Comment Period Open For Title IX Accreditation Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has posted a Federal Register notice seeking public comments about the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program.
The program is mandated by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to establish a common set of criteria for private sector preparedness, including disaster management, emergency management, and business continuity programs. The goal of this voluntary program is to enhance nationwide resilience in an all hazards environment by improving private sector preparedness.
DHS has posted the Federal Register notice at http://www.regulations.gov. (Identify Docket ID FEMA-2008-0017.) Comments may be submitted to http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. To go straight to the comments section, please click here.
For more information on the program, visit the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program Resource Center at http://www.fema.gov/privatesectorpreparedness.
