[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR208.3]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 208_NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM--

Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  208.3  Authority for the National US&R Response System.



    (a) Enabling legislation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency 

established and operated the System under the authority of Sec.  Sec.  

303, 306(a), 306(b), 403(a)(3)(B) and 621(c) of the Stafford Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5144, 5149(a), 5149(b), 5170b(a)(3)(B) and 5197(c), respectively. 

Section 503 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 313, 

transferred the functions of the Director of FEMA to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security. The President redelegated to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security in Executive Order 13286 those authorities of the 

President under the Stafford Act that had been delegated previously to 

the Director of FEMA under Executive Order 12148.

    (b) Implementing plan. The National Response Plan identifies DHS as 

the primary Federal agency with responsibility for Emergency Support 

Function 9, Urban Search and Rescue.