Regional Response Team Region 6

About RRT Region 6

RRT-6 is comprised of members from 15 federal departments and agencies having representatives on the National Response Team (NRT), plus five regional State government representatives from the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. There are 13 Regional Response Teams (RRTs), one for each of ten federal regions, plus one for Alaska, one for the Caribbean, and one for the Pacific Basin. Each RRT maintains a Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) and has state, as well as federal government, representation. The standing RRT serves as the regional body for planning and preparedness actions before a response action to a significant oil or hazardous substance incident is taken. Except for periods of activation for an incident-specific response action, the representatives of EPA and USCG shall act as Co-Chairs. The standing RRT’s general activities should include the development of communication systems and procedures, planning and preparedness, training and exercises, coordination, evaluation, and other related pollution preparedness matters on a region-wide basis.