Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2011 / Notices 17425 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0010] 

National Fire Academy Board of 

Visitors 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Open Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Fire Academy 

Board of Visitors will meet on April 6– 

7, 2011. The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., EST; and Thursday, April 

7, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., EST. Please 

note that the meeting may end early if 

all business is completed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Emergency Training 

Center, Building H, Room 300, 

Emmitsburg, Maryland. The public may 

contact Ruth MacPhail at (301) 447– 

1117 for details on how to gain access 

to the facility. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, please contact Ruth MacPhail 

as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the SUMMARY

section below. Comments must be 

submitted in writing no later than April 

5, 2010, and must be identified by 

FEMA–2008–0010 and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: FEMA–RULES@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket ID in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail: Ruth MacPhail, 16825 South 

Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 

21727. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the docket ID 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 National Fire 

Academy Board of Visitors, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the meeting on April 6, 2011, 

from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each person 

will be afforded 5 minutes to make 

comments. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last call 

for comments. Contact the individual 

listed below to register as a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruth MacPhail, 16825 South Seton 

Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727, 

telephone (301) 447–1117, fax (301) 

447–1173, and e-mail 

ruth.macphail@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The purpose of the 

Board of Visitors for the National Fire 

Academy is to review annually the 

programs of the Academy and advise 

the Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), through 

the United States Fire Administrator, 

regarding the operation of the Academy 

and any improvements therein that the 

Board deems appropriate. The Board 

shall make interim advisories to the 

Administrator, FEMA, through the 

United States Fire Administrator, 

whenever there is an indicated urgency 

to do so in fulfilling its duties. In 

carrying out its responsibilities, the 

Board shall include in its review an 

examination of Academy programs to 

determine whether these programs 

further the basic missions which are 

approved by the Administrator, FEMA; 

an examination of the physical plant of 

the Academy to determine the adequacy 

of the Academy facilities; and, an 

examination of the funding levels for 

the Academy programs. The Board shall 

submit its annual report through the 

United States Fire Administrator to the 

Administrator, FEMA, in writing. The 

report shall provide detailed comments 

and recommendations regarding the 

operation of the Academy. The Board 

shall submit interim reports through the 

United States Fire Administrator to the 

Administrator, FEMA, whenever there 

is an indicated need to do so in the 

fulfillment of its duties. 

The National Fire Academy Board of 

Visitors will hold a meeting to review 

National Fire Academy Program 

activities, including a new template for 

the NFA student manual, and to receive 

updates on the Harvard Fellowship 

application, mobile learning 

applications, curriculum management 

system, and NFA course pilot of the 

new residential sprinkler policy course, 

new courses under design and courses 

under revision, NFA course pilot of the 

new residential sprinkler policy course, 

Applicant Outreach Subcommittee will 

discuss current and future approaches 

to recruitment of students from women 

and minority firefighter communities, 

FESHE/Professional Development 

Subcommittee will report on progress 

on efforts to coalesce traditional training 

and higher education programs and 

articulation, TRADE Review 

Subcommittee will report on current 

and future approaches to state and 

metro fire service training and how NFA 

can assist. The committee will discuss 

the status of Subcommittees, NFA 

vacant position updates, National 

Professional Development Model and 

Matrix revision update, launch of Fire 

and Emergency Services Higher 

Education Recognition and Certificate 

Program, roll-out of ‘‘webmaster’’ 

project, NFA online course update, 

preparation of the NFA BOV FY 2010 

Annual Report, the status of deferred 

maintenance and capital improvements 

on the NETC campus, to include FY 

2011 Budget Request/FY 2012 Budget 

Planning, National Fire Program 

developments in data collection, public 

education and firefighter deployment 

initiatives, as well as a public comment 

period. The Board of Visitors will 

review and consider reports from the 

subcommittees. After consideration, the 

Board of Visitors will recommend action 

to the Superintendent and 

Administrator. This meeting is open to 

the public. 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

Kirby E. Kiefer, 

Acting Superintendent, National Fire 

Academy, United States Fire Administration, 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

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