District of Columbia Local Emergency Planning Council The District of Columbia Local Emergency Planning Council, Inc. (DCLEPC) was established to monitor and inform the public about the use of hazardous chemicals in the District of Columbia. It is a community committee composed of emergency planning specialists; higher education institutions; environmental watchdog organizations; business leaders, trade and professional associations in the chemical industry; and representatives from the media, utility companies and District and federal government agencies. DCLEPC Member Organizations DCLEPC was created pursuant to the "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act", Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization ACT (SARA) of 1986, and performs the following functions: coordinates training, education, technical assistance and outreach activities; designates local emergency planning districts, appoints and coordinates local emergency planning committees for each district and reviews local emergency plans; establishes procedures and a system for receiving and processing emergency release reporting, other required information and inventories from covered facilities and requests from government officials or the public for information; and works to increase state and local emergency response capabilities. Submissions for Tier II date should be sent to:   Tier II Administrator Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency 2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Second Floor Washington, DC  20032