(2) Responsibilities The responsibilities of a Regional Administrator include
(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and integrated regional preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation activities and programs for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters (including planning, training, exercises, and professional development);
(B) assisting in the development of regional capabilities needed for a national catastrophic response system;
(C) coordinating the establishment of effective regional operable and interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(D) staffing and overseeing 1 or more strike teams within the region under subsection (f), to serve as the focal point of the Federal Governments initial response efforts for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region, and otherwise building Federal response capabilities to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region;
(E) designating an individual responsible for the development of strategic and operational regional plans in support of the National Response Plan;
(F) fostering the development of mutual aid and other cooperative agreements;
(G) identifying critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special needs;
(H) maintaining and operating a Regional Response Coordination Center or its successor;
(I) coordinating with the private sector to help ensure private sector preparedness for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters;
(J) assisting State, local, and tribal governments, where appropriate, to preidentify and evaluate suitable sites where a multijurisdictional incident command system may quickly be established and operated from, if the need for such a system arises; and
(K) performing such other duties relating to such responsibilities as the Administrator may require.
(3) Training and exercise requirements
(A) Training
The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to undergo specific training periodically to complement the qualifications of the Regional Administrator. Such training, as appropriate, shall include training with respect to the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and such other subjects as determined by the Administrator.
(B) Exercises
The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to participate as appropriate in regional and national exercises.
