[Federal Register: October 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 58109-58110]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2007-0007]
National Response Framework
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending
the comment period on the revised National Response Plan now known as
the National Response Framework (NRF). The NRF was drafted to build
upon the current National Response Plan, incorporate lessons-learned
from recent disasters, and to articulate more clearly the roles of the
States, tribal, and local jurisdictions and the private sector to guide
a successful response to natural disasters or terrorist
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attacks. The original comment period was scheduled to conclude on
October 11, 2007. FEMA is extending the comment period until October
22, 2007.
DATES: This notice is effective October 5, 2007. Comments must be
received by October 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The NRF is available online in the NRF Resource Center
located at http://www.fema.gov/NRF or http://www.fema.gov/emergency/NRF
, as well as in the docket for this notice at www.regulations.gov.
You may also view a hard copy of the NRF at the Office of Chief
Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20472. You may submit comments on the NRF,
identified by Docket ID FEMA-2007-0007, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket ID FEMA-2007-0007 in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 866-466-5370.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Regulation & Policy Team, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
FEMA has also provided a form, available in the docket at
www.regulations.gov and in the NRF Resource Center at http://www.fema.gov/NRF or http://www.fema.gov/emergency/NRF. Due to the large
number of comments that are expected, FEMA asks that comments be
submitted using this form.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA,
Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Slaten, Acting National
Response Framework Branch Chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463, 202-646-8152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 11, 2007, (72 FR 51833), FEMA
published a notice of availability and request for comments on the
National Response Framework (NRF). FEMA has since received requests to
extend the comment period. In order to accommodate these requests and
to provide additional opportunities for public comment, FEMA is
providing notice that it will continue to accept comments on the NRF
until October 22, 2007.
The NRF is available online in the NRF Resource Center located at
http://www.fema.gov/NRF or http://www.fema.gov/emergency/NRF, and the
docket for this notice at http://www.regulations.gov (docket number FEMA-2007-
0007).
Authority: Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, 6 U.S.C.
101, et seq., Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, Management
of Domestic Incidents.
Dated: October 5, 2007.
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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