Governor's Authorized Representative 5
Governor's Authorized Representative 5 :
As the complexity of the response dictates, the Framework [National Response Framework] contemplates that the Governor may empower a Governor's Authorized Representative to: Execute all necessary documents for disaster assistance on behalf of the State, including certification of applications for public assistance. Represent the Governor of the impacted State in the Unified Coordination Group, when required. Coordinate and supervise the State disaster assistance program to include serving as its grant administrator. Identify, in coordination with the SCO, the State's critical information needs for incorporation into a list of Essential Elements of Information (critical items of specific information required to plan and execute an operation and to support timely, logical decisions). (DHS, National Response Framework Comment Draft, Sep. 2007, p. 50)
