[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15531-15532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06184]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0010; OMB No. 1660-0047]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Request for Federal Assistance Form--How To Process 
Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations

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 collection of information 
necessary to allow FEMA to support the needs of States during disaster 
situations through the use of other Federal agency resources.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2017.

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-2017-0010. 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: Contact Patricia Pritchett, Program 
Specialist, Response Directorate, Operations Division, National 
Response Coordination Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
(202) 646-3411

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for additional information. You may contact the Records Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 653 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq., FEMA is authorized to provide assistance to States based 
on needs before, during, and after a disaster has impacted the State. 
For a major disaster, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any 
agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of 
State and local assistance response and recovery efforts. See 42 U.S.C. 
5170(a)(1). For an emergency, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to 
direct any agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources in 
support of State and local emergency assistance efforts. See 42 U.S.C. 
5192(a)(1). FEMA may task other Federal agencies to assist during 
disasters and to support emergency efforts by State and local 
governments by issuing a mission assignment to the appropriate agency. 
See 44 CFR 206.5, 206.208. FEMA collects the information necessary to 
determine what resources are needed and if a mission assignment is 
appropriate. The information collected explains which State(s) require 
assistance, what needs to be accomplished, details any resource 
shortfalls, and explains what assistance is required to meet these 
needs.

Collection of Information

    Title: Request for Federal Assistance Form--How to Process Mission 
Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0047.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 010-0-7, Resource Request Form; FEMA Form 
010-0-8, Mission Assignment.
    Abstract: If a State determines that its capacity to respond to a 
disaster exceeds its available resources, it may submit to FEMA a 
request that the work be accomplished by a Federal agency. This request 
documents how the response requirements exceed the capacity for the 
State to respond to the situation on its own and what type of 
assistance is required. FEMA reviews this information and may issue a 
mission assignment to the appropriate Federal agency to assist the 
State in its response to the situation.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Number of Responses: 12,820.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,426 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $301,056.52. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$28,309.28.

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: March 22, 2017.
Tammi Hines
Acting, Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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