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exercises taking place in the jurisdiction's emergency operations center (EOC).. These firnctionai exercises will subsequently be followed by tabletop exercises that will validate changes and plan revisions as a r•esult~of'the functional EOC exercises Applicants allocating local exercise funds ar•e encouraged to follow this same process but ar•e not required to do so. However, any exercises that ar•e conducted must follow a building block approach. 4. Exercise planning must begin 2-4• months in advance of the projected exercise date for• tabletop exercises (TTXs), 4-8 months in advance of'the projected exercise date for functional exercises (FEs) and 8-12 months in advance of the projected exercise date for• full-scale exercises (FSEs). It is imperative for a representative from Ohio EMA to be present at the Initial Planning Conference (IPC) for each exercise to ensure uniformity in .the exercise design process. • 5_ the Ohio EMA Exercise Program Manager must approve.allplanning confez•ence arid exercise dates.. 6 Ohio EMA Exercise Stafl_'must appzove the exez•cise scenario and objectives 7. Each I IX must have a Situation Manual (SitlVlan) and a PowetPoint presentation developed in accordance with the applicable HSEEP and State of'Ohio format. All mater•ials.must be submitted to Ohio E~MA's Exercise Section at least 30 days in advance of'the exercise.. 8 Each FE and FSE must have, in addition to the scenario, an Exercise Plan {Exl?lan}, Controller and EvaIuator~ (C/E) Handbook and a complete Master Scenario Events List {MSEL) developed. These documents, as well as the scenario, must be developed accoi~dzng to the HSEEP and State of Ohio formats and provided to Ohio EMA no later than 30 days in advance of'the exercise. 9. The Sfate.of Ohio Ienorism/Multi-Hazard )/EM will be the sole basis for the evaluation of exercises conducted under this sub-grant. 10. Once an exercise is completed, an initial.dr•aft of'the Aftez• Action ReportlImpr•ovement Plan (AAR/IP) must be submitted to the Ohio EMA Exercise Program Manager no Iater• than (NLT} 30 days .after the conduct of'the exercise. A final copy must be provided to the Ohio EMA Exercise Program Manager within 60 days after the conduct of the exet•cise.. To ensure uniformity, AAR/1P templates will be provided by Ohio fiMA. 11. As part of'the improvement planning process, the applicant will be tasked with reviewing the AAR/IP recommendations and developing a Corrective Action/Improvement Action for• each recommendation, identifying the Responsible Party/Agency for• coordinating the implementation of'that Cozz•ective Action/Impr•ovement Action, as well as a tentative Completion Date. Ibis task is accomplished at the After• Action Conference (AAC), which should be conducted 6-7 weeks after'the exezcise Once the AAC is conducted, the final AAR/IP must be submitted for final approval to the Ohio EMA Exer•eise Pr•ogr~am Manager, Ihis AAR/IP process must be completed within 60 days aftez• the conduct of'the exercise. Page 13