Document ID: FEMA-2008-0010-0063
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy
Posted Date: 2012-11-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69648-69649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28221]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2008-0010]

Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Open Teleconference Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors for the National Fire Academy (Board) 
will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, from 
1:30 to 4:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please note that the meeting 
may close early if the Board has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may participate by teleconference and 
may contact Cindy Wivell as listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section by close of business November 30, 2012, to obtain the 
call-in number and access code. For information on services for 
individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance, contact 
Cindy Wivell as soon as possible.
    To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment 
on the issues to be considered by the Board as listed below in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Comments must be submitted in 
writing no later than November 30, 2012, and must be identified by 
docket ID FEMA-2008-0010 and may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Cindy Wivell, 16825 South Seton 
Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and 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 Board, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    There will be a 10-minute comment period after each agenda item. 
Please note that the public comment period may end for each agenda 
item, following the last call for comments. Contact Cindy Wivell to 
register as a speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Wivell, 16825 South Seton 
Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727, telephone (301) 447-1157, fax (301) 
447-1834, and email Cindy.Wivell@fema.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).

Purpose of the Board

    The purpose of the Board is to review annually the programs of the 
National Fire Academy (Academy) and advise the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the United States 
Fire Administrator, of the operation of the Academy and any 
improvements therein that the Board deems appropriate. The Board makes 
interim advisories to the Administrator of 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 examines Academy programs to determine whether these programs 
further the basic missions which are approved by the Administrator of 
FEMA, examines the physical plant of the Academy to determine the 
adequacy of the Academy's facilities, and examines the funding levels 
for Academy programs. The Board submits an annual report through the 
United States Fire Administrator to the Administrator of FEMA, in 
writing. The report provides detailed comments and recommendations 
regarding the operation of the Academy.

Agenda

    The Board will select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for fiscal 
year (FY) 2013, and will review and approve the minutes of the July 26, 
2012 meeting. The Board will discuss deferred maintenance and capital 
improvements on the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) campus, 
to include FY 2013 Budget Planning. The Board will review Academy 
program activities including mediated instructor-led Online Course 
Pilot update, new National Fire Academy (NFA) Online courses, Executive 
Fire Officer Program Prerequisites/Accreditation update, curriculum 
assessment status report and American Council on Education report, 
anticipated FY 2013 curriculum developments, and changes in the State 
training system/semi-annual course call.
    The Board will review the status of the Fire and Emergency Services 
Higher Education (FESHE) Institutional Recognition and Certificate 
Program and the progress of Training Resources And Data Exchange 
(TRADE)/FESHE Adobe Connect electronic meetings, the future of the 
Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) and how changes in the DDP Program 
will further the NFA goal of standardizing fire science and emergency 
services undergraduate degree programs. In addition, the Board will be 
briefed on the FESHE/Professional Development Subcommittee activities.
    The public will have an opportunity to comment on these issues 
prior to deliberation and final action by the Board. After 
deliberation, the Board will recommend actions to the Superintendent of 
the National Fire Academy and the Administrator of FEMA.

Kirby E. Kiefer,
Deputy Superintendent, National Fire Academy, United States Fire 
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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