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Mr. Chertoff and R. David Paulison, the acting FEMA director, and Frances Fragos Townsend, President Bush's domestic security adviser, also promised to revise rules on debris removal and temporary housing, so local and state governments could move faster to clean up after a disaster and house the homeless. Mr. Chertoff, Mr. Paulison, and Ms. Townsend, repeating plans Mr. Chertoff outlined last year, also said they would improve communications systems and the registration process for disaster victims, so there would be fewer delays in getting help for those most in need. Mr. Paulison said that Hurricane Katrina is a defining moment in the history of emergency management. He also said the agency was moving to order 10,000 more of the units, which cost about $10,000 each, while mobile homes cost on average $34,000. R. David Paulison, the acting FEMA director, and Frances Fragos Townsend, President Bush's domestic security adviser, also promised to revise rules on debris removal and temporary housing, so local and state governments could move faster to clean up after a disaster and house the homeless. Mr. Paulison said at a conference, that Hurricane Katrina was a defining moment n the history of emergency management. Mr. Paulison said the agency was moving to order 10,000 more of the units, which cost about $10,000 each, while mobile homes cost on average $34,000.