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IDHS > Boards & Commissions > Indiana Emergency Response Commission Indiana Emergency Response Commission

Indiana Emergency Response Commission (IERC)
SARATR2@dhs.IN.gov  (317) 234-6796

The Indiana Emergency Response Commission consists of 13 members appointed by the Governor who represent local and state government, industry and the public. The commission is chaired by the Executive Director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and vice-chaired by the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

The creation of the IERC was mandated by the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986. It is charged with maintaining Title III records in Indiana as well as with supervising and coordinating the activities of Indiana's 91 local emergency planning committees (LEPC).

The LEPCs are composed of elected state and local officials; representatives from law enforcement, emergency management, firefighting, emergency medical services, health, local environmental management, hospital management, transportation, broadcast and print media; community groups; and owners and operators of facilities storing and using Title III chemicals.

Each LEPC is charged with developing an emergency response plan to deal with accidental chemical releases from Title III facilities in its county and with making available to the general public chemical information submitted by those facilities. The LEPCs are funded through EPCRA under Indiana Code (IC) 6-10.

The IERC operates under authority of IC 13-25-1 and IC 13-25-2. The commission meets bi-monthly and acts upon the recommendations of its six committees: policy, legislative, training, fiscal, communications and technical, each of which is chaired by a commission member.

  • 2009 LEPC Conference Presentations (view)
  • 2008 LEPC Conference Presentations (view)

2010 SARA Title III Reporting Requirements

  • 2010 memo to LEPCs regarding SARA Title III Reporting (view)
  • 2010 Brochure to SARA Title III Reporting Facilities (view)

2009 SARA Title III Reporting Requirements

  • Memo to LEPCs on SARA Title III Reporting (view)
  • Memo to SARA Title III Reporting Facilities (view)
  • IERC Bylaws (view)
  • LEPC Bylaws Model (view)
  • LEPC Legal Notice Template - Public Notice (view)
  • LEPC Plan Evaluation Checklist (view)
  • Nine Planning Elements for LEPC Plan Writing (view)
  • Sample Information for Emergency Responders (view)
  • IERC Approved Training Topics (view)
  • LEPC Letter to County Officials (view)
  • LEPC Planning Information Request to Facilities (view)
  • IERC Approved Planning Topics (view)
  • IERC Planning Information Compliance Letter to Facilites (view)
  • LEPC Compliance Letter to Facilities (view)
  • IERC Compliance Letter to Facilities (view)
  • Hazmat Equipment Grant Agreement - Model Agreement (view)
  • Hazardous Material Response Equipment Information Document (view)

Information for LEPCs

  • LEPC Interface with IERC, DHS and Local EMAs (view)
  • LEPC Contact Information (view)
  • Facts about LEPC (view)
  • What is SARA Title III? (view)
  • SARA Title III Reporting Instructions (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Submission Cover Sheet (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Submission Cover Sheet - MS Word (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Submission Cover Sheet (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Submission Cover Sheet - MS Word (view)
  • 2009 Fiscal Report Form (view)
  • 2009 Fiscal Report Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2010 Fiscal Report Form (view)
  • 2010 Fiscal Report Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Exercise Credit Report Form (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Exercise Credit Report Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Exercise Credit Report Form (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Exercise Credit Report Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Exercise Proposal Notification Form (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Exercise Proposal Notification Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Exercise Proposal Notification Form (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Exercise Proposal Notification Form - MS Word (view)
  • 2009 LEPC Roster (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Roster (view)
  • 2010 LEPC Roster - MS Word (view)

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