Section 18.205 - Resources(a)National Response Framework. The National Response Framework (NRF) is a guide to how the Nation conducts all-hazards response. This key document establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response. The Framework identifies the key response principles, roles and structures that organize national response. It describes how communities, States, the Federal Government, the private-sector, and nongovernmental partners apply these principles for a coordinated, effective national response. It also describes special circumstances where the Federal Government exercises a larger role, including incidents where Federal interests are involved and catastrophic incidents where a State would require significant support. The NRF is available at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/117791".71 FR 38248, July 5, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 46344, Aug. 17, 2007; 74 FR 52860, Oct. 14, 2009; 76 FR 14572, Mar. 16, 2011. Redesignated at 81 FR 30439, May 16, 2016; 83 FR 42573, Aug. 22, 2018; 85 FR 40076, July 2, 2020; 87 FR 24844, Apr. 26, 2022 83 FR 42573, 8/22/2018; 85 FR 40076, 7/2/2020; 87 FR 24843, 5/1/2022