[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51433-51434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25244]


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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: Emergency Management Exercise Reporting System (EMERS)
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0248.
    Abstract: EMERS is an automated data collection software program 
that captures the positive and negative results of emergency management 
exercise and actual disaster occurrences. This data is used to analyze 
the capabilities of State and local governments to respond to 
disasters. FEMA will use this data to also determine strengths and 
weaknesses and actions that can be taken at the national level to 
improve programs. State and local governments use EMERS data to track 
exercises activity on an annual basis and to use the lessons learned 
for the development of corrective action plans, strategic planning and 
for State/local annual basis and to use the lessons learned for

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the development of corrective action plans, strategic planning and for 
State/local budgeting.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,056.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,668.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.

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 
e:mail [email protected].

    Dated: October 1, 2001
Reginald Trujillo,
Branch Chief, Program Services and Systems Branch, Facilities and 
Services Management Division, Administration and Resource Planning 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 01-25244 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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