EPA Director, Office of Emergency Management

Could this have been an issue that the Director, Office of Emergency Management EPA position is empty. The Chair of the NRT and RRT's? Position was posted a few days after Deep Horizon incident started.
 
 Job Title: Director, Office of Emergency Management
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Job Announcement Number: EPA-10-SES-OSWER-6484
SALARY RANGE: 119,554.00 - 179,700.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, April 30, 2010 to Monday, May 31, 2010
SERIES & GRADE: ES-0340
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from all groups of qualified individuals.
Duties
Additional Duty Location Info: 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC

Directs the national programs on chemical emergency preparedness, prevention, and community right-to-know.

Chairs the National Response Team (NRT). The NRT and Regional Response Teams (RRTs) are composed of the 16 Federal agencies involved in environmental preparedness and response. . The Director coordinates agencywide response to nationally and internationally significant release events that require the attention or direct involvement of the Administrator or Assistant Administrators.

Directs the preparation of guidance and regulations as necessary and establishes mechanisms to implement the preparedness and prevention provisions of Superfund legislation and to obtain and manage information on accidental releases. Manages analyses necessary to define options for implementing the program and to
examine the effectiveness of implementation approaches. Recognizes the need for analyses of long-time strategic implications of preparedness and prevention program legislation, the need for modification, and
the interrelationship between other programs. Directs the development and publication of revisions to preparedness, prevention, and community right-to-know components of the National Contingency
Plan (NCP), in cooperation with the NRT, RRTs, and appropriate EPA offices. The NCP is the regulation which provides the national plan, policies and procedures or preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance releases. Establishes contacts at the highest official levels in order to develop information, evaluate findings, and prepare reports incorporating conclusions and specific recommendations

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Represents the Administrator, Assistant Administrator and the Agency at all levels of government, including Federal, State, municipal and county agencies as well as private industry, organized labor and citizen groups.
Chairs the Joint Response Teams between Canada and Mexico and is responsible for the development and implications of cross-border agreements.


Represents EPA on international preparedness and prevention projects with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), and the World Health Organization (WHO).  Assures the coordination of preparedness, prevention, and community
right-to-know and national incident activities within the Agency and with external agencies and groups.
Directs the preparation of Congressional testimony, briefing materials, and response to the Congress and the public on the status of preparedness and prevention programs. Presents Congressional testimony and briefings as appropriate.

Exercising continuing responsibility in support of the Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Plan.
Demonstrating leadership and commitment to sound, effective management consistent with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act.
Complete details at:  www.usajobs.opm.gov