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The Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) is holding a public meeting on 24 February 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. The session is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport in Salons III and IV at 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The tentative agenda for the FRPCC meeting includes:

1. Introductions.
2. Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD–8) Relationship to the National Response Framework (NRF).
3. RPCC Charter Re-Write Update.
4. Nuclear Incident Response Team Project Update.
5. Radiation Team Resource Typing Update.
6. Nuclear Sector Specific Agency Update.
7. Human Capital Crisis In Radiation Safety.

Any member of the public who wishes to make an oral statement at the meeting should send a written request for time by close of business on 17 February 2012 to Richard Collins, Program Specialist (Emergency Management), DHS/FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street—CC858, Mail Stop 3025, Arlington, VA 20598–3025; telephone 202-212–4357; fax 703-305–0837; or email [email protected].