### Question
What does Federal coordinating officer mean?


### Answer
**Federal coordinating officer** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 311*:

> a Federal coordinating officer as described in section 5143 of title 42

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 311*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER V-NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT**

