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State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
The goal of the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) is to promote chemical emergency preparedness and prevention throughout the state of Illinois. The SERC, through implementation of emergency planning and community right-to-know laws and through establishment and support of its Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), assists in chemical emergency planning, provides public access to chemical data, raises public awareness of chemical risks and encourages public participation in local chemical safety issues.
IEMA-OHS's HazconnectTM On-line Filing System
IEMA-OHS's Emergency Release Notification Fact Sheet
May 7, 2014: Emergency US DOT Order Requiring Crude Oil Rail Shipment Notifications to State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs)
Pursuant to the above-referenced order, any SERC notifications should be sent to the following:
Director, Alicia Tate-Nadeau
c/o Mr. Kelly Horn
Illinois SERC
1035 Outer Park Dr.
Springfield IL 62704
Notifications must contain the following information:
The notification must provide information regarding the estimated volumes and frequencies of train traffic implicated. Specifically, the notification must: (a) provide a reasonable estimate of the number of trains implicated by this Order that are expected to travel, per week, through each county within the state; (b) identify and describe the petroleum crude oil expected to be transported in accordance with 49 CFR part 172, subpart C; (c) provide all applicable emergency response information required by 49 CFR part 172, subpart G; and, (d) identify the routes over which the material will be transported. This notification also must identify at least one point of contact at the railroad (including name, title, phone number and address) responsible for serving as the point of contact for SERCs and relevant emergency responders related to the railroad’s transportation of Bakken crude oil.