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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 10,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 500 hours. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Customer Surveys. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

290,000. 

Estimated Numbers of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 290,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 24,490. 

Dated: February 9, 2021. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02998 Filed 2–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

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. 

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 thirty-five (35) members, all of whom 

are experts and leaders in their 

respective fields. FEMA seeks to 

appoint individuals to seven (7) 

discipline-specific positions on the NAC 

and up to four (4) 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. Eastern Time on March 

12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit application 

packages via email to FEMA-NAC@

fema.dhs.gov. Save materials in one file 

using the naming convention, ‘‘Last 

Name_First Name_NAC Application’’ 

and attach to the email. 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: Rob 

Long, 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; email FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov. 

For more information on the NAC, 

including membership application 

instructions, visit https://

www.fema.gov/national-advisorycouncil. 

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: Cybersecurity (Special 

Government Employee (SGE)); 

Communications (SGE); In-Patient 

Medical Providers (SGE); Elected Local 

Officials (Representative); Emergency 

Management (Representative); and two 

open positions for Emergency Response 

Providers (Representatives). The 

Administrator may appoint up to four 

(4) additional candidates to serve as 

FEMA Administrator Selections (as SGE 

appointments). Please visit https://

www.fema.gov/membershipapplications for further information on 

expertise required to fill these positions. 

Appointments will be for three-year 

terms commencing December 2021. 

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 

would like to be considered for 

appointment to the NAC, please submit 

an application package to the Office of 

the NAC as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. The NAC does not 

provide a formal application form; 

however, each electronic 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; 

• 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 less than 75 

words total; 

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV); 

and 

• One Letter of Recommendation 

addressed to the Office of the NAC. 

Your application package must be less 

than eight (8) pages to be considered by 

FEMA. Information contained in your 

application package should indicate 

clearly 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, U.S.C., 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 


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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 preapproved 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 two (2) hours per 

week (more for NAC leadership). 

DHS does not discriminate on the 

basis of 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 nonmerit 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. 

MaryAnn Tierney, 

Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03060 Filed 2–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–48–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2021–0001] 

Notice of the President’s National 

Infrastructure Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) meeting; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: CISA announces a public 

meeting of the President’s National 

Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC). 

To facilitate public participation, CISA 

invites public comments on the agenda 

items and any associated briefing 

materials to be considered by the 

council at the meeting. 

DATES: Meeting Registration: Individual 

registration to attend the meeting by 

phone is required and must be received 

no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, 

March 1, 2021. For more information on 

how to participate, please contact 

NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. 

Speaker Registration: Individuals may 

register to speak during the meeting’s 

public comment period. The registration 

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EST on Monday, March 1, 2021. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EST on Monday, February 22, 2021. 

Meeting Date: The meeting will be 

held on Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EST. The meeting 

may close early if the council has 

completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

remotely via conference call. For access 

to the conference call bridge, 

information on services for individuals 

with disabilities, or to request special 

assistance to participate, please email 

NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. EST on 

Monday, March 1, 2021. 

Comments: Written comments may be 

submitted on the issues to be considered 

by the NIAC as described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below and any briefing materials for the 

meeting. Any briefing materials that will 

be presented at the meeting will be 

made publicly available before the 

meeting at the following website: 

www.cisa.gov/niac. 

Comments identified by docket 

number CISA–2020–0017 may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. Include 

docket number CISA–2020–0017 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

written comments received will be 

posted without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on participating in the upcoming NIAC 

meeting, see the Public Participation 

heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

comments received by the NIAC, go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter docket 

number CISA–2020–0017. 

A public comment period is 

scheduled to be held during the meeting 

from 2:35 p.m.–2:45 p.m. EST. Speakers 

who wish to participate in the public 

comment period must register by 

emailing NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. Speakers 

are requested to limit their comments to 

three minutes and will speak in order of 

registration. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, following the last 

request for comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Liang, Rachel.Liang@

cisa.dhs.gov; 202–936–8300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIAC 

is established under Section 10 of E.O. 

13231 issued on October 16, 2001. 

Notice of this meeting is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Pub. L. 92– 

463). The NIAC shall provide the 

President, through the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with advice on the 

security and resilience of the Nation’s 

critical infrastructure sectors. 

Agenda: The NIAC will meet in an 

open meeting on Thursday, March 4, 

2021, to discuss the following agenda 

items: 

I. Opening of Meeting 

II. Roll Call of Members 

III. Opening Remarks 

IV. Supply Chain Panel Discussion 

V. Workforce and Talent Management 

Study Update 

VI. NIAC Member Roundtable 

Discussion 

VII. Public Comment 

VIII. Closing Remarks 

IX. Adjournment 

Public Participation 

Meeting Registration Information 

Requests to attend via conference call 

will be accepted and processed in the 

order in which they are received. 

Individuals may register to attend the 

NIAC meeting by phone by sending an 

email to NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov. 

Public Comment 

While this meeting is open to the 

public, participation in FACA 

deliberations are limited to council 

members. A public comment period will 

be held during the meeting from 

approximately 2:35 p.m.–2:45 p.m. EST. 

Speakers who wish to comment must 

register in advance and can do so by 

emailing NIAC@cisa.dhs.gov no later 

than Monday, March 1, 2021, at 5:00 

p.m. EST. Speakers are requested to 

limit their comments to three minutes. 

Please note that the public comment 

period may end before the time 

indicated, following the last call for 

comments. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 


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