[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60403-60404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24372]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0022; OMB No. 1660-0134


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 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 
FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division's (ICPD) efforts 
to enable individuals, organizations, or other groups to register with 
FEMA and to take part in FEMA's preparedness mission by connecting with 
individuals, organizations, and communities with research and tools to 
build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any disaster or 
emergency.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 7, 2020.

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-2019-0022. 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: Christi Collins, AICP, Branch Chief, 
Preparedness Behavior Change, Individual and Community Preparedness 
Division, National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, DHS, 400 C Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202.615.9865.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 6 U.S.C. Sec. 313 and 314, and 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
Section 611 (42 U.S.C. 5196), the mission of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) is to reduce the loss of life and property and 
protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the 
Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of 
preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. FEMA's 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) supports the FEMA 
Mission by connecting individuals, organizations, and communities with 
research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any 
disaster or emergency. The Division conducts research to better 
understand effective preparedness actions and ways to motivate the 
public to take those actions. ICPD develops and shares preparedness 
resources and coordinates comprehensive disaster preparedness 
initiatives that empower communities to prepare for, protect against, 
respond to, and recover from a disaster. This mission is achieved 
through close coordination with the FEMA Regions and working 
relationships with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies. This 
includes working with nongovernmental partners from all sectors both 
nationally through neighborhood-based community groups.

Collection of Information

    Title: Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0134 (and moving a survey from Generic Clearance, 
1660-0130).
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008-0-8 (Preparedness Activity Registration) 
and FEMA Form 519-0-11 (Preparedness Activity Feedback Form).
    Abstract: This collection will allow ICPD to gather the following 
information from the public via web form(s):

 Feedback: General feedback on the effectiveness of national 
FEMA preparedness programs and initiatives and website user experience
 Activity Details: Information regarding the type, size and 
location of preparedness activities hosted by members of the public and 
community organizers
 POC Information: For registration within the site and follow-
on communication, if needed
 Future Engagement Requests: Allow for the public to enroll in 
the ICPD newsletter or other public communications
 Publication Ordering: Submitting requests to the FEMA 
publication warehouse to have materials shipped directly to members of 
the public

    To fulfill its mission FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness 
Division (ICPD) collects information from individuals and organizations 
by the Preparedness Activity Registration Form and the Preparedness 
Activity Feedback Form located within a public website (called the 
``Preparedness Portal''). This collection facilitates FEMA's ability to 
assess its progress for the following programs:

 Ready 2 Help (www.ready.gov/game)
 You Are the Help Until Help Arrives (www.ready.gov/until-help-arrives)
 Event Registration (www.ready.gov/prepare) (includes 
Prepareathon event registration)
 Collections where ICPD partners with other National 
Preparedness Directorate (NPD) offices

    As new programs or initiatives are created, ICPD will leverage the 
pre-approved questions in the question bank provided for this 
collection. Known future activities include:

 Community-Based Organization Continuity and Resilience 
Training
 website User Experience Feedback

    ICPD uses this information to inform the continuous improvement of 
the programs and the Division's outreach. Further, the information 
allows the Division to analyze seasonal trends in preparedness across 
the variety of programs. Raw data is not shared outside of the 
database; only results of the data assessment is shared. The data is 
used for internal reports as well as public-facing talking points.
    Affected Public: Individuals, organizations and groups who wish to 
register for ICPD Preparedness activities to take advantage of FEMA's 
related resources and available supporting materials.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,115.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 86,115.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,174.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $196,424.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: There are 
no operation and maintenance costs for respondents.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: There are no 
capital and start-up costs for respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $12,205.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Deputy Director of Information Management, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-24372 Filed 11-7-19; 8:45 am]
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