[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7925-7926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03875]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2007-0008]
National Advisory Council
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee management; request for applicants for appointment to
the National Advisory Council.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requests that
qualified individuals interested in serving on the FEMA National
Advisory Council (NAC) apply for appointment as identified in this
notice. Pursuant to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 (PKEMRA), the NAC advises the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of
emergency management to incorporate input from and ensure coordination
with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and the non-
governmental and private sectors on developing and revising national
plans and strategies, the administration of and assessment of FEMA's
grant programs, and the development and evaluation of risk assessment
methodologies. The NAC consists of up to 35 members, all of whom are
experts and leaders in their respective fields. FEMA seeks to appoint
individuals to nine (9) discipline-specific positions on the NAC and up
to three (3) members as Administrator Selections. If other positions
open during the application and selection period, FEMA may select
qualified candidates from the pool of applications.
DATES: FEMA will accept applications until 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES: The preferred method for application package submission is
by email. Application packages may also be submitted by U.S. mail.
Please submit by only one of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Save materials in one file
using the naming convention, ``Last Name_First Name_NAC Application''
and attach to the email.
U.S. Mail: Office of the National Advisory Council,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20472-3184.
The Office of the National Advisory Council will send you an email
that confirms receipt of your application and will notify you of the
final status of your application once FEMA selects new members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasper Cooke, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of the National Advisory Council, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3184;
telephone (202) 646-2700; and email [email protected]. For more
information on the NAC, including membership application instructions,
visit http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC is an advisory committee established
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix. As required by PKEMRA, the Secretary of
Homeland Security established the NAC to ensure effective and ongoing
coordination of
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Federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation
for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
FEMA is requesting that individuals who are interested in and qualified
to serve on the NAC apply for appointment to an open position in one of
the following discipline areas: Disabilities, Access and Functional
Needs (Representative), Elected State Government Official
(Representative), Emergency Management (Representative), Emergency
Medical Provider (Representative), Non-Elected Local Government
Official (Representative), Non-Elected State Government Official
(Representative), Public Health (Special Government Employee (SGE)),
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Representative or Regular Government
Employee (RGE)), and Ex Officio (RGE). The Administrator may appoint up
to three (3) additional candidates to serve as FEMA Administrator
Selections (as SGE appointments). For one of the Administrator's
Selection positions, the Administrator may appoint an ``emerging
leader'' in emergency management. This position is for an individual
who has academic experience in emergency management, served in the
FEMACorps program, is an alumnus of FEMA's Youth Preparedness Council,
or has otherwise contributed to the field of emergency management as an
emerging leader. You are encouraged to visit https://www.fema.gov/membership-applications for further information on expertise required
to fill these positions. Appointments will be for three-year terms that
start in September 2019.
The NAC Charter contains more information and can be found at:
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/35316.
If you are interested, qualified, and want FEMA to consider
appointing you to fill an open position on the NAC, please submit an
application package to the Office of the NAC as listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. There is no application form; however, each
application package MUST include the following information:
Cover letter, addressed to the Office of the NAC, that
includes or indicates: Current position title and employer or
organization you represent, home and work addresses, and preferred
telephone number and email address; the discipline area position(s) for
which you are qualified; why you are interested in serving on the NAC;
and how you heard about the solicitation for NAC members;
Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV); and
One Letter of Recommendation addressed to the Office of
the NAC.
Your application package must be eight (8) pages or less.
Information contained in your application package should clearly
indicate your qualifications to serve on the NAC and fill one of the
current open positions. FEMA will not consider incomplete applications.
FEMA will review the information contained in application packages and
make selections based on: (1) Leadership attributes, (2) emergency
management experience, (3) expert knowledge in discipline area, and (4)
ability to meet NAC member expectations. FEMA will also consider
overall NAC composition, including geographic diversity and mix of
officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from
state, local, and tribal governments, when selecting members.
Appointees may be designated as an SGE as defined in section 202(a)
of title 18, United States Code, as a Representative member, or as an
RGE. SGEs speak in a personal capacity as experts in their field and
Representative members speak for the stakeholder group they represent.
Candidates selected for appointment as SGEs are required to complete a
new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (Office of
Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450) each year. You can find this form at
the Office of Government Ethics website (http://www.oge.gov). However,
please do not submit this form with your application.
The NAC generally meets in person twice per year. FEMA does not pay
NAC members for their time, but may reimburse travel expenses such as
airfare, per diem to include hotel stays, and other transportation
costs within federal travel guidelines when pre-approved by the
Designated Federal Officer. NAC members must serve on one of the three
NAC Subcommittees, which meet regularly by teleconference. FEMA
estimates the total time commitment for subcommittee participation to
be 1-2 hours per week (more for NAC leadership).
DHS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age,
membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS
strives to achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its
recruitment actions. Current DHS and FEMA employees, including FEMA
Reservists, are not eligible for membership. Federally registered
lobbyists may apply for positions designated as Representative
appointments but are not eligible for positions that are designated as
SGE appointments.
Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2019-03875 Filed 3-4-19; 8:45 am]
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