Noel Lee III
Pitt County LEPC
Community Emergency Coordinator
(252) 902-3952
Email
Angela Brown
Pitt County LEPC
Public Information Coordinator
(252) 902-3962
Email
Postal Address
1717 W. Fifth Street
Greenville, NC 27834
Fax Number
(252) 830-6348
What is the Local Emergency Planning Committee?
A Local Emergency Planning Committee or LEPC is a voluntary organization which is established in an Emergency Planning District designed by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). LEPCs are crucial to local hazardous materials planning and community right-to-know programs. The membership comes from the local area and should be familiar with factors that affect public safety, the environment, and the economy of the jurisdiction. That expertise is essential as the LEPC advises the writers of the Local Emergency Response Plan, so that the plan is tailored to the needs of its planning district. In addition to its formal duties, the LEPC serves as a focal point in the community for information and discussions about hazardous substance emergency planning, and health and environmental risks as well as natural disaster planning.
Why was the LEPC formed?
When a chemical incident in India killed and injured thousands of people in 1985, there was concern as to whether that same kind of incident could happen here in the U.S. In answer to rising attention President Ronald Reagan signed the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) into law on October 16, 1986. Title III of that Act is known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). One of the first actions of the Act was for each Governor to appoint a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). This commission divided the state into Local Emergency Planning Districts and appointed members of that community to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).
Membership
Local Emergency Planning Committees are appointed by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). LEPCs must consist of representatives from all of the following groups and organizations:
- Local/ State Elected Officials
- Law Enforcement (City, County, State)
- Emergency Management
- Health Service (Public, Local or State)
- EMS
- Fire Fighting
- Health Officials
- Local Environmental Officials
- Hospital
- Transportation Industry
- Broadcast and/or Print Media
- Community Groups
- Facilities subject to the reporting requirements of SARA Title III
Tier II Reporting
In North Carolina, each facility that maintains over 55 gallons or 500 pounds of any Hazardous Substance (HS) in inventory that is classified as a hazardous substance by federal standards is required to report that chemical each year to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and local fire department. This annual inventory of chemicals is reported on a Tier II form and is due by March 1st of each year.
In the past, facilities mailed hard copies of their Tier II reports to the SERC, LEPC and respective fire departments. In 2008, the NC SERC voted to support electronic submission of Tier II reports sent directly to E-Plan. E-Plan is an electronic database managed by The University of Texas at Dallas and is funded by the US Department of Homeland Security. It is a secure, web-based system that has the necessary and required elements to received chemical inventory information from facilities that are required to report. The E-Plan system is provided at no cost to all users, including all first responder agencies, and is a valuable tool to better prepare responders to deal with HAZMAT situations.
As of the 2010 reporting year, nearly 100% of the facilities required to report in Pitt County are
now utilizing the E-Plan website to submit their Tier II reports.. 
Meetings of the LEPC
Regular meetings of the LEPC are held on the first Tuesday of the second month of each quarter at 2:00 pm in the Pitt County Emergency Operations Center located at 1717 W Fifth St. Greenville, North Carolina. The Public is invited.
Local Notice
In accordance with SARA Title II Community Right-to-Know Law, the Pitt County Local Emergency Planning Committee is hereby giving notice that the chemical emergency response plans and information are available for public review Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Pitt County Emergency Management Office at 1717 W Fifth St., Greenville, North Carolina.
Meeting Summary
2011
August 3. 2011 
May 3, 2011
February 1, 2011
2010
November 2, 2010
August 3, 2010
June 22, 2010
Related Links
Pitt County LEPC Rules of Operation
Pitt County Hazardous Materials Plan
