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DHS/FEMA

RIN: 1660-AA62

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: ●Treatment of Firearms in Response To or Recovery From a Major Disaster or Emergency
Abstract: In the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), Congress added section 706 to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, prohibiting the confiscation of certain firearms by Federal employees acting in support of relief from a major disaster or emergency. Section 706 does, however, permit Federal employees to require the temporary surrender of a firearm as a condition for entry into any mode of transportation used for rescue or evacuation during a major disaster or emergency, provided that such temporarily surrendered firearm is returned at the completion of such rescue or evacuation. FEMA proposes to issue regulations delineating its procedures for the treatment of firearms in accordance with this statutory change.
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: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 5207

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: James A. Walke Mitigation Directorate Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3030 Phone:202 646-2751 Fax:202 646-3074 Email: james.walke@fema.dhs.gov