[Federal Register: April 5, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 66)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Re-establishment of the National Urban Search and Rescue Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, the Director of FEMA gives notice of re-establishment of
the National Urban Search and Rescue Advisory Committee for a period of
two years. Re-establishment of the Committee is a matter of the public
interest in connection with the performance of the duties imposed on
the Agency by law, to provide advice and recommendations on the
continuing development and maintenance of the National Urban Search and
Rescue Response System and the Agency's Urban Search and Rescue
Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of the Advisory Committee is
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to provide advice, recommendations, and counsel on the continuing
development and maintenance of a National Urban Search and Rescue
Response System to the Director of FEMA. Principal functions of the
Advisory Committee include:
a. Providing guidance to FEMA on the continuing development and
implementation of a National Urban Search and Rescue capability;
b. Recommending priorities and appropriate funding levels for Urban
Search and Rescue capability development and maintenance;
c. Overseeing the existing working group structure and recommending
new working groups, as necessary;
d. Providing guidance and recommendations to FEMA regarding the
concerns and priorities of the organizations which the members of the
Advisory Committee represent; and,
e. Addressing legislative and State/local political matters that
affect the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.
The Advisory Committee will be comprised of up to 10 members,
including the Designated Federal Officer for the Committee, or his or
her designee, who will serve as the Chair. Members are appointed for 2-
year terms, subject to renewal, and will serve at the discretion of the
Designated Federal Officer. Members are selected to ensure a balanced
representation of interests. Appointments to the Advisory Committee are
reserved for representatives of the organizations that are most
involved with the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, to
include Task Forces, State emergency management organizations, and fire
service management and labor organizations.
The Advisory Committee shall also operate ad hoc committees and
standing Functional Working Groups, as necessary to meet its
responsibilities. They shall be accomplished through an Operations
Group, that consists of a representative of the Task Force Leaders,
three Task Force Leaders representing the three geographic divisions
established within the United States, and the chairs of all Functional
Working Groups. The Operations Group will report to the Chair of the
Advisory Committee. Members of the Functional Working Groups are
recommended based on professional expertise in fields such as search,
rescue medicine, technology, logistics, communications and information
technology, training, law, and structural engineering and emergency
management. Federal employees may be considered for membership on the
Advisory Committee or Functional Working Groups, if they possess unique
expertise that will augment effective operation of the Committee or
Working Group.
Comments: Comments on the re-establishment of the National Urban
Search and Rescue Advisory Committee should be submitted on or before
April 20, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Comment on re-establishment of the Advisory Committee are
invited and should be addressed to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of
General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW,
Room 840, Washington, DC 20472 or via e-mail at rules@fema.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Russo, Program Specialist,
Emergency Services Branch, Operations and Planning Division, Response
and Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency at (202)
646-3131 or via e-mail at mark.russo@fema.gov.
Dated: April 2, 2001.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division.
[FR Doc. 01-8413 Filed 4-4-01; 8:45 am]
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