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Federal Coordinating Officer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010741

If the situation is beyond the capability of state and local governments and the statutory authority of federal agencies, the President may, under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, act upon a request by the governor and declare a major disaster or emergency and appoint a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) to coordinate all federal disaster assistance activities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010741
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationFCO
References40 CFR 300.130 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Federal Coordinating Officer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "If the situation is beyond the capability of state and local governments and the statutory authority of federal agencies, the President may, under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, act upon a request by the governor and declare a major disaster or emergency and appoint a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) to coordinate all federal disaster assistance activities.",
  "abbreviation": "FCO",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 300.130 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/federal-coordinating-officer/"
}

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