Document ID: FEMA-2007-0008-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Council; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted Date: 2007-09-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 187)]
[Notices]
[Page 54917-54918]
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 No. FEMA-2007-0008]

National Advisory Council; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date, time, location and agenda for
the inaugural meeting of the National Advisory Council (NAC). At the
meeting, members will be introduced and sworn in and the Chair and Vice
Chair will be introduced. Members will also receive briefings on the
status of the reorganized Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and its programs, and to discuss the vision, priorities and structure
for the NAC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: Meeting Dates: Monday, October 22, 2007, 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A public comment period
will

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take place on October 23, 2007 between 3:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
    Comment Date: Written comments or requests to make oral
presentations must be received by October 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Ballroom B/C of the Sheraton
Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia
22202. Persons wishing to make an oral presentation or who are unable
to attend or speak at the meeting may submit written comments. Written
comments and requests to make oral presentations at the meeting should
reach Alyson Price at the address listed below and must be received by
October 15, 2007. All submissions received must include the docket
number FEMA-2007-0008 and may be submitted by any 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 number in the subject
line of the message.
    Facsimile: (866) 466-5370.
    Mail: Alyson Price, Designated Federal Officer, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., (E Street, 3rd Floor),
Washington, DC 20472.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: National Advisory Council, DFO c/o Rules
Docket Clerk, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the docket
number: FEMA-2007-0008. Comments received will also be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal

information provided. You may want to read the Privacy Act Notice
located on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the Administration
Navigation Bar of the Web site http://www.regulations.gov.

    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the National Advisory Council, go to http://www.regulations.gov
.

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, fax
202-646-3061, and e-mail Alyson.Price@dhs.gov.

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.). The NAC will be holding its first meeting on
Monday and Tuesday, October 22 and 23, 2007, in Ballroom B/C of the
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Virginia 22202.

Agenda of Council Meeting, October 22-23, 2007

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Monday, October 22, 2007

    (1) Introduction of the Chair and Vice Chair;
    (2) Introduction and swearing-in of members;
    (3) FEMA Administrator's vision for the NAC;
    (4) Introduction of FEMA leadership;
    (5) FEMA programs overview; and
    (6) Review of FEMA Strategic Plan.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

    (1) Summary of previous day;
    (2) Structure and assignment of Subcommittee Chairs;
    (3) Discussion Wrap-up/Next Steps;
    (4) Public comment period; and
    (5) Travel instructions/paperwork.
    A public comment period will take place on October 23, 2007,
between 3:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
    Public Attendance: The meeting is open to the public. Persons with
disabilities who require special assistance should advise Alyson Price
of their anticipated special needs as early as possible. Members of the
public who wish to make comments on Tuesday, October 23 between 3:15
p.m. and 4:30 p.m. are requested to register in advance. In order to
allow as many people as possible to speak, speakers are requested to
limit their remarks to three minutes. For those wishing to submit
written comments, please follow the procedure noted above.

    Dated: September 20, 2007.
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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