[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10864-10865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0018; OMB No. 1660-0131]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 
(THIRA)--Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Reporting Tool

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public 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 
this annual requirement for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), FEMA to identify current capability levels for all States, 
Territories, urban areas, and Tribes receiving non-disaster 
preparedness grant funds administered by DHS.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 14, 2018.

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-2018-0018. 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: Dante Randazzo, Supervisory Emergency 
Management Specialist, FEMA, National Preparedness Assessment Division, 
[email protected]. You may contact the Information 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 
titled THIRA/SPR, OMB Control Number: 1660-0131. Although initially 
titled the State Preparedness Report (SPR), FEMA changed the name of 
the collection to the THIRA/SPR Unified Reporting Tool to more 
accurately reflect the information gathered 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. Because this 
reporting now includes States, Territories, urban areas, and Tribes, 
FEMA has revised the name of the report as the Stakeholder Preparedness 
Review (SPR). States, Territories, urban areas and Tribes receiving 
non-disaster preparedness grant funds administered by DHS submit the 
SPR annually, and this encompasses the requirements of the State 
Preparedness Report while also reflecting the updated reporting needs. 
The legislation requires a report on current capability levels and a 
description of targeted capability levels from all States, Territories, 
urban areas and Tribes receiving non-disaster preparedness grant funds 
administered by DHS. 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, Territories, Tribes, and urban areas 
first identify capability targets through the Threat and Hazard 
Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and then assess against 
these targets in the SPR. Through the SPR, these jurisdictions estimate 
their current capabilities, identify and describe gaps between current 
capabilities and targets, indicate their intended approach for 
addressing gaps in the future, and report on the impact of Federal 
grant dollars in building and sustaining capabilities. It is also 
important to note that completing the THIRA and SPR are allowable 
expenses under the grant awards.

Collection of Information

    Title: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 
(THIRA)--Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) 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), Threat and Hazard 
Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) Reporting Tool; FEMA Form 
008-0-20 (SPR), Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Reporting Tool; 
FEMA Form 008-0-23, THIRA/SPR After-Action Call Questions.
    Abstract: The assessment is structured by the 32 core capabilities 
from the 2015 National Preparedness Goal. States, Territories, urban 
areas, and Tribes provide information on capability targets, their 
current capability levels and capability gaps for each core capability. 
Respondent States, Territories, Tribes and urban areas gather the 
information and complete the THIRA and SPR following the 
``Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201, Third Edition.''
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 113.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 84,414.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $4,328,749.92.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 
$12,404,962.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: 
$2,648,063.63.

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 7, 2018.
William H. Holzerland,
Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-04994 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
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