby Line,
VT 05830
3 136 Beebe Rd.
Beebe Plain, VT 05823
84 Derby Main St.
Derby Line, VT 05830
807 Route 243, North Troy,
VT 05859
I 89 at the Border, Highgate
Springs, VT 05460
303 Alburg Springs Rd.
Alburg Springs, VT
05440
200 Line Rod.
Alburg, VT 05440
4475 Morses Line Rd.
Franklin, VT 05457
Rte 114 at the Border
Norton, VT 05907
397 Rt. 141
Canaan, VT 05903
705 Province St, Richford,
VT 05476
357 Glen Sutton Rd.
Richford, VT 05476
21 Pinnacle Rd.
Richford, VT 05476
7823 West Berkshire Rd.
Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
50 S Main St.
Suite 100R
St. Albans, VT 05478
(802) 266-3336
(802) 873-3489
(802) 873-3055
(802)873-3161
(802) 988-2540
(802) 868-2778
(802) 796-3704
(802) 796-3703
(802) 285-2224
(802) 822-5233
(802) 266-3375
(802) 848-7786
(802) 848-7746
(802) 848-7721
(802) 933-4337
(802) 524-6527
(802)527-1338
(802) 873-3628
(802) 766-8063
(802) 973-4551
(802)9882214
(802) 868-2373
(802) 796-3704
(802) 796-3703
(802) 868-2373
(802)822-5512
(802) 266-3375
(802) 848-3850
(802) 848-3001
(802) 848-7721
(802) 933-4337
(802)527-1338
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0800hrs-1700hrs
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Add res
Telephone Fax
Hours of
ration
New Hampshire
Pittsburg Station
Maine
Estcourt Station,
ME
Jackman, ME
(Port of Entry)
Coburn Gore
Station, ME
St. Juste Station,
ME
St. Pamphile
Station, ME
St. Zacharie
Crossing, ME
Ste. Aurelie
Station, ME
I
6293 No. Main St.
Pittsburg, NH 03592
(819)656-2261
(819)656-2261
0800hrs-2400hrs
1 Frontier Rd.
Estcourt, ME 04741
2614 Main Street
Jackman, ME 04945
6091 Arnold Trail
Coburn Gore, ME 04936
S.R. Box 1
Clayton Lake, ME 04737
T15R 15 Wells
Northwestern, ME
Aroostook County, ME
T5R20
Northwestern Mtns.
Somerset County, ME
"Golden Road"
T6R19
Northwestern Mtns.
Somerset County, ME
"Baker Lake Road"
(418)859-2501
(207)668-3711
(207) 297-2501
(418)244-3026
(418)356-3222
(418)593-3264
(418)593-3582
(418)859-2501
(207) 668-7887
(207) 297-2553
(418)244-3030
(418)356-3222
(418)593-3276
(418)593-3582
0800hrs-1600hrs
Saturdays
0600hrs-2100hrs
Weekdays
0000hrs-2400hrs
0000hrs-2400hrs
0600hrs-2000hrs
Monday-Thursday
0600hrs-1400hrs
Fridays
0800hrs-1600hrs
Saturdays
0600hrs-2100hrs
Weekdays
0600hrs-2000hrs
Monday-Thursday
0600hrs-1700hrs
Fridays
0600hrs-2100hrs
Monday-Thursday
0600hrs-1600hrs
Fridays
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TAB C: First Nations Canada
TAB C1 Canada
Akwesasne Mohawk First Nation
PO Box 579
Cornwall, Ontario
K6H 5T3
Tel: (613) 936-1548 Mobile Phone: (418) 563-5499
Tel: (613) 575-2348
Fax:(613)938-6760
Fax:(613)575-2181
TAB C: Tribal Nations - U.S.
TAB C2 United States
Akwesasne Mohawk Tribe
412 State Route 3 7
Akwesasne, NY 13655
Tel: (518) 358-2272 (0800hrs-1600hrsMon-Fri)
Tel: (518) 358-9200 (0000hrs-2400hrs Mon-Sun)
Fax:(518)358-3618
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
Indian Township Reservation
Post Office Box 301
Princeton, ME 04668
Tel: (207)796-2301 (0800hrs-1600hrsMon-Fri)
Tel: (207) 796-5296 (0000hrs-2400hrs Mon-Sun)
Fax: (207) 796-5256
Penobscot Indian Nation
6 River Road
Indian Island Reservation
Old Town, ME 04468
Tel: (207) 827-7776
Fax: (207) 827-6042
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TAB D: Generic Post Incident Debrief Format
Objective:
1. Review history of the polluting incident (the facts).
2. Review strengths (what went well).
3. Review weaknesses (what did not go so well).
4. Review lessons learned.
5. Review improvements needed for future.
6. Implementation of recommended improvements.
History:
A brief chronology of events from the initial report of the polluting incident itself to the final demobilization of
personnel and equipment.
What Went Well?
All agencies are to be requested to identify the things which went well during response operations. These
comments can be recorded in point form on a flip chart. Debate and discussion at this point in time is to be
discouraged.
What Did Not Go So Well?
All agencies are to be requested to identify the things which did not go so well during response operations.
These comments can be recorded in point form on a flip chart. Debate and discussion at this point in time is to
be discouraged.
What Did We Learn?
All agencies are to be requested to identify what they learned which could change the way they would do their
job during the next incident. The comments can be recorded in point form on a flip chart.
What Improvements Are Required?
In relation to identified strengths, weaknesses and lessons learned, all agencies are to be requested to identify
areas where improvements should be made in terms of Management, Safety, Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Media/Public Information and any other areas important to the response operations. Brainstorming or thought
webs may be useful tools to encourage results. These comments can be recorded in point form on a flip chart.
Implementation:
The group is to prioritize areas for improvement and identify the appropriate agency for follow-up and
implementation. Action items and completion dates are to be allocated to individuals/agencies or the item is to
be deferred for further study.
CANUSQUE: ANNEX IV TO THE CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
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Environment Canada Environmental Protection Operations Directorate En4-83/4-2013E-PDF
Environmental Emergencies Division www.ec.qc.ca/ee-ue/
United States Office of Emergency Management EPA-540-R-13-002
Environmental Protection National Planning and www.epa.gov
Agency Preparedness Division July 2013
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