[Federal Register: January 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 15)][Notices] [Page 4027-4030]
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Part IV
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
[Secretary's Order 01-2006]
Establishment of the Emergency Management Center (EMC) and the
Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (CEMP)
1. Purpose. The Department of Labor (DOL), through this Order,
addresses the continuity of Departmental missions under all operating
conditions and DOL's roles and responsibilities in the National,
homeland, and economic security arenas. DOL will formulate plans and
establish preparedness programs to assure its capability to carry out
its assigned functions during a period of national emergency and to
maintain Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government
(COG). In addition, this Order formally establishes, within the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM),
the Emergency Management Center, which oversees DOL's Comprehensive
Emergency Management Program (CEMP). The CEMP shall consist of the
following programs and structures to coordinate DOL capabilities, and
ensure DOL's ability to carry out its missions under any and all
circumstances:
Continuity of Government.
Continuity of Operations.
Communications Security.
Operations Security.
The CEMP provides the framework for coordination, planning,
governance and resource allocation thus enabling DOL to fulfill its
roles under all relevant Federal authorities.
2. Authorities and Directives Affected. A. Authorities. This Order
is issued pursuant to the authorities listed in Appendix A.
B. Directives Affected. This Order supersedes and cancels
Secretary's Order 14-76, "Alerting System for National Emergency"
(June 1, 1976), and Secretary's Order 23-76, "Emergency Preparedness
and Disaster Relief Functions" (November 18, 1976).
3. Scope. This Order applies to all Department personnel,
organizational components and activities.
4. Establishment of the Emergency Management Center. The Emergency
Management Center (EMC) is established within OASAM. The Emergency
Operations Center and all emergency management programs will be
directed from the EMC. EMC oversees the CEMP and coordinates
Departmental roles and responsibilities to adequately prepare for and
respond to a full spectrum of potential natural or man-made disasters,
as well as supporting lead Federal agencies in assisting state and
local governments, to include international requests for U.S.
assistance, to the extent permitted by law, in the event of such
disasters.
5. Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibilities. A.
The Deputy Secretary of Labor is delegated authority and assigned
responsibility for:
(1) Assuring Departmental support to broader Federal government
planning, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts
under the National Response Plan;
(2) Establishing DOL-wide procedures and permanent or ad hoc
workgroups, as appropriate, to study and/or implement activities and
projects to address needs determined through Departmental communication
and coordination with other Federal agencies, private sector entities,
state, local and tribal authorities, and the public, or that develop
through incidents of national significance; and
(3) Performing, or delegating as appropriate, any additional or
similar duties that may be assigned by the Secretary.
B. The Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (ASAM)
is delegated authority and assigned responsibility for:
(1) Developing, establishing and directing the dissemination of
standards, procedures, and instructions relating to CEMP, and regularly
evaluating Departmental performance measures to assess the readiness of
emergency management-related programs;
(2) Directing the design of a management information system that
collects and processes all information needs to fully effectuate CEMP,
and the maintenance of redundant telecommunications and network
infrastructure as necessary for coordination of emergency management
operations;
(3) Coordinating all disaster and emergency management investments,
including incident management or emergency management systems through
e-Gov initiatives, so that they comply with the applicable federal
interoperability standards;
(4) Establishing a process within DOL to ensure that acquisitions
and activities related to incident/emergency management are coordinated
with the ASAM or his designee;
(5) Through the EMC, ensuring (A) the integration and coordination
of emergency management-related functions and personnel, including
directing the management of security and emergency management programs
before, during, and following emergencies; (B) program continuity and
guidance on emergency preparedness; (C) development and maintenance of
an alerting system and an overall regional emergency plan; (D) conduct
of liaison activities with Federal agencies involved in preparedness
planning; and (E) provision of regular information regarding all such
activities to the ASAM or his designee; and
(6) Performing, or delegating as appropriate, any additional or
similar duties that may be assigned by the Secretary.
C. The Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs is delegated
authority and assigned responsibility for developing, coordinating, and
disseminating all DOL public information during emergency activities
and developing and maintaining the Departmental Crisis Communications
Plan, consistent with other delegations.
D. The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental
Affairs is delegated authority and assigned responsibility, consistent
with other delegations, to receive requests and inquiries from
congressional, state and local agencies relating to emergency
management related matters, to communicate all such requests and
inquiries to the EMC and such DOL officials as may be appropriate, and
to coordinate responses back to all such congressional, state and local
agencies. The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs shall designate a liaison to the EMC.
E. The Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health is
delegated authority and assigned responsibility to ensure the
Occupational Safety and Health-specific CEMP and National Response Plan
activities are carried out by providing safety and health advice,
technical assistance, and follow-on enforcement as appropriate in
emergencies; and supporting Federal, state, and/or local authorities'
efforts when determining if conditions are safe and healthy for human
entry or occupation, consistent with other delegations.
F. The Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training is delegated
authority and assigned responsibility, consistent with other
delegations, for:
(1) Ensuring that the Employment and Training Administration-
specific CEMP activities are carried out by assisting in achieving
maximum emergency utilization of the civilian workforce, such as the
Job Corps, and unemployment assistance programs and through job
training and recruiting activities; and
(2) Providing overall supervision and guidance in the development
and coordination of programs and plans for achieving maximum
utilization of civilian manpower resources.
G. The Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards is delegated
authority and assigned responsibility, consistent with other
delegations, for:
(1) Ensuring that the Employment Standards Administration-specific
CEMP activities are carried out;
(2) Providing overall supervision and guidance in the development
and coordination of programs and plans for administering the wage and
salary stabilization and labor disputes program.
H. The Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health is delegated
authority and assigned responsibility, consistent with other
delegations, for ensuring the Mine Safety and Health Administration-
specific CEMP activities are carried out by advising and assisting in
unique emergency situations that require locating and rescuing
individuals trapped underground or in a mass of debris, to include
developing and maintaining plans and facility readiness for the use of
the National Mine Health and Safety Academy as part of Departmental
COOP.
I. The Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy is
delegated authority and assigned responsibility, consistent with other
delegations, for ensuring that the Office of Disability Employment
Policy-specific CEMP activities are carried out by ensuring that
emergency preparedness plans adequately address people with
disabilities in the workforce.
J. The Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training is
delegated authority and assigned responsibility to assure veterans'
employment and training service-specific CEMP activities are carried
out by ensuring that emergency preparedness plans address the
requirements and needs of veterans and disabled veterans in the
workforce.
K. The Commissioner for Labor Statistics is delegated authority and
assigned responsibility, consistent with other delegations, for
providing overall supervision and guidance in the development and
coordination of programs and plans for gathering economic data (e.g.,
employment, unemployment, prices, productivity, wages, and earnings) as
are necessary for the administration of economic stabilization measures
during an emergency and for the appraisal of the impact of proposed
economic stabilization measures and develops plans and programs to
carry out damage assessments and data system programs.
L. The Solicitor of Labor is delegated authority and assigned
responsibility for providing legal advice and counsel to the DOL
agencies and offices on all matters arising in the administration of
this Order.
M. All Agency Heads are delegated the authority and assigned
responsibility for:
(1) Developing and maintaining emergency plans necessary to carry
out the essential functions of their agency in the National Office and
the Field, consistent with the requirements of critical infrastructure
protection (CIP), COOP, and COG, and coordinating such plans with the
EMC and other departments and agencies, as appropriate;
(2) Providing the necessary funds and staff support to carry out
the program responsibilities assigned herein;
(3) Coordinating all disaster and emergency management investments,
including incident management or emergency management systems through
e-Gov initiatives, with OASAM through the EMC to ensure compliance with
the applicable federal interoperability standards; and
(4) Coordinating communications relating to emergency management
with congressional, state and local agencies through the Office of
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, in coordination with the
EMC.
6. Reservations of Authority and Responsibility. A. The submission
of reports and recommendations to the President and Congress is
reserved to the Secretary.
B. This Secretary's Order does not affect the authorities and
responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General under the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, or under Secretary's Order 2-90
(January 31, 1990).
C. This Secretary's Order does not affect the Order of Succession
for Executive Continuity as provided by Secretary's Order 4-2003
(October 14, 2004).
D. Heads of DOL Agencies charged with direct responsibility for
program operations exercise the same authority for these programs
during emergencies as currently delegated during normal operations.
7. Re-delegation of Authority. Unless identified as non-delegable
under this Order, authorities delegated within this Order may be re-
delegated, provided, however, that re-delegation shall in no way
diminish the delegating official's responsibility.
8. Effective Date. This Order is effective immediately.
Dated: January 17, 2006.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
Appendix A: Authorities
This Order is issued pursuant to:
5 U.S.C. 301.
6 U.S.C. 101.
42 U.S.C. 5195.
36 CFR 1236, "Management of Vital Records" (July 1,
1998).
41 CFR 101-2, "Occupant Emergency Program" (July 1,
1998).
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, as amended by Public Law 106-390 (October 30, 2000).
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, "National
Preparedness" (December 17, 2003).
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, "Critical
Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection"
(December 17, 2003).
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5,
"Management of Domestic Incidents" (February 23, 2003).
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3, "Homeland
Security Advisory System" (March 11, 2002).
Executive Order 12345, "Providing an Order of
Succession within the Department of Labor" (December 18, 2001).
Executive Order 13231, "Critical Infrastructure
Protection in the Information Age" (October 16, 2001).
Executive Order 13228, "Establishing the Office of
Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council" (October 12,
2001).
Executive Order 12958 as amended, "Classified National
Security Information" (March 25, 2003).
Executive Order 12919, "National Defense Industrial
Resources Preparedness" (June 3, 1994).
Executive Order 12656, "Assignment of Emergency
Preparedness Responsibilities" (November 18, 1988).
Executive Order 12472, "Assignment of National
Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Functions"
(April 3, 1984).
Executive Order 12148, "Federal Emergency Management"
(July 20, 1979).
National Security Presidential Directive 1,
"Organization of the National Security Council System" (February
13, 2001).
Federal Preparedness Circular 65, "Federal Executive
Branch Continuity of Operations" (June 15, 2004).
Presidential Decision Directive 67, "Enduring
Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations"
(October 21, 1998).
Presidential Decision Directive 62, "Combating
Terrorism" (May 22, 1998).
The Initial National Response Plan (October 10, 2003).
The National Incident Management System (March 1,
2004).
Deputy Secretary of Labor Memorandum, "Department of
Labor, Homeland Security
Advisory System/Protective Measures" (September 18, 2002).
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