80 FR 8337 - National Advisory Council; Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC) will meet in person on March 4 and 5, 2015 in New Orleans, LA. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8337-8338]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03182]


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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 March 4 and 5, 2015 in 
New Orleans, LA. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The NAC will meet on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. and on Thursday, March 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central 
Standard Time (CST). Please note that the meeting may close early if 
the NAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Conference Center at the 
historic Jackson Barracks located at 6400 St. Claude Avenue, New 
Orleans, LA 70117. All visitors to the Jackson Barracks are required to 
register with FEMA prior to the meeting in order to be admitted to the 
building. Photo identification is required to access the building. 
Please provide your name, telephone number, email address, title, and 
organization by close of business on March 2, 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 p.m. CST on February 27, 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: [email protected]. 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

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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 after each subcommittee report 
and before NAC voting and again from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. All 
speakers are requested to 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 February 27, 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 
[email protected]. 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, 
private sector and nongovernmental input in the development and 
revision of FEMA plans and strategies.
    Agenda: On Wednesday, March 4, the NAC will be welcomed to FEMA 
Region VI and introduced to its activities by the Regional 
Administrator and then engage in an open discussion with the FEMA 
Administrator. The NAC will receive report outs from its subcommittees 
on topics related to Federal Insurance and Mitigation, Preparedness and 
Protection, and Response and Recovery. The NAC will review the 
information presented on each topic, deliberate on any recommendations 
presented in the subcommittees' reports, and, if appropriate, vote on 
recommendations for FEMA's consideration.
    The NAC will also receive briefings from FEMA Executive Staff on 
the following topics:
     FEMA Louisiana Recovery Office;
     Looking Back on Hurricane Katrina; and
     FEMA Office of Response and Recovery Activities and 
Updates.
    On Thursday, March 5, the NAC will engage in an open discussion 
with the FEMA Deputy Administrator, followed by an update on and 
discussion with the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, a 
presentation on recovery from a local perspective, and an update on 
America's PrepareAthon!.
    The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be 
posted on the NAC Web site at http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.

    Dated: February 10, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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