Natural Resources Trust and Response Team

General Information
Team Contacts
Links

General Information

Provides leadership, coordinates, and promotes consistency in carrying out the Department's roles and responsibilities under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (40 CFR Part 300). This includes oil discharges and hazardous substance releases contingency planning, emergency and remedial response activities, technical assistance, training, and exercises, in addition to representing the Department on the National, Joint (International), and Regional Response Teams.

Participates in the Department's Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program, including representation on the NRDAR Program's Executive Board and Work Group, office participation in policy/guidance development and NRDAR case reviews, and regional coordination (within the Department and to Federal, Tribal, and State natural resource trustees) and advocacy for the NRDAR Program through NRDAR Program Regional Coordinators.

Participates in interdepartmental and intergovernmental efforts relating to the preparedness and response to natural disasters and continuity of government operations. This includes serving on the Departmental Emergency Management Council and coordinating with the Regional Environmental Officers pertaining to such preparedness and response activities nationwide.

Staff

Links

• Protecting America's Resources during Pollution Emergencies
• Emergency Response - Planning and Coordination
• CERCLA Remediation - Planning and Coordination
• Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
• Department of the Interior Environmental Safeguards Plan for All-Hazards Emergencies
• Standard Operating Procedures for National Response Plan Activities: Protection of Natural and Cultural Resources and Historic Properties under Emergency Support Function 11 (ESF-11)