[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3810-3811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01247]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008]
National Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National
Advisory Council (NAC) will meet in person on February 9, 10, and 11,
2016 in Raleigh, N.C. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The NAC will meet on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, from 8:30 a.m.
to 2:45 p.m., on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., and on Thursday, February 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST). Please note that the meeting may close early if
the NAC has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the North Carolina Office of
Emergency Management located at 1636 Gold Star Drive in Raleigh, NC,
27607. All attendees must provide a valid government I.D., such as a
driver's license, to access the building. It is recommended that
attendees register with FEMA prior to the meeting by providing your
name, telephone number, email address, title, and organization to the
person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as
possible.
To facilitate public participation, members of the public are
invited to provide written comments on the issues to be considered by
the NAC. The ``Agenda'' section below outlines these issues. Written
comments must be submitted and received by 5:00 p.m. EST on February 8,
2016, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008, and submitted by one of
the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (540) 504-2331.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' and the docket number 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 comments received by the
NAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and search for the Docket ID
listed above.
A public comment period will be held on Wednesday, February 10 from
4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST. All speakers must limit their comments to 3
minutes. Comments should be addressed to the committee. Any comments
not related to the agenda topics will not be considered by the NAC. To
register to make remarks during the public comment period, contact the
individual listed below by February 8, 2016. Please note that the
public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the
last call for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Woodruff, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of the National Advisory Council, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3184,
telephone (202) 646-2700, fax (540) 504-2331, and email [email protected]. The NAC Web site is:http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
The NAC advises the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency
management. The NAC incorporates state, local, and tribal government,
and private sector input in the development and revision of FEMA plans
and strategies. The NAC includes a cross-section of officials,
emergency managers, and emergency response providers from state, local,
and tribal governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental
organizations.
Agenda: On Tuesday, February 9, the NAC will review FEMA's response
from the NAC's September 2015 Meeting Recommendations, receive
briefings from FEMA Executive Staff (FEMA Office of Response and
Recovery, FEMA National Preparedness Directorate, and FEMA Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration), and engage in a facilitated
group discussion on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
On Wednesday, February 10, the NAC will hear from a FEMA Regional
Administrator about activities in the FEMA Regions and engage in an
open discussion with the FEMA Administrator. The three NAC
subcommittees: Federal Insurance and Mitigation Subcommittee,
Preparedness and Protection Subcommittee, and Response and Recovery
Subcommittee, will then provide reports to the NAC about their work,
whereupon the NAC will deliberate on any recommendations presented in
the subcommittees' reports, and, if appropriate, vote on
recommendations for the FEMA Administrator. The subcommittee reports
will be posted on the NAC Web page by 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February
10. The NAC will receive a briefing about the FEMA Youth Preparedness
Council and engage in a facilitated discussion of the status of
previously submitted NAC recommendations.
On Thursday, February 11, the NAC will hear remarks from the NAC
Chair and Vice Chair, review agreed upon recommendations and confirm
charges for the subcommittees, and engage in an open discussion with
the FEMA Deputy Administrator. The meeting will conclude with two NAC
member presentations.
The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be
posted by Friday, February 5 on the NAC Web site at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
Dated: January 15, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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