[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58526-58527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20326]
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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 September 13-15, 2016 in
Arlington, VA. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The NAC will meet Tuesday, September 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
and Thursday, September 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting may close early if
the NAC has completed its business.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Doubletree located at 300
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Attendees should 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. EDT on September
11, 2016, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008, and submitted by one
of the following methods:
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, September 14
from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. All speakers must limit their comments
to 3 minutes. Comments should be addressed to the NAC. 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 September 11, 2016. Please note that the
public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the
last call for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deana Platt, 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, September 12, the NAC will review FEMA's
response from the NAC's May 2016 recommendations, receive briefings
from FEMA Executive Staff (Office of Response and Recovery, National
Preparedness Directorate, and Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration), and will hear from a FEMA Regional Administrator about
activities in the FEMA Regions.
On Wednesday, September 13, the NAC will engage in an open
discussion with the FEMA Administrator and FEMA Deputy Administrator
and hear from a panel of experts on disaster-related technology. The
three NAC subcommittees (Federal Insurance and Mitigation Subcommittee,
Preparedness and Protection Subcommittee, and Response and Recovery
Subcommittee) and the Spontaneous Volunteers Ad Hoc Subcommittee will
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.
On Thursday, September 15, the NAC will review agreed upon
recommendations and receive an update on tribal issues as related to
emergency management.
The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be
posted by Friday, September 9 on the NAC Web site at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
Dated: August 17, 2016.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-20326 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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