As part of GSA's role in carrying out the Executive Memorandum, we are providing, at this web location, missing persons and children notices which can be used by Federal agencies in order to comply with the memorandum. On or about the first of each month, we will change the 10 notices available for posting so that as many missing persons and children as possible can receive exposure through this effort.
PMCDs, CSRs and others will have two responsibilities in implementing the requirements of the Memorandum:
The following pieces of information are available to you:
1) You can view or download the text of the President's Executive Memorandum on Missing Persons or Children Notices in Federal Buildings;
2) You can view or download the 10 missing person or child notices that we make available through this site each month.
3) Continue reading below the Recommended Process for Posting Missing Children Notices in Federal Buildings (below) which has been provided to GSA field locations as guidance to assist in posting notices and handling walk-in requests for the posting of notices; or
If locations or names of recipients change, the regional missing child coordinators should provide notice of changes to:
Please remove all notices from the previous month and replace with the ten new notices. It is important that new notices not be added to existing notices. When more than ten notices are posted the impact can be reduced.
Care should be taken in choosing a site within the building to display notices. The Executive Memorandum states that notices should be posted in public areas of buildings. The site used to display notices should provide maximum numbers of exposures, including the public. It is suggested that displays be limited to one location within a building, generally the lobby, or at a location with high public traffic such as the entrance to a cafeteria. Notices should not be displayed on multiple floors of the same building, such as in elevator lobbies or floor-by-floor bulletin boards. In leased buildings where GSA does not lease the entire building and have control over the entrance lobby, a missing children display is not recommended.
Missing child notices present a powerful, emotional message. Our employees, and guests in our buildings, should be able to avoid the missing child displays (particularly posters) to reduce any possible emotional distress or discomfort. Please keep all hardcopy displays tasteful and modest in size out of respect for employees who may see the pictures repeatedly throughout their day. This is a special concern in smaller buildings where pictures might be unavoidable by those people who have lost a loved one of their own.
PMCDs, CSRs or contract employees, may receive a request from a parent or guardian of a missing child to post a notice about that child at a local Federal building. If such a request is received, the following procedure should be followed.
a.) If the parent/guardian has a notice of their child showing the NCMEC logo, call the NCMEC Hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678) to 'validate' the notice and take appropriate steps to post that notice immediately.
b.) If the parent/guardian does not have a NCMEC notice about their missing child or has a different type of notice not sanctioned by NCMEC, provide an office phone for the parent/guardian to use to call NCMEC immediately at 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678). Hotline personnel will take appropriate information. If the Hotline determines that the request for posting falls under the Presidential Memorandum, Hotline personnel will ask to talk to you and ask for the local fax number and mailing address. When a notice is available, NCMEC will make sure that it is faxed or expressed to the appropriate Federal location for posting. If the Hotline determines that the request for posting does not fall under the Presidential Memorandum, Hotline personnel will first ask to talk to you, and then will inform the parent/guardian. If the parent/guardian does not call NCMEC, you should do so.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is the national clearinghouse for the US Department of Justice and serves as the coordination point for information about missing children. NCMEC operates a 24-hour Hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678), a missing children Internet Web site at:
serves as a coordination point with law enforcement agencies around the country, and provides for the preparation and distribution of missing children posters nationally.
If you have further questions on the posting of notices or the techniques used at GSA you are welcome to contact us via the Internet at: