[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 69755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28970]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0004]
National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of the final
National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). The NDRF is intended to
work in concert with the National Response Framework (NRF) to provide
organizing constructs and principles solely focused on disaster
recovery. Recognizing the continuum between preparedness, response,
recovery, and mitigation, the NDRF transitions with and continues
beyond the scope of the National Response Framework.
DATES: This NDRF is effective September 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: This final NDRF is available online at http://www.regulations.gov and on FEMA's Web site at http://www.fema.gov. The
proposed and final NDRF, all related Federal Register Notices, and all
public comments received during the comment period are available at
http://www.regulations.gov under docket ID FEMA-2010-0004. You may also
view a hard copy of the final NDRF at the Office of Chief Counsel,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerilee Bennett, National Planning
Branch Chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4173.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The NDRF addresses the short, intermediate,
and long-term challenges of managing disaster recovery. Like the NRF,
the NDRF is intended to address all hazards events, whether natural or
manmade, and provide constructs that are scalable, adaptable, and
responsive to the changing needs of different disasters. In recognizing
the continuum between preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation,
the NDRF is intended to overlap and continue beyond the scope of the
NRF.
The NDRF provides recovery concepts and principles important to all
disaster recovery stakeholders. It provides guidance to stakeholders
for engaging in pre-disaster recovery planning and other recovery
preparedness and resiliency building efforts; clarifies roles for
local, State, Tribal and Federal governments, private non-profit and
private sector organizations; provides guidance for facilitating post-
disaster recovery planning to expedite long-term disaster recovery; and
provides assistance to stakeholders in identifying recovery needs
beyond replacement or return to pre-disaster condition. The document
also provides guidance that impacted communities may use to develop
recovery priorities, and measure recovery progress and outcomes against
their agreed-upon objectives. It also provides guidance for both
government and non-governmental organizations providing recovery
assistance to track progress, ensure accountability, and make
adjustments to ongoing assistance. The NDRF lays out a systematic
approach to disaster recovery, applicable to all levels of government
and sectors of communities with recovery responsibilities.
On February 10, 2010, the Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group
published a draft of the NDRF in the Federal Register on February 10,
2010 (75 FR6681). In response to this posting, we received 139
comments. These comments helped to clarify and strengthen key NDRF
concepts including the role of private sector and nongovernmental
organizations in recovery, coordination with State and local recovery
partners, and the central role leadership plays in successful recovery
efforts.
The NDRF does not have the force or effect of law.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 771; 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207.
Dated: October 26, 2011.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-28970 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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