[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30696-30697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13020]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0016; OMB No. 1660-0131]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment--
State Preparedness Report Unified Reporting Tool

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning the Threat and Hazard 
Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)--State Preparedness Report 
(SPR) Unified Reporting Tool.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0016. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leiloni Stainsby, Section Chief--
Assessments Branch, FEMA, National Preparedness Assessment Division, at 
202-786-9737. You may contact the Records Management Division for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package is a revision to the collection 
originally approved as the State Preparedness Report, OMB Control 
Number: 1660-0131. FEMA is updating the name of this collection from 
``State Preparedness Report'' to the ``Threat and Hazard Identification 
and Risk Assessment (THIRA)--State Preparedness Report (SPR) Unified 
Reporting Tool'' to reflect more accurately the information and method 
of collection. The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 
(PKEMRA), as amended by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007, established an annual requirement for the 56 
States and territories to submit a State Preparedness Report (SPR).
    PKEMRA requires a report on current capability levels and a 
description of targeted capability levels from all States and 
territories receiving non-disaster preparedness grant funds 
administered by the Department of Homeland Security. Each report must 
also include a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities 
identified in the applicable State homeland security plan and other 
applicable plans are unmet, and an assessment of resources needed to 
meet the preparedness priorities established under PKEMRA Section 
646(e), including: (i) An estimate of the amount of expenditures 
required to attain the preparedness priorities; and (ii) the extent to 
which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year 
achieved the preparedness priorities. To meet this requirement, States 
and territories first identify capability targets through the Threat 
and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and then assess 
against these targets in the SPR. It is also important to note that the 
only allowable expenses under the grant awards are for completing the 
THIRA/SPR and THIRA.
    FEMA holds annual after-action calls every January. All state and 
local jurisdictions that complete the THIRA/SPR are invited to 
participate and provide feedback on the collection process. FEMA uses 
this after-action process to gather feedback on the utility of the 
information and on how the burden can be further reduced. Participation 
in these calls is voluntary. FEMA estimates that the time it takes to 
participate in and respond to the THIRA/SPR After Action Conference 
Calls is one hour per respondent for a total of 123 hours.

Collection of Information

    Title: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 
(THIRA)--State Preparedness Report (SPR) Unified Reporting Tool.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0131.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008-0-19, THIRA-SPR Unified Reporting Tool; 
FEMA Form 008-0-20, THIRA-SPR Unified Reporting Tool; FEMA Form 008-0-
23, THIRA/SPR After Action Conference Calls.
    Abstract: This package is a revision to the collection originally 
approved as the State Preparedness Report. The revised name more 
accurately reflects exactly what information is collected and how. It 
serves as a report on the current capability levels and a description 
of targeted capability levels from all states and territories receiving 
Federal preparedness assistance administered by the Department of 
Homeland Security.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 123.
    Number of Responses: 123.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 71,363 hours.

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                                                                           Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                            Number of                        Average  burden                          Average      Total annual
      Type of  respondent          Form name/form         Number of       responses per   Total number of   per  response (in     Total annual      hourly wage     respondent
                                       number            respondents       respondent        responses            hours)       burden (in hours)       rate            cost
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(Urban Areas) or Tribal          THIRA/FEMA Form     67................               1  67...............  408 hours........  27,336...........          $45.33   $1,239,140.88
 Government.                      008-0-19.
State or Territory.............  SPR-THIRA/FEMA      56................               1  56...............  784 hours........  43,904...........           45.33    1,990,168.32
                                  Form 008-0-20.
THIRA/SPR After Action           FEMA Form 008-0-23  123 (same as the                 1  123 (same as the   1................  123..............  ..............  ..............
 Conference Call.                                     participants                        participants
                                                      above, no                           above, no
                                                      additional                          additional
                                                      participants).                      participants).
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    Total......................  ..................  123...............  ..............  123..............  .................  71,363...........  ..............    3,234,884.79
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 Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $3,234,884.79. The estimated annual cost to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services is $10,833,275. 
There are no annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal 
Government is $2,154,074.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. Comments are solicited to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed 
data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) 
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Dated: May 26, 2015.
Janice Waller,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-13020 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am]
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