Document ID: FEMA-2007-0008-0005
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Council Teleconference
Posted Date: 2008-06-02T12:31:47Z

[Federal Register: June 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 106)]
[Notices]               
[Page 31496-31497]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008]

 
National Advisory Council Teleconference

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council (NAC) will be holding a 
teleconference on June 18, 2008 from 1-

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4 p.m. EDT to discuss and approve their comments to the draft revised 
National Incident Management System (NIMS) document; to discuss 
potential recommendations regarding the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and post-disaster 
housing. The teleconference meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting Date: June 18, 2008 from 1-4 p.m. EDT; Comment Date: 
Written statements must be received by June 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference only. Members of 
the public who wish to obtain the call-in number, access code, and 
other information for the public teleconference may contact Alyson 
Price as listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption by 5 
p.m. on June 10, 2008.
    You may submit statements to the NAC on the draft NIMS document, 
identified by Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008, by one of the following 
methods:
    Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
    E-mail: FEMA-RULES@dhs.gov. Include Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008 in the 
subject line of the message.
    Facsimile: (866) 466-5370.
    Mail: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20472.
    Instructions: Please note that statements submitted to this docket 
are for the use of the NAC and although they could be considered by the 
NAC in the generation of its recommendation to FEMA on the draft 
document, public statements will not be forwarded to FEMA for its 
consideration. FEMA published a separate Federal Register notice 
requesting public comments on the NIMS. Those comments should be 
submitted to http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID: FEMA-2008-0008 
no later than June 2, 2008.
    All Submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID 
FEMA-2007-0008. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments 
or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will 
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting 
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008 at http://
www.regulations.gov. The 2008 draft NIMS document can be found in 
Docket ID FEMA-2008-0008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyson Price, Designated Federal 
Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., (E 
Street, 3rd Floor), Washington, DC 20472, telephone 202-646-3746, and 
e-mail FEMA-NAC@dhs.gov or Jennifer.Veal@associates.dhs.gov. The NAC's 
Web site is located at: http://www.fema.gov/about/nac/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 1, et seq.). Section 508(b) of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, Public Law 109-295, requires that the 
National Advisory Council (NAC) incorporate State, local, and tribal 
government and private sector input in the development and revision of 
the National Incident Management System (NIMS) (and other plans and 
strategies). The NAC will be holding a teleconference meeting for 
purposes of discussing the NAC's comments to the NIMS document as well 
as potential recommendations regarding the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, and post-disaster 
housing issues. It is possible that the NAC may briefly address other 
issues during this call. This meeting is open to the public. Although 
members of the public will not be allowed to comment orally during the 
meeting, they may file a written statement by June 10, 2008.

    Dated: May 27, 2008.
Harvey Johnson,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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