anticipated delay of more than two hours (or as specified in the shipping campaign-specific transportation plan). Emergency Response: State, tribal, and local governments have the primary responsibility and authority to respond to and manage emergencies within their jurisdictions. Incident command is the responsibility of the state, tribal, or local government. As required by federal regulations, the shipper should provide emergency response information on shipping papers. This information should include a 24-hour emergency telephone number for the shipper. In the event of an incident or emergency, the shipper should also provide technical assistance for emergency response should the carrier fail to do so. As requested by the incident commander or other responder, the shipper should also provide information to support public information needs. Shipments of Category 1 material will follow the reporting requirements identified in 10 CFR 37.81 as well as the hazardous material emergency response reporting requirements in 49 CFR 171.15 and 171.16. Emergency Management Assistance Compact: All of the Midwestern states are members of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which is administered by the National Emergency Management Association. EMAC is a national mutual aid agreement approved by Congress in 1996. Through EMAC, states can request assistance from other states in the event of “any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state(s), whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.” EMAC also provides for the mutual cooperation among states in emergency-related exercises, testing, or other training activities. In the event of an emergency involving a shipment of radioactive waste or material, EMAC would be available to the states as a means of tapping assistance from other states, including those outside the region.
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