[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7756-7757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03576]


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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) is requesting 
that qualified individuals who are 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 the development and 
revision of 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 eight (8) discipline-specific positions 
on the NAC and up to two (2) 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 18, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The preferred method for application package submission is 
by email:
     Email: [email protected]. Save materials in one file 
using the naming convention, ``Last Name_First Name_NAC Application'' 
and attach to the email.
    You may also submit your application package by U.S. mail:
     U.S. Mail: Office of the National Advisory Council, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 
20472-3184.
    Use only one method to submit your application. 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: Deana Platt, 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 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: Elected Local 
Government Official (Representative), Elected State Government Official 
(Representative), Emergency Management (Representative), Emergency 
Response Providers (Representative), Communications Expert (Special 
Government Employee (SGE)), Cybersecurity Expert (SGE), 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). 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 2018.
    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. Current NAC members whose terms are ending 
should notify the Office of the NAC of their interest in reappointment 
in lieu of submitting a new application, and if desired, provide 
updated application materials for consideration. 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 a SGE as defined in section 202(a) 
of title 18, United States Code, or as a Representative member. SGEs 
speak 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 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

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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.

    Dated: February 13, 2018.
Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-03576 Filed 2-21-18; 8:45 am]
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