FEMA's National Advisory Council To Hold Inaugural Meeting In Crystal City, VA
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Release Number: HQ-07-202
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council (NAC) will hold its inaugural meeting over October 22-23, 2007, at the Crystal City Sheraton in Arlington, Virginia.
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 will discuss the vision, priorities and structure for the NAC.
The mission of the NAC is to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of national preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters by:
- Incorporating input from tribal, state, and local governments, and the public and private sectors;
- Providing an avenue for feedback, suggestions and constructive criticisms from the diverse government, private sector and non-profit partners involved in any disaster activities; and
- Providing a venue for input during the development and revision of key plans and strategies in emergency management.
The development of the NAC was set into motion by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006. Members are appointed by the Administrator and represent a geographic and significant cross section of officials from emergency management and law enforcement, and include emergency management executives, adjutants general, and emergency response providers from state, local, and tribal governments, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations.
The meeting will be open to the public, with a public comment period scheduled to take place on October 23, 2007, between 3:15 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Written comments or requests to make oral presentations should be received by October 15, 2007. Instructions and additional information may be found at www.regulations.gov or a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-19063.htm.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 09-Oct-2007 16:13:44