
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23575-23577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09279]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008]


National Advisory Council

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council (NAC) will meet on April 26, 
2013 in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NAC will meet on Friday, April 26, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting may 
close early if the committee has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Capitol Hill 
located at 1225 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002. Additionally, a 
conference line has been established for those members of the public 
interested in attending via teleconference: 1-800-320-4330 with 
Conference Bridge PIN 271425.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Office of the NAC as soon as possible. See contact

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information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    To facilitate public participation, members of the public are 
invited to comment on the issues to be considered by the committee, as 
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Written comments or 
requests to make oral presentations must be submitted in writing no 
later than April 25, 2013 and must be identified by Docket ID FEMA-
2007-0008 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail/Courier: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief 
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' and the Docket ID FEMA-2007-
0008 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 NAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    A public comment period will be held during the meeting from 3:30 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. Those seeking to offer public comments must 
register in advance with the Office of the NAC and limit their comments 
to three (3) minutes. The public comment period is limited to a maximum 
of 10 speakers. Please note that the public comment period may end 
before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. There 
will also be a brief opportunity for public comment after each 
subcommittee report out. Briefing materials will be posted to the NAC 
Web site, http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council, as they become 
available.

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 
20472-3100, telephone (202) 646-3746, fax (540) 504-2331, and email 
FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov. The NAC Web site is located here: 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. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notices of meetings of 
advisory committees be announced in the Federal Register 15 days prior 
to the meeting date. This notice is published less than 15 days prior 
to the meeting date due to increased budgetary restrictions and 
approval requirements for meetings as well as staffing changes. Because 
the NAC meeting is also accessible via teleconference, there will not 
be an undue burden on the public to arrange travel to attend this 
meeting. Notice of this meeting is also provided on the NAC's Web site 
at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
    The NAC advises the Administrator of FEMA on all aspects of 
emergency management. The NAC incorporates State, local, and Tribal 
governments, and private sector partners' input in the development and 
revision of FEMA plans and strategies. FEMA's Office of the NAC serves 
as the focal point for all NAC coordination.
    Agenda: The NAC will meet with the FEMA Administrator and FEMA 
Deputy Administrator for the purpose of reviewing the progress and/or 
potential recommendations of its three subcommittees: Preparedness and 
Protection; Response and Recovery; and Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation. The full agenda will be posted on the NAC Web site.
    The NAC will discuss how FEMA allocates planning, training, and 
funding resources to ensure whole community response and recovery 
efforts are sustainable beyond 72 hours; the National Mass Care 
Strategy; the review and update of the National Incident Management 
System (NIMS); Group Flood Insurance Policy; Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012; the FEMA Qualification System (FQS); and 
the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act. There will also be a briefing on 
the FEMA Sandy After Action Report and the National Preparedness Grant 
Program.
    The National Mass Care Strategy will provide a framework to enhance 
coordination, pool expertise and strengthen response capacity of mass 
care throughout the nation. The ``Strategy'' will assist in 
establishing common goals, foster collaborative planning and 
identifying resource needs to build national mass care capability. More 
information about the National Mass Care Strategy can be found at 
https://nmcs.communityos.org/cms/node/42.
    The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is foundational 
doctrine, providing a blueprint for unified preparedness and all 
hazards incident support and management, and is applicable at all 
levels. The National Integration Center is leading the National effort 
to update the NIMS. More information about NIMS can be found at http://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system.
    Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) is issued by the National Flood 
Insurance Policy (NFIP) Direct Program in response to a presidential 
disaster declaration. Disaster assistance applicants, in exchange for a 
modest premium, receive a GFIP certificate for a minimum amount of 
building and/or contents coverage for a 3-year policy period. An 
applicant may cancel the group policy certificate at any time and 
secure a regular Standard Flood Insurance Policy through the NFIP.
    In 1968, Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP) to help provide a way for property owners to financially protect 
themselves by offering flood insurance if their community participates 
in the NFIP. Participating communities adopt and enforce ordinances 
that meet or exceed FEMA requirements to reduce the risk of flooding. 
FEMA announced the extension of the Preferred Risk Policy eligibility 
under the NFIP until further notice, as the Agency completes a study 
and analysis of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012. More information 
can be found at http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/about/nfip_overview.jsp.
    The primary purpose of the FEMA Qualifications System (FQS) is to 
provide the best possible customer service to survivors and communities 
working to respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disasters. 
FQS helps build FEMA's disaster response and recovery capability by 
providing personnel with the training and experience needed to assume 
positions of progressively greater responsibility. More information on 
FQS can be found at http://www.fema.gov/fema-qualification-system.
    The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (SRIA) included language that 
authorized federally recognized Tribes to submit declaration requests 
directly to the President. A fact sheet on the SRIA can be found at 
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6983.
    The National Preparedness Grant Program (NPGP) seeks to sustain and 
continue to build on prevention, protection, response, and recovery 
capabilities to create robust national capacity based on cross-
jurisdictional and readily deployable state and local assets. More 
information can be found at https://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/fy2013_npgp_grant_program_overview.pdf.


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    Dated: April 16, 2013.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2013-09279 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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