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Standards Review Cycle

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The current version of the EMAP standards is Emergency Management Standard by EMAP , dated September 2007.

EMAP will maintain a three -year review cycle for the Emergency Management Standard by EMAP.  The review cycle will be designed to ensure committee and commission review of comments from the public, applicant programs, and assessors as well as evolving industry practices.  The cycle and procedures are listed below:

Comments must be submitted to EMAP on an Standards Comment/Proposal  form.

Year 1:

  • February 15 -Notice of comment or proposal period using required Standards Comment/Proposal Form  
  • May 1- August 30 -Comment/Proposal period.
  • September -EMAP staff prepares comments/proposal report to the EMAP Standards Subcommittee.
  • October/November - Standards Subcommittee meets to act on proposals/comments, to develop its own proposals, and prepare its report.

Year 2:

  • January -Technical Committee votes on proposals by letter ballot.  With two-thirds approval, the report moves forward to public review and comment.  Lacking the necessary two-thirds approval, the report returns to the subcommittee for action.
  • March- June - Report on committee proposal is published for public review and comment.
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  • July-EMAP staff prepares report on public comments for the EMAP Standards Subcommittee.
  • August - Standards Subcommittee meets to act on public comments received and compiled.

Year 3:

  • January - EMAP Technical Committee votes on comments on proposals by letter ballot.  With two-thirds approval, the supplementary report moves forward.  Lacking two-thirds approval, the report returns to committee for action.
  • March - Report on committee's recommendations is published for public review.
  • May - EMAP Technical Committee presents final report to EMAP Commission for approval.

 

Appeals to Standards language must be filed within 30 days of the EMAP Commission meeting.

Fall - EMAP Commission meets to make final decision to publish standards.

 

January - New publish date for standards.

 

EMAP will retain allowance for using previous standards for programs that have assessment scheduled when new version of standards goes into effect.