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State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
In response to concerns for safety around chemical facilities, Congress
enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), also
known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). EPCRA covers the manufacture, use, exposure, transportation, and public
education of hazardous materials. The SERC is the leading entity in the
implementation of SARA at the state level to mitigate the effects of an
accidental release
or spill of hazardous materials. The SERC establishes Local Emergency Planning
Districts within Alaska and manages the State's Local Emergency Planning
Committees (LEPC). Alaska statute also directs the SERC to be an all-hazard
SERC. This means that the Alaska SERC is tasked to address hazardous materials
issues and all other hazards and threats that might create an emergency situation in Alaskan
communities. Select the SERC Home link for SERC information.
Alaska Statute 26.23.071 establishes the
Alaska SERC and specifies it's duties.
Local
Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC)
Each Local Emergency Planning District (LEPD) has its own
LEPC. LEPC members are volunteers who live in the LEPD. The SERC approves LEPC
members. The LEPC implements EPCRA at the local level. Select the LEPC
Home link for LEPC information.
The responsibility to coordinate SERC and LEPC activities in Alaska resides with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs,
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 907-428-7000. The SERC Coordinator is Wanice Cowles, 907-428-7042, e-mail
wanice.cowles@alaska.gov.
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All Hazards Plan Review Committee
SERC Training Committee
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SERC meetings are open to the public. The dates of SERC
meetings are posted here and listed as a public notice under
the State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, Boards and
Commissions webpage. The next SERC/LEPC meeting will be held
in Fairbanks at the Alpine Lodge at 4920 Dale Road on
Wednesday September 17, 2008 from 8 AM to Noon for the LEPCA and
on Thursday September 18, 2008 from 1 PM to 5 PM for the SERC. Additionally,
Tri-Annual Preparedness Conference will be held Monday
September 15th through Friday September 19th at the same
locaton.
Scheduled Meetings
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September 2008
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Travel Form
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Previous Meeting Minutes
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May 15, 2008
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January 17, 2008
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September 20, 2007
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