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(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020–01898 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2007–0008]
National Advisory Council
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee management; request
for applicants for appointment to the
National Advisory Council.
AGENCY:
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 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.
SUMMARY:
FEMA will accept applications
until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March
13, 2020.
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: 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.
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• 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 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: Disabilities, Access and
Functional Needs (Representative);
Elected Tribal Government Official
(Representative); Non-Elected Tribal
Government Official (Representative);
Emergency Management
(Representative); Emergency Response
Provider (Representative); Health
Scientist (Special Government
Employee (SGE)); Infrastructure
Protection (SGE); and Standards Setting
and Accrediting (Two Representatives
or Regular Government Employees
(RGE)). 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 that start in December 2020.
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
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the Office of the NAC as listed in the
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;
• 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
Government Ethics website (https://
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
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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.
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Oktibbeha
Counties for Public Assistance.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020–01885 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[FR Doc. 2020–01904 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am]
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4471–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2020–0001]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Tennessee; Amendment No. 1 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4470–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2020–0001]
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
Mississippi; Amendment No. 1 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Mississippi (FEMA–4470–DR),
dated December 6, 2019, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
This amendment was issued
January 8, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Mississippi is hereby amended
to include the following areas among
those areas determined to have been
adversely affected by the event declared
a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of December 6, 2019.
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This change occurred on January
7, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Myra M. Shird, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this disaster.
This action terminates the
appointment of Manny J. Toro as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
DATES:
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
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for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020–01883 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2532–13; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2006–0068]
Introduction of a New Version of
Employment Eligibility Verification
Form
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) is
announcing a new version of Form I–9,
Employment Eligibility Verification.
Employers must use Form I–9 to verify
the identity and employment
authorization of their employees. USCIS
made minor changes to the form and its
instructions. This Notice contains the
dates of both the prior version and the
new version of Form I–9 that employers
may use, as well as the date when the
prior version will become obsolete.
DATES: Form I–9, Employment
Eligibility Verification, with a version
date of ‘‘(Rev. 10/21/2019)’’ is available
for use beginning January 31, 2020. The
prior version of Form I–9 (Rev. 07/17/
2017 N) will be obsolete effective April
30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Oscar Lujan, Associate Chief, Policy,
Programs, and Guidance, Verification
Division, Immigration Records and
Identity Services, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, 131 M Street NE,
Suite 200, Mail Stop 2600, Washington
DC 20529. Employers can contact the
Form I–9 Contact Center at 888–464–
SUMMARY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for State
of Tennessee (FEMA–4471–DR), dated
December 6, 2019, and related
determinations.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-01904]
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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 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 13, 2020.
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 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: Disabilities, Access
and Functional Needs (Representative); Elected Tribal Government
Official (Representative); Non-Elected Tribal Government Official
(Representative); Emergency Management (Representative); Emergency
Response Provider (Representative); Health Scientist (Special
Government Employee (SGE)); Infrastructure Protection (SGE); and
Standards Setting and Accrediting (Two Representatives or Regular
Government Employees (RGE)). 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 that start
in December 2020.
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;
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 Government Ethics website (https://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
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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.
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020-01904 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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