Document ID: FEMA-2007-0008-0054
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Council; Meeting
Posted Date: 2016-08-25T04:00Z

[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: FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov. 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 FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov. 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.
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