[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: 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.