Planning and Preparation 3: Organizational Components: Each ACP should fully address and describe key organizational components of the NRS, such as the role of the RRT. Under OPA, the Area Committees are required to include local and state governments in the planning process and are encouraged to invite the private sector to participate. Because key participants differ from area to area, however, Area Committees must have flexibility to adapt the ICS/UC to be effective in each specific area. The following items should be considered when developing ACP's particularly when considering the implementation of ICS: (a) Jurisdictional responsibilities; (b) Roles of all levels of government in the UC (such as local, state, and federal); (c) Existing local, state, and federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; (d) Financial agreements; (e) Information dissemination; (f) Communications; (g) Training and exercising; (h) Logistics; (i) Potentially responsible parties; (j) Response organization; (k) NRS organizational components; and (l) Lessons learned. The ICS as described in the ACP should be sufficient to assist the OSC in directing, monitoring, and coordinating response efforts. Assuming that a significant discharge will tax and possibly overwhelm EPA, USCG, or other federal agency personnel in the region(s) in which the incident occurs, the ACP should plan to fully integrate other response resources into the ICS. In addition, the ACP should include a specialized "ICS expansion plan" that covers drastic changes in the size and/or scope of the response effort. Related Information: National Response System Concept of Response. See more from topic source: https://www.osha.gov/html/a-z-index.html