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"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced new proposed standards for a 9/11 Commission-recommended program for the private sector to improve preparedness for disasters and emergencies. </p><br /><p>\"Preparedness is a shared responsibility and everyone &mdash; including businesses, universities and nonprofit organizations&mdash;has a role to play,\" she said Oct. 15. \"Ensuring our private-sector partners have the information and training they need to respond to disasters will strengthen our efforts to build a culture of preparedness nationwide.\"</p><br /><p>DHS published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the three proposed standards to enhance operational resilience, business continuity management, and disaster and emergency management among participating private sector partners.</p><br /><p>Individuals wishing to submit comments on the proposed standards may obtain a comment form and instructions for submission online at www.regulations.gov, in Docket ID: FEMA-2008-0017. DHS requests comments by Nov. 15, though it will accept submissions at any time thereafter.</p>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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