[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR150.3]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 150_PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 150.3  Nomination process.

    (a) The Nominating Officials nominating Firefighters and Civil 
Defense Officers shall submit their nominations for the President's 
Award or Distinguished Public Safety Service Award to the Executive 
Secretary, Joint Public Safety Awards Board, National Emergency Training 
Center, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Copies of all nominations shall also be 
forwarded, depending on the category of the nominee, as follows:
    (1) Firefighter:

FEMA, Attention: Superintendent, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD 
21727

    (2) Civil defense officer (or member of a recognized civil defense 
or emergency preparedness organization):

FEMA, Attention: Superintendent, Emergency Management Institute, 
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

    (b) The Nominating Officials nominating law enforcement, corrections 
or court officers shall submit their nominations for the President's 
Award or Distinguished Public Safety Service Awards to: Assistant 
Attorney General for Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530.
    (c) All nominations shall be submitted in writing in accordance with 
the requirements prescribed in this section and Sec. 150.4 at the 
earliest practicable date after the performance of the act or acts for 
which the nomination is made. Nominations for each year shall be made 
before November 15; any received thereafter will be considered as having 
been made for the following year. However, for the year 1983, 
nominations may be made by February 28, 1985.
    (d) Nominations for the President's Award or the Distinguished 
Public Safety Service Award should include the name of the candidate, 
his/her position, title and address, and public agency served, the 
locale where the candidate performs his/her duties, the name, address 
and telephone number of the nominating official, a summary describing 
the outstanding contribution, distinguished service or extraordinary 
valor, and the dates relating thereto. The description should be 
sufficiently concise and specific to justify the request for recognition 
of the public safety officer through the presentation of either of the 
awards. Copies of any published factual accounts of the nominee's 
accomplishment should also be attached when available.
    (e) An annual invitation shall be issued by the Joint Board for 
nominations for the President's Award and, on behalf of the Attorney 
General and the Director of FEMA, for the Distinguished Public Safety 
Service Award. The invitation shall be issued by letter or by notice in 
apporpriate publications of interest to the public safety community. 
However, nominating officials need not wait for such invitation but may 
nominate at the most appropriate time in accordance with the other 
provisions of this part. Approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
under Control No. 3067-0150.

[49 FR 39845, Oct. 11, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 3350, Jan. 24, 1985]