[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 162 (Monday, August 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 50721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21067]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation


National Domestic Preparedness Office, FBI, DOJ; Committee 
Management; Notice of Establishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2), the Director, FBI, with 
the concurrence of the Attorney General, has determined that the 
establishment of the State and Local Advisory Group to the National 
Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO) is necessary and in the public 
interest, in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the 
FBI by law, and hereby gives notice of its establishment. This 
determination follows consultation with the Office of Management and 
Budget and with the Committee Management Secretariate, General Services 
Administration.
    Name of Committee: State and Local Advisory Group to the NDPO.
    Purpose and Objective: The State and Local Advisory Group shall 
provide the Attorney General and the NDPO practical and general policy 
advice regarding program strategy, development, and implementation in 
support of the NDPO goal to enhance the capabilities of emergency 
responders and medical and public health officials at all levels to 
respond safely and effectively to potential or actual terrorist acts 
involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Advisory Group will 
serve as the interface between federal domestic preparedness planning 
and the needs and priorities of the state and local emergency response 
and health care communities.
    Balanced Membership Plans: The Advisory Group will have 
approximately 30 members who will reflect a balanced representation of 
perspectives and interests from the emergency response community. It 
will represent the diverse functional areas of state and local entities 
which may be involved in the planning for or response to a terrorism 
incident involving WMD; e.g., fire/rescue, HAZMAT, emergency medical 
and public health services, law enforcement, emergency management, and 
state and local governments. Members have been selected from 
recommendations made by the federal agency partners in the NDPO, as 
well as by members of Congress, various professional response 
associations, and the general public. Criteria guiding the selection of 
members included:

--Demonstrated background and interest in the issue of domestic 
preparedness, particularly in the area of WMD terrorism response;
--Objectivity and diversity with regard to professional perspective;
--Nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, 
religion, age, sex, or sexual orientation; and
--Geographical balance.
    Duration: Two years, subject to renewal.
    Responsible FBI Official: Thomas G. Kinnally, Administrator, NDPO, 
Room 5214, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20535.

    Dated: August 3, 2000.
Dale L. Watson,
Assistant Director in Charge, Counterterrorism Division.
[FR Doc. 00-21067 Filed 8-18-00; 8:45 am]
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