Contact Us about Oil Spill Prevention and Preparedness - EPA Regional Contacts

Please use the map below to locate staff responsible for the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Facility Response Plan (FRP) rules in the regional office for your state.

See also: Contact and Resource Aid: Tribal Petroleum/Oil Pollution and Contamination Cleanup

All inquiries from news media must go to EPA’s press office.

Region 1

Cosmo Caterino ([email protected])
Oil Program Manager
(617) 918-1264
5 Post Office Square (Mail Code OSRR02-2), Boston, MA 02109

Cayla Jimenez ([email protected])
SPCC Coordinator
(857) 208-3791
5 Post Office Square (Mail Code OSRR02-2), Boston, MA 02109

Where to digitally submit Facility Response Plans:

For plans under 25 MB, please email to: [email protected]. 
 
For larger plans, please email [email protected] for an FTP link. Alternately, mail a copy to: 
 
U.S. EPA Region 1 Emergency Planning and Response Branch
Attn: SPCC Coordinator
5 Post Office Square (Mail Code OSRR02-2)
Boston, MA 02109

Region 2

Reshma Ramkissoon ([email protected])
SPCC Coordinator
(732) 321-6682

Christopher Jimenez ([email protected])
SPCC Inspector
(732) 906-6847

Kimberly Staiger ([email protected])
FRP Coordinator
(732) 452-6415

U.S. EPA Region 2 – Prevention Section
2890 Woodbridge Ave., MS 211
Edison, NJ 08837

Region 3

Debbie Lindsey ([email protected])
SPCC/FRP Coordinator
(304) 234-0249

Leighton Smith ([email protected])
Oil Inspector

Spencer Roberts ([email protected])
Oil Inspector

Joseph Bishop ([email protected])
Oil Inspector

For written correspondence to the Mid-Atlantic Oil Program, our address is:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Oil and Prevention Enforcement Section (3ED12)
Four Penn Center
1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2852

Region 4

Ted Walden ([email protected])
SPCC/FRP Coordinator

U.S. EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

Region 5

Kim Churchill ([email protected])
SPCC Regional Contact
(734) 214-4898

Alex Tzallas ([email protected])
FRP Coordinator
(312) 886-0622

Where to submit Facility Response Plans:

FRP Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd. SE-5J
Chicago, IL 60604

Region 6

Chris Perry ([email protected])
SPCC/FRP Coordinator
(214) 665‐6702

Tom McKay ([email protected])
Oil Inspector
(214) 665-2180

Where to digitally submit Facility Response Plans:

For plans under 25 MB, please email to: [email protected]

For larger plans, please mail CD or flash drive to:

U.S. EPA Region 6
Attn: FRP Coordinator (SEDER)
1201 Elm Street, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75270

Region 7

SPCC

Mark Aaron ([email protected])
Coordinator
(913) 551-7205

FRP

Jeff Pritchard ([email protected])
Coordinator
(913) 551-7772

U.S. EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Blvd
Lenexa, KS 66219

Region 8

SPCC

Darla Hohman ([email protected])
Oil Enforcement/SPCC Program
(303) 312-6263

Dennis Jaramillo ([email protected])
Oil Enforcement/SPCC Program
(303) 312-6203

Mailing address for SPCC Program:
U.S. EPA Region 8
Oil Pollution Act Enforcement (8ENF-RO-O)
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

FRP

Michael Porter ([email protected]) 
Oil Program/FRP Coordinator 
(303) 312-6944

Mailing Address for FRP Program:
U.S. EPA Region 8
Attn: FRP Coordinators (8SEMD-EMP) 
1595 Wynkoop Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

Region 8 requests FRP plan holders submit digital plans under 25MB to [email protected]. For larger plans, EPA uses a secure file transfer system called GoAnywhere. To initiate the process and receive a file request, r8_frp@epa.gov.  

Region 9

SPCC

Pete Reich ([email protected])
Inspector
Desk: (415) 972-3052
Division: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Mail Code: (ECAD-3-2)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 94105

Janice Witul ([email protected])
Inspector
Desk: (415) 972-3089
Division: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Mail Code: (ECAD-3-2)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 94105

Ash Nieman ([email protected])
Inspector
Desk: (415) 972-3464
Division: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Mail Code: (ECAD-3-2)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 94105

FRP

Ash Nieman ([email protected])
Inspector
Desk: (415) 972-3464
Division: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Mail Code: (ECAD-3-2)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 94105

Pete Reich ([email protected])
Inspector
Desk: (415) 972-3052
Division: Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Mail Code: (ECAD-3-2)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco CA 94105

Region 10

Alaska

Bob Whittier ([email protected])
AK FRP Coordinator, On-Scene Coordinator
(907) 271-3247

FRP planholders in AK should submit plans and plan revisions to:

EPA Region 10 - Alaska Operations Office
Federal Building Room 537
222 West 7th Avenue #19
Mail Code: AOO/A
Anchorage, AK 99513-7588

For digital Facility Response Plans in AK under 25 mb, please email to Bob Whittier ([email protected]). For larger plans, please email a link for a downloadable plan to Bob Whittier ([email protected]).

Washington, Oregon and Idaho

Stephen Ball ([email protected])
WA, OR & ID FRP Coordinator, On-Scene Coordinator
(208) 378-6510

FRP planholders in WA, OR and ID should submit plans and plan revisions to:

EPA Region 10 – Idaho Operations Office
950 W. Bannock, Suite 900
Boise, ID 83702

For digital plans in WA, OR or ID under 25 mb, please email to Stephen Ball ([email protected]). For larger plans, please email a link for a downloadable plan to Stephen Ball ([email protected]).

Oregon Operations Office

Richard Franklin ([email protected])
On-Scene Coordinator
(503) 326-2917

EPA Region 10 - Oregon Operations Office
805 SW Broadway
Suite 500
Mail Code: OOO
Portland, OR 97205

Mailing Address:

U.S. EPA, Region 10
Oil Program
1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900
ECL-116
Seattle, WA 98101-3140