44 C.F.R. § 350.8 Initial FEMA action on State plan.
Title 44 - Emergency Management and Assistance
(a) The Regional Director shall acknowledge in writing within ten days the receipt of the State application. (b) FEMA shall publish a notice signed by the Regional Director or designee in the (c) The Regional Director shall furnish copies of the plan to members of the RAC for their analysis and evaluation. (d) The Regional Director shall make a detailed review of the State plan, including those of local governments, and assess the capability of State and local governments to effectively implement the plan (e.g., adequacy and maintenance of procedures, training, resources, staffing levels and qualification and equipment adequacy). Evaluation and comments of the RAC members will be used as part of the review process. (e) In connection with the review, the Regional Director may make suggestions to States concerning perceived gaps or deficiencies in the plans, and the State may amend the plan at any time prior to forwarding to the Associate Director of FEMA. (f) Two conditions for FEMA approval of State plans (including local government plans) are the requirements for an exercise (see §350.9), and for public participation (see §§350.9 and 350.10.). These activities occur during the Regional review and prior to the forwarding of the plan to the Associate Director.
Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance
PART 350—REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF STATE AND LOCAL RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLANS AND PREPAREDNESS
§ 350.8 Initial FEMA action on State plan.
