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2.3.2 Attorney General <br />The Attorney General will provide consultation to the Governor <br />on legal matters pertaining to emergencies involving the <br />release of hazardous materials. <br />2.3.3 Department of Community Affairs <br />This department is responsible for coordinating the State's <br />response to emergencies involving hazardous materials. The <br />Department will also request and coordinate assistance as <br />necessary from federal emergency response agencies. <br />The Department will: <br />a. Notify appropriate state, local and federal agencies of <br />an emergency involving hazardous materials. <br />b. Coordinate federal, state and local emergency <br />response activities. <br />C. Ascertain the requirements of state and local political <br />subdivisions for supplies and equipment, and locate <br />and provide needed supplies and equipment. <br />d. Provide for activation of the State Emergency <br />Operations Center, and provide personnel and <br />equipment to operate emergency response facilities. <br />2.3.4 Department of Environmental Regulation <br />a. Act as the technical advisory agent in identifying, <br />containing and removing hazardous materials <br />threatening, or affecting, water or air quality, as <br />authorized by Florida Statutes. <br />b. Locate sites and establish acceptable procedures for <br />the disposal of hazardous materials. <br />C. Act as the primary operational agency in the <br />containment and cleanup of inland hazardous materials <br />spills. <br />d. Act as the sole authority on the use of chemical <br />dispersant(s) in combating a hazardous materials <br />incident. <br />Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 15 <br />