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FEMA and SBA promulgate and publish regulations that preempt specified state/local procedural permitting and establish a self‑certification process.
Section 3(a)(i)–(ii) of the Executive Order (Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters) directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (acting through FEMA) and the Administrator of the SBA to consider promulgating regulations that would preempt State or local permitting processes that have impeded use of federal emergency-relief funds and to replace those regimes with a requirement that builders "self‑certify to a Federal designee" that they have complied with applicable substantive State and local health, safety, and building standards. Independent news reports (AP, Reuters) summarize the order in the same terms. Verdict — True: the Executive Order text explicitly directs FEMA and the SBA to pursue regulations preempting procedural permitting requirements and enabling builders to self‑certify compliance with substantive standards.