[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69648-69649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28221]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2008-0010]
Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Open Teleconference Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy (Board)
will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The
meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, from
1:30 to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please note that the meeting
may close early if the Board has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public may participate by teleconference and
may contact Cindy Wivell as listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by close of business November 30, 2012, to obtain the
call-in number and access code. For information on services for
individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance, contact
Cindy Wivell as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the Board as listed below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Comments must be submitted in
writing no later than November 30, 2012, and must be identified by
docket ID FEMA-2008-0010 and may be submitted by one of the following
methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail/Hand Delivery: Cindy Wivell, 16825 South Seton
Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket ID for this action.
Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the Board, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
There will be a 10-minute comment period after each agenda item.
Please note that the public comment period may end for each agenda
item, following the last call for comments. Contact Cindy Wivell to
register as a speaker.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Wivell, 16825 South Seton
Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727, telephone (301) 447-1157, fax (301)
447-1834, and email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
Purpose of the Board
The purpose of the Board is to review annually the programs of the
National Fire Academy (Academy) and advise the Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the United States
Fire Administrator, of the operation of the Academy and any
improvements therein that the Board deems appropriate. The Board makes
interim advisories to the Administrator of FEMA, through the United
States Fire Administrator, whenever there is an indicated urgency to do
so in fulfilling its duties. In carrying out its responsibilities, the
Board examines Academy programs to determine whether these programs
further the basic missions which are approved by the Administrator of
FEMA, examines the physical plant of the Academy to determine the
adequacy of the Academy's facilities, and examines the funding levels
for Academy programs. The Board submits an annual report through the
United States Fire Administrator to the Administrator of FEMA, in
writing. The report provides detailed comments and recommendations
regarding the operation of the Academy.
Agenda
The Board will select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for fiscal
year (FY) 2013, and will review and approve the minutes of the July 26,
2012 meeting. The Board will discuss deferred maintenance and capital
improvements on the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) campus,
to include FY 2013 Budget Planning. The Board will review Academy
program activities including mediated instructor-led Online Course
Pilot update, new National Fire Academy (NFA) Online courses, Executive
Fire Officer Program Prerequisites/Accreditation update, curriculum
assessment status report and American Council on Education report,
anticipated FY 2013 curriculum developments, and changes in the State
training system/semi-annual course call.
The Board will review the status of the Fire and Emergency Services
Higher Education (FESHE) Institutional Recognition and Certificate
Program and the progress of Training Resources And Data Exchange
(TRADE)/FESHE Adobe Connect electronic meetings, the future of the
Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) and how changes in the DDP Program
will further the NFA goal of standardizing fire science and emergency
services undergraduate degree programs. In addition, the Board will be
briefed on the FESHE/Professional Development Subcommittee activities.
The public will have an opportunity to comment on these issues
prior to deliberation and final action by the Board. After
deliberation, the Board will recommend actions to the Superintendent of
the National Fire Academy and the Administrator of FEMA.
Kirby E. Kiefer,
Deputy Superintendent, National Fire Academy, United States Fire
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-28221 Filed 11-19-12; 8:45 am]
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