Task Force on Emergency Preparedness, Recovery and Resiliency
The NARUC Task Force on Emergency Preparedness, Recovery and Resiliency (EPRR Task Force) was chartered in April 2020 to consider emerging issues and opportunities facing the regulatory community associated with emergency preparedness, recovery and resiliency. The EPRR Task Force will lead NARUC’s efforts in responding to and educating members about existing and emerging issues and opportunities associated with emergency preparedness, recovery and resiliency, including best practices, funding opportunities, resources and collaborative efforts. Considerations for the task force include available federal funding, the meaning of resiliency; the critical connections that exist between regulatory policy and implementation; the relationship between preparedness, response, and resilience; and the future of resiliency as it relates to a diverse and changing energy future. Examining these topics, assessing the relationships among them, and exploring the critical connections that exist between them and regulatory policy will contribute to a greater level of preparedness, recovery, and resiliency for the nation.
The EPRR Task Force is comprised of three Subcommittees that seek to address four broad thematic scopes.
- 1. Federal funding opportunities to support emergency preparedness, recovery, and resiliency initiatives
- 2. Impact of consensus-based construction standards on federal funding opportunities
- 3. Black Sky event planning and preparedness
- 4. COVID lessons learned and best practices
The Federal Funding Opportunities and Construction Standards (FFOCS) Subcommittee will address two primary activities: 1) conduct research and provide ongoing education on federal funding to support pre- and post-disaster recovery, resiliency investments, and hazard mitigation; and 2) review existing consensus-based construction standards and their impact on federal funding eligibility.
The Black Sky Subcommittee is responsible for developing resources that support NARUC member preparedness in the event of a catastrophic, multi-regional event affecting multiple critical infrastructure sectors. The work of the Black Sky Subcommittee supports the EPRR Task Force’s goal of improving state energy emergency response capabilities.
The Subcommittee on COVID-19, comprised of members of the EPRR Task Force and other relevant stakeholders, will study the public utility sector’s COVID-19 pandemic response. The Subcommittee will gather lessons learned from the response of state commissions, state, local, and federal government agencies, and private sector entities to the COVID-19 pandemic and compile best practices in an effort to enhance preparation activities and improve collaborative responses for similar future events.
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April Ballou
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Michael E. Bryson
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Cynthia Chaplin
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Rick Cimerman
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Martha Duggan
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Alex Hofmann
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Anne Hoskins
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Daniel Lapato
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Mary D. Lasky
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Daniel Lauf
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Lillian Mateo-Santos Esq
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Philip Moeller
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Richard Mroz
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Kyle Rogers
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Eric F. Skrmetta
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Andrew Slater
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Kenya Stump
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Rob Thormeyer
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Justin T. Williams
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William Yates
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