[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75554-75555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27625]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The submission describes the nature of the information collection, 
the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, 
effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and 
includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: National Incident Management System Compliance Assurance 
Support Tool (NIMCAST).
    OMB Number: 1660-0087.
    Abstract: The National Incident Management System Compliance 
Assessment Tool (NIMCAST) is a 75 data element instrument used to: (a) 
Evaluate State, local and Tribal governments' compliance with standards 
and requirements established in the National Incident Management System 
(NIMS), (b) determine eligibility for Federal preparedness assistance, 
and (c) strengthen incident management programs at the department, 
agency, or jurisdictional level.
    Affected Public: State, local and Tribal Government, and not for 
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,835 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,505 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually for all respondents. 
Occasionally, subsequent assessments

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or follow-ups may be required for some respondents on a case-by-case 
basis not exceeding two responses per year.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments 
must be submitted on or before January 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Section Chief, Records Management, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: December 10, 2004.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 04-27625 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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