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DHS/FEMA RIN: 1660-AA61 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Support Teams 
Abstract: FEMA proposes to update 44 CFR 206.43 “Emergency support teams.” Currently, this section identifies the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) as having authority to “activate emergency support teams, composed of Federal program and support personnel, to be deployed into an area affected by a major disaster or emergency.” The section also states that these teams “assist the FCO in carrying out his/her duties under the Stafford Act.” FEMA proposes to update these regulations to reflect statutory changes to the requirements for the response teams that were made by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, and the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) and current operations. In particular, FEMA must direct a number of different emergency support teams, including new “strike teams” (now the Incident Management Assistance Teams) required in PKEMRA to support its mission. The regulation will be updated to reflect current command, control, and operational relationships. FEMA also proposes to change the regulation to reflect FEMA’s authority to preposition its emergency and disaster response teams before a disaster is declared. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206.43   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Megs Hepler
Response Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Room 251, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472-3100
Phone:202 646-2867
Fax:202 646-4060
Email: megs.hepler@dhs.gov