Home News Issues My AVMA Jobs Animal Health Public Health
Search Tips | Advanced Search
  
 
Search within Advocacy only.

Federal

Legislative activities



Regulatory activities

 

State

State legislative resources

 

Get involved

AVMA Member area About AVMAPAC



Government
Action Center



Congressional fellowships



Student externships

 

AVMA Member area = AVMA/SAVMA  Members Only


Get Adobe reader

Some files on this page require Adobe Reader software. Click on the image above to download it for free from the Adobe site.

 




 
Federal regulatory emergency preparedness and response

Homeland Security National Response Framework
View Federal Register document (PDF, 46 Kb)

Action

The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, requests comments on the revised National Response Plan. [FEMA Docket ID 2007-0007]

Brief description and AVMA response

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is accepting comments on the revised National Response Plan (NRP) now known as the National Response Framework (NRF). The NRF was drafted to build upon the current National Response Plan, incorporate lessons learned from recent disasters, and to articulate more clearly the roles of the States, tribal, and local jurisdictions and the private sector to guide a successful response to natural disasters or terrorist attacks.

The AVMA contends that while the National Response Framework exemplifies an ever stronger emergency preparedness system for the United States, it is not comprehensive. Specifically, the AVMA asserts that the FEMA National Integration Center should ensure the development of an Animal Annex within the National Response Framework to address all species-all hazards issues.

Full AVMA response
View AVMA's response to the FEMA (PDF) (September 13, 2007)
Status
AVMA responded on September 13, 2007.
 


American Veterinary Medical Association
Copyright © 2008