[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61371-61372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25578]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0018]
All-Hazard Position Task Books for Type 3 Incident Management
Teams
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency; DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The All-Hazard Position Task Books for Type 3 Incident
Management Teams were developed to assist personnel achieve
qualifications in the All-Hazard Incident Command System (ICS)
positions. The position task books supplement the qualification
requirements contained in the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), Job Titles.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2011-
0018, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include Docket ID FEMA-2011-0018 in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 703-483-2999.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Legislation, Regulations, & Policy
Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via a link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA,
Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Smith, National Integration
Center, National Preparedness Directorate, Protection and National
Preparedness, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. Phone: 202-646-
3850 or e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The All-Hazard Position Task Books for Type
3 Incident Management Teams were developed to assist personnel achieve
qualifications in the All-Hazard ICS positions. The position task books
also provide the documentation necessary for agencies and organizations
to evaluate their personnel and certify their personnel as qualified to
the positions. The position task books supplement the qualification
requirements contained in the NIMS Job Titles, which specify any
Education, Training, Experience, Physical/Medical Fitness, Currency,
and Licensure/Certification for each position. The position task books
have been derived from National Wildfire Coordinating Group position
task books to leverage their successful experience in managing the
qualifications of their personnel. The position task books in this
initial group contain:
1. Incident Commander.
2. Public Information Officer.
3. Safety Officer.
4. Liaison Officer.
5. Operations Section Chief.
6. Planning Section Chief
7. Finance/Administration Section Chief.
8. Logistics Section Chief.
9. Service Branch Director/Support Branch Director.
10. Branch Director (Operations Section).
11. Division/Group Supervisor.
12. Unit Leader.
13. Strike Team/Task Force Leader.
14. Technical Specialist.
The All-Hazard Position Task Books for Type 3 Incident Management
Teams are available for reviewing at http://
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www.regulations.gov under docket ID FEMA-2011-0018. FEMA is accepting
comments during this public comment period and will incorporate them,
as appropriate, to finalize and release the All-Hazard Position Task
Books for Type 3 Incident Management Teams.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 320.
Dated: September 20, 2011.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2011-25578 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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