Document ID: FEMA-2007-0008-0049
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Council; Meeting
Posted Date: 2015-09-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21605]

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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 16, 17, and 18, 
2015 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NAC will meet on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, from 9:30 
a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m., and on Friday, September 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting may close 
early if the NAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Kellogg Conference Center at 
Gallaudet University located at 800 Florida Avenue NE., in Washington, 
DC 20002-3695. All visitors to the Kellogg Conference Center are 
required to register with FEMA prior to the meeting in order to be 
admitted to the building. Please provide your name, telephone number, 
email address, title, and organization by close of business on 
September 14, 2015, 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 (see ``Agenda''). Written comments must be submitted and 
received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 11, 2015, 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 Thursday, September 17 from 
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EDT. All speakers must limit their comments to 3 
minutes. Comments should be addressed to the committee. Any comments 
not related to the agenda topics will not be considered by the NAC. 
Contact the individual listed below to register as a speaker by 
September 11, 2015. Please note that the public comment period may end 
before the time indicated, following the last call for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Woodruff, Alternate 
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 substantive cross-section of 
officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from 
state, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and 
nongovernmental organizations.
    Agenda: On Wednesday, September 16, the NAC will be welcomed to 
Gallaudet University by the NAC Chair and Vice Chair. The NAC will also 
receive briefings from FEMA Executive Staff on the following topics:
     FEMA Office of Response and Recovery Updates
     FEMA National Preparedness Directorate Updates
     FEMA Flood Insurance and Mitigation Administration Updates
    On Thursday, September 17, the NAC will hear remarks from the 
President of Gallaudet University and the Director of the District of 
Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. The NAC 
will engage in an open discussion with the FEMA Administrator. The 
three NAC subcommittees: Federal Insurance and Mitigation Subcommittee, 
Preparedness and Protection Subcommittee, and Response and Recovery 
Subcommittee, will then 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 FEMA's consideration. The subcommittee reports will 
be posted on the NAC Web page by 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 17. 
There will be a public comment period immediately following the close 
of subcommittee reports. The NAC will then hear remarks from the 
Director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination 
and engage in a facilitated discussion of the status of previously 
submitted NAC recommendations.
    On Friday, September 18, the NAC will hear remarks from the NAC 
Chair and Vice Chair, engage in an open discussion with the FEMA Deputy 
Administrator, followed by an update from the FEMA National Tribal 
Affairs Advisor, an update on children's needs, and NAC member 
presentations.
    The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be 
posted by Monday, September 14 on the NAC Web site at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.

    Dated: August 26, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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