DRAFT AGENDA as of 1/8/04

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Staff Statement: Emergency Response at the Pentagon

12:45 - 2:30 p.m. Panel: Pentagon Responders

FRIDAY, APRIL 30 (NYC)

EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN NEW YORK CITY

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Staff Statement: Emergency Response at the WTC

9:30 -11:30 p.m. Panel: Consequence Management

FDNY Representative
NYPD Representative
Port Authority Representative
Richard J. Sheirer, former Commissioner, Office of Emergency Management

11:30-1:00 p.m. Rudolph Giuliani, former Mayor, City of New York

1:00-1:30 p.m. Break

1:30-3:30 Panel: Lessons Learned

Nicholas Scoppetta, Commissioner, FDNY

Ray Kelly, Commissioner, NYPD
Joseph J. Seymour, Executive Director, Port Authority of NY and NJ
John Thomas Odermatt, Executive Director, Office of Emergency Management

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Thomas Ridge, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

 DRAFT AGENDA as of 1/8/04
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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

NINTH PUBLIC HEARING • APRIL 27-30, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC • NEW YORK CITY

TUESDAY, APRIL 27 (DC)

THE 9/11 PLOT (TBD)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 (DC)

NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Staff Presentation: FAA/NORAD

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Panel: Northern Events (AA11 and UA175)

Key "operational-level" witnesses from FAA and NORAD

11:30-1:30 p.m. Panel: Southern Events (AA77 and UA93)

Key "operational-level" witnesses from FAA and NORAD

1:30-2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. National Command Authority Panel

Stephen J. Hadley, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Andrew Card, White House Chief of Staff
Richard Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

THURSDAY, APRIL 29 (DC)

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Staff Statement: Air Defense Policy, Posture, and Preparedness

9:30 -11:30 a.m. General Ralph Eberhart, Commander, Northern Command

11:30-12:30 p.m. Break

 TEAM 8 HEARINGS

DAY ONE (Washington D.C.):

(9:00 am- 12:00 pm)

• Staff Presentation:
Describe the FAA/NORAD "system" as it existed, what a "normal day"
looked like. This would include descriptions of the organization/structure,
protocols, and technical capabilities of both the FAA and NORAD.
- Presentation of the facts and circumstances of the morning of 9/11 and the
FAA/NORAD response actions.

• Northern Events Panel (AA11 and UA175)

Key "operational-level" witnesses from FAA and NORAD

(12:00pm~l:00pm) LUNCH

(l:00pm-4:00pm)

• Southern Events Panel (AA77 and UA93)

- Key "operational-level" witnesses from FAA and NORAD
* will likely include several of the same witnesses as the N.E. Panel

• National Command Authority (NCA) Panel

Air Force One (President) - Andrew Card
- PEOC (Vice President) - Stephen Hadley
- NMCC (SecDef) - DDO or General Myers

DAY TWO (Washington D.C.);

(9:30 am-11:30 pm)

• Staff Statement on Air Defense policy, posture, and preparedness issues

• The "Why?" Panel or ("Defense Posture Panel")

- Discussion and lines of questioning related to issues of policy, posture,
and preparedness.
Donald Rumsfeld, William Cohen
General Eberhart

(11:30 am-l:00pm) LUNCH

(1:00 pm - 5:00pm) Emergency Response to the Pentagon Attack

• Staff Statement on the emergency response to the Pentagon attack (30 min)
 • Pentagon Responders Panel (Federal, State, and Local) (2.5 hours)
First Responders' immediate response actions (1 hour)
Lessons Learned from the emergency response to the Pentagon attack
(1.5 hours)

• Staff Summary Statement of Pentagon emergency response + brief comments

on the New York City Hearing (30 min)

(EVENING TRA VEL TO NEW YORK CITY)

DAY THREE (New York City):

(9:00 am-12:00 pm)

• Staff Presentation on the emergency response to the WTC attacks (1 hour)

- The WTC buildings
The WTC evacuation
Consequence Management

• Consequence Management Panel (2 hours)

- Discussion and lines of questioning related to issues of command and
control, communications, and NYC emergency preparedness.
- Operational-level witnesses from NYC OEM, FDNY, NYPD, and PA
* (for the NYC OEM witness, recommend Richard J. Sheirer, who was
Commissioner OEM on 9/11).

(12:00 am-l:00pm) LUNCH

(l:00pm-5:00pm)

• Lessons Learned Panel (2 hours)

FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelley
Port Authority Executive Director Joseph J. Seymour
NYC OEM Commissioner John Thomas Odermatt

• Statement by Mayor Guilani / Discussion with Mayor Guilani (45 min)

• Statement by Mayor Bloomberg / Discussion with Mayor Bloomberg (45 min)

• Staff Summary Statement on NYC's emergency response (30 min)

 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

2004 TIMELINE PROPOSAL

January 5 (Mon.) Commission Meeting (DC)

January 19 (Mon.) Team 7 Draft Monograph Due

Hearing Binder Due

January 25 (Sun.) Commission Working Dinner (DC)

• Team 7 Draft Monograph Presentation
• Team 5 Briefing for Public Hearing

January 26-27 Hearing: Borders, Transportation, and Managing Risks (DC)

February 3 (Tues.) Teams 2, 4, and 6 Draft Monographs Due

Hearing Binder Due

February 10 (Tues.) Commission Meeting (DC)

• Teams 2, 4, and 6 Draft Monograph Presentations

February 11-12 Hearing: Law Enforcement and Intelligence inside the U.S. (DC)

February 16 (Mon.) Team 1 Draft Monograph Due

Hearing Binder Due

February 22 (Sun.) Commission Working Dinner (DC)

• Team 1 Draft Monograph Presentation
• Team 1A Briefing for Public Hearing

February 23 (Mon.) Team 5 Draft Monograph Due

February 23-24 Hearing: Safe Havens and Permissive Environments (DC)

March 1 (Mon.) Commission Meeting (DC)

March 2 (Tues.) Commission Meeting (DC)

• Team 5 Draft Monograph Presentation
• Additional monograph discussions as needed

Italics denote internal deadlines.

Boldface denotes Commissioner participation.
2004 Timeline Proposal (cont'd)

March 15 (Mon.) Teams 1A and 3 Draft Monographs Due

Hearing Binder Due

March 21 (Sun.) Commission Working Dinner (DC)

• Teams 1A and 3 Draft Monograph Presentations

March 22-25 Hearing: Counterterrorism Policy (DC)

March 30 (Tues.) Commission Meeting (DC)

• Policy Options Discussion

April 13 (Tues.) Commission Meeting (DC)

• Policy Options Discussion

April 20 (Tues.) Team 8 Draft Monograph Due

Hearing Binder Due

April 27 (Tues.) Commission Working Dinner (DC)

• Team 8 Draft Monograph Presentation

April 28-29 Hearing: National Crisis Management (DC)

April 30 Hearing: September 11 (NYC)

May 6 (Thurs.) Draft Final Report Due

May 11 (Tues.) Commission Meeting (DC)

• Review Final Report

May 18-19 Commission Meeting (DC)

• Review Final Report

May 24 (Mon.) Submit for Pre-Publication Review

May 27 (Thurs.) Preview to President and Congress (DC)

June 8 (Mon.) Submit Manuscript to Publisher

June 23 (Wed.) Rollout (DC, NYC?)

Italics denote internal deadlines.

Boldface denotes Commissioner participation.
 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

2004 PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSAL

January 26-27, 2004: Borders, Transportation, and Managing Risks (DC)

Day One
1. Watchlists and Visas I: Mary Ryan, Cofer Black, Dale Watson
2. Watchlists and Visas II: Maura Harty, John Brennan, [TBD head of FBI screening center]
3. Immigration inspections and law enforcement: Doris Meissner, James Ziglar

Day Two
4. Border and transportation security: Asa Hutchinson
5. Border management and security: Marc Grossman, Paul McHale, Richard C. Bonner
6. Aviation security: Jane Garvey, James M. Loy
7. Risk management: Tom Ridge

February 11-12, 2004: Law Enforcement and Intelligence inside the U.S. (DC)

Day One
1. Justice (Janet Reno)
2. Justice (John Ashcroft)
3. FBI (Louis Freeh)
4. FBI (Bob Mueller)

Day Two
5. Homeland Defense (Paul Wolfowitz)
6. Information Sharing (John McLaughlin, John Brennan)
7. State and Local Law Enforcement (Ray Kelly, others TBD)

February 23-24, 2004: Safe Havens and Permissive Environments (DC)

Day One
1. Afghanistan, then and now (Karl Inderfurth, Zalmay Khalilzad)
2. Pakistan, then and now (Strobe Talbott, Richard Armitage)

Day Two
3. Saudi Arabia, then and now (Chas Freeman, Wyche Fowler, Robert Jordan)
4. General International Cooperation (Michael Sheehan, Cofer Black)
March 22-25, 2004: U.S. Counterterrorism Policy (DC)

Day One
1. Defense (William Cohen)
2. Military Readiness and Strategy (Henry Shelton, Anthony Zinni)
3. Defense (Don Rumsfeld)
4. Military Readiness and Strategy (Richard Myers, Tommy Franks, Charles Holland, Doug
Brown)

Day Two
5. CIA (George Tenet)

Day Three
6. State (Madeleine Albright)
7. State (Colin Powell)
8. Treasury (Stuart Eizenstat, John Snow)

Day Four
9. NSC (Sandy Berger)
10. NSC (Richard Clarke)
11. NSC (Condoleezza Rice, John Gordon)

April 28-29, 2004: National Crisis Management (DC)

Day One
1. Northern Approach (FAA/NORAD)
2. Southern Approach (FAA/NORAD)
3. NSC (Stephen Hadley)
4. EOF (Andrew Card)

Day Two
5. Preparedness (FAA/Gen. Eberhart)
6. Continuity of Government
7. Pentagon
8. Emergency Response and Consequence Management: Lessons Learned (Department of
Homeland Security)

April 30, 2004: September 11, 2001 (NYC)

1. Emergency Response in New York City (Port Authority)

2. Emergency Response in New York City (Office of Emergency Management)
3. Emergency Response in New York City (FDNY)
4. Emergency Response in New York City (Rudy Giuliani)
5. Emergency Response at the Pentagon (TBD)
6. Emergency Response and Consequence Management: Lessons Learned (State and Local
Officials)