2019-22731. National Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Committee management; notice of open federal advisory committee meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC) will meet in person on November 5-7, 2019, in Washington, DC. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES:

The NAC will meet Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 6, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please note that the meeting may close early if the NAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at The National Association of Counties located at 660 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. It is recommended that attendees register with FEMA by October 25, 2019, by providing their name, telephone number, email address, title, and organization to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption, below.

For information on facilities or services for people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs (including people who use mobility aids, require medication or portable medical equipment, use service animals, need information in alternate formats, or rely on personal assistance services), or to request assistance at the meeting, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption, 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. The “Agenda” section below outlines these issues. The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be posted by Friday, November 1, 2019, on the NAC website at http://www.fema.gov/​national-advisory-council. Written comments must be submitted and received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on November 1, 2019, 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.
• Fax: [phone]. Please include a cover sheet addressing the fax to ATTN: Jasper Cooke.
• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW, Room 8 NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100.

Instructions: All submissions must include the words “Federal Emergency Management Agency” and the docket number for this action. Comments received, including any personal information provided, will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov.

Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received by the NAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov,, and search for Docket ID FEMA-2007-0008.

A public comment period will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. All speakers must limit their comments to 5 minutes. Comments should be addressed to the NAC. Any comments not related to the agenda topics will not be considered by the NAC. To register to make remarks during the public comment period, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption by November 1, 2019. Please note that the public comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jasper Cooke, Designated Federal Officer, Office of the National Advisory Council, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3184, telephone [phone], fax [phone], and email [e-mail]. The NAC website 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 input from State, local, and Tribal governments, and the private sector in the development and revision of FEMA plans and strategies. The NAC includes a cross-section of officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from State, local, and Tribal governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations.

Agenda: On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, the three permanent and one ad-hoc NAC subcommittees (Federal Insurance and Mitigation Subcommittee, Preparedness and Protection Subcommittee, Response and Recovery Subcommittee, and Marginalized, Tribal, Rural and Small Communities Subcommittee) will discuss and deliberate on their potential recommendations and, based on group discussion, the NAC will vote to make recommendations as appropriate to the FEMA Administrator. Potential recommendation topics include (1) closing the insurance gap, (2) encouraging adoption of building codes, (3) building a culture of financial preparedness, and (4) the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, the NAC will discuss process changes occurring in the next year of NAC operations, begin to discuss charges for the subcommittees in the coming year, and will also hear about strategic priorities from the FEMA Administrator.

On Thursday, November 7, 2019, the NAC will review potential topics for research before the next in-person meeting, discuss recent disasters, review agreed upon recommendations, and confirm charges for the subcommittees.

The full agenda and any related documents for this meeting will be posted by Friday, November 1, 2019, on the NAC website at http://www.fema.gov/​national-advisory-council.

Dated: October 11, 2019.

Pete Gaynor,

Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.