[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13672-13673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06692]


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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 open federal advisory committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National 
Advisory Council (NAC) will meet in person on May 7-9, 2019, in College 
Station, Texas. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NAC will meet Tuesday, May 7, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 
Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time (CT). 
Please note that the meeting may close early if the NAC has completed 
its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Texas A&M Hotel and 
Conference Center, 177 Joe Routt Blvd., College Station, TX 77840. It 
is recommended that attendees register with FEMA by April 26, 2019, by 
providing their name, telephone number, email address, title, and 
organization to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT below.
    Reasonable accommodations are available for people with 
disabilities and others with access and functional needs. To request a 
reasonable accommodation at the meeting, contact the person listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 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. The full 
agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be posted by 
Friday, May 3, 2019, on the NAC website at https://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council. Written comments must be submitted and 
received by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 3, 2019, identified by Docket ID FEMA-

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2007-0008, and submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: (540) 504-2331. Please include a cover sheet 
addressing the fax to ATTN: Jasper Cooke.
     Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief 
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW, Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the words ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency'' and the docket number for this action. 
Comments received, including any personal information provided, will be 
posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received by the 
NAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov, and search for Docket ID FEMA-
2007-0008.
    A public comment period will be held at the NAC meeting on 
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. CT. All speakers 
must limit their comments to 5 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 in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section below by May 3, 2019. Please note that the 
public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the 
last call for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasper Cooke, 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 website is 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 input from state, local, tribal and 
territorial governments, non-governmental organizations and the private 
sector, 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, May 7, 2019, the NAC will hear presentations 
from, or about, the FEMA National Integration Center, various aspects 
of emergency management and recovery in Texas, and the Texas 
Engineering Extension Service. The NAC Subcommittee leadership will 
also present to the NAC on the research they conducted that supports 
the recommendations they will make on Wednesday.
    On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, the NAC will be briefed on progress made 
on previous recommendations from the relevant FEMA program leadership 
and will also hear about strategic priorities from the Acting FEMA 
Administrator. Following this, the three permanent and one ad-hoc NAC 
subcommittees (Federal Insurance and Mitigation Subcommittee, 
Preparedness and Protection Subcommittee, Response and Recovery 
Subcommittee, and Tribal Subcommittee) will discuss and deliberate on 
their potential recommendations. Based on group discussion, the NAC 
will vote to make recommendations as appropriate to the FEMA 
Administrator. Potential recommendation topics include (1) building 
financial preparedness, (2) using pre-disaster mitigation funding to 
support whole community lifeline infrastructure projects, (3) closing 
the insurance gap for all-hazards renter's insurance policies, and (4) 
better supporting effective codes and standards compliance.
    On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the NAC will review potential topics for 
research before the next in-person meeting, discuss recent disasters, 
review agreed upon recommendations, and confirm charges for the 
subcommittees.
    The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be 
posted by Friday, May 3, 2019, on the NAC website at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.

    Dated: March 29, 2019.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-06692 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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