National Disaster Recovery Framework Interagency ...

1 PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE/PPD-8 INITIAL DRAFT National Disaster Recovery Framework Interagency OPERATIONAL PLAN REVIEW PACKAGE Attached for your review is the initial draft National Disaster Recovery Framework Interagency Operational Plan. This document is meant to guide the execution of the National Disaster Recovery Framework (released September 2011) and includes: A description of critical tasks and responsibilities for delivering core Recovery capabilities and achieve the desired end-state as described in the National Preparedness Goal.

2 Detailed resource, personnel, and sourcing requirements. A more detailed concept of operations for how actions and resources will be integrated, synchronized, managed, and delivered to support Federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local Recovery plans. The enclosed initial draft represents input and ideas from a range of stakeholders within and outside the Federal Government who have been involved through working groups, outreach sessions, and targeted engagement efforts in order to develop this working draft.

3 It also draws from lessons learned over the last decade of large-scale and catastrophic events. With all of this work in mind, it is time to further expand the engagement of the whole community in the development of this Framework . We are therefore seeking your ideas and input on this initial draft. To ensure all feedback is properly handled, reviewers are expected to use the feedback submission form to submit your feedback. All feedback should be submitted, using the submission form, to by the following deadline: Monday, April 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDT.

4 Please include the word Recovery in the subject line. We look forward to receiving your feedback and working in partnership with you on this important endeavor. For further information on the PPD-8 effort, visit or send an e-mail to National Disaster Recovery Framework Interagency Operational Plan DRAFT March 2, 2012 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: Overview .. 2 Purpose and Scope .. 2 Recovery Core Capabilities .. 3 Planning Assumptions .. 4 Section 2: Concept of Operations for Recovery support to State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Partners.

5 6 General Mission Objective .. 6 Mission Area Integration .. 6 Operational Roles and Responsibilities ..10 Activation and Deployment of FDRC and RSF support Components .. 16 Organizational Structures for Recovery Management and Coordination .. 20 FDRC-RSF Coordination .. 23 Critical Tasks and Activities for the FDRC and RSF Components .. 25 Enhanced Recovery Resources and Capability for Non-Stafford Act Events .. 30 Public Information and Communications .. 32 Transition and Return to Steady-State.

6 34 Section 3: Steady-State Readiness .. 37 Section 4: IOP Development and Maintenance .. 38 Section 5: Authorities, References and Supporting Documents .. 39 Authorities and References .. 39 Recovery support Function (RSF) Annexes .. 40 Section 6: Definitions .. 43 Section 7: Abbreviations .. 48 Page 2 Section 1: Overview 1 . 1 P UR P O S E A N D S C O P E This Interagency Operational Plan (IOP) provides guidance for implementation of the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). The NDRF IOP is written to describe how the Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (FDRC) and Recovery support Function (RSF) agencies and related entities work together with nongovernmental and private sector organizations to support state, territorial, tribal and local Recovery efforts.

7 This plan also provides guidance on how the Recovery core capabilities and functions , from the National Preparedness Goal (NPG), integrate and coordinate with those of the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation and Response Frameworks and Interagency Operational Plans. While this document is primarily intended to provide guidance to and serve as reference for Federal Recovery support providers, it outlines linkages with state, territorial, tribal and local Recovery managers. Other Recovery stakeholders will find the IOP useful in enhancing their understanding of how the NDRF will be implemented.

8 The NDRF IOP describes: The organizational concept of the FDRC-RSF structure in the field and how it relates to other field level organizations; The post- Disaster FDRC and RSF activation and deployment process; The role of the Mitigation Advisor and program liaisons; The purpose and objectives of post- Disaster Recovery impact assessment processes; The parameters for developing and implementing the Recovery support Strategy (RSS); The process for coordinating RSF activities and facilitating delivery of Recovery support resources to impacted state, territorial, tribal and local communities; How the FDRC and RSF structure will adapt and interface with state, territorial, tribal and local Recovery organizational structures; Considerations in determining the timeline for RSF demobilization and transition to steady-state operations.

9 How the NDRF IOP will integrate with the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation and Response IOPs and their corresponding coordinating structures; and How Recovery core capabilities will be delivered. Page 3 Additional operational guidance related to implementing the NDRF will be provided in procedural level guidance documents. 1 . 2 R E C O V E R Y C O R E C A P A B I L I TI E S The National Preparedness Goal (NPG) identifies core capabilities for each of the five mission areas (Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response and Recovery ).

10 As defined in the NPG, core capabilities are the distinct critical elements necessary to achieve goals. The NDRF IOP describes how Federal departments and agencies will partner with state, territorial, tribal, local, nongovernmental (NGO) and private sector resource providers to deliver the Recovery core capabilities. This section highlights the eight Recovery core capabilities. Three core capabilities are common to all five mission areas: Planning, Public Information and Operational Coordination (Leadership). How two of these three Public Information and Operational Coordination (Leadership) are delivered is incorporated within the body of this document.