44 C.F.R. § 150.3 Nomination process.
Title 44 - Emergency Management and Assistance
(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 §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]
Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance
PART 150—PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
§ 150.3 Nomination process.
