[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23575-23577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09279]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008]
National Advisory Council
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council (NAC) will meet on April 26,
2013 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The NAC will meet on Friday, April 26, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting may
close early if the committee has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Capitol Hill
located at 1225 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. Additionally, a
conference line has been established for those members of the public
interested in attending via teleconference: 1-800-320-4330 with
Conference Bridge PIN 271425.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the Office of the NAC as soon as possible. See contact
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information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
To facilitate public participation, members of the public are
invited to comment on the issues to be considered by the committee, as
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Written comments or
requests to make oral presentations must be submitted in writing no
later than April 25, 2013 and must be identified by Docket ID FEMA-
2007-0008 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail/Courier: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' and the Docket ID FEMA-2007-
0008 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 NAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
A public comment period will be held during the meeting from 3:30
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. Those seeking to offer public comments must
register in advance with the Office of the NAC and limit their comments
to three (3) minutes. The public comment period is limited to a maximum
of 10 speakers. Please note that the public comment period may end
before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. There
will also be a brief opportunity for public comment after each
subcommittee report out. Briefing materials will be posted to the NAC
Web site, http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council, as they become
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Woodruff, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, Office of the National Advisory Council,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472-3100, telephone (202) 646-3746, fax (540) 504-2331, and email
[email protected]. The NAC Web site is located here: 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. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notices of meetings of
advisory committees be announced in the Federal Register 15 days prior
to the meeting date. This notice is published less than 15 days prior
to the meeting date due to increased budgetary restrictions and
approval requirements for meetings as well as staffing changes. Because
the NAC meeting is also accessible via teleconference, there will not
be an undue burden on the public to arrange travel to attend this
meeting. Notice of this meeting is also provided on the NAC's Web site
at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
The NAC advises the Administrator of FEMA on all aspects of
emergency management. The NAC incorporates State, local, and Tribal
governments, and private sector partners' input in the development and
revision of FEMA plans and strategies. FEMA's Office of the NAC serves
as the focal point for all NAC coordination.
Agenda: The NAC will meet with the FEMA Administrator and FEMA
Deputy Administrator for the purpose of reviewing the progress and/or
potential recommendations of its three subcommittees: Preparedness and
Protection; Response and Recovery; and Federal Insurance and
Mitigation. The full agenda will be posted on the NAC Web site.
The NAC will discuss how FEMA allocates planning, training, and
funding resources to ensure whole community response and recovery
efforts are sustainable beyond 72 hours; the National Mass Care
Strategy; the review and update of the National Incident Management
System (NIMS); Group Flood Insurance Policy; Biggert-Waters Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 2012; the FEMA Qualification System (FQS); and
the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act. There will also be a briefing on
the FEMA Sandy After Action Report and the National Preparedness Grant
Program.
The National Mass Care Strategy will provide a framework to enhance
coordination, pool expertise and strengthen response capacity of mass
care throughout the nation. The ``Strategy'' will assist in
establishing common goals, foster collaborative planning and
identifying resource needs to build national mass care capability. More
information about the National Mass Care Strategy can be found at
https://nmcs.communityos.org/cms/node/42.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is foundational
doctrine, providing a blueprint for unified preparedness and all
hazards incident support and management, and is applicable at all
levels. The National Integration Center is leading the National effort
to update the NIMS. More information about NIMS can be found at http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system.
Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) is issued by the National Flood
Insurance Policy (NFIP) Direct Program in response to a presidential
disaster declaration. Disaster assistance applicants, in exchange for a
modest premium, receive a GFIP certificate for a minimum amount of
building and/or contents coverage for a 3-year policy period. An
applicant may cancel the group policy certificate at any time and
secure a regular Standard Flood Insurance Policy through the NFIP.
In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) to help provide a way for property owners to financially protect
themselves by offering flood insurance if their community participates
in the NFIP. Participating communities adopt and enforce ordinances
that meet or exceed FEMA requirements to reduce the risk of flooding.
FEMA announced the extension of the Preferred Risk Policy eligibility
under the NFIP until further notice, as the Agency completes a study
and analysis of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012,
signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012. More information
can be found at http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/about/nfip_overview.jsp.
The primary purpose of the FEMA Qualifications System (FQS) is to
provide the best possible customer service to survivors and communities
working to respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disasters.
FQS helps build FEMA's disaster response and recovery capability by
providing personnel with the training and experience needed to assume
positions of progressively greater responsibility. More information on
FQS can be found at http://www.fema.gov/fema-qualification-system.
The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (SRIA) included language that
authorized federally recognized Tribes to submit declaration requests
directly to the President. A fact sheet on the SRIA can be found at
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6983.
The National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP) seeks to sustain and
continue to build on prevention, protection, response, and recovery
capabilities to create robust national capacity based on cross-
jurisdictional and readily deployable state and local assets. More
information can be found at https://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/fy2013_npgp_grant_program_overview.pdf.
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Dated: April 16, 2013.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-09279 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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