[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 44, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 44CFR12.3] [Page 123] TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 12_ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents Sec. 12.3 Policy. In determining whether an advisory committee should be created, and in reviewing the functions of operating advisory committees, the Agency will: (a) Establish new advisory committees only when they are determined to be essential, keeping their number to the minimum necessary to accomplish the assigned mission of the agency or its components; (b) Provide standards and uniform procedures to govern the establishment, operation, administration, and duration of the advisory committees; (c) Terminate the advisory committees when they are no longer necessary to carry out the purposes for which they were established; and (d) Keep the Congress and the public informed with respect to the number, purpose, membership, activity, and cost of the advisory committees.