National Advisory Council Recommendations and FEMA Responses (by Topic)

Below are links to the National Advisory Council’s (NAC) recommendations by topic with the corresponding response letter from the FEMA Administrator.

• Combined Topics
  • July 14, 2011 (From May Meeting) Recommendations (PDF 397KB) - September 26, 2011 Response (PDF 397KB)
  • December 20, 2011 (From September Meeting) Recommendations (PDF 397KB) - February 10, 2012 Response (PDF 397KB)
• Emergency Operations Center in National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • August 11, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 397KB) - September 22, 2009 Response (PDF 397KB)
• FEMA Documents
  • April 29, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 397KB) - July 17, 2009 Response (PDF 187KB)
• National Disaster Housing
  • January 6, 2011 (Practitioner’s Guide) Recommendation (PDF 781KB) - June 22, 2011 Response (PDF 497KB)
  • August 27, 2009 (NDH Conops) Recommendation (PDF 781KB) - October 27, 2009 Response (PDF 781KB)
  • April 28, 2009 (Legislation) Recommendation (PDF 781KB) - August 20, 2009 Response (PDF 781KB)
  • January 12, 2009 (Wrap Around Services) Recommendation (PDF 781KB)- April 10, 2009 Response (PDF 781KB)
  • August 26, 2008 (Strategy) Recommendation (PDF 781KB)
• National Disaster Recovery Framework

• March 3, 2010 Recommendation (PDF 607KB) - June 22, 2011 Response (PDF 535KB)
• December 16, 2009 (Initial Recommendations) (PDF 1.3MB) - January 15, 2010 Response (PDF 29KB)

• National Exercise Program
  • January 28, 2011 Recommendation (PDF 1.5MB) - May 9, 2011 Response (PDF 329KB)
  • November 10, 2010 Recommendation (PDF 572KB) - January 4, 2011 Response (PDF 149KB)
• National Response Framework
  • January 28, 2011 Recommendation (PDF 2.7MB) - June 3, 2011 Response (PDF 355KB)
  • August 17, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 523KB) - September 18, 2009 Response (PDF 259KB)
  • January 21, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 1.1MB) - March 3, 2009 Response (PDF 613KB)
• NIMS
  • June 25, 2008 Recommendation (PDF 1.2MB) - August 27, 2008 Response (PDF 728KB)
• Presidential Policy Directive 8 on National Preparedness
  • September 15, 2011 Recommendation (PDF 882KB) - November 7, 2011 Response (PDF 82KB)
• Public Private Partnerships
  • August 11, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 544KB) - November 24, 2009 Response (PDF 406KB)
  • January 9, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 1.2MB) - April 2, 2009 Response (PDF 388KB)
• Regional Disability Coordinator
  • December 18, 2008 Recommendation  - April 1, 2009 Response
  • August 18, 2008 Recommendation (PDF 498K) - December 5, 2008 Response
• Special Needs
  • August 11, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 724KB) - December 8, 2009 Response (PDF 295KB)
• Stafford Act
  • August 24, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 2MB) - January 27, 2010 Response (PDF 40KB)
  • December 18, 2008 Recommendation (PDF 4MB) - April 22, 2009 Response (PDF 193KB)
  • August 19, 2008 Recommendation (PDF 3MB) - January 27, 2010 Response (PDF 40KB)
• Target Capabilities List
  • August 24, 2009 (PDF 470KB) - September 17, 2009 Response (PDF 166KB)
• Tribal Government
  • September 17, 2010 Recommendation (PDF 292KB) - November 23, 2011 Response (PDF 406KB)
• Urban Search and Rescue
  • April 24, 2009 Recommendation (PDF 945KB) - November 19, 2009 Response (PDF 296KB)