Proposed Utility Structure within aCounter-Terrorism Task Force

Dave Newcomer, PUC Emergency Management CoordinatorNovember 18, 2004

MIFFLIN

SUSQUEHANNATIOGABRADFORD

LYCOMINGWYOMING

SULLIVANCAMERON

WAYNE

UNION

ALLEGHENYBLAIR

CLINTON

POTTER

WESTMORELAND

BEDFORD

ADAMS

DAUPHIN

CARBON

LEHIGH

PIKE

FAYETTEGREENE

CLEARFIELD

FULTON

PERRY

NORTHAMPTON

McKEAN

ELK

INDIANA

ARMSTRONG

CENTRE

SOMERSET

JUNIATA

MONROE

SNYDER

BUCKS

JEFFERSON

WARREN

LANCASTER

YORK

LEBANON

ERIE

MONTGOMERY

CHESTER

DELAWAREFRANKLIN

BUTLERLAWRENCE

MERCER

VENANGO

CRAWFORD

CLARION

FOREST

PHILA-DELPHIA

CUMBERLAND

BEAVER

WASHINGTON

CAMBRIA

LACKAWANNA

HUNTINGDON

TIOGANorthwestern PA

Emergency Response Group

Southwestern PA Emergency Response

Group

Northwest Central PA Emergency

Response Group

North Central Counter-Terrorism

Task Force

South Central PA Regional Counter-

Terrorism Task Force

Northeast PA CTF

East Central PA CTF

South Central Mountain TTF

Southeast PA RTF

Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Forces

COLUMBIA

SCHUYLKILL

LUZERNE

BERKS

MONTOUR

East Central PA CTF

East Central Counter – Terrorism Task Force

COLUMBIA

SCHUYLKILL

LUZERNE

BERKS

MONTOUR

Fixed Utilities

Natural Gas

Water

Telephone

Electric

Natural GasA Sampling of Companies

PPL Gas Utilities;

T. W. Phillips Gas and Oil; and

UGI.

WaterA Sampling of Companies

PUC Jurisdictional:North Heidelberg Water Company;Gingertown Water Company; Wilbar Realty Inc; andPA-American Water Company.

Non - Jurisdictional

TelecommunicationsA Sampling of Companies

Commonwealth Telephone;Bell Atlantic;GTE North;Alltel; andIndependents.

ElectricA Sampling of Companies

PUC Jurisdictional: PPL;Penelec; andUGI Utilities.

Municipal Electric.

Non-Fixed Utility

TransportationRailroadTruckingBusesTaxi & Limo

RailroadsA Sampling of Companies

Norfolk Southern Railway Co.;Lycoming Valley Railroad;Union Railroad Co;East Erie Commercial Railroad; andTowanda-Monroeton Shippers.

TruckingA Sampling of Companies

Arnold Transportation Service;Central Pennsylvania Transportation Inc.;DHL Worldwide Express;Freight Express Inc.;H & K Distributors Inc.;Keystone Trucking;Martin Earl R, Inc.; andW-W & Sons.

BusesA Sampling of Companies

Gettysburg Tours Inc.;Courteous Rental Inc.;Hegins Valley Lines Inc.;Bricker, Ray K.;Executive Coach Inc.;Fisher, DB Charter Bus Company Inc.;Rohrer, H.E. Inc.; andRed Lion Bus Co.

Taxis and LimousinesA Sampling of Companies

Frymyer, Diana Jean;AAAA Moonlight Taxicab Company LLC;A Touch of Class Limo Service Inc.;Keystone Cab Service Inc.;Chocolate Town Inn Inc.;Unique Limousine Service Inc.;Mcclain, Kevin L.;Lancaster County Taxi Service Co, Inc.; andSuper Cab Inc.

Number of Companies in PA

Natural Gas Companies = 84Water Companies = 623Telephone Companies = 80Wastewater Facilities = 1,841Electric Companies = 51Transportation = 6,486

Rail = 58Trucking = 5,933Bus = 250Taxi Cabs/Limousines = 245

How Fixed Utility Experts Are Chosen

Joint IndustrySpokesperson

& Alternate

Task Force

Natural Gas Companies

Industry Expert + alternate

TelephoneCompanies

Water Companies

ElectricCompanies

Industry Expert + alternate

Industry Expert +alternate

Industry Expert +alternate

How Non-Fixed Utility Experts Are Chosen

Joint Industry Spokesperson & Alternate

Task Force

Railroads

Industry Expert + alternate

Buses TruckingTaxis/

Limousines

Industry Expert + alternate

Industry Expert +alternate

Industry Expert +alternate

Who Serves?The PUC proposes the industry groups select an industry expert who then selects a Joint Industry Spokesperson (and alternate) to serve on the Counter-Terrorism Task Force.

Duties include:Attends all Task Force Meetings & Functions;Maintains 24/7 contacts of all specific industry experts (5 fixed/4 non-fixed);Provides Task Force with Utility Capabilities, Resolves Issues, Assesses Mission Critical Infrastructure & Communications; andProvides prompt flow of information to all utility industry experts & Task Force.

How to Get the Individual Industry Groups Together

PUC/DEP directs each jurisdictional utility to make contact with & establish individual Industry groups in each of the RCTTFs.

Each Individual Industry Group:Meets at least annually;Selects individual industry expert and alternate to represent each industry group; andMaintains a list/roster of all members & contact info.

Role of the IndividualIndustry Groups

Industry Group – All members of a particular industry meeting annually to choose industry expert & establish contact lists for membership.

Fixed Example – Meeting of all water companies in region; and

Non-Fixed Example – Meeting of all trucking companies in region.

Role of the Industry Expert

Industry Expert –Single person (and alternate) Chosen by particular industry to represent the entire industry group. Will meet at least twice annually & maintain contact list of 24/7 of all industry group members.

Fixed Example – One water company represents all water companies; and

Non-Fixed Example - One trucking company represents all trucking companies.

Role of the Joint Industry Spokesperson

Joint Industry Spokesperson– Two persons (and two alternates) chosen by all 9 industries (one fixed/one non-fixed) who represents all of that particular industry on the RCTTFs.

Fixed Example – Water Company may represent electric, wastewater, telecom & natural gas industries and will have contacts for their 5 industry experts; and

Non Fixed Example – trucking company may represent rail, busing, taxi & limos and will have contacts for their 4 industryexperts.

Option - The spokesperson may be from one industry (ex. Fixed) and the alternate from the other (ex. Non-Fixed) or vice-versa.

Closing and Questions