"The Joint Field office Unified Coordination Group-consisting of the Principal Federal official (if designated), the Federal Coordinating Officer, the State Coordinating Officer, and the DHS Infrastructure Protection senior Federal official-serves as the Unified Command for all disaster operations in the respective states. All State requests for Federal support are staffed and coordinated through the Operations Section for this group. Additionally, this group is charged with the integration and coordination of all Federal support-the Stafford Act as well as the unique authorities of other Federal departments - involved in the disaster. The Joint Field Office Unified Coordination Group, through the Joint Field office, also provides directional control for all Federal field activities including but not limited to: Federal Operational Staging Areas, Disaster Recovery Centers, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other departments field operations. Based on the circumstances, the Joint Field offices may establish one or more Area Field offices (AFOs) to provide responsive support. All Area Field offices will report directly to their respective Joint Field offices". (FEMA, Federal Interim Contingency Plan - Predecisional Draft: NMSZ, December 15, 2007, pp. 21-22)