[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22104]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR).
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0272.
    Abstract: The CAR is required for the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to report the status of emergency management programs in the 
nation to the President and the U.S. Congress. States, territories and 
insular areas use it for program evaluation, strategic planning and 
budgeting. It is also needed for program evaluation and management to 
assure that federal funding to state and local governments, territories 
and insular areas are properly managed and targeted to those areas that 
need improvement. The CAR is also used to satisfy the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993 and to meet the goals stated in 
FEMA Strategic plan. The data collected will be summarized in a report 
to the President and Congress.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 60 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,360.
    Frequency of Response: Biennially.

COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Desk Officer for the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 within 
30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Section, Program Services and 
Systems Branch, Facilities and Services Management Division, 
Administration and Resource Planning Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, 
telephone number (202) 646-2625 or facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or 
email [email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 2001.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 01-22104 Filed 8-31-01; 8:45 am]
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