Document ID: FEMA-2007-0008-0077
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2021-02-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9528-9529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03060]

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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 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-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: 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/membership-applications 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 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 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 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.

MaryAnn Tierney,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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