[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21753]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0087; No Forms.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection of Information

    Title: PrepCAST (formerly NIMSCAST).
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0087.
    Form Titles and Numbers: No forms.
    Abstract: The PrepCAST is a standardized data collection and 
assessment process that effectively assesses prevention, protection, 
response, and recovery capabilities at the regional, State, local, and 
Tribal levels. In the National Incident Management System collection 
tool, data will be collected on the respondent's ability to meet the 
established NIMS Implementation Objectives. The State Preparedness 
Report collection tool will address questions about current 
capabilities that have not already been answered through other 
assessments and reports, focusing on level of performance of individual 
activities for the 37 capabilities set forth in the Target Capabilities 
List (TCL) 2.0. FEMA collects this data to guide policy and resource 
allocation decisions.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,982.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Average Hour Burden per Respondent: 6.10 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,278 hours.
    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting and recordkeeping cost 
associated with this collection.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-21753 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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