[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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]