7 February 2005
Source:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html
[Federal Register: February 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 24)]
[Notices]
[Page 6451-6452]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr07fe05-86]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Publication and Release of the National Response Plan
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This Notice informs the public that the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has developed and published the National Response Plan,
which is now available to the public.
Authority: Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296;
Homeland Security Presidential Directive -5, Management of Domestic
Incidents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Response Plan: Bob Shea,
Operational Integration Staff, DHS, Washington, DC 20528, 202-282-9651
or Robert.shea@dhs.gov <mailto:Robert.shea@dhs.gov>.
National Incident Management System: Gil Jamieson, National
Incident Management System Integration Center, DHS/FEMA, Washington, DC
20472, 202-646-4090, or Gil.Jamieson@dhs.gov <mailto:Gil.Jamieson@dhs.gov>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland Security Presidential Directive -5
required the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a
National Incident Management System and a National Response Plan. The
National Incident Management System (NIMS), released in March 2004,
established a unified and standardized approach within the United
States for protecting citizens and managing homeland security
incidents. The National Response Plan standardizes Federal incident
management actions by integrating existing and formerly distinct
processes. Using the comprehensive framework of the NIMS, the National
Response Plan provides the structure and mechanisms for the
coordination of Federal support to State, local, and tribal incident
managers and for exercising direct Federal authorities and
responsibilities. It is applicable to all Federal departments and
agencies that may be requested to provide assistance or conduct
operations in the context of actual or potential incidents of national
significance.
The purpose of the National Response Plan is to establish a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident
management across a spectrum of activities including prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery. The National Response Plan
incorporates the best practices and procedures from various incident
management disciplines--homeland security, emergency management, law
enforcement, firefighting, hazardous materials response, public works,
public health, emergency medical services, and responder and recovery
worker health and safety--and integrates them into a unified
coordinating structure. As such, it is intended to replace the Initial
National Response Plan, the Federal Response Plan, the U.S. Government
Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan, and the Federal
Radiological Emergency Response Plan, all of which are currently in
effect.
The National Response Plan represents a true ``national'' framework
in terms of both product and process. The National Response Plan
development process included extensive vetting and coordination with
Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, private-sector entities, and the first-responder and
emergency management communities across the country. The activation of
the National Response Plan and its coordinating structures and
protocols--either partially or fully--for specific incidents of
national significance provides mechanisms for the coordination and
implementation of
[[Page 6452]]
a wide variety of incident management and emergency assistance
activities. Included in these activities are Federal support to State,
local, and tribal authorities; interaction with nongovernmental,
private donor, and private-sector organizations; and the coordinated,
direct exercise of Federal authorities, when appropriate.
The plan was approved by the Homeland Security Council and signed
by 32 Federal departments and agencies, and nongovernmental
organizations. The signatories are the Department of Agriculture,
Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education,
Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Department of the Interior, Department of Justice,
Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation,
Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central
Intelligence Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Federal Communications Commission, General Services
Administration, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, National
Transportation Safety Board, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of
Personnel Management, Small Business Administration, Social Security
Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Agency for
International Development, U.S. Postal Service, American Red Cross,
Corporation for National and Community Service, and National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster.
Implementation of the National Response Plan commenced on December
15, 2004 per a memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Implementation will occur in three phases over the period of one year.
During the first 120 days of the implementation process, the Initial
National Response Plan, the Federal Response Plan, the U.S. Government
Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan, and the Federal
Radiological Emergency Response Plan remain in effect. After April 14,
2005, these plans are superseded by the National Response Plan.
Detailed implementation guidance and schedules are identified in the
Letter of Instruction in the base plan of the document.
This Notice informs the public of the release and availability of
the National Response Plan. The National Response Plan is available on
the Department of Homeland Security's Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/nationalresponseplan
A hard copy or CD-ROM of the National Response
Plan may be obtained by calling 800-480-2520.
Dated: January 28, 2005.
Bob Stephan,
Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 05-2259 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-10-P