Federal Planning Structure
Federal Planning Structure : "The Federal planning structure supports the Framework and the State, tribal, and local planning structure through the National Preparedness Guidelines, including the National Planning Scenarios and core capabilities; the NIMS; the NIPP and sectorspecific plans; Federal strategic and concept plans for each set of National Planning Scenarios, supported by department and agency operations plans; National Continuity policies and directives; and a National Exercise Schedule that incorporates Federal, State, tribal, and local exercises". (DHS, NRF, 2008, 73; emphasis added for added component)