2022 Two-Day Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Exercise Design Course (Saint Paul, Minnesota) - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

2022 FERC EAP Exercise Design Course Registration Link

NOTE: WebEx is being used for registration purposes only.  This course will be in-person and you will receive further information from the point of contact once registered.

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FERC's Division of Dam Safety and Inspections has developed an "EAP Exercise Design Course" to discuss exercise requirements and the design process. The course covers the FERC requirements of a comprehensive EAP exercise and the steps required to develop, conduct, evaluate, and follow-up an effective exercise.

Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) are an integral part of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's dam safety program. Since all parties involved during an emergency must understand each other's roles to successfully implement an EAP, periodically a comprehensive test with State and local emergency preparedness agency participation is necessary.

For more information, see Chapter 6 of FERC's Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects, click this link: https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/hydropower/dam-safety-and-inspections/eng-guidelines

Drury Plaza Hotel St. Paul Downtown
175 10th Street E.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

A conference room rate is available through the Drury Plaza Hotel Saint Paul Downtown at $119 a night. This rate is subject to all applicable state and local taxes. Reservations can be made directly on this website: https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=10025653  or call 1-800-325-0720 and refer to group number 10025653. 

The cut-off date for this rate is 8/25/2022 or when the conference room block sells out.

Agenda

Agenda  2022 Two-Day 2022 EAP Exercise Design Course  
Day One  Tuesday, September 27, 2022
8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:15 a.m.	Introductions and Course Overview
8:45 a.m.	Review of FERC EAP Program
9:05 a.m.	Procedures for FERC Staff
9:15 a.m.	Break
9:30 a.m.	EAP Exercise Program - Overview And Requirements FERC EAP Exercise Program - 5 Types of Exercise Seminar Drill Tabletop Exercise Functional Exercise Full Scale Exercise
10:30 a.m.	Comprehensive EAP Exercise
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Coordination
11:15 a.m.	How EMAS Operate
11:30 a.m.	How Dam Safety Emergencies are Handled
11:45 a.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Tabletop Exercise:  Mock Dam Assignment of Roles, Orientation and Tabletop Exercise
2:15 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m.	Exercise Process - Details from Conception to Completion Exercise Considerations
2:45 p.m.	Licensee Perspective - Part I - Groundwork
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m. 	12-Step Exercise Design Process-Overview
3:45 p.m.	Exercise Process:  Design Phase Step 1: Scope Step 2: Objectives Step 3: Scenario Step 4: MSEL Step 5: Expected Actions
4:30 p.m.	Lessons Learned From EAP Activations
Day Two  Wednesday, September 28, 2022
8:15 a.m.	Review and Questions
8:30 a.m.	Exercise Process Continued Exercise Process: Design Phase (Continued) Step 6:  Injects
9:00 a.m.	Licensee Perspective - Part II - Development
9:30 a.m.	Break
9:45 a.m.	Exercise Process: Conduct Phase Step 7: Setup Step 8: Briefings Step 9: Play
10:00 a.m.	Exercise Process: Evaluation Phase Step 10: Hotwash Step 11: Debrief
10:15 a.m.	Exercise Process: Improvement Phase Step 12: Written Evaluation
10:20 a.m.	Exercising Security Plans
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Licensee Perspective - Part III - Conduct and Follow-Up
11:15 a.m.	FERC Experience Lessons Learned from Previous Exercises
11:30 a.m.	Sources of Information
11:45 a.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Functional Exercise: Mock Dam Exercise Overview, Organization and Instructions
1:45 p.m.	Exercise Activity
3:30 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	Exercise Evaluation and Hotwash
4:30 p.m.	Questions
4:45 p.m.	Course Evaluations