# § 2223b. Working group
For the purpose of carrying out section 2223a of this title, the Administrator shall establish a working group which shall, at a minimum, consist of—
**(1)** program officials from each of—
who develop and disseminate hazardous materials identification and response data, and who collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate hazardous materials incident data;
**(A)** the Environmental Protection Agency;
**(B)** the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
**(C)** the Department of Transportation;
**(D)** the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and
**(E)** the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,
**(2)** State and local operational officials with emergency response or relevant regulatory responsibilities; and
**(3)** representatives of companies engaged in the manufacture and processing of chemicals.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–446, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safety Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter.
### Amendments
2002—Par. (1)(E). substituted “the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,” for “the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by effective 60 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Domestic Security.