[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR12.7]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 12_ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 12.7  Charter.

    (a) No advisory committee established under this part shall meet or 
take any action until an advisory committee charter has been filed with 
the Agency and the standing Committee or Committees of the Senate and 
House of Representatives having legislative jurisdiction over the FEMA 
component to which the advisory committee renders its advice.
    (b) The charter required by paragraph (a) of this section shall 
contain at least the following information:
    (1) The committee's official designations;
    (2) The committee's objectives and the scope of its activities;
    (3) The period of time necessary for the committee to carry out its 
purposes;
    (4) The FEMA component and official to whom the committee reports;
    (5) The FEMA component responsible for providing the necessary 
support for the committee;
    (6) A description of the duties for which the committee is 
responsible, and, if such duties are not solely advisory, specification 
of the authority for such functions;
    (7) The estimated annual operating cost in dollars and man years for 
the committee;
    (8) The estimated number in frequency of committee meetings;

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    (9) The committee's termination date, if less than 2 years from the 
date of committee's establishment; and
    (10) The date the charter is filed.
    (c) A copy of the charter required by paragraph (a) of this section 
shall also be furnished at the time of filing to the Library of 
Congress, Exchange and Gift Division, Federal Advisory Committee, 
Washington, DC 20540.
    (d) An amendment to the charter may be filed whenever there is a 
substantial change regarding matters stated in the original charter.
    (e) The requirements of this section shall also apply to committees 
utilized as advisory committees, even though not expressly established 
for that purpose.