[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24483-24484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07387]
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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, Department of Homeland
Security.
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 Homeland Security Act of 2002, the NAC advises
the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency management,
incorporating input from and ensuring coordination with tribal, state,
territorial and local governments, and the non-governmental and private
sectors. FEMA seeks to appoint or reappoint individuals to nine (9)
discipline-specific positions on the NAC and up to two (2) members as
Administrator Selections.
DATES: FEMA will accept applications until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
Sunday, May 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The preferred method for application package submission is
by email. Application packages by U.S. Mail may not be considered.
Please submit using the following method:
Email: [email protected]. Save materials in one file
using the naming convention, ``(Last Name)_(First Name)_NAC
Application'' and attach to the email.
The Office of the NAC 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 members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Long, Designated Federal Officer,
Office of the National Advisory Council, Federal Emergency Management
Agency; [email protected], 202.646.2700. For more information on
the NAC, visit https://www.fema.gov/about/offices/national-advisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC consists of up to 40 members, all of
whom are experts and leaders in their respective fields. The NAC is an
advisory committee established in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. As required by
the Homeland Security Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
established the NAC to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of
federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation
for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
Appointees may be designated as a Special Government Employee (SGE) as
defined in section 202(a) of Title 18, U.S.C., or as a Representative
(Rep.) member. SGEs speak in a personal capacity as experts in their
field and Representative members speak for the stakeholder group they
represent.
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 six discipline areas: Climate Change SGE,
Communications SGE, Elected Government Official Rep., Emergency
Management Rep., Emergency Response Provider Rep., and In-Patient
Medical Provider SGE. The Administrator may appoint up to two (2)
additional candidates to serve as FEMA Administrator Selections (as SGE
appointments). Please visit https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nac-charter_2022.pdf for further information on
expertise required to fill these positions. Appointments will begin
December 2024, for 3-year terms or for the remainder of an existing
term that is open. If other positions open during the application and
selection period, FEMA may select qualified candidates from the pool of
applications.
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 current position title and employer or organization you
represent, home and work mailing addresses, preferred telephone number,
and email address; the discipline area position(s) for which you would
like consideration; why you are interested in serving on the NAC; and
how you heard about the solicitation for NAC members.
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A summary of the most important accomplishments that
qualify you to serve on the NAC, in the form of three to five (3-5)
bullets in fewer than 75 words total.
Three (3) peer or supervisor references including full
name, position title, employer or organization, preferred telephone
number and email address. References must be able to attest to the
qualifications and accomplishments you have listed.
Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Your application package must be fewer than eight (8) total pages
to be considered by FEMA. 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 identified discipline area; and (4) ability to meet NAC member
expectations. FEMA will also consider overall NAC composition,
including diversity (including, but not limited to geographic,
demographic, and experience, consistent with applicable law) and mix of
officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from
state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, when selecting
members.
In order for DHS to fully leverage broad-ranging experience and
education, the NAC must be diverse with regard to professional and
technical expertise. DHS is committed to pursuing opportunities,
consistent with applicable law, to compose a committee that reflects
the diversity of the nation's people. If there are aspects of diversity
that you wish to describe or emphasize in support of your candidacy,
please do so within your cover letter.
DHS does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status,
political affiliation, 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 its
recruitment actions. Current DHS and FEMA employees, including FEMA
Reservists, are not eligible for membership. Federally registered
lobbyists may not apply. Candidates selected for appointment as SGEs
are required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report (Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450). 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.
Expectations: Appointees to this volunteer service opportunity are
expected to fully participate in NAC activities, work with fellow
members as a team, and maintain a high degree of integrity. The NAC
Bylaws contain more information and can be found at: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nac-bylaws-041223.pdf.
NAC members must serve on one of the NAC subcommittees, which meet
regularly through virtual means. FEMA estimates a six (6) hour minimum
time commitment per month for regular communications, special
activities, and subcommittee participation. Selected NAC members serve
in leadership roles and participate in additional meetings and
activities. Additionally, all NAC members are expected to meet in-
person up to twice per year, typically three (3) days for each meeting,
plus a travel day before and after. FEMA does not pay NAC members for
their time, but may reimburse travel expenses such as airfare, lodging,
meals, incidentals, and other transportation costs within the Federal
Travel Regulation when pre-approved by the Designated Federal Officer.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-07387 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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