This event (which is not typically publicly advertised) is an organized activity that supports planning of an exercise or complex course design.  Examples include, Concepts and Objectives Meeting (C&O), Initial Planning Conference (IPC), Midterm Planning Conference (MPC), and Final Planning Conference (FPC).  This event can also be used for organized post-exercise activities, such as an After-Action / Improvement Planning Conference.  Participants are U.S. EPA and other agency stakeholders and subject matter experts, assisted by contractor support.  Lengths and meeting modes may vary, including in-person half- to full-day (or longer) events with the potential to be conducted virtually.    Planning events often require an agenda and a facilitator.  The standard outputs from a planning event are meeting notes, action items, and original / improved drafts of exercise or course documentation.

Entry Requirements to Federal Facilities - Training Exchange (trainex.org)

Region 2: EPA Region 2 (Mohawk River, NY) course: EMERGENCY RESPONSE STAFF HAVE PRIORITY REGISTRATION FOR THIS COURSE.

Once a registration is approved, the applicant will receive a confirmed enrollment email notification (usually in the form of a confirmed Outlook email calendar event (that is not identified as “Hold the Date”).

IMPORTANT NOTICES - :  

Conference Spending Requirements(known as the “5170”) -Applicable to all ERTP in-person courses & training dates– All EPA staff travel spending will be closely monitored/scrutinized for 5170 cost-monitoring requirements.  All EPA staff registering for the above course registration links are requested to notify the EPA/Region staff identified at the bottom of this webpage in advance and provide the preliminary cost estimate details in writing via email.  The Region POC and/or other EPA staff are responsible for tracking EPA 5170 spending for this training event.  Travel spending includes all funds to be paid for by EPA.  The 5170 conference spending requirement is not applicable to participants external to EPA, where EPA is not funding travel.

EPA travel spending “Project Code for this training event:  The unique project code for this training event is ME020200.****

****Participants are responsible for ensuring this code, once it is assigned, is used in the Site Project field under the Accounting tab in Concur.  This code must be used for all travel authorizations, travel vouchers, and local travel vouchers related to this specific training course event.  For the code shown as “TBD”, upon receipt of OCFO’s approval this webpage will be updated to add the approved code.  For TA’s approved in advance, it is the traveler’s responsibility to ensure the TA is amended to add the correct project code(s) and/or MUSTbe added to the final Travel Voucher.  For some back-to-back delivered courses, two different unique travel codes may be required.  If needed, your FCO/Funds Certifying Official can provide assistance to ensure the code is entered correctly in Concur. 

****Note:  ERTP’s training contractors are NOT involved in EPA’s internal 5170 conference spending processes or approvals.  All 5170 related questions are to be forwarded to the Region course POC, or Region Training Coordinator, and/or the EPA ERTP Contracting Officer Representatives (COR’s).