enrollment for emi courses - Emergency Management Institute ...

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EmE r g E n c y ma n a g E m E n t In s t I t u t E • 2010-2011 • ca t a l o g of co u r s E s
Selection Criteria: This advanced course is targeted
to Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP)
Cadre Historic Preservation Specialists at the Fully
Qualified level and EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders
at the Expert level. FEMA Technical Assistance
Contractors who support the EHP Cadre and State/
Tribal representatives may attend with approval from
the Office of Environmental Planning and Historic
Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA Regional
Environmental Officer.
Prerequisites:
Required: L/IS 253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic
Preservation Compliance; knowledge and experience
with FEMA’s programs; working knowledge of
historic preservation laws and regulations. After
2011, applicants for this course must take ACHP
Section 106 Essentials as a prerequisite.
Course Length: 4½ days
CEUs: 2.8
Executive Order 11988—floodplain
management training (E727)
Executive Order (EO) 11988 on Floodplain
Management requires Federal agencies to avoid actions
in or adversely affecting floodplains and wetlands unless
there is no practicable alternative. EO 11988 establishes
an eight-step process that agencies should carry out as
part of their decision-making on projects that have the
potential to impact floodplains. This course is designed
to provide participants with the training needed to
understand the principles of EO 11988 and to apply the
requirements of 44 CFR Part 9 to FEMA programs and
activities. Compliance with EO 11988 is a requirement
for all FEMA-funded programs and activities.
Selection Criteria: This course targets EHP Floodplain
Management Specialists at the Fully Qualified level, EHP
Task Force/Crew Leaders at the Expert level, and EHP
Advisors at the Basically Qualified level. FEMA Public
Assistance Officers, coordinators and project officers,
Mitigation Project officers, managers and floodplain
management specialists, and Individual Assistance
(IA) Temporary Housing officers and managers, State/
Tribal and local representatives may also attend with
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approval from the Office of Environmental Planning
and Historic Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA
Regional Environmental Officer.
Prerequisites:
Required: L/IS 253, Coordinating Environmental and
Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge
of FEMA’s programs.
Course Length: 3 days
CEUs: 2.1
Interagency consultation for Endangered
species (E791)
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires
all Federal agencies to prevent or modify any project
authorized, funded, or carried out by the Agency that
is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any
endangered species or threatened species or their
habitats. In order to determine if a proposed activity
will jeopardize endangered or threatened species, FEMA
must consult with either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) or the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). Compliance with ESA is a requirement for
all FEMA-funded programs and activities. This course
provides training on the implementation of ESA
Section 7 within the context of FEMA’s programs and
trains EHP staff on proper consultation procedures and
strategies for streamlining compliance with ESA.
Selection Criteria: This course specifically targets
Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP)
Environmental Specialists, EHP Advisors at the Fully
Qualified level, and EHP Task Force/Crew Leaders at
the Expert level. Others may attend with approval from
the Office of Environmental Planning and Historic
Preservation Headquarters or the FEMA Regional
Environmental Officer.
Prerequisites:
Required: L/IS 253, Coordinating Environmental and
Historic Preservation Compliance; working knowledge
of FEMA’s programs.
Course Length: 3 days
CEUs: 2.1