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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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All 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 Anchorage at the Hotel Captain Cook located at 939 W. 5th
Avenue on Thursday May 15, 2008 from 8 AM to Noon for the
LEPCA and from 1 PM to 5 PM for the SERC. Additionally,
training on NIMS CAST, Planning, Contracting and Cost
Documentation will be offered on Wednesday May 14, 2008 from 8
AM to 5 PM.
Scheduled Meetings
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May, 2008
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Travel Form
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Previous Meeting Minutes
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January 17, 2008
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September 20, 2007
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May 24, 2007
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