Ron,



I neglected to point out an encouraging development in my earlier response

to your note. It was announced late last week that the Federal Emergency

Management Agency was soliciting applications for additional historic

preservation specialists (see announcement below). FEMA also is subject to

a

Programmatic Agreement on Protection of Historic Properties during

Emergency Response under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan, which specifically addresses actions related to

oil spills and is likely to apply at various locations around the Gulf

Coast owing to all the oil industry installations that have leaked into the

flood waters.



ven





Beginning immediately under an expedited process, FEMA is hiring 15-20

Historic Preservation Specialists to work as part of FEMA’s environmental

and historic preservation cadre of reservists (Disaster Assistance

Employees, or DAEs).  This is on-call employment, but due to Hurricane

Katrina, there are immediate needs for these specialists.  Under this

position, we have various specialties, including archeologists,

architectural historians, historic preservation trainers, preservation

architects, Section 106 specialists, and tribal/cultural specialists.





 Please note that FEMA employees may be subject to 24-hour on-call in the

event of an emergency. This service may require irregular working hours,

work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include

duties other than those specified in the employee`s official position

description. Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites with

little advance notice and function under intense physical and mental

stress.