"Local Emergency Planning Committees were established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. LEPCs are non-profit community organizations that must include in their membership, at a minimum, local officials including police, fire, civil defense, public health, transportation, and environmental professionals, as well as representatives of facilities subject to the emergency planning requirements, community groups, and the media. LEPCs must assist in the development of emergency response plans, conduct annual reviews at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens. What are the required elements of a community emergency response plan that is developed by an LEPC? (1) Identify facilities and transportation routes of extremely hazardous substances; (2) Describe emergency response procedures, on and off site; (3) Designate a community coordinator and facility coordinator(s) to implement the plan; (4) Outline emergency notification procedures; (5) Describe how to determine the probable affected area and population by releases; (6) Describe local emergency equipment and facilities and the persons responsible for them; (7) Outline evacuation plans; (8) Provide a training program for emergency responders (including schedules); and, (9) Provide methods and schedules for exercising emergency response plans". (FEMA, Fact Sheet: NIMS Compliance Requirements for LEPCs. March 1, 2007)