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Homeland Security
Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PPD-39), the United States
Policy on Counter Terrorism, establishes an interagency coordination
mechanism and management structure to be employed by federal agencies
in response to domestic and international terrorism. The response
to a terrorist threat is executed under two areas of responsibility.
Crisis Management, law enforcement response
and Consequence Management emergency
management function to protect public health and restore essential
services.
EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT)
investigates environmental crime for all EPA program office environmental
statutes and may enforce other Federal statutes in accordance
with guidelines approved by the Attorney General of the United
States. OCEFT is unique within EPA in that it delivers both crisis
management support to the FBI, which is the lead investigating
agency for domestic terrorism attacks, and consequence management
support to the EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
which, in turn, supports Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The Homeland Security program supports both crisis management
and consequence management during terrorism attacks and the anti-terrorism
and counter-terrorism efforts of the Office of Homeland Security
and the Department of Justice in detecting, preparing, preventing,
protecting, responding to and recovering from terrorist attacks
by a variety of means.
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